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• Taylor scores her second

  03-10-2026 05:10 via theage.com.au
  
  Jada Taylor scores her second try down on the wing in the first half against Papua New Guinea.
  
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• Mam strikes after Galvin peach

  03-10-2026 07:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Ezra Mam scores after Lachlan Galvin carves a hole in the PNG defence with a superb short ball.
  
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• AFLW round eight: Giant slayers: Bombers win their first game of the season after stunning comeback

  03-10-2026 06:59 via theage.com.au
  
  Round eight is underway with Essendon scoring their first win of the season beating GWS while Geelong’s dynamic duo of Georgie Prespakis and Nina Morrison led their side to a dominant win over Richmond on Friday night.
  
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• Jada Taylor with the hat trick

  03-10-2026 06:23 via theage.com.au
  
  Jada Taylor scores a hat trick in her PNG heroics for the Jillaroos.
  
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• Todhunter makes it a hat trick

  03-10-2026 06:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Taneka Todhunter is unstoppable for Australia, scoring a hat trick to match teammate Jada Taylor.
  
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• Australia breaks record in PNG

  03-10-2026 06:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia breaks their previous points margin after a second half blitz, with Rory Owen scoring the final try of the game.
  
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• The Roosters lost the 2025 grand final without her. This time, Tarryn Aiken won’t let title slip

  03-10-2026 05:30 via smh.com.au
  
  She missed last year’s grand final with an ACL injury. Now the star halfback is out to steer her side to the premiership that fell through their fingers in 2025.
  
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• Five men interviewed for the Newcastle coaching job. This is why the Knights picked Holbrook

  03-10-2026 05:30 via smh.com.au
  
  One thing stood out when the Knights sat down with Justin Holbrook, and the coach’s clear vision has taken Newcastle to their first grand final in 25 years.
  
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• ‘Best chance to flourish’: Bulldogs finally land sorely needed defensive help for flag tilt

  03-10-2026 05:17 via smh.com.au
  
  The Western Bulldogs’ hopes of being a serious 2027 premiership challenger have been boosted, but they still have work to do to finalise a deal for Zak Butters.
  
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• 'Incredible' Robinson hands lead to Australia

  03-10-2026 04:49 via theage.com.au
  
  Rugby icon Ruan Sims was impressed by Andie Robinson's try in Port Moresby that handed Australia the lead.
  
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• PNG strikes back quickly with Howard try

  03-10-2026 04:34 via theage.com.au
  
  Papua New Guinea's Josephine Howard doesn't waste time to get PNG in the game, levelling the scores with a stellar try.
  
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• Sharks star Taylor first over the line

  03-10-2026 04:33 via theage.com.au
  
  Cronulla Sharks fullback Jada Taylor opens up the scoring for Australia in the PM's XIII game in Port Moresby.
  
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• Former Kangaroos star Dane Gagai makes shock Kiwis switch

  03-10-2026 04:19 via theage.com.au
  
  Dane Gagai will join Knights teammate Kalyn Ponga in the New Zealand team for the World Cup despite both previously wearing the green and gold.
  
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• 'My only secret': Holbrook coy on selection plan

  03-10-2026 04:04 via theage.com.au
  
  Knights coach Justin Holbrook is tight-lipped when asked about his plan for his hookers in the NRL grand final.
  
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• ‘Absolute devastation’ for Watson, but Roosters don’t want week off before grand finals

  03-10-2026 03:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Connor Watson’s omission due to a concussion has sparked debate about the merits of a week off before grand finals. Now the Roosters have had their say.
  
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• Everyone loves to hate the Roosters. But we shouldn’t. Their fans have suffered too

  03-10-2026 01:30 via theage.com.au
  
  The truth of rugby league is that fandom is all about torment, punctuated by the briefest flashes of ecstasy. Even the Roosters have had their lean times.
  
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• Roosters met with Rabbi Eli Schlanger days before Bondi attack

  02-10-2026 23:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Five days before one of Australia's darkest days, a group of Sydney Roosters players visited a Bondi synagogue. What happened next would change the meaning of that meeting forever.
  
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• Brisbane 2032 emblems leaked by official YouTube channel

  02-10-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The emblems for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics have been accidentally leaked by the Games' official YouTube channel, ruining its own a grand unveiling slated for Monday.
  
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• Geelong notch seventh-straight AFLW win as Scheer fires against Richmond

  02-10-2026 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Geelong has climbed to the top of the AFLW ladder with a 34-point victory over Richmond at Princes Park. 
  
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• Cats notch seventh-straight AFLW win as Scheer fires against Richmond

  02-10-2026 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Geelong has climbed to the top of the AFLW ladder with a 34-point victory over Richmond at Princes Park. 
  
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• Tedesco and Ponga went through different worlds to meet in NRL grand final

  02-10-2026 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  On Sunday, opposing fullbacks James Tedesco and Kalyn Ponga will lead their teams into the NRL grand final. It's about the only thing their paths have had in common.
  
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• Stand by for one of the best Australian sports stories ever … and not a fairytale in sight

  02-10-2026 21:00 via theage.com.au
  
  If the Newcastle Knights beat the Roosters to win the NRL grand final a year after taking out the wooden spoon, it will rank among the greatest achievements by an Australian team.
  
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• Simmons, Giddey, Daniels, Paul? The next Aussie gun on the path to hoops stardom

  02-10-2026 21:00 via theage.com.au
  
  At just 17, Luke Paul has the world at his feet with his rookie NBL season about to start and a scholarship at the famed Duke University on the horizon.
  
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• Nawaqanitawase’s mum didn’t want him to play in the NRL. A touching gesture changed everything

  02-10-2026 21:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Mark Nawaqanitawase’s mum banned him from playing rugby league. Two Roosters greats made her think again.
  
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• ‘Just be careful, they’re on you’: Inside cricket’s greatest scandal

  02-10-2026 21:00 via theage.com.au
  
  As the Australian team returns to South Africa for a Test series for the first time since the sandpaper affair, unanswered questions and great intrigue remain.
  
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• ‘The club is innocent’: Manchester City appeal against Premier League ‘sham’ contracts ruling

  02-10-2026 15:45 via theage.com.au
  
  The club, which denies wrongdoing, had until the end of the day on Friday to appeal after it was found guilty of serious breaches of the financial rules.
  
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• Manchester City appeal against Premier League ‘sham’ contracts ruling

  02-10-2026 15:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The club, which denies wrongdoing, had until the end of the day on Friday to appeal after it was found guilty of serious breaches of the financial rules.
  
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• Shield star’s stunning haul in vain as Aus A fall agonisingly short of much-needed win

  02-10-2026 15:02 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Sam Harper’s first innings century and Liam Scott’s five-wicket haul were in vain as Australia A agonisingly fell one wicket short of a series-levelling victory against India A in Puducherry.
  
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• Man City appeals guilty findings of breaking EPL's financial rules

  02-10-2026 14:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Manchester City denies the Premier League's finding that it used "sham" commercial contracts as part of schemes to inflate revenue and understate costs.
  
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• AFLW round eight: Prespakis, Morrison grow partnership as Cats too good for Tigers; Mystery surrounds Dees skipper’s neck injury

  02-10-2026 13:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Round eight is underway as Geelong’s dynamic duo of Georgie Prespakis and Nina Morrison led their side to a dominant win over Richmond on Friday night.
  
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