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• Tigers fumble with 'poor challenge'

  18-09-2026 13:21 via theage.com.au
  
  The Tigers send a 'poor challenge' upstairs according to Phil Gould, after a clear strip from Portia Bourke.
  
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• AFL LIVE: Ferocious start at the MCG as Hawks captain floors Neale in stunning scenes

  19-09-2026 09:23 via theage.com.au
  
  The Hawks and Lions battle at the MCG for the right to face Fremantle in the AFL grand final. Follow along live.
  
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• AFL LIVE: Perfect conditions, mammoth crowd greet the Hawks and Lions for mouth-watering prelim

  19-09-2026 09:05 via smh.com.au
  
  The Hawks and Lions battle at the MCG for the right to face Fremantle in the AFL grand final. Follow along live.
  
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• Broncos run away in front of home crowd

  19-09-2026 09:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Georgia Bartlett chases down an Upton chip and is able to get the ball down to ruin the Knights' day out in Brisbane.
  
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• Injury concern for Spreadborough

  19-09-2026 08:51 via smh.com.au
  
  After just coming off the bench, Bree Spreadborough comes back off the field with a suspected right ankle injury.
  
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• Upton hits 60 career tries

  19-09-2026 08:46 via smh.com.au
  
  Tamika Upton hits the 60 career try milestone against the Newcastle Knights, sending the Brisbane Broncos far ahead of their rivals.
  
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• Brisbane star sent off as blood pours down face

  19-09-2026 08:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Romy Teitzel gets up 'wobbly' after her second try of the afternoon with blood pouring down her face.
  
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• Broncos on fire as Knights 'scrambling'

  19-09-2026 08:21 via smh.com.au
  
  The Brisbane Broncos have stunned the Newcastle Knights, leading 12-0 as Julia Robinson crashes over for the host's second try.
  
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• Dream start for Broncos in opening minute

  19-09-2026 08:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Romy Teitzel crashes over the line for the Brisbane Broncos in the opening minute of the semi final in Brisbane.
  
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• Demons claim top spot as Cats maintain winning ways

  19-09-2026 08:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Melbourne keeps its perfect start to the AFLW season intact, while Geelong storms home to claim its fifth straight victory.
  
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• AFL LIVE: Hawthorn Hawks, Brisbane Lions face off in preliminary final at MCG as Dunstall dreams of Hawks win

  19-09-2026 08:17 via smh.com.au
  
  The Hawks and Lions battle at the MCG for the right to face Fremantle in the AFL grand final. Follow along live.
  
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• ‘Are you better off without these players?’ Legend’s question of besieged Swans after season ends in heartbreak

  19-09-2026 08:07 via theage.com.au
  
  Football great Leigh Matthews doubts Sydney will face a list upheaval following the Pullman hotel saga.
  
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• Live: Neale flattened at first bounce in explosive start to Lions-Hawks prelim

  19-09-2026 07:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Hawthorn hosts dual reigning premiers Brisbane at the MCG in the preliminary final as both sides look to join Fremantle in next week's AFL grand final. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Hawks and Lions face off for grand final spot to face Dockers

  19-09-2026 07:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Hawthorn hosts dual reigning premiers Brisbane at the MCG in the preliminary final as both sides look to join Fremantle in next week's AFL grand final. Follow live.
  
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• AFLW round six: Demons claim top spot after Kangas suffer first loss since 2023

  19-09-2026 07:48 via theage.com.au
  
  Melbourne are the only unbeaten side after six rounds of the AFLW season, producing a statement 34-point win over Carlton at Casey Fields.
  
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• ‘We’ve got our whole life as sisters’

  19-09-2026 07:40 via smh.com.au
  
  The deep bond between Jess and Noemie Fox, and growing up in a family of sporting champions.
  
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• Caulfield track review ordered after safety dramas on group 1 race day

  19-09-2026 07:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Last-minute maintenance was ordered at one of Melbourne’s premier tracks after loose clods of dirt were found before the first race.
  
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• De Minaur dines out on home cooking as tricky year winds down

  19-09-2026 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  After a long and winding road to Brisbane in 2026, Alex de Minaur rides a partisan home crowd to an impressive victory in the first rubber of Australia's Davis Cup tie against Poland.
  
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• Alex de Minaur dines out on home cooking as tricky year winds down

  19-09-2026 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  After a long and winding road to Brisbane in 2026, Alex de Minaur rides a partisan home crowd to an impressive victory in the first rubber of Australia's Davis Cup tie against Poland.
  
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• Star forced to find help after caddie quits

  19-09-2026 04:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Alejandro Tosti’s caddie Cliff Ellis walks off and quits midway through the first round at the Biltmore Championship.
  
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• Aussie teen revving to take on world's best in sim racing championships

  19-09-2026 04:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Once a niche hobby for hardcore gamers, simulator racing is giving people around the world a chance to compete and make a living in motorsport.
  
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• ‘It’s all still pretty raw’: Inside the Swans’ shattered change room

  19-09-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  James Rowbottom played through a broken hand before finding the words for a devastated Swans side after their heartbreaking preliminary-final loss to Fremantle.
  
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• V’landys receives unanimous support from clubs and states to become NRL executive chair

  19-09-2026 03:48 via theage.com.au
  
  It took only half an hour for club and state bosses to greenlight Peter V’landys’ ascension to the new role of NRL executive chair.
  
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• Players left confused as wrong anthem plays

  19-09-2026 03:16 via theage.com.au
  
  South Korean players are left puzzled as the North Korea anthem plays before their match.
  
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• Forget the romance. Rugby Australia and NZ Rugby are locked in a marriage of necessity

  19-09-2026 01:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Behind the recent rapprochement between the trans-Tasman rivals lie huge financial challenges for the game on either side of the ditch that are better tackled together than individually.
  
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• Freo storm into grand final after SCG thriller, but star of the show calls his goal ‘a fluke’

  19-09-2026 01:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Fremantle are into the 2026 AFL grand final after winning Friday night’s preliminary final at the SCG in front of 45,129 fans. Follow the reaction.
  
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• Bosnich weighs in on Chelsea defeat

  19-09-2026 00:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Mark Bosnich has not given up on Chelsea just yet despite the side's three straight winless run.
  
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• Brentford substitute leaves Chelsea stunned

  19-09-2026 00:32 via smh.com.au
  
  Fabio Carvalho scores Brentford's third goal as Chelsea scramble for answers.
  
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• Bosnich weighs in on Socceroos Brazil squad

  19-09-2026 00:17 via smh.com.au
  
  Mark Bosnich weighs in on the omission of Mat Ryan from Australia's national team that will face Brazil.
  
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• 'Never too old': 83-year-old footballer still getting a kick

  18-09-2026 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Most people wouldn't take up a new sport after turning 70, but one footballer is proving age is just a number.
  
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