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• Adelaide International Highlights: Tommy Paul v Manuel Guinard

  08-01-2025 07:45 via theage.com.au
  
  Watch the match highlights between Tommy Paul & Manuel Guinard on Day 3 of the 2025 Adelaide International Tennis.
  
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• Australian Open 2025 draw LIVE updates: Match-ups for grand slam to be unveiled

  09-01-2025 04:36 via smh.com.au
  
  The opening grand slam event for 2025 is about to be upon us. Catch up on all the draw news right here.
  
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• Morgan out to repay late mate who helped him on his way to biggest win

  09-01-2025 04:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Fresh off his biggest moment in racing, jockey Ash Morgan will chase a special win at Wyong on Saturday.
  
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• Cleveland end Oklahoma City’s 15-game win streak in clash of NBA’s top teams

  09-01-2025 04:03 via theguardian.com
  Cavaliers beat Thunder 129-122 in marquee matchupJarrett Allen’s team-high 25 points lead ClevelandJarrett Allen collected 25 points and 12 rebounds to lift the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a 129-122 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday in a battle of the top two teams in the NBA.Evan Mobley contributed 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Cavaliers, who have won 11 in a row overall and improved to 11-0 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City was ridin
  
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• NFL could move Vikings-Rams playoff game from LA to Arizona if necessary

  09-01-2025 03:32 via theguardian.com
  NFL names contingency site amid LA wildfiresLakers still scheduled to host Hornets on ThursdayNHL postpones Wednesday’s Kings game in LAThe NFL said it is continuing preparations to hold the Vikings-Rams playoff game in Los Angeles on Monday despite a series of devastating wildfires in the region, but could change the location of the game to Glendale, Arizona if necessary.Raging wildfires surrounded Los Angeles on Wednesday, killing at least five people, destroying hundreds of homes and st
  
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• Baker looks for consolation prize with Robusto amid red-hot summer

  09-01-2025 03:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker believes Robusto, approaching his 10th run this preparation, is going as good as ever for the inaugural The Lakes at Wyong.
  
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• Magic Millions to stay on Gold Coast after repaired track passes test

  09-01-2025 03:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The $14 million race day will go ahead on the Gold Coast this weekend after the repaired track passed the long-awaited gallop test this morning.
  
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• Australia look to youth brigade as Cooper Connolly makes Sri Lanka Test squad

  09-01-2025 02:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Cooper Connolly could have a shot at his Test debut after being named in Australia's squad to tour Sri Lanka later this month.  
  
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• Smith returns to Test captaincy as Cooper Connolly firms for shock debut in Sri Lanka

  09-01-2025 02:35 via theage.com.au
  
  Steve Smith will lead the Australia side for two Tests in Sri Lanka while Pat Cummins stays home on paternity leave, while Connolly, Nathan McSweeney and Matthew Kuhnemann were notable call-ups.
  
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• ‘Account hacked’: Carlton president deletes social media account after lewd image posted

  09-01-2025 02:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Carlton president Luke Sayers says he is the AFL’s latest social media hacking victim after a lewd image appeared on his personal X account.
  
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• Magic Millions on track after turf mystery

  09-01-2025 02:17 via smh.com.au
  
  Queensland Racing CEO Jason Scott is confident the Magic Millions will go ahead on the Gold Coast after a mystery turf debacle.
  
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• 'It's obvious' Hobart stadium won't be built in time, former premier says

  09-01-2025 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Former premier and now Northern Tasmanian Football Association president Peter Gutwein says it would be reasonable for the state government to "have a conversation with the AFL" over the timeline.
  
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• ‘It takes an Aussie … why?’ Postecoglou rails against technology in football

  09-01-2025 02:08 via smh.com.au
  
  The Tottenham boss has taken aim at the failure ofEnglish fans to stand up against relentless change in football.
  
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• ‘It takes an Aussie to be conservative … why?’ Postecoglou rails against technology in football

  09-01-2025 02:08 via smh.com.au
  
  The Tottenham boss has taken aim at the failure of English fans, who he said ‘think you’re custodians of the game’, to stand up against relentless change in football.
  
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• ‘Anyone can pickleball’: boom sport a hit over rugby ahead of Australian Open debut | Jack Snape

  09-01-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  Tennis Australia is courting new fans with first ‘pickleball slam’ as participation soars and prize money starts to growIt has been hyped up by the likes of Nick Kyrgios, Patty Mills and Adam Scott, and few social media feeds are safe from an influencer picking up a paddle. Pickleball will now make its Australian Open debut in a milestone that marks the fledgling sport’s legitimacy, as participation booms and professional opportunities mature.The format that resembles mini-tenn
  
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• You may not have heard of them, but these five players can shock the Australian Open

  09-01-2025 01:40 via smh.com.au
  
  The top-ranking stars may have dominated coverage in the lead-up, but who are the dark horses who could spring an upset when the first grand slam of the year kicks off on Sunday?
  
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• Teen saves Spurs against Liverpool

  09-01-2025 01:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Lucas Bergvall scored late to give Tottenham the upper hand going into the second leg of the Carabao Cup against Liverpool.
  
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• Slot and Van Dijk criticise decision not to send off Bergvall before Spurs winner

  09-01-2025 01:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Liverpool captain: ‘Ref made a mistake … I told him that’Postecoglou says officials have told them it’s not a yellowArne Slot bemoaned Liverpool’s ill fortune as they slipped to a last-gasp 1-0 defeat at Tottenham in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final; a rare setback in an otherwise serene season.Liverpool were expecting to see a second yellow card for the Spurs midfielder, Lucas Bergvall, after he cut through Kostas Tsimikas, who was forced off for treatm
  
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• Bravery of Tottenham tyros breathes life back into Angeball | Jacob Steinberg

  09-01-2025 00:48 via theguardian.com
  
  Archie Gray and Antonin Kinsky lead the way in defeat of Liverpool to give Ange Postecoglou hope for the futureA hard-earned, robust, counterpunching 1-0 win against the team who put six past us last month? It’s just who we are, mate. It is of course classic Angeball to kick and hassle opponents into errors, to irritate and snarl in midfield, and to find a ruthless edge just when it seemed that the first leg of this Carabao Cup semi-final was beginning to turn Liverpool’s way followi
  
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• UK Athletics charged over death of Paralympic athlete

  09-01-2025 00:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The governing body for track and field in Britain and a sports official have been charged with manslaughter over the death of Paralympic athlete Abdullah Hayayei in 2017. 
  
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• Spurs take step towards maiden final as 'emotional' Postecoglou admits strain

  09-01-2025 00:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Teenage striker Lucas Bergvall scored a late winner as Spurs kept its hopes of a maiden trophy under Ange Postecoglou alive with a 1-0 League Cup semifinal first leg win over Liverpool.
  
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• Investors boost Crystal Palace by announcing exclusivity deal with co-owner John Textor

  08-01-2025 23:49 via theguardian.com
  Sportsbank Group fronted by two Crystal Palace fansFirm set to invest £230m in Eagle Football HoldingsSportsbank, a group of investors fronted by two Crystal Palace supporters, has announced that it has signed an exclusivity agreement with John Textor’s Eagle Football Holdings – the south London club’s co-owner – and intends to make a “significant financial investment”.A statement on Wednesday from Sportsbank, which is led by Zechariah Janjua and Navshir
  
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• As it happened: Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham edge Liverpool 1-0 in League Cup semi-final

  08-01-2025 23:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Spurs have taken a controversial one-goal advantage after the first leg on Thursday morning (AEDT) in North London.
  
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• Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool: Carabao Cup semi-final, first leg – as it happened

  08-01-2025 23:28 via theguardian.com
  Liverpool were furious when Lucas Bergvall, who was fortunate to avoid a red card moments earlier, scored a late winner“I’m not usually one to cut any of the Big Six some slack (even with PSR most of them have got more brass na wit, as they might say in Yorkshire),” begins Richard Hirst, “but you look at the strength of the two benches and you feel just a little bit of sympathy for Ange.”Yeah but look at the strength of Spurs’ treatment room. Continue reading.
  
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• Tottenham 1-0 Liverpool: Carabao Cup semi-final, first leg – live

  08-01-2025 23:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Carabao Cup semi-final news from the 8pm GMT kick-offCatch up on today’s Football Daily | Arsenal 0-2 NewcastleEFL hits back at Arteta: ‘All clubs play with the same ball’“I’m not usually one to cut any of the Big Six some slack (even with PSR most of them have got more brass na wit, as they might say in Yorkshire),” begins Richard Hirst, “but you look at the strength of the two benches and you feel just a little bit of sympathy for Ange.”Yeah but
  
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• Maeda leads Celtic past Dundee United and to 16-point lead at the top

  08-01-2025 23:27 via theguardian.com
  Goals from Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate sent Celtic 16 points ahead of Rangers in the Premiership as the champions beat Dundee United 2-0 in a nostalgia-tinged night at Parkhead.Maeda netted on the rebound midway through an utterly one-sided first half as Celtic increased their lead, at least until Rangers face Dundee at Dens Park on Thursday. Continue reading...
  
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• US withholds WADA funding, row over Chinese swimmers intensifies

  08-01-2025 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The United States has withheld almost $6 million from the World Anti-Doping Agency as a row over the non-prosecution of Chinese swimmers ahead of the Paris 2024 Games continues. 
  
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• US withholds WADA funding as row over Chinese swimmers intensifies

  08-01-2025 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The United States has withheld almost $6 million from the World Anti-Doping Agency as a row over the non-prosecution of Chinese swimmers ahead of the Paris 2024 Games continues. 
  
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• Bergvall gives Tottenham edge in Carabao Cup semi-final to fury of Liverpool

  08-01-2025 23:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Tottenham feared it was going to be a story about a fresh take on VAR pain. There were 77 minutes on the clock, this Carabao Cup semi-final had finally started to bubble and Dominic Solanke thought he had put Spurs in front. It was not only a fine finish from Pedro Porro’s searching through-ball but a goal of rich narrative possibility. This was a striker, remember, who had not enjoyed himself at Liverpool earlier in his career.Enter the referee, Stuart Attwell, to explain, live and miked
  
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• Nathan McSweeney and spin duo to return to Australia Test squad for tour of Sri Lanka

  08-01-2025 22:49 via theguardian.com
  Todd Murphy and Matthew Kuhnemann expected to be namedSteve Smith to captain team in absence of Pat CumminsNathan McSweeney is set to be recalled to Australia’s Test squad to tour Sri Lanka, less than three weeks after being dropped from the top order.Australia’s selectors will name their squad for the two-Test tour on Thursday, with several fresh faces to be added to the side that played India in Sydney last week. AAP has been told that McSweeney will be one of those, while spinners
  
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