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• Carnage as Crichton takes out Reynolds

  11-04-2025 12:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Angus Crichton goes straight for Adam Reynolds before he's placed on report.
  
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• Gus’s NSW forward pack for Origin One: Six Tackles with Gus - Ep12

  07-05-2025 12:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Gus picks his NSW pack and addresses rumours about Spencer Leniu.
  Brandon Smith is set to join Souths right away - Gus wonders why the Roosters let him walk.
  Dom Young is being shopped around and wants to play centre, while David Fifita’s big pay‑packet has him stuck in reserve grade and Gus has some advice for what he does next.Plus Six Tackles Trivia and don’t miss Gus’ Round 10 tips.
  
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• Titans gun in frame for Maroons call up

  07-05-2025 12:18 via theage.com.au
  
  Darren Lockyer names Beau Fermor as a bolter to earn a call up into the Maroons State of Origin squad.
  
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• Rioli’s Showdown fate to be decided as AFL probes his alleged threats against opponents

  07-05-2025 11:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Rioli and Power officials met with the AFL for two hours, and a decision about whether he plays in Saturday night’s Showdown will be made on Thursday.
  
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• The simple play that triggered Cleary’s ‘Andrew Johns-esque’ masterclass

  07-05-2025 11:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The star half’s sublime display against Brisbane sounded a warning to the rest of the NRL – but it all sprang from a straightforward effort play.
  
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• Marnus firms to pip Konstas for opening role as Australian squad for Test final takes shape

  07-05-2025 11:44 via theage.com.au
  
  Marnus Labuschagne is favoured to join Usman Khawaja at the top of the order and tip out Sam Konstas when Australia faces South Africa to bid for back-to-back World Test Championship titles at Lord’s next month.
  
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• Marnus firms for opening role as Australian squad for Test final takes shape

  07-05-2025 11:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Marnus Labuschagne is favoured to join Usman Khawaja at the top of the order and tip out Sam Konstas when Australia faces South Africa to bid for back-to-back World Test Championship titles at Lord’s next month
  
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• ‘It’s just not true’: Demons coach firmly rejects Oliver ‘resentment’ claims, reveals star’s future

  07-05-2025 11:44 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin has emphatically shut down reports that surfaced around Clayton Oliver’s absence last week against West Coast, labelling them as “just not true”.
  
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• Players union says Netball Australia bullying investigation wasn’t up to scratch

  07-05-2025 11:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Former Firebirds player Remi Kamo has criticised an independent investigation that found her bullying allegations were not substantiated, but the governing body says the case is closed.
  
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• Bear facts: Everything you need to know about how new Perth NRL team will work

  07-05-2025 11:40 via smh.com.au
  
  It’s official: a Perth-based team will enter the NRL competition in 2027. Here’s how the new franchise will run.
  
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• The Spin | Phones, sweets and sandpaper: a pocket history of cricketers’ unusual items

  07-05-2025 11:28 via theguardian.com
  
  The mobile that fell out of Tom Bailey’s trousers when he was batting isn’t the strangest thing players have secreted in their whitesWhen Tom Bailey’s mobile phone fell out of his pocket on Saturday as he was turning for a quick second during Lancashire’s Championship match with Gloucestershire, it brought some cheap laughs, as well as a sharp letter of warning from the ECB’s anti-corruption officer. It was also another chapter in cricket’s pocket history: fro
  
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• Norwegian fan trades five kilos of fish for ticket to Bodø/Glimt v Tottenham

  07-05-2025 11:28 via theguardian.com
  Supporter with spare ticket took the bait over offerAround 50,000 supporters vying for just 480 seatsA Norwegian bartered five kilos of semi-dried fish for a ticket to Thursday’s semi-final clash between Bodø/Glimt and Tottenham in the Arctic Circle, as the hosts aim to become the first Norwegian club to reach a European final.Some 50,000 fans were vying for just 480 remaining tickets to the second leg of Bodø/Glimt’s Europa League semi-final. Continue reading...
  
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• Smith opens up on Roosters saga

  07-05-2025 11:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Brandon Smith speaks about the news he could be headed for an early exit from the Sydney Roosters.
  
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• ‘Shrewd management’: Des facing the sack as Titans’ secret contract clauses revealed

  07-05-2025 11:09 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Des Hasler is facing the sack with his Titans needing to win 12 of their remaining 16 games this season to ensure the veteran coach avoids the axe in 2025.
  
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• ‘I missed talking math with people’: why John Urschel left the NFL for MIT

  07-05-2025 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The former Baltimore Ravens guard had a lucrative career in professional football. But he chose to concentrate on his first love in academiaJohn Urschel lifts the blinds in his second-floor office in the mathematics department of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Outside is Cambridge in all of its springtime splendor on a mid-April afternoon. Everything about his office says “college professor” – the computer on one side of the desk, the stack of papers on the other, t
  
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• ‘Blindsided’ AFL still weighing up Rioli sanction as details of two more ‘violent threats’ revealed

  07-05-2025 10:41 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The AFL is yet to decide whether Willie Rioli will be sanctioned after being blindsided by reports of two more alleged “violent threats” from the Port Adelaide forward to opponents, both last year and this year.
  
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• Rioli’s Showdown fate to be decided on Tuesday, Port ‘incredibly angry’, AFL probes alleged threats

  07-05-2025 10:31 via theage.com.au
  
  The AFL is considering re-opening its investigation into Port Adelaide forward Willie Rioli, after two more allegations of threatening behaviour came to light.
  
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• American investment in soccer will soon face a stern opponent: itself

  07-05-2025 10:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Americans who bought foreign teams will soon be competing with domestic MLS owners in battle for fans’ walletsIn 1986, the former Buffalo Bills quarterback and future Republican vice-presidential nominee Jack Kemp spoke on the floor of the US House of Representatives and said a silly thing. “Football,” he said, referring to the gridiron variety, “is democratic capitalism, whereas soccer is a European socialist sport.”Kemp was trying, apparently, to underpin his oppo
  
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• SEVEN changes for blockbuster as Freo responds to thumping, Pies rest stars — AFL Round 9 Teams

  07-05-2025 10:22 via foxsports.com.au
  
  A whopping seven changes have been made for Round 9’s blockbuster opener between Fremantle and Collingwood.
  
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• Maroons coach resists urge to make mass changes for must-win Game II

  07-05-2025 10:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland coach Tahnee Norris has resisted making sweeping changes despite needing to win Game II to save the women's Origin series, with only one new face on the bench.
  
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• Pelosa poised to kick-start campaign for O’Shea at Wyong

  07-05-2025 10:00 via theage.com.au
  
  Promising Randwick filly is out to make up for a narrow defeat on Anzac Day, with trainer John O’Shea eyeing a double at Wyong today.
  
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• Young gun’s aspirations could spark surprise exit offers as rivals track Demons trio: Trade Latest

  07-05-2025 09:47 via foxsports.com.au
  The contract status of Marcus Windhager is officially one to watch in the coming weeks, with his aspiration to become a permanent ball-winner a desire that could leave rival clubs circling.
  
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• Doohan dropped for next five races as Alpine 'rotates' drivers

  07-05-2025 09:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian Formula 1 driver Jack Doohan will be replaced for the next five race weekends.
  
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• Breaking: Doohan dropped for next five races as Alpine 'rotates' drivers

  07-05-2025 09:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian Formula 1 driver Jack Doohan will be replaced for the next five race weekends.
  
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• UFC 315 Ultimate Guide: ‘Livid’ rival reveals cheeky gift and cruel title fight ‘dream’ for Aussie

  07-05-2025 09:24 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Ian Garry has been confirmed as the official back-up fighter for UFC 315 and he had a gift for Australian welterweight Jack Della Maddalena ahead of the biggest fight of his career.
  
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• Done deal! WA Premier confirms return of the Bears as NRL’s 18th team

  07-05-2025 09:12 via foxsports.com.au
  
  WA Premier Roger Cook has confirmed that an 18th NRL team will be based in Perth, marking a return of the Bears in 2027 after a 26-year exile.
  
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• Doohan sacking twist as F1 basketcase’s new tumult exposed — with villain at chaotic centre

  07-05-2025 09:11 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The Alpine meat grinder continues churning.
  
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• Doohan debacle takes twist as F1 basketcase’s new tumult exposed — with villain at chaotic centre

  07-05-2025 09:11 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The Alpine meat grinder continues churning.
  
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• NRL Tips - Round 10

  07-05-2025 09:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Before the round of footy gets underway, catch the tips from Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler.
  
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• NRL 2025: WA Premier Roger Cook confirms Perth Bears is a done deal, when will it be announced, what is the funding, rugby league news

  07-05-2025 09:09 via foxsports.com.au
  
  WA Premier Roger Cook has confirmed that an 18th NRL team will be based in Perth, marking a return of the Bears in 2027 after a 26-year exile.
  
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