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• ‘Continue to prosecute’: Demons player cops mammoth AFL ban over drug saga

  01-11-2024 04:29 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Melbourne forward Joel Smith has officially been slapped with a four-year and three-month ‘period of ineligibility’ for cocaine use and alleged drug trafficking.
  
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• Man accused of throwing bottle at AFL goal umpire challenges CCTV

  01-11-2024 07:20 via theage.com.au
  
  The man charged with injuring and AFL goal umpire in August plans to challenge his identification on CCTV after appearing in court on Friday.
  
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• Magpies’ firepower boost; ex-Blue joins Geelong; father-son makes club call

  01-11-2024 07:19 via theage.com.au
  
  Collingwood kicked off the AFL’s delisted free agency period by signing former St Kilda forward Tim Membrey on a two-year deal.
  
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• Collingwood Magpies’ firepower boost; ex-Blue joins Geelong Cats; father-son makes club call

  01-11-2024 07:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Collingwood kicked off the AFL’s delisted free agency period by signing former St Kilda forward Tim Membrey on a two-year deal.
  
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• In April, Braydon Trindall faced an uncertain future. He’s just agreed to a $2.5m deal

  01-11-2024 07:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Cronulla have tied down one of the most improved halves in the NRL until the end of the 2028 season.
  
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• Sharks’ big win as in-demand half Braydon Trindall signs; Broncos’ ‘priority’ as pay cut looms: Nov 1 LIVE

  01-11-2024 06:39 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The November 1 deadline has arrived with player contracts coming to an end and teams free to negotiate with the 2025 free agent class for 2026 and beyond.
  
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• Wemby makes more history; Bucks’ disaster start to season hits ugly low: NBA Wrap

  01-11-2024 06:34 via foxsports.com.au
  The Milwaukee Bucks’ rough start to the season continued, plus a superstar faces a huge stint on the sidelines and Victor Wembanyama went off.
  
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• Joel Smith’s teammates avoid sanction after he cops four-year drug ban

  01-11-2024 06:24 via smh.com.au
  
  The Melbourne utility received a ban of more than four years for testing positive to cocaine on match day and for “trafficking or attempted trafficking”.
  
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• James Cummings leads Zardozi down Bart's path to Cup

  01-11-2024 06:22 via abc.net.au
  
  James Cummings hopes one of his legendary grandfather's successful methods will be the "extra little bit of ammunition" required as Zardozi seeks to upstage international raiders in the $8 million Melbourne Cup.
  
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• 'It's pretty much the same': Verstappen's driving under the microscope as Hamilton finds similarities to 2021 battles

  01-11-2024 06:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Max Verstappen's driving style has been heavily criticised of late but Lewis Hamilton says little has changed since they fought for the title down to the last lap of the 2021 Formula 1 season.
  
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• Why your horse can win the Golden Eagle

  01-11-2024 06:14 via theage.com.au
  
  We run the rule over the 20 runners and explain why they can – and can’t – salute in Saturday’s $10 million feature at Rosehill.
  
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• Expert Tips And Previews For All Derby Day Group 1 Races

  01-11-2024 06:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Expert tips and previews for all Group 1 races on Derby Day 2024.
  
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• Magic’s Paolo Banchero, fresh off 50-point game, out indefinitely with torn oblique

  01-11-2024 06:06 via theguardian.com
  Magic’s Banchero, 21, out with torn right obliqueOrlando star will be reevaluated in four to six weeksFormer No 1 pick scored career-high 50 on MondayThe Orlando Magic said Thursday that forward Paolo Banchero is out indefinitely after suffering a torn right oblique.The 21-year-old star will be evaluated again in four to six weeks. Banchero was injured in the fourth quarter of Orlando’s 102-99 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Inside the meeting that ended Josh Addo-Carr’s Bulldogs career

  01-11-2024 06:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Desperate to save his Canterbury career, Addo-Carr said he would walk away from the entourage of hangers-on surrounding him.
  
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• The hardest thing for Australians under 30 ... getting into the Test team

  01-11-2024 06:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The young batsmen auditioning for the Australian opening spot have felt the hot breath of David Warner condensing on their necks.
  
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• Melbourne review: game style to be refined; player leaders to set expectations

  01-11-2024 05:56 via theage.com.au
  
  Melbourne released key findings from their much-anticipated football and board reviews the day after club chief executive Gary Pert announced he would resign from his role by the end of the year.
  
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• Demons announce key review findings, but questions remain

  01-11-2024 05:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Melbourne’s much-anticipated football department review has accepted the club’s off-field drama had hurt the team on the field.
  
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• ‘A lot of positive vibes’: Star batter Babar Azam praises influence of ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie ahead of Cup eve blockbuster

  01-11-2024 05:56 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Babar Azam has built his superstar status by plundering runs in the modern age of cricket but the Pakistan star was eager to soak in the history on offer during a visit to the MCG on Friday ahead of an intriguing one-day series against Australia.
  
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• Australia A LIVE: Contenders’ second chance hangs in balance as India steady ship... for now

  01-11-2024 05:49 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Coach Andrew McDonald said Australia isn’t likely to land on a new Test opener until the completion of both matches in the current series against India A.
  
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• ‘We all realised what we’d achieved’: Inside the Wallabies’ legendary Grand Slam tour

  01-11-2024 05:45 via theage.com.au
  
  Forty years after the historic 1984 Wallabies’ tour of the UK and Ireland, Mark Ella and teammates recount how he scored a try in every Test win - and then shocked the world by retiring.
  
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• ‘He seems to get inside their minds’: The uncanny ability that sets racing’s ‘Dr Dolittle’ apart

  01-11-2024 05:45 via theage.com.au
  
  Before Saturday’s Golden Eagle, watch how Brazilian jockey Joao Moreira whispers in his horse’s ear. It demonstrates why he is among the best in the world.
  
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• Melbourne player Joel Smith handed four-year AFL ban for cocaine saga

  01-11-2024 05:41 via theguardian.com
  Demons player banned from playing Australian rules football until 202828-year-old returned positive test after a game in 2023Joel Smith has been banned from playing any form of Australian rules football until 2028.Smith, who has made 42 AFL appearances for Melbourne, returned a positive test for cocaine following the Demons’ win over Hawthorn in round 23 last year.A positive match-day test for cocaine after Melbourne played Hawthorn on 20 August 2023Trafficking or attempted trafficking of
  
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• Pies, Cats make moves in delisted free agency opening... with more castaways searching for new homes

  01-11-2024 05:30 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The trade period may be over, but clubs are continuing to assess the market for ways to add talent ahead of the national draft.
  
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• Matt Short puts hand up to lead Australia in Pakistan T20 series

  01-11-2024 05:30 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Matt Short’s meteoric rise through Australia’s white-ball ranks could extend to the T20 captaincy, as the opener confirmed he was in discussions for the leadership role.
  
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• Australian boxer Jayson Tonkin in coma and British boxer found dead in hotel in Thailand

  01-11-2024 05:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian boxing champion Jayson Tonkin is in a coma after he was found next to the body of his dead friend and fellow boxer, Joshua Goldstone, at a hotel in Thailand.
  
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• Worth a punt: The best mature age draft prospects who could make an impact straight away

  01-11-2024 04:58 via foxsports.com.au
  
  It’s the time of the year where youngsters realise their footy dreams.
  
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• Melbourne announces review findings

  01-11-2024 04:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Melbourne have released their much-anticipated football department review, the day after club chief executive Gary Pert announced he would resign from that role by the end of the year.
  
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• Melbourne announce review findings

  01-11-2024 04:48 via theage.com.au
  
  Melbourne have released their much-anticipated football department review, the day after club chief executive Gary Pert announced he would resign from that role by the end of the year.
  
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• The horses that will win the Derby and Coolmore sprint

  01-11-2024 04:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Chris Waller is shooting for his sixth victory in the Coolmore sprint at Flemington on Saturday, while our form analysts find you the winners and dissect the big races.
  
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• Joel Smith handed four-year drugs suspension

  01-11-2024 04:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Joel Smith has been suspended for more than four years after being found guilty of five violations of the Australian Football Anti-Doping Code.
  
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