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• How Fox Footy’s ‘Super Saturday’ deal will shape the AFL fixture

  31-10-2024 19:30 via theage.com.au
  
  The new deal, starting in 2025, gives Fox Footy exclusive broadcast rights on Saturdays for the first eight rounds and will result in delayed coverage on free-to-air.
  
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• BREAKING: Melbourne CEO quits after season of turmoil, stars ‘wanted to move him on’

  31-10-2024 22:16 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Gary Pert has relinquished his role as Melbourne chief executive after a tumultuous year for the Dees.
  
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• Demons player set to cop career-ending AFL ban over drug saga

  31-10-2024 22:07 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Melbourne Demons player Joel Smith has likely played his last game of AFL after he was slapped with a four-year ban from the sport for cocaine use and alleged drug trafficking.
  
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• ‘I want to win’: Inside Lions family dynasty as top prospect opens up on ‘extreme’ backyard upbringing

  31-10-2024 22:03 via foxsports.com.au
  
  While his inevitable arrival at the Brisbane Lions as a father-son selection has been pending for more than a while, that hasn’t stopped the buzz surrounding prodigious midfield prospect Levi Ashcroft.
  
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• 'The north deserves it': JackJumpers plan women's team expansion to either Launceston or Devonport

  31-10-2024 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's championship team wants to establish a professional women's team in either the north or north-west, as it looks to expand into the state's basketball heartland.
  
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• How the rules have turned against Verstappen’s ‘not fair, clean’ driving — and why he won’t care

  31-10-2024 22:00 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Max Verstappen was keeping an eye on his mirrors.
  
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• Only two Australians retained in $14.6m mass IPL snub as Starc, Maxwell lose mega deals

  31-10-2024 21:59 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Just two Australians were retained while a number of big names, including Mitchell Starc — the Indian Premier League’s most expensive player — will be headed to auction.
  
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• De Minaur on verge of ATP finals berth, Thompson into Paris Masters quarterfinals

  31-10-2024 21:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Alex de Minaur has provisionally moved into the world's top eight players in the race for the ATP Finals in Turin as both he and late-bloomer Jordan Thompson win to reach Paris Masters quarterfinals. 
  
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• Walsh inks long Broncos extension

  31-10-2024 21:48 via theage.com.au
  
  Reece Walsh has inked a lucrative four-deal to remain at the Broncos.
  
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• Freddy pinpoints where Addo-Carr went wrong

  31-10-2024 21:42 via theage.com.au
  
  Brad Fittler says Josh Addo-Carr "signed his ticket" when he told the Bulldogs he had never ingested cocaine.
  
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• When it comes to Tonga, Jason Taumalolo is still more than just a man

  31-10-2024 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  In the NRL, we only talk about what Jason Taumalolo can't do anymore. But when he pulls on the red of Tonga it's a reminder of what he still is and always will be for the island nation and for Test rugby league. 
  
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• Manly set to land former Roosters premiership star; Eels realease Gutho: Transfer Whispers

  31-10-2024 21:27 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The Sea Eagles are reportedly set to sign former Roosters premiership winner Siosiua Taukeiaho after his NRL return with the Bulldogs fell over.
  
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• Flag Cats pen deals; Eagle steps away as ‘selfless’ moves cap list lodgement: Off-Season Central

  31-10-2024 21:25 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Welcome to Off-Season Central.
  
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• Final piece to F1 driver market hiding in plain sight as shock Red Bull option emerges

  31-10-2024 21:20 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Formula 1 swings past South America just once per year, but the sport’s forgotten continent is set to play an outsized role in placing the final pieces of the 2025 driver market puzzle.
  
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• After 20 concussions, a neurologist said this ex-footballer's brain now resembles a car-crash victim's

  31-10-2024 21:18 via abc.net.au
  
  At the end of his playing career, this ex-footballer's debilitating headaches, memory loss and anxiety sent him looking for answers. The answer was the repeated head trauma he experienced playing the game he loved.
  
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• Aussie Muay Thai star in a coma, friend found dead in Thai hotel room tragedy

  31-10-2024 21:15 via foxsports.com.au
  
  An Australian boxer is reportedly in a coma with another boxer allegedly found dead in a hotel room in Thailand
  
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• Who’d be a selector? Big winner from audition disaster as headache worsens — What we learned

  31-10-2024 21:11 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Sam Konstas and Cameron Bancroft failed to press their case for Test selection after registering ducks during the frantic opening day of Australia A’s match against India A in Mackay.
  
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• ‘I came at their lowest point’: Addo-Carr breaks silence over sacking

  31-10-2024 21:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Josh Addo-Carr has spoken for the first time since being sacked by Canterbury.
  
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• ‘A complete mess’: Middlesex’s struggles on and off the field leave them in crisis | Matt Hughes

  31-10-2024 21:00 via theguardian.com
  Poor performances by team, financial difficulties and uncertain future at Lord’s mean club face an existential threatThere have been worse seasons in the 160-year history of Middlesex but Martin Williamson, a member for almost 50 years, cannot recall any. “Speaking to other members the mood is one of apathy and resignation,” he says. “It’s just really sad.”Richard Sykes, the Middlesex chairman, made little attempt to sugarcoat matters in a summary of their acc
  
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• De Minaur qualifies for Paris Masters quarter-final

  31-10-2024 20:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Alex de Minaur avenged his US Open quarter-final loss to Jack Draper, coming from a set down to book a place in the Paris Masters quarter-finals.
  
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• Big Mojo’s big energy has Appleby gunning for more Breeders’ Cup glory | Greg Wood

  31-10-2024 20:50 via theguardian.com
  Trainer with ‘quality and class’ has eyes on second Juvenile Turf Sprint while Aidan O’Brien’s City Of Troy has grand designs in the ClassicThere is more than a touch of the Jamie Vardys about Mick Appleby. Both were born in Yorkshire, both have a prolific strike-rate in their chosen professions, and in the same way that no profile of the Leicester forward was once complete without a nod to his non-league roots, Appleby is still familiar to many racing fans from his break
  
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• The young Frenchman who just might change the game of tennis for good

  31-10-2024 20:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard stormed to the title at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, but his unique approach to serving could be a game-changer for tennis, according to one of the sport's best.
  
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• ‘Combination of serious breaches’: Dogs reveal final straw that sealed Addo-Carr’s fate

  31-10-2024 20:32 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Bulldogs flyer Josh Addo-Carr has been sacked, with the final year of his $550,000 contract torn up after fronting Canterbury-Bankstown’s board on Thursday.
  
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• Addo-Carr sacked by Bulldogs

  31-10-2024 20:17 via theage.com.au
  
  Josh Addo-Carr has been sacked by the Bulldogs after failing a roadside drug test and telling the club he had never ingested cocaine.
  
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• Van Nistelrooy relishes leading role as he waits on future under Amorim

  31-10-2024 20:08 via theguardian.com
  Manchester United’s interim manager has a chance to impress new regime before he steps back or exits the clubRuud van Nistelrooy is once again the focal point at Manchester United, almost two decades after ending a five-year spell leading the line. The boots were hung up long ago and he has swapped the famous red shirt for a tunic and long coat but it is like the old days as the Old Trafford fans elongate his first name.“Ruuuuuuuud” was the chant when he left the tunnel to take
  
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• Breaking down biggest names now without a NRL deal... and who could offer a lifeline

  31-10-2024 20:08 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The November 1 deadline is here, meaning a host of NRL players are no longer contracted with their futures uncertain.
  
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• Evangelos Marinakis sues Greek rival over alleged ‘smear campaign’

  31-10-2024 19:54 via theguardian.com
  Forest owner denies allegations of match-fixingClaims were made online, on X and YouTubeNottingham Forest’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, is suing a Greek football rival for more than £2.1m in a high court libel claim over an alleged “smear campaign” including “false” allegations of match-fixing. Marinakis, a shipping magnate who also owns Olympiakos, is suing Irini Karipidis, the owner of Aris, over allegations made on a website, social media and mobile billboa
  
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• Hamilton claims Verstappen has kept driving dangerously since 2021 clashes

  31-10-2024 19:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Verstappen under scrutiny for Austin and Mexico racesHamilton: ‘I don’t think you are seeing much difference’Lewis Hamilton maintains Max Verstappen has continued with an unacceptable driving style since the pair vied for the world championship in 2021. Three years ago the British driver described his rival as dangerous and claimed he drove as if the rules did not apply to him. Verstappen, however, responded bullishly to critics of his driving, labelling them biased and annoyin
  
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• This jockey grew up wanting to play rugby league. Now he’s riding for Ricky Stuart’s charity

  31-10-2024 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Racing is in Cieren Fallon’s blood, but league is his first love. The English jockey is town for the Golden Eagle and can help deliver a big windfall for the Raiders coach’s charity.
  
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• Middlesex urged to undertake review of culture and behaviour by Cricket Regulator

  31-10-2024 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Review group highlights ‘issues of concern’ at clubChief executive says governance is ‘in good shape’Middlesex County Cricket Club should undertake a formal review of its culture, governance and the behaviour of staff members, according to the sport’s regulator.The club is awaiting the verdict of a Cricket Discipline Commission hearing after being charged with improper conduct by the Cricket Regulator last month. In September 2023 it was fined £50,000 and give
  
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