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• ‘Needed to be dropped’: Kurtis Patterson’s candid confession after narrowly missing Sheffield Shield century

  01-11-2024 08:43 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Former Australian representative Kurtis Patterson has fallen agonisingly short of a century in his long-awaited Sheffield Shield return, dismissed for 91 on day one of New South Wales’ match against Queensland at Cricket Central.
  
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• Sharks’ big win as in-demand half Braydon Trindall signs; Broncos’ ‘priority’ as pay cut looms

  01-11-2024 11:01 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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• Ramsbottom women’s XI make waves in men's Lancashire League cricket | Jo Harman

  01-11-2024 11:00 via theguardian.com
  Teenage captain Maeve Jones describes how the talented junior side ‘surprised a lot of teams’ on the way to four winsThe Ramsbottom faithful were out in force on a chilly Saturday in late April to mark an historic occasion at Acre Bottom. After their women’s first XI had gone unbeaten throughout 2023, winning the league for the second year on the bounce and lifting the T20 trophy, the club had taken the unprecedented step of entering them into the Lancashire League, joining the
  
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• Premier League, WSL and FA Cup first-round buildup: football news – live updates

  01-11-2024 10:47 via theguardian.com
  All the latest from Friday’s press conferencesPremier League: ten things to look out forGet in touch: email Daniel with your thoughtsThe world’s oldest cup competition, one stretching back all the way to 1871, gets going today.Well, OK, we’ve already had four qualifying rounds, but today marks the official start of the first round of the FA Cup.Newcastle v Arsenal (12:30 Saturday)Liverpool v Brighton (15:00 Saturday)Ipswich v Leicester (15:00 Saturday)Bournemouth v Man City (15
  
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• Geelong Cup winner facing fitness test ahead of Cup

  01-11-2024 09:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Geelong Cup winner Onesmoothoperator is in doubt for the Melbourne Cup with a cut heel.
  
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• Terrell May played every game last season. So why are the Roosters showing him the door?

  01-11-2024 09:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Along with the rest of rugby league, the rising front-rower was left asking “what happened?” after being told he is free to leave the club
  
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• ‘I nearly vomited’: The moment Glen Boss realised he’d left his three Melbourne Cups in a taxi

  01-11-2024 09:45 via smh.com.au
  
  In Sydney for The Everest last month, champion jockey left the precious trophies in the back of a cab – sparking a desperate search which finally tracked them down in Parramatta.
  
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• McSweeney fairs better than other Test hopefuls, returning NSW batter shines in Shield

  01-11-2024 09:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Nathan McSweeney has become the latest Australian Test hopeful to falter in his push for the top-order vacancy, denied a half-century in Australia A's first match with India A.
  
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• Sydney Thunder post record-breaking total after Georgia Voll’s career-best demolition

  01-11-2024 09:14 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The Thunder have sent an ominous warning to the rest of the WBBL after they posted the equal third-highest total in competition history to smash the Strikers by 64 runs thanks to a career-best 92 to Georgia Voll.
  
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• Sydney Thunder posts record-breaking total after Georgia Voll’s career-best demolition

  01-11-2024 09:10 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The Thunder have sent an ominous warning to the rest of the WBBL after they posted the equal third-highest total in competition history to smash the Strikers by 64 runs thanks to a career-best 92 to Georgia Voll.
  
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• Australia to face trial by spin in Sri Lanka as Maxwell is brought into Test calculations

  01-11-2024 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Sri Lankan officials confirmed the fixtures for next year's series with both matches to be played at Galle.
  
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• Luai's message to Tigers fans

  01-11-2024 09:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Marquee Wests Tigers recruit Jarome Luai sends a message to the club's fans.
  
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• Sports quiz of the week: Ballon d’Or, F1 fighting talk and celebrity backers

  01-11-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Test your recall of the last seven days in football, rugby union, the NFL, NBA, cricket and more Continue reading...
  
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• Nils Nielsen, former Manchester City women’s director of football: ‘Lauren Hemp staying was huge’

  01-11-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  In his first newspaper interview since departing from the women’s director of football role, the Dane talks about the friendships he made and why he leftNils Nielsen may have only spent one season as Manchester City’s women’s director of football, but his brief tenure looks likely to shape the club’s future for many years to come, with decisions being made to extend head coach Gareth Taylor’s contract, overhaul the backroom staff and sign several international playe
  
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• How computer-assisted wagering became horse racing’s insider trading | Elizabeth Banicki

  01-11-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Cash-strapped racetracks are selling out everyday bettors to whales who use algorithms to wager huge sums at friendlier odds. It’s a rigged system designed for the rich to get richerAs the thoroughbred horse racing industry fades in America, I think back on the days when it was my life. I think a lot about what became of the thousands of horses I exercised. When I find myself locked in that headspace, the face of one kind little gelding haunts me. Dodgen Bullets, a Bob Baffert trainee, was
  
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• Crichton whacks May suggestions after shock Roosters move

  01-11-2024 09:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Roosters forward Angus Crichton hits back at those spreading rumours about Terrell May after the Tricolours told him he was free to explore the market, only six months after re-signing him.
  
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• Chess: Garry Kasparov still has it at 61 as he holds his own against the US elite

  01-11-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  The former world champion scored 4.5/9 in the 9LX tournament and also revealed new details about his 1997 match with the IBM Deep Blue supercomputerGarry Kasparov, who many consider the all-time No 1 in competition with Bobby Fischer and Magnus Carlsen, has been back in action this week in the $150,000 Chess 9LX tournament at St Louis. In Chess 9LX, also known as Fischer Random, Freestyle Chess or Chess 960, the placing of the back rank pieces is decided randomly by lot.At 61, Kasparov stil
  
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• He coached Clarke and Hughes to Test debuts. He says Sam Konstas isn’t ready

  01-11-2024 08:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The batting guru who mentored Michael Clarke and Phillip Hughes is adamant rushing NSW’s latest young talent into the Test side could do him more harm than good.
  
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• Pakistan star joins legends with moving bat donation, hails Aussie great’s influence

  01-11-2024 08:44 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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• Murray River Southern 80 water ski race cancelled for 2025 amid investigation into competitor death

  01-11-2024 08:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The next edition of an historic ski race in which competitors reach speeds up to 100 kilometres per hour has been cancelled.
  
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• Taumalolo transformed international rugby league. He will need to do so again

  01-11-2024 08:19 via smh.com.au
  
  This could be Kristian Woolf’s last hurrah. If it is to not be, a North Queensland star will need to return to his best and launch another rescue mission.
  
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• Where each Aussie opening contender stands; Indian X-factor emerges — What we learned

  01-11-2024 08:16 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Australian selectors are still no closer to resolving their opening vacancy at the end of Day 2 of Australia A’s match against India A.
  
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• Pakistan star Babar Azam joins legends with moving bat donation, hails influence of ‘Dizzy’

  01-11-2024 07:49 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 locked in; injury concern for young gun spearhead

  01-11-2024 07:39 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 know it was tough’: Dees accept off-field failures as findings of key review released

  01-11-2024 07:31 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Gary Pert has relinquished his role as Melbourne chief executive after a tumultuous year for the Dees as the club released the findings from their exteneral review.
  
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• Adam Scott opts out of this year’s Australian PGA and Australian Open events

  01-11-2024 07:30 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Adam Scott has pulled the pin on a return home for the Australian PGA and Open choosing “rest” in a hammer blow to the tournaments and the summer of golf.
  
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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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