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• Sisters heartfelt embrace after tough battle

  24-04-2025 09:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Veronika and Polina Kudermetova embrace at the net after facing each other in the first round of the Madrid Open.
  
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• AFL teams and experts’ tips: Stars return, big names miss as teams swing changes

  08-05-2025 10:44 via smh.com.au
  
  All the ins and outs for round nine are here.
  
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• LIVE NRL: Moses with one eye on Origin as Eels take on Dolphins

  08-05-2025 10:32 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The Eels are desperate to get off the bottom of the ladder and could do so with a win over the Dolphins, who are hoping to bounce back after a loss in Magic Round.
  
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• Port swing axe for Showdown; Dons’ FIVE big changes as Cats wounded — AFL Round 9 Teams

  08-05-2025 10:23 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Essendon will have two debutants amid mass changes while Port Adelaide swings the axe for the Showdown, and the Bulldogs lose a star to injury right after his return. ROUND 9 TEAMS BELOW!
  
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• Joey 'puzzled' by contract sagas

  08-05-2025 09:58 via theage.com.au
  
  Andrew Johns explains his issue with NRL players moving clubs after recent events with Lachlan Galvin and Brandon Smith.
  
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• Bears officially back as V’landys floats wild player-share idea with Perth’s Super Rugby side

  08-05-2025 09:32 via foxsports.com.au
  
  It’s finally official. The Perth Bears will become the NRL’s 18th team, with the new franchise to join the competition in 2027 — and there’s a chance they will interchange players with Super Rugby team Western Force.
  
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• Bears officially back as V’landys floats historic player-share idea with Western Force

  08-05-2025 09:32 via foxsports.com.au
  
  It’s finally official. The Perth Bears will become the NRL’s 18th team, with the new franchise to join the competition in 2027 — and there’s a chance they will interchange players with Super Rugby team Western Force.
  
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• Live: Queensland Origin rep switches allegiance to England ahead of Ashes

  08-05-2025 09:30 via abc.net.au
  
  After playing four State of Origin games for Queensland, AJ Brimson has officially been approved to switch his representative eligibility to England. Follow live. 
  
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• AFL hands down verdict as Rioli apologises, takes time away from football

  08-05-2025 09:18 via theage.com.au
  
  Port Adelaide forward Willie Rioli will not play in this weekend’s Showdown against Adelaide as the league announced a one-match ban hours after Rioli said he would not play this week.
  
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• AFL icon, pop star investigated over role in local footy match

  08-05-2025 09:10 via foxsports.com.au
  
  AFL great Brendan Fevola and pop star Guy Sebastian have been investigated by Australia’s biggest amateur football competition ahead of a match this weekend.
  
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• ‘Totally unacceptable’: Rioli steps away from footy... hours before AFL suspension lands anyway

  08-05-2025 09:03 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Port Adelaide small forward Willie Rioli has withdrawn himself from Saturday night’s Showdown with Adelaide, conceding his actions against the Western Bulldogs were “totally unacceptable” and that he’s “continuing to work on managing” his on-field behaviour.
  
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• Tom Sherry keen to capitalise again on opportunity in The Coast

  08-05-2025 09:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Irish jockey Tom Sherry is pleased to be back aboard in-form galloper Depth Of Character as he chases another victory in The Coast.
  
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• Star Blue ‘fine’ despite training mishap; Hawks to manage star defender — AFL Round 9 Teams

  08-05-2025 09:00 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Hawthorn will be without one of their star defender’s for their clash against Melbourne on Saturday, with the club set to manage Tom Barrass ahead of next week’s trip to Darwin.
  
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• ‘Shackles off’: Bristol City and Vyner set for Championship playoff clash

  08-05-2025 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Zak Vyner joined the club aged eight and as an ever-present this season is vital to hopes of getting past Sheffield UnitedWhen Bristol City’s players reconvened on Monday, there was only one place to start in the team meeting: those scenes of euphoria at Ashton Gate after the club secured a Championship playoff spot for the first time in 17 years, and the search party for Yu Hirakawa, who, as the captain Jason Knight puts it, was getting thrown about on the pitch as teammates waited in the
  
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• LIVE AFL: Pies’ potential ‘problem’ as stars protected amid looming ‘pain’ in Freo danger game

  08-05-2025 08:58 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Fremantle aims to rebound from a Round 8 horror show against a Collingwood side whose match committee has opted to rest a trio of stars on Thursday night.
  
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• Bears' return to NRL announced

  08-05-2025 08:50 via theage.com.au
  
  The NRL's bosses are in Perth with the West Australian premier to announce the club's return.
  
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• Feeney lauds Supercars icon’s key career influence ahead of ‘crazy’ Tasmania milestone

  08-05-2025 08:49 via foxsports.com.au
  
  This weekend’s Saturday afternoon race at the Tasmania Super 440 will be Broc Feeney’s milestone 100th race, but if it weren’t for an idle bit of social media scrolling, the Triple Eight star might not have realised.
  
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• Schofield backs veteran to fire in Gosford Cup defence, whatever the weather

  08-05-2025 08:46 via theage.com.au
  
  Trainer Mick Price and jockey Chad Schofield are confident Hezashocka is building nicely towards back-to-back Gosford Gold Cups.
  
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• Volk throws support behind fellow Aussie

  08-05-2025 08:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Alexander Volkanovski believes fellow Aussie fighter Jack Della Maddalena can come away with the gold at UFC 315.
  
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• NRL boss makes bizarre player swap proposal as Perth Bears club announced

  08-05-2025 08:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Could someone play for both the Perth Bears and the Western Force? Peter V'landys thinks that could work as the NRL's newest side begins its build towards the 2027 season.
  
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• Bizarre player swap mooted for Perth Bears as hard work begins for new NRL club

  08-05-2025 08:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Could someone play for both the Perth Bears and the Western Force? Peter V'landys thinks that could work as the NRL's newest side begins its build towards the 2027 season.
  
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• ‘Believe the time is right’: Football Australia boss suddenly quits ahead of critical period

  08-05-2025 08:29 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Football Australia CEO James Johnson has surprisingly resigned, leaving the sport without its top figure at a critical period.
  
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• V'landys hits back at 'biased' Bears coverage

  08-05-2025 08:23 via smh.com.au
  
  Peter V'landys returns serve at Perth-based media for their coverage of the NRL's 18th team.
  
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• Why AFL’s ‘Mr Clutch’ can’t be ignored anymore; shock 35yo Brownlow smokey — Blowtorch

  08-05-2025 08:17 via foxsports.com.au
  
  One contender might have just unlocked the key to a premiership tilt, while the Pies’ possible management misfire has resulted in “pain”.
  
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• ‘Financially ruin me’: Trainer banned for two years after trackside incident with investigator

  08-05-2025 08:15 via theage.com.au
  
  Craig Roberts was rubbed out of the industry following a six-hour inquiry into an altercation with a female integrity officer at Newcastle racecourse.
  
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• Raiders cop huge blow ahead of blockbuster; real reason Mam was left out — Late Mail

  08-05-2025 08:09 via foxsports.com.au
  
  In a huge blow to Canberra, prop Corey Horsburgh won’t play in the blockbuster against the Bulldogs.
  
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• He slipped through rugby’s grasp to become a Maroons bolter. Will more follow?

  08-05-2025 08:02 via theage.com.au
  
  He is the future State of Origin weapon who was once embedded in rugby union’s pathways. Amid the return of the Bears, could more follow his lead?
  
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• ‘It’s bulls***’: Aussie’s ducking claims blasted amid UFC title ‘kill shot’ prediction

  08-05-2025 07:58 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Robert Whittaker reckons Australia will crown its third UFC champion via “kill shot” this Sunday - while also opening up on his own chances of headlining Down Under and “bulls***” ducking claims.
  
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• 'I never gave up hope': Bears faithful joyous as NRL return confirmed

  08-05-2025 07:57 via abc.net.au
  
  It will be in a new city under a new name, but the Bears' return to the NRL is a just reward for the diehard fans who kept the red and black colours alive during a period in the wilderness.  
  
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• Football Australia chief executive quits less than a year from Women's Asian Cup

  08-05-2025 07:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Ten months out from the Women's Asian Cup on home soil, Football Australia is on the hunt for a new chief executive after James Johnson resigned.
  
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