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• World’s tallest teenager, Florida’s 7ft 9in Oliver Rioux, to redshirt for Gators

  14-11-2024 23:35 via theguardian.com
  Rioux will spend 2024-25 season practicing with teamCanadian owns spot in Guinness record book for heightThe world’s tallest teenager might have to wait a year to become the world’s tallest college basketball player.Florida coach Todd Golden said Thursday that Olivier Rioux, a 7ft 9in freshman who owns a spot in the Guinness record book, is planning to redshirt. Had the popular Canadian played in even one game, he would have burned one of his four seasons of college eligibility. Cont
  
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• Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul in dramatic weigh-in scenes

  15-11-2024 03:13 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Let’s get ready to rumble.
  
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• Interim Matildas coach tight-lipped on stars’ availability as 36-player squad named

  15-11-2024 03:09 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Matildas interim coach Tom Sermanni is keeping plans for his biggest stars close to his chest as a mammoth 36-player squad was named for four upcoming friendlies at home.
  
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• ‘Can’t play for that amount’: Lodge rejects Manly for rival; Fifita to ink Titans extension: Free agency LIVE

  15-11-2024 03:09 via foxsports.com.au
  
  It’s almost two weeks after the November 1 deadline with player contracts coming to an end and teams free to negotiate with potential players for 2025 and 2026.
  
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• Alex de Minaur could be forced to abandon Davis Cup plans after ATP finals exit

  15-11-2024 03:04 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt may not be able to draft Alex de Minaur into his squad for this month’s finals after the Australian No.1 winced in pain after losing his third straight match at the ATP finals as his lingering hip issue took a toll.
  
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• Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul at weigh-in ahead of hotly anticipated Netflix showdown

  15-11-2024 03:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Boxing legend Mike Tyson is getting in the ring with influencer-turned-fighter Jake Paul for a fight night hosted by Netflix. Here's how to watch, when to tune in and everything else you need to know.
  
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• ‘King is back’: Indian great’s Kohli warning after Ricky Ponting’s criticism

  15-11-2024 02:51 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Indian great Ravi Shastri says Virat Kohli’s stunning record in Australia could be key to proving his critics wrong when the Border-Gavaskar series begins next week as Ricky Ponting conceded his comments about the Indian maestro’s poor recent Test form could “add something” to the showdown.
  
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• ‘The time feels right’: New Zealand’s Southee to quit Test cricket after England series

  15-11-2024 02:44 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Former New Zealand captain Tim Southee said Friday the team’s upcoming Test series with England would be his last, with the 35-year-old set to finish up at his home ground in Hamilton.
  
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• England beat West Indies to take 3-0 lead and win men’s T20 series – as it happened

  15-11-2024 02:17 via theguardian.com
  
  England beat West Indies by three wickets to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match T20 seriesThe toss will take place at 8.30pm GMT. So play to commence shortly after that.Looks like the covers are coming off. Hurrah! Continue reading...
  
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• Sam Curran adds calm amid chaos as England seal T20 series victory over West Indies

  15-11-2024 02:06 via theguardian.com
  Third T20i: England 149-7 beat West Indies 145-8Curran blasts 41 off 26 balls to revive run chaseThey said St Lucia was a run-scoring paradise. Tonight, they were wrong, as England had to scrap to overhaul West Indies’ meagre total of 145-8 for a three-wicket win and a first away T20 series triumph in two years.For the sixth match of the tour, the team that won the toss, won the game. But this result was not decided by the flip of a coin as West Indies hit self-destruct in the powerplay to
  
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• Claim over ‘ridiculous’ Tyson-Paul fight amid Aussie’s big KO prediction

  15-11-2024 02:02 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Nearly 40 years after making his professional debut, and 19 years after being battered into retirement, a 58-year-old Mike Tyson will climb back into the ring on Friday for a Netflix-backed bout that has drawn widespread condemnation across the boxing world.
  
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• We surveyed 13 AFL recruiters. This is how we predict the draft will unfold

  15-11-2024 02:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The best and brightest young football prospects in the land will learn their fate in next week’s AFL draft. We’ve studied the form and the needs of the clubs to devise our phantom draft.
  
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• Dogs’ coup in tug-of-war; gun Panther set to fill Gutherson’s shoes: 2025 young gun’s to watch

  15-11-2024 01:54 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The Broncos have earmarked Adam Reynolds’ long-term replacement, while the Rabbitohs have unearthed their solution to their halfback woes, in every club’s 2025 young guns to watch.
  
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• England beat West Indies to take 3-0 lead and win men’s T20 series – live reaction

  15-11-2024 01:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from St Lucia; match starts at 8pm GMTAustralia beat Pakistan in T20 slog | Email MichaelThe toss will take place at 8.30pm GMT. So play to commence shortly after that.Looks like the covers are coming off. Hurrah! Continue reading...
  
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• Mike Tyson v Jake Paul: Everything you need to know

  15-11-2024 01:43 via theage.com.au
  
  For the first time in 19 years, former heavyweight world champion Mike Tyson is back in the ring as a professional. So why is he fighting a Youtuber?
  
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• Sam Kerr still a way off return to action, says Matildas coach Tom Sermanni

  15-11-2024 01:41 via theguardian.com
  Australia captain ‘coming on well’ but imminent return unlikelyInterim boss names 36-strong squad for upcoming friendliesMatildas coach Tom Sermanni says Sam Kerr is unlikely to return to action this year after he named an expanded Australian squad for four home friendly matches starting later this month.The Chelsea striker injured her knee in January, and there were faint hopes her return was imminent, but as expected she wasn’t one of the 36 players named on Friday. Continue
  
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• ‘These guys are big players’: World’s top rugby talent targeted for breakaway league

  15-11-2024 01:40 via smh.com.au
  
  A US-based fund has been approaching players about deals reportedly worth $1.3 million to join a rebel competition.
  
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• ‘Something I’ve considered’: Roosters star ‘open’ to Rugby switch after Suaali’i’s success

  15-11-2024 01:39 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Roosters star Dom Young has admitted he’s “always been open” to a code switch to rugby union and revealed he “seriously” considered it prior to joining the NRL.
  
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• ‘Not taken lightly’: Madge explains why club won’t sack Mam as Broncos star breaks silence

  15-11-2024 01:34 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Broncos coach Michael Maguire has declared Ezra Mam will not be sacked with the club backing their embattled playmaker to resurrect his NRL career after he was charged by police.
  
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• UFC superstar Jones Jones’ press conference snub... and brutal message to ‘a**hole’ title rival

  15-11-2024 01:31 via foxsports.com.au
  
  UFC superstar Jon Jones refused to shake the outstretched hand of Stipe Miocic as they squared off for the first time inside Madison Square Garden, declaring: “Respect is out the window”.
  
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• UFC superstar Jones Jones’ press conference snub... and brutal message to ‘a**hole’ tital rival

  15-11-2024 01:31 via foxsports.com.au
  
  UFC superstar Jon Jones refused to shake the outstretched hand of Stipe Miocic as they squared off for the first time inside Madison Square Garden, declaring: “Respect is out the window”.
  
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• AFL integrity unit is investigating, but Hawks are putting Lions melee ‘behind us’

  15-11-2024 01:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Jasmine Fleming and the Hawks will play their first semi-final against Port Adelaide on Saturday – a game Hawthorn will need to win to keep their flag dreams alive.
  
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• Dogs’ coup in tug-of-war; gun Panther set to fill Gutherson’s shoes: 2025 NRL breakout stars

  15-11-2024 01:09 via foxsports.com.au
  
  The Broncos have earmarked Adam Reynolds’ long-term replacement, while the Rabbitohs have unearthed their solution to their halfback woes, in every club’s 2025 young guns to watch.
  
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• Nick Kyrgios overcomes injury woes to return to court for Australian Open tilt

  15-11-2024 01:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Former world No 13 has played one ATP Tour match in past two years29-year-old to make competitive comeback at Brisbane InternationalNick Kyrgios will make his long-awaited return to competitive tennis at the Brisbane International after playing only one ATP Tour match in more than two years.The 29-year-old firebrand has been mostly sidelined with career-threatening wrist and knee injuries since the 2022 US Open quarter-finals. That run came six weeks after reaching the Wimbledon decider when he
  
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• Jordan De Goey heads to Doha for 10-day program as great lauds ‘smart’ move

  15-11-2024 00:55 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Collingwood star Jordan De Goey has flown to Doha to undertake a 10-day groin and abdomen conditioning program as he looks to stay injury free in 2025, reports The Age.
  
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• Punkish Carsley gets ballsy calls right – is it too late to ring Thomas for a chat? | Barney Ronay

  15-11-2024 00:42 via theguardian.com
  Young England team swagger past Greece under interim manager to make you feel it’s a shame he isn’t getting the job full-timeThe moment of the night in Athens came on 82 minutes, with England’s young team romping about the place like cosseted schoolboys, all jinky little twirls and prim one-touch keep-ball. On the right wing Morgan Gibbs-White, once of Lee Carsley’s under-21s, flicked the ball inside towards the white shirts in the centre. The closest of them was Curtis J
  
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• Is it time to call Tuchel for an awkward chat as England flourish under Carsley?

  15-11-2024 00:42 via theguardian.com
  Young team swagger under punkish interim manager to make you feel it’s a shame he isn’t getting the job full timeThe moment of the night in Athens came on 82 minutes, with England’s young team romping about the place like cosseted schoolboys, all jinky little twirls and prim one-touch keep-ball. On the right wing Morgan Gibbs-White, once of Lee Carsley’s under-21s, flicked the ball inside towards the white shirts in the centre. The closest of them was Curtis Jones, also o
  
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• Meet Dana Coolwell, the NRL wannabe set to open for Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul blockbuster

  15-11-2024 00:38 via foxsports.com.au
  
  Sure, we could tell you the kid was raised entirely on Mike Tyson’s Youtube KOs.
  
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• Kyrgios to make his tennis return ahead of Australian Open

  15-11-2024 00:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Nick Kyrgios has confirmed he will make his long-awaited return to competitive tennis at the Brisbane International after playing only one tour match in more than two years.
  
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• 'Going to be sick': Kyrgios confirms tennis return via Australian tournament after injury nightmare

  15-11-2024 00:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Nick Kyrgios has confirmed he will make his long-awaited return to competitive tennis at the Brisbane International after playing only one tour match in more than two years.
  
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