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Australian rugby set for $16 million lifeline – but only if player pay deal is finalised
Rugby Australia is in line for a reported $16 million lifeline from World Rugby to survive the coronavirus crisis, but there’s a caveat.
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‘F***ing love that guy’: Lions coach Chris Fagan gives speech after Mitch Robinson wins video game flag
If you ever wanted to see how much Chris Fagan loves his players - and how much he’s willing to put up with - here you go.
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Sam Burgess reveals 2014 Grand Final heroics could have cost him his eye
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Tyson Fury hits back at Deontay Wilder over ‘zombie’ comments as boxing’s heavyweight feud heats up
Tyson Fury has blasted Deontay Wilder for “letting himself down” after the American said that the Gypsy King “wasn’t the champion”.
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Live coverage: Project Apollo meeting postponed as NRL discuss revamped schedule
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Tyson Fury ‘annihilated and exposed’ Deontay Wilder, claims Anthony Joshua
Tyson Fury “annihilated” Deontay Wilder because the American is too one dimensional.
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Angelika Timanina returns to surfing for Tokyo 2021 after Olympic retirement
Russian Olympic champion Angelika Timanina describes her goal to be the next Maria Sharapova of mega-rich brand ambassadors — and she’s well on her way.
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AFL’s three-city, multi-week quarantine plan looking ‘less likely’ as a more flexible fixture looms
The idea of three quarantine hubs hosting six AFL teams each for a prolonged period is becoming “less and less likely”, according to Foxfooty.com.au senior reporter Tom Morris, as the league aims for more flexibility.
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Shaquille O’Neal claims his Lakers would ‘easily’ beat Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls – and the Warriors too
Shaquille O’Neal has declared his Los Angeles Lakers side that claimed a three-peat from 2000-02 could ‘easily’ beat Michael Jordan’s iconic 1995/96 Chicago Bulls.
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Matt Lodge set to make shock Broncos comeback when NRL season resumes
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Coming soon? AFL is two weeks away from locking in return date
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has opened up on some of the big issues floating around.
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Sydney Swans pull out of $70 million headquarters deal in major coronavirus blow
Sydney has put plans for a new $70 million AFL headquarters on hold because of the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Cricket Australia announces mass standing down of staff
Cricket Australia will stand down all but a skeleton staff from April 27 as part of ongoing financial plans to weather the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Raiders snubbed Tom Brady for this $34 million battler – but they’re still confident
The Raiders aren’t looking back after missing out on NFL free agency’s biggest prize.
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Creative AFL fan brings logos to life in brilliant realistic designs
A very talented graphic designer has brought the 18 AFL club logos to life.
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‘You don’t know what’s going on’: Bomber David Zaharakis hits back at club great Matthew Lloyd
Essendon veteran David Zaharakis has launched a passionate defence of the club’s culture after stinging criticism from Matthew Lloyd.
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Australia’s summer of cricket could look VERY different under this new proposal
Cricket Australia should consider a drastic overhaul of its summer schedule to protect its jewels in the crown, Brendon Julian says.
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NBA star Chris Paul recalls ‘crazy’ night coronavirus tore NBA season to shreds
Chris Paul was preparing to play just another game in his 15-year career. He couldn’t have imagined it’d be his final time on a court for months. He couldn’t have known the country was about to change.
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The ‘vicious, power-drinking Rain Man’ who took a Premier League giant and ‘f***ed it up’
When you think of Newcastle United now, you think about Kevin Keegan being told to look up new signings YouTube and resigning, Joe Kinnear inexplicably getting the job and offending his players in press conferences, Alan Shearer’s return as manager before being discarded like an old toy.
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AFL legend Malcolm Blight’s four rule changes to ‘hurry the game up’ and fix footy
Footy great Malcolm Blight believes the sport needs four major rule changes to “hurry the game up” and improve it.
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Billy Slater pinpoints why Craig Bellamy failed in three straight Origin series defeats
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‘Queenslanders need league’: Peter Beattie urges premier to drop Origin ban
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GP who supplied disgraced sports scientist Stephen Dank with peptides has license revoked
A GP who supplied disgraced sports scientist Stephen Dank with peptides has had her license revoked, reports the ABC.
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Sam Newman marches to parliament to protest ‘nonsense’ golf closures
Controversial AFL identity Sam Newman is back dividing opinions, this time marching to Victorian Parliament to demand golf courses are re-opened.
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All eyes on goal 1000: Buddy Franklin looks ready for AFL return — meaning history is within reach
Sydney is confident Lance Franklin will be fully fit for when the 2020 AFL season recommences, with the superstar forward now running normally.
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Several English clubs ‘days away from going bust’ as corona chaos continues
Senior officials at several League One and League Two clubs have warned the EFL must take drastic action to prevent them going bust amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘It took a heavy toll on me’: How DCE transformed his ‘selfish and arrogant’ reputation
Daly Cherry-Evans was front and centre in the recent player pay cut negotiations and won plenty of admirers for his courageous and intelligent line of questioning.
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The GOAT debate which fired up Jordan into doing groundbreaking doco
He’s widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time, but Michael Jordan, the winner of SIX NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, has for the first time sat down to discuss the domination of the 1990s.
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Pursue, ponder or bin: We put 11 radical ideas to Brad Johnson. He reckons three should be introduced
Shorter quarters, shorter seasons, longer waiting time for draftees – there’s lots of ideas flying around the AFL world amid the coronavirus outbreak and, consequent, season shutdown.
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‘They don’t take me seriously’: Millman urges TA to listen to new tennis comp idea
Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley says he’s open to all suggestions after Davis Cup star John Millman urged TA to back his proposal for a domestic teams’ event if the country emerges from the coronavirus shutdown before the rest of the world.
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The ‘pommy Ponting’ who became a Manchester United legend instead
Manchester United legend Gary Neville once made a century batting alongside Matthew Hayden and yet, he’s not even the best cricketer in the family.
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You’d need a machete to the cut the air: The 10 most bitter feuds in rugby league
No sport does a feud quite like rugby league. From players to coaches to power brokers to media personalities, when the gloves come off it’s as brutal as a Sonny Bill Williams shoulder charge.
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‘It’s going to be a long f***ing night’: NBA stars reveal untold Michael Jordan moments
Michael Jordan may have won six titles but his legacy goes far beyond those rings.
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Destination Bankwest! NSW stadium to host all three Origin games
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Cooper Johns reveals the two times Craig Bellamy ‘hammered’ him with a spray
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Why many AFL players will be sweating on a nine-game season in 2020
AFL players with clauses in their deals will need the condensed season to run for at least nine rounds in order to trigger more money or security in their current club contracts, reports
The Age.
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The Last Dance documentary: Villain behind the break-up of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls
Michael Jordan’s 1990s Chicago Bulls will long be remembered as one of the greatest teams in the history of the NBA.
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Could we have that one over again? The superstars your AFL club let slip
Every AFL club has a few regrettable trades or delistings in their history; some are just worse than others.
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‘It's bonkers, isn’t it?’ Andrew Flintoff reveals bizarre ‘turnip’ Earth theory
Andrew Flintoff has revealed he believes Earth is NOT round and is instead “turnip shaped” in a bizarre conspiracy theory.
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Cricket legends are lining up to slap down ‘ridiculous’ Clarke
Two cricket legends have slapped down any suggestion that Australian players have “sucked up” to Virat Kohli and the Indian team to protect their own financial interests.
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NBA great Kendrick Perkins, wife get revenge on kids for $26K Fortnite bill
Kendrick Perkins and his wife, Vanity, ended up getting back at their kids for racking up $26,000 worth of Fortnite charges on their credit card.
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The genius inside story behind football’s most infamous haircut
When the World Cup rolled around in Japan and South Korea in 2002, there were so many intriguing questions.
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Collingwood says, right now, Jordan De Goey ‘doesn’t need a manager’
Collingwood isn’t panicking over the fact Jordan De Goey remains without an agent, with club football boss Geoff Walsh saying the star forward “right now doesn’t need a manager”.
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WWE stars Kurt Angle, Rusev axed in 2020 wrestling roster cull
The WWE has released 12 superstars, including icon Kurt Angle, from its roster as it takes measures to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘Justin Langer wasn’t backing up too far!’: Ricky Ponting reveals the fastest spell he ever faced
Ricky Ponting was the fearless Australian cricketing great who took on the world’s fastest bowlers with the hook and pull.
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Hadley’s stunning Buzz takedown as footy feud takes another turn
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Revealed: The Wallabies prepared for monster pay cuts to keep Aussie rugby alive
More than 65 per cent could be wiped off pay cheques to Australian rugby’s biggest stars as part of a crisis plan to survive the coronavirus shutdown.
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Maradona muted and Pele powerless. Here’s who wins the World Cup of World Cup previous winners
It only comes around once every four years, but it’s where players become legends and countries write their names into history forever. The World Cup.
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‘They wouldn’t know what culture is’: Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd’s scathing assessment of Bombers
Essendon legend Matthew Lloyd has delivered a scathing assessment of his former club’s state, saying the Bombers wouldn’t know what success or culture is.
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Why Sir Alex Ferguson refused to name Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United captain
Sir Alex Ferguson didn’t let Gary Neville give up the captain’s armband at Manchester United - as he feared a Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney row.
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US top disease expert says sport could be back soon. Here’s how it would look
America’s top infectious disease expert has raised hopes for the AFL, NRL and other Australian sports after outlining how the NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball can restart.
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Inside Ronaldinho’s $550-a-night ‘cell’, including a ballroom to practice his juggling
With Paraguay’s capital in lockdown, former Brazil soccer star Ronaldinho is spending his second week under house arrest in an exclusive hotel in Asuncion, where a ballroom has been set up to allow him to keep us his soccer skills, as he awaits trial for entering the country under a false passport.
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‘I don’t see him as a champion’: Wilder still not convinced by Fury
Deontay Wilder has admitted that “something was wrong” causing his defeat to Tyson Fury but said “no-one should be surprised” by his desire to fight again.
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Revenge for Matty Johns’ prank nearly turned deadly
Matty Johns likes a laugh more than most but he was shocked when a prank that rubbed a teammate the wrong way led to some seriously dangerous consequences.
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‘Don’t kiss Steph’s a** at my expense’: How KD’s jealousy sparked stunning blow up
Kevin Durant joined a Warriors team that won a championship without him, set the league’s seemingly unbreakable single-season record with 73 wins and defeated Durant in the conference finals just a couple months beforehand.
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Even James Hird admits he was ‘shocked’ by his son’s cross-code call
Essendon great James Hird says he was “shocked” by his son Tom’s decision to join the Bombers as an AFL category B rookie.
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Deal-maker behind $594m takeover of Newcastle United is an ex-model who once rejected marrying Prince Andrew
Amanda Staveley is leading a Saudi Arabia-backed consortium with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that’s poised to take over from Mike Ashley as owner of Newcastle United.
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Fittler slams ‘laughable’ critics of NRL ahead of return
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Daniel Ricciardo question Red Bull boss Christian Horner still can’t answer
Daniel Ricciardo’s time at Renault has become even more complicated as the final season of his two-year contract is at risk of being completely wiped out because of coronavirus.
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Revealed: Deontay Wilder underwent secret bicep surgery after Tyson Fury flogging
Deontay Wilder has revealed he had to have bicep surgery after suffering the injury during his crushing defeat to Tyson Fury.
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Mike Hussey named cricket’s greatest ice man — and he snubbed himself and ‘The Finisher’
Michael Bevan was the original finisher and Michael Hussey took that mantle on expertly for Australia but the best ever at the role, according to one of the genuine contenders himself, is India’s own MS Dhoni.
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He can do it in a Holden! Verstappen seals three podiums in Supercars Eseries debut
Fox Sports 506 will broadcast the second round of the Supercars Eseries live on Wednesday at 7pm (EST) and qualifying at 6pm.
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‘King of the crash’: Kiwi Supercars star and Max Verstappen trade sledges
Max Verstappen and Shane van Gisbergen traded plenty of barbs heading into the Formula 1 star’s Supercars Eseries debut and the friendly jabs did not stop through qualifying with hte Kiwi getting the last laugh.
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Steve Roach picks two current stars in best NRL forward pack he never played with
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Shane Flanagan shoots down Wayne Bennett’s links to Dragons return
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‘You emptied out a bit too far’: Dane Swan tells Nathan Buckley why he missed out on his ‘best off-field 22’
Collingwood champion Dane Swan has explained to a “really flat” Nathan Buckley why he missed out on his ‘best off-field 22’.
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Shane Flanagan ribs Michael Ennis over brain fade in Sharks 2016 GF win
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Play 28 rounds, start in February, slash the draft in half: AFL legend’s plan to save footy
AFL legend Kevin Sheedy wants radical changes to the footy calendar, floating a three-year plan that he believes can save the game.
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Not big on nostalgia? Old games ‘aren’t a patch on today’s footy’ says Cats coach Chris Scott
Geelong coach Chris Scott certainly isn’t one to give into nostalgia.
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Raiders star Josh Papalii’s hilarious ‘Golf contract’ with his wife
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Radical plan for AFL's NSW and QLD teams to combine reserves sides — and play in Victoria
With the AFL hoping to return in July or August, there’s some intense planning going on to figure out exactly how it will work.
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‘A lot of people looking after their own interests’: Kent calls on players to save the NRL
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Magpies star Jordan de Goey’s ‘massive’ contract call to have ‘huge ramifications’ on next deal
Collingwood star Jordan de Goey is set to negotiate his next contract without help from a manager, according to Foxfooty.com.au senior reporter Tom Morris.
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Newcastle will be a Premier League title challenger ‘within four years’ after $667m miracle: Mark Bosnich
After decades of despair and countless false dawns, Newcastle United has stumbled upon the real deal.
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Sun Yang CAS hearing blunders exposed by legal expert Jeffrey Benz
Disgraced Chinese swimmer Sun Yang’s defence strategy during his public Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing has been savaged as a trainwreck from day one.
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Another twist in AB de Villiers’ mooted World Cup comeback bid
South African batsman AB de Villiers has said that if the Twenty20 World Cup scheduled for October in Australia was postponed to next year then that could end his hopes of returning to the national side.
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Billy Slater’s brilliant solo try capped a rapid rise in Origin footy. His fall was just as swift
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Warriors can’t guarantee every player will commit to NRL relocation
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‘Would’ve thought Marlion Pickett was discussed’: VFL coaches fire back at claim league is irrelevant
Three senior VFL coaches have led a chorus of rebuttals against Craig Jennings’ claims earlier this week that the state league is largely irrelevant to AFL clubs.
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James Maloney responds to short-term NRL deal speculation
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Anniversary of Chris Kamara blooper sparks viral spin-offs
Ten years on and Chris Kamara is still the gift that keeps on giving.
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Five years, four head coaches and two CEOs: The verdict on Carlton’s 66-game rebuild
Five years ago today, newly appointed Carlton list manager Stephen Silvagni was the marquee guest at Xavier College’s annual football breakfast.
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Dana has another event in the works for next month. And the card is stacked
UFC president Dana White is trying his hardest to have MMA be the first sport back from the shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dane Swan reveals his best 22 of off-field players – and there’s a no s**t bloke criteria
Collingwood great Dane Swan is the latest former player to create their own list.
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Millions going begging for Aussies as painful IPL wait worsens
This year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to be postponed indefinitely amid the COVID-19 pandemic after the country extended a lockdown on its 1.3 billion people until at least May 3 on Tuesday.
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The guns that got away: Every NRL club’s biggest signing regret
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Aussie rower Georgie Rowe accidentally smashes world record — in her own home
Aspiring Aussie Olympian Georgie Rowe had her dreams dashed when the Tokyo 2020 Olympics were called off this year — but she’s making up for it in incredible fashion.
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Proof 131kg NFL nightmare has always been a ‘psycho’, even as a teenage painter
JJ Watt is scary.
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‘What the f**k are you looking at?’ The day a West Indies legend nearly knocked out Steve Waugh
A furious Curtly Ambrose once towered over Steve Waugh and threatened to punch his lights out in front of thousands of people during a Test match in 1995.
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Hands off boys! Storm’s stars get a bit too close for comfort in lockdown training session
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Ex-AFL star reportedly set to enter Big Brother house
Former AFL player Daniel Gorringe is set to make his return on television screens across the country, but this time it won’t be on the football field.
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Cut-price $150m deal could put Barca flop back in England, Paul Pogba reveals secret Arsenal love
Philippe Coutinho could soon find his way back to England if his employer gets its way, while wheels are reportedly in motion at Real Madrid who want Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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Even players are buying into the great AFL expansion myth. This is why they’re wrong
People really only use the word ‘diluted’ for two reasons: when talking about cordial, and when talking about AFL expansion.
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One word costs NASCAR star Kyle Larson $10 million contract
American NASCAR driver Kyle Larson’s reported $10 million per-year contract has been torn up after he was busted using a racial slur during a public video stream.
The 27-year-old star was earlier this week stood down by his Chip Ganassi Racing team when he casually used an offensive term during the live streaming of an iRacing virtual race.
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Tests, Super Rugby could be held together with officials ‘hell bent’ on coronarvirus solution
Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship could be played simultaneously to cram in as many fixtures as possible when sport resumes after the coronavirus suspension, SANZAAR boss Andy Marinos has suggested.
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Adam Peacock: Five sporting moments I wish I could change
What would you change?
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Jeff Fenech opens up on the real Mike Tyson - including being ‘locked’ in a cage with his tiger
‘Mike Tyson’s friend’ is a pretty cool title.
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Soliola relives the night Ruben Wiki hit him to ‘somewhere in the Pacific’
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Daniel Ricciardo’s millions slashed as his Renault contract conundrum grows
Fox Sports 506 will broadcast the second round of the Supercars Eseries live on Wednesday at 7pm.
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Revealed: 96 players eligible to be AFL free agents in 2020
AFL clubs might be unable to do deals during the in-season shut down.
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