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Cloud hangs over Australian football with referees still on strike weeks out from A-Leagues opener
There are serious concerns about how the stand-off between FA, APL and the referees’ union will impact the start of the...
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‘The Lions losing will be on me’: Fan superstitions take hold ahead of AFL grand final
Seemingly strange logic make perfect sense to some Brisbane tragics who are convinced the Lions are destined for another...
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Why is Woodside sponsoring Fremantle’s AFL team – and will the climate crisis shift the relationship?
Dockers supporters cannot buy a barrel of Woodside oil – but the fossil fuel company hopes to buy into fans’ loyalty
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Andy Burnham signals he may lift ban on alcohol in football stands
Prime minister says measure is discriminatory when fans of other sports are not similarly restricted
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Christian Eriksen leaves Wolfsburg by mutual consent after on-pitch collapse in June
Christian Eriksen and VfL Wolfsburg have ended his contract by mutual consent after the 34-year-old collapsed during a D...
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Former NFL star Antonio Brown to avoid possibility of 30 years in prison with plea deal
Former NFL star Antonio Brown plans to accept a plea deal on an attempted murder charge in Miami, his lawyer said Wednes...
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‘I want to go’: Lewis Hamilton hopes F1 is able to end season in Middle East
The seven-time F1 world champion said of the proposed final two races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi: ‘I personally want to go....
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LA 2028 triathlon course will see athletes race from Venice Beach into Pacific
The first medals of the Los Angeles Games will be decided at Venice Beach, with triathletes racing from the sand into th...
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Chelsea have entered the realm of late-stage American sports capitalism
The Blues’ lack of success was no impediment to Todd Boehly and Mark Walter recouping profits from the club’s sale. That...
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The hundred club remains the batter’s holy grail – just ask Dan Lawrence
England batter’s agony on missing out at Edgbaston reminded us that however well you play, a century remains the ultimat...
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Jack Dempsey v Gene Tunney at 100: when a great champion met his greatest inquisitor
On 23 September 1926, two of the best heavyweights in American history met in front of 120,000 fans in Philadelphia. The...
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It’s AFL grand final week – why is everyone talking about ‘Wharfie Time’?
Ahead of the 2026 flag decider, one club’s not-so-secret recipe for success has spilled over the boundaries of football...