Australia & new zealand
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Head fell for the first Test, Australia to bat
Captain Pat Cummins has won the toss and Australia will bat in Nagpur as tourists scrapped Travis Head for the first Test against India in a bombshell call. Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb were favored over Head for Thursday’s start of the Border Gavaskar series at VCA Stadium. It’s a brave decision by the Australian selection after Head’s dominant 2022,…
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Defending champion Scottie Scheffler is chasing first place
As Scottie Scheffler looks to defend his championship at the Phoenix Open this weekend, he also has his eye on climbing back to the top of the official golf world rankings. Scheffler, currently at No. 2, has a chance to reclaim the top spot this week when he tees off at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona. While he’s aware that…
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Turkish head of state admits problems with earthquake aid
President Tayyip Erdogan has visited the disaster area as the combined death toll from an earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria rises to over 11,500.
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Usyk to IOC: Don’t let Russians win ‘blood medals’
Ukrainian world boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has urged the IOC to stop the Russians from winning “medals of blood, death and tears” at next year’s Olympics.
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Boeing 737 water bomber crash: US investigators are helping Australian authorities determine the cause
A team of American investigators will join Australian crews to find out how a water bomber crashed in the Great Southern Bushland while fighting a runaway fire.
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‘I see this as my jersey’: Titans’ Sexton wants No. 7
Toby Sexton had a tough year at No. 7 for Gold Coast last year, but he won’t let Tanah Boyd take his halfback spot without a fight.
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Man found guilty of negligent manslaughter in Surfer’s chip brawl
A Sydney man was found guilty of manslaughtering a Brazilian national in Surfers Paradise in 2019 during a brawl over stolen hot chips. Ricky Kevin Lefoe, 32, was on trial in Brisbane High Court this week accused of unlawfully killing then 29-year-old Ivan Patricio Susin during the street brawl. After two days of evidence and final instructions from Chief Justice…
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Brodie signs to stay in England until 2030
Brodie Croft has agreed a huge eight-year deal with British Super League club Salford to end speculation of the Australian halfback returning to the NRL.
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No Russian team at the 2024 Olympics: Paris mayor
The mayor of 2024 Olympic hosts, Paris, is the latest figure to call for Russian athletes to be banned from the Games while the war against Ukraine continues.
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Nat Fyfe resigns after six years as Dockers captain
Alex Pearce and Andrew Brayshaw are the leading contenders to become Fremantle’s next AFL captain after Nat Fyfe stepped down from his role.
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