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Australian Associated PressRonaldo strikes again as Portugal keep perfect record
Portugal made it three wins from three matches in the Nations League with a 3-1 win over Poland while Spain edged Denmark 1-0.
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Cleary hails French's magic in Wigan Super League glory
Aussie wizard Bevan French has been hailed a "freak" by an admiring Nathan Cleary after his dazzling try won another Super League grand final for Wigan.
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Opetaia and Nicolson retain world boxing titles
Jai Opetaia has retained his IBF cruiserweight title with.fellow Australian Skye Nicolson retaining her WBC featherweight title on the same card in Riyadh.
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Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond dies at 69
Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland's independence from the UK, has died.
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Souttar in from the cold, ready to make Socceroos shine
Socceroos defender Harry Souttar is finally back playing club football again and Australia should benefit from his match sharpness ahead of facing Japan.
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Van Gisbergen claims two pole positions in a day in US
Ex-Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen has continued to impress in his career switch to NASCAR racing in the US.
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Svensson leads French Open, Micheluzzi six shots back
Australia's David Micheluzzi shot a second straight 67 to be tied 25th going into the final round of the French Open, six shots behind leader Jesper Svensson.
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South Africa boost Women's T20 World Cup hopes with win
South Africa's cricket women have coasted to victory over Bangladesh to strengthen their hopes of semi-final spot at the T20 World Cup.
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Samson ton powers India to sweep Bangladesh T20 series
Sanju Samson has hammered a century as India crushed Bangladesh by 133 runs in Hyderabad to complete their 3-0 sweep in the T20 series.
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Pogacar caps amazing season with fourth Lombardy crown
Tadej Pogacar has completed perhaps cycling's greatest season by winning a fourth straight Tour of Lombardy 'monument' one-day crown.
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Wallaroos become WXV2 champs after triumph over Scots
Australia's Wallaroos have enjoyed a landmark victory over Scotland to become WXV2 rugby tournament champions in Cape Town.
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Pregnant Filipinos arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy
More than a dozen pregnant Filipino women accused of illegally acting as surrogate mothers in Cambodia could face prison terms after they give birth.
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NZ rule the waves in America's Cup openers with GB
New Zealand's men have taken a 2-0 lead over GB in the America's Cup showdown while Italy beat the British to win the first edition of the women's Cup.
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Foord's WSL stunner in vain as Arsenal lose to Chelsea
Caitlin Foord has scored a superb goal for Arsenal in the Women's Super League derby with Chelsea but it didn't prevent another loss for the struggling Gunners.
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Socceroos embracing new-look backline for Japan test
Tony Popovic turned to a back three against China with success and his defenders will be happy to implement that again when they face Japan.
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Almost 2500 home as Lebanon repatriation flights wrap
Australians in Lebanon will need to resort to commercial airlines to leave once the federal government ends its evacuation flights.
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Labor to launch election campaign as polls tip defeat
Queensland Premier Steven Miles and his Labor colleagues will officially launch their election campaign as the clock ticks down to the October 26 poll.
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Kostecki takes learnings from past Bathurst 1000 flops
Refusing to fumble his second bite at the cherry with pole position again, Brodie Kostecki says he returns to the Bathurst 1000 having learned his lessons.
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Sabalenka downs Gauff to power into Wuhan Open final
Aryna Sabalenka has fought back from a first-set hammering to defeat Coco Gauff and set up a Wuhan Open final with China's Olympic champ Zheng Qinwen.
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NZ hammer Sri Lanka to stay in hunt for T20 World Cup
Sophie Devine's New Zealand team have stayed in the hunt for a semi-final spot after defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets at the Women's T20 World Cup.