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Australia will be eyeing a Test series whitewash over Sri Lanka after Steve Smith and Alex Carey monstered the locals on day two of the second Test.
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Hawks thrash Kings with Adams ejected
The Illawarra Hawks have ended the NBL regular season by completing a sweep of the Sydney Kings, having already secured top spot.
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United edge past City in hard-fought contest
After a sluggish first half, Adelaide United came to life to score soon after the break en route to a 1-0 win over Melbourne City at Coopers Stadium.
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DWZ concern as Metcalf excels in Warriors-Sharks trial
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak was an injury concern for Warriors coach Andrew Webster out of his side's 12-12 trial draw with Cronulla.
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Bullets' gun secure: Prather confirms NBL extension
Casey Prather has re-signed with the Brisbane Bullets after overcoming injury woes and reproducing some of his best form in a tough NBL season for the club.
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'Not for sale': Aussies rally against Trump's Gaza plan
The prime minister has come under fire from Australian protesters for not denouncing a plan by US President Donald Trump for America to take over Gaza.
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Saints await scan results after AFL training carnage
Max King, Jack Sinclair and Mason Wood have all been injured at training and St Kilda are awaiting scan results on the trio.
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No horsing around for family bracing for more rain
A severe weather warning has come as a surprise to a north Queensland resident who must now decide what to do with her three horses if flooding returns.
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Cook Islander right in contention at Vic Open
Elmay Viking from the Cook Islands is only two shots off the pace at the Vic Open golf tournament.
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Steve Smith brings up another milestone in Sri Lanka
On the current Sri Lanka tour, Steve Smith has reached 10,000 runs, broken a catching record and brought up another batting milestone.
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Adelaide beat Glory to go second in A-League Women
Adelaide United have charged into second place on the A-League Women table after making light work of Perth Glory in a 3-0 win.
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Tesla chooses Aussie coal town for battery repair site
US electric vehicle and battery manufacturer Tesla has chosen an Australian coal town as the site for a new battery service, repair and renewal facility.
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New Zealander Geary making the pace at Vic Open
Kiwi golfer Josh Geary has moved out to a two-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the men's Vic Open.
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ABC exec 'didn't like' Buttrose comments on axed journo
The ABC executive who took journalist Antoinette Lattouf off air says he was "between a rock and a hard place" after network chair Ita Buttrose became involved.
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Aussie men fail to fire at ATP event in Dallas
The third and final Australian in the Dallas Open men's singles draw, Rinky Hijikata, has been eliminated in two sets by Czech Tomas Machac.
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Coalition senator takes aim at $840 million pledge
An $840 million pledge will not amount to self-determination, the coalition says, as peak organisations welcome the 'genuine, meaningful' funding agreement.
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'Recovery operation' poll for battered state Liberals
A former Liberal premier in Australia's surplus-rich west can see light at the end of the tunnel for his party as another election defeat looms.
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Mavs upset Celtics for first win of post-Doncic era
Australian guard Dante Exum scored a season-best 15 points as the short-handed Dallas Mavericks upset the NBA champion Boston Celtics on the road.
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Grandma met with 'aggressive brutality' by killer cop
A police officer who used a Taser on a 95-year-old woman has heard the impact her death had on her family as a judge considers whether to send him to jail.
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After Kangaroos snub, Ponga takes Maori All Stars call
Kalyn Ponga turned down a Kangaroos jersey last year but has had no hesitation accepting a call-up for the Maori All Stars.