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Rugby chief Pulver faces Senate grilling
Australian Rugby Union chief Bill Pulver is facing questioning over the axing of the Western Force and future of the sport at a Senate hearing in Perth.
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Irish pair banned for cobalt offence
Irish trainer Stephen McConville and his son Michael have been disqualified for three years in the first cobalt case heard in Britain.
NewsAustralian Associated PressNo problem with Neymar, Cavani insists
Edinson Cavani says there is no issue between him and Paris Saint-Germain's star recruit Neymar despite an on-field clash in the win over Lyon.
NewsAustralian Associated PressPhelps has 'no desire' to return to pool
The most successful Olympian in history, Michael Phelps, says he has no wish to return to the water and add to his haul of 28 medals.
NewsAustralian Associated PressIreland keen to grow game with RWC bid
Ireland want to use their bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup to give the game in a boost in the world's most lucrative sporting market.
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Newitt prepared for trip home to Tasmania
Craig Newitt is looking forward to returning to Tasmania after spending his adult life in Melbourne as one of Victoria's leading jockeys.
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Oztag player to appeal ref punch sentence
An Oztag player is to appeal a suspended 16-month jail term imposed on him for punching a referee during a Sydney match.
NewsAustralian Associated PressCub Sport album unearths hidden feelings
Brisbane group Cub Sport's second album BATS reveals a pretty personal time in frontman Tim Nelson's life.
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AFLW Dockers to play at new Perth Stadium
The Fremantle Dockers Women's team will play at the new Perth Stadium on February 10 and the game is expected to smash the attendance record for an AFLW match.
NewsAustralian Associated PressFerdinand to step into boxing ring: report
Media reports from London suggest former England football captain Rio Ferdinand will turn his hand to boxing.
NewsAustralian Associated PressRooney apologises for 'lack of judgment'
Everton striker Wayne Rooney has apologised after copping a two-year ban for drink-driving.
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Media circus makes AFL stars laugh
GWS's Josh Kelly says he and fellow in-demand AFL star Dustin Martin have already shared a laugh about the 'media circus' that has followed them.
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Nissan decries Toyota's incremental change
Japan's Nissan says it is implementing novel manufacturing methods, in a departure from the industry's method of incremental improvements.
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PFA Awards fete Kerr, Mooy, Salisbury
Matildas striker Sam Kerr and Socceroos midfielder Aaron Mooy have been voted by their peers as Australia's best soccer players at the PFA Players' Awards.
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Secretariat's owner Penny Chenery dies
Triple Crown winner Secretariat's owner/breeder Penny Chenery has died aged 95.
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Kerr, Mooy claim top gongs at PFA Awards
Matildas striker Sam Kerr and Socceroos midfielder Aaron Mooy have been voted by their peers as Australia's best soccer players at the PFA Players' Awards.
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Holland an unlikely Aussie cricket hero
The cricket world is mourning former legspinner Bob Holland, the third-oldest Australian Test debutant.
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Reckless Webb hit by Supercars stewards
Jono Webb has been hit with a five-figure fine by Supercars stewards after his reckless hit on Todd Hazelwood.
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Olympians Seebohm and Larkin back Yes vote
Swimmers Emily Seebohm and Mitch Larkin have urged support for Marriage Equality at a press conference in Brisbane.
NewsAustralian Associated PressNRL not worried by Eels after crowds win
The NRL won their battle of the crowds with the AFL this weekend as the Eels crowd dwarfed the poor turn out GWS received just down the road.
NewsAustralian Associated PressPolesitter Waters to break Supercars duck
Cam Waters has ended Supercars series leader Scott McLaughlin's streak of consecutive pole positions by taking top spot for Sunday's Sandown 500.
NewsAustralian Associated PressChristine Forster lashes No campaign
Christine Forster has accused No campaigners of trying to muddy to waters of the same-sex marriage postal survey.
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RL pioneer working on more Canadian teams
Plans are well advanced to have a second Canadian rugby league team play in the English competition.
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Cowboys see bright side of NRL injury run
North Queensland have been without Johnathan Thurston and Matt Scott almost all season but Paul Green says that's left them well placed for the NRL finals.
NewsAustralian Associated PressBullets better for first-year NBL blues
Brisbane Bullets coach Andrej Lemanis is expecting big improvements from his side after they finished bottom in their first season back in the NBL.
