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SportAustralian Associated PressAussie Mott becomes England ODI, T20 coach
Australia's all-conquering women's cricket team is searching for a new coach with Matthew Mott accepting an offer to lead England men's white-ball side.Mott will join Brendon McCullum in trying to turn around the flagging fortunes of England after the former New Zealand star was last week appointed Test coach.
SportAustralian Associated PressBennett reflects on Symonds' Broncos fling
Wayne Bennett has recalled Andrew Symonds' flirtation with rugby league, admitting he told the late Australian star to shelve his genuine NRL ambitions and stick to cricket.Symonds died on Saturday night when his car left the road and rolled in Hervey Range, about 50km from Townsville.
SportAustralian Associated PressNRL greats count sheep for a good cause
One lamb wore a Penrith Panthers jersey, another was marked "Bar Bar", and the third was christened Kurt.The lambs were auctioned off at the Carcoar saleyards in central west NSW on Wednesday morning to raise money for Panthers great Royce Simmons' dementia fundraiser.
SportAustralian Associated PressCrowd racial slur at Tahs match complaint
Hurricanes loose forward Du'Plessis Kirifi has complained of racial abuse from the crowd at Sydney's Leichhardt Oval during Saturday's Super Rugby Pacific clash against the NSW Waratahs.The 25-year-old, whose father is Samoan, raised his middle finger at the crowd after the Hurricanes' 22-18 win and said it was in reaction to racial slurs.
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US Marine charged with NT indecent assault
A US Marine based in the Northern Territory will face court over indecent assault allegations at a Darwin bar.The alleged incident involving the 21-year-old man on April 30 is understood to have happened at the Landmark sports bar in Palmerston.
SportAustralian Associated PressJack on track for Aussie swim team return
Shayna Jack is on track to return to the Australian swim team while pop star Cody Simpson has hit a fresh high at the national championships.Jack, on the comeback trail after serving a doping ban, won her 100 metres freestyle heat on Wednesday's opening day at the nationals in Adelaide.
NewsAustralian Associated PressColes introduces gender affirmation leave
Trans and gender-diverse staff of supermarket chain Coles will be entitled to up to 10 days of paid gender affirmation leave.The grocery giant announced the move on Wednesday, the day after International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia.
NewsAustralian Associated PressViagogo loses appeal over $7m penalty
Viagogo will have to pay a $7 million penalty for misleading consumers when it resold concert and sports tickets five years ago, after its appeal against a prior court decision was tossed.On Wednesday, the Full Court of the Federal Court dismissed Viagogo's appeal of a 2019 judgment which found the firm had misled consumers through "a marketing and transactional web" on an industrial scale.
SportAustralian Associated PressKatz brothers in Comm Games judo team
Judokas Nathan and Josh Katz will continue a proud family tradition when they represent Australia at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.The pair were part of a 12-strong team named Wednesday, with judo returning to the Games program for the fourth time in Birmingham after being omitted four years ago on the Gold Coast.
SportAustralian Associated PressShayna Jack eyes Aussie swim team recall
Shayna Jack's resilience is being praised as the drug-tainted swimmer seeks a return to the Australian team when racing on Wednesday.Jack, who has served a two-year doping ban, will contest the 100 metres freestyle on the opening day of the Australian swim championships in Adelaide.
SportAustralian Associated PressFlying cork forces Girmay out of Giro
Biniam Girmay has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia before the start of Wednesday's stage 11 after injuring his eye while celebrating his historic win a day before.Girmay became the first black African to win a stage of a Grand Tour when he beat Mathieu van der Poel in a reduced sprint in Jesi, but his celebrations were cut short when he was struck in the eye by a flying cork from a Prosecco bottle on the podium.
SportAustralian Associated PressCavallo pride at Daniels coming out
Josh Cavallo has spoken of his pride in seeing English teenager Jake Daniels come out as gay, and cite the Adelaide United player as an inspiration.Blackpool midfielder Daniels, 17, came out on Monday - the first English professional footballer to do so for more than three decades.
SportAustralian Associated PressWorld Rugby rubs out on-field coaching
World Rugby has moved to limit on-field coaching, controversially employed by South Africa against the British & Irish Lions last year, by approving trials to limit non-playing personnel entering the field during a match.South Africa's Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus donned a tracksuit and water carriers' bib and frequently ran onto the pitch with a tray of drinks as cover to pass instructions to his players as the Springboks took a narrow series win.
NewsAustralian Associated PressVic pair accused of Esport match fixing
Two Melbourne gamers have been charged with match fixing at an Esports tournament after a year-long Victoria Police investigation.A betting agency alerted police to suspicious activity linked to matches in the League of Legends Pro League tournament in June 2021.
SportAustralian Associated PressTulsa prepares for unpredictable fifth PGA
Inside the clubhouse at Southern Hills is a sign that proudly signals its heritage with the phrase, "First to Five." No other course has hosted the PGA Championship as many times.
NewsAustralian Associated PressUS church shooter 'motivated by hate'
The man who killed a doctor and injured five others at a California Taiwanese church shooting was a US citizen born in China who hated Taiwan and drove from Las Vegas heavily armed for the attack, officials say.The suspect, David Chou, 68, chained the doors and placed glue in the locks at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the city of Laguna Woods before opening fire, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes said.
SportAustralian Associated PressCavallo inspired UK's first gay footballer
Teenaged Blackpool striker Jake Daniels has become the first active footballer in England to come out as gay.The 17-year-old said he was inspired by the example of Adelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo, who came out last year.
SportAustralian Associated PressAFLW start date to be known within days
The start date of the next AFLW season will be announced within days after a breakthrough in negotiations with the players' union.AFLW clubs have been given provisional dates for the competition, which will move from a summer slot to an August start date.
SportAustralian Associated PressCowboys' magical Murray tipped for Origin
After producing the highlight reel moment of the NRL's Magic Round, North Queensland winger Murray Taulagi has been backed to make his State of Origin debut.Taulagi scored two tries and clocked up 165 running metres in the Cowboys' 36-12 win over Wests Tigers, but it was his try assist which will be played over and over.
SportAustralian Associated PressBlues' Williams to miss 10 weeks in AFL
Carlton are hopeful Zac Williams will return to provide a late to boost to their AFL finals bid after scans confirmed he has a high-grade calf strain.Williams is expected to be sidelined for the next 10-12 weeks, having sustained the injury during the opening quarter of the Blues' 30-point win over GWS on Sunday.
SportAustralian Associated PressThree Olympic medallists in Games squad
Gun Australian decathletes Ash Moloney and Cedric Dubler will push their bodies to the limit - and perhaps beyond - when they chase a near-unprecedented world championships and Commonwealth Games double.The pair were among the first 32 athletes named in the Australian track and field squad on Monday for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
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Aussies storm to SailGP opening win
Tom Slingsby and his two-time defending SailGP champion Team Australia have expertly sailed their "Flying Roo" foiling catamaran to a commanding victory in the podium race of the opening regatta of Season 3 on Bermuda's Great Sound.The Aussie crew, packed with America's Cup and Olympic veterans, have been so dominant in showing the rest of the fleet their dual sterns they have turned podium races into the nautical equivalent of a Sunday drive.
SportAustralian Associated PressTim Tszyu ringside as Charlo stops Castano
Tim Tszyu was ringside as American Jermell Charlo became the first undisputed super welterweight boxing champion in the four-belt era by stopping Argentina's Brian Castano in a brutal rematch in Los Angeles.After an outstanding bout with ample toe-to-toe action, Charlo (35-1-1, 19 KOs) dropped Castano twice in rapid succession in the 10th round in Carson, California, on Saturday night.
SportAustralian Associated PressSymonds the rebel cricketer with a cause
Andrew Symonds was a cricketing rebel with a cause.He had a cause to entertain and enjoy himself but also an ability to hit the self-destruct button.
NewsAustralian Associated PressRural road crash claims cricketer Symonds
Global tributes have followed the death of former Australian Test cricketer Andrew Symonds, killed when his vehicle rolled off a rural road in Far North Queensland.Nearby residents rushed to help the 46-year-old after hearing the crash late on Saturday night.
