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SportAustralian Associated PressMan Utd fans hope Glazers will sell club
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's interest in buying Manchester United has raised the hopes of the club's supporters that their unpopular American owners, the Glazer family, might now sell the club and pave the way for a return to glory on the field.Whether that happens will depend on three key factors: how much the Glazers think the club is worth; whether there are potential buyers willing to pay that price; and, finally, will the much-criticised owners be willing to take the money and leave.
SportAustralian Associated PressIndia give Zim reality check in 10-wkt win
India have given Zimbabwe a reality check, winning the first one-day international by 10 wickets as seam bowler Deepak Chahar returned from a long injury layoff with a fine performance.Chahar took 3-27 after six months out to help bowl Zimbabwe out for 189 in 40.
SportAustralian Associated PressDhawan, Gill lead India to Zimbabwe win
Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill have struck fluent unbeaten half-centuries as India raced to a crushing 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in their first one-day international at the Harare Sports Grounds.Set a target of 190 to win, the visitors got there without the loss of a wicket in 30.
SportAustralian Associated PressUsyk-Joshua heavyweight rematch primed
Anthony Joshua bristles at the debate over his boxing future if he loses Saturday's career-defining heavyweight rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in Jeddah.Joshua is seeking to reclaim the WBA, IBF and WBO belts he lost to Ukraine's pound for pound contender Usyk through an emphatic points decision in London last September.
SportAustralian Associated PressQuintana out of Vuelta to prepare defence
Colombian cycling star Nairo Quintana has withdrawn on the eve of the Vuelta a Espana to defend himself against his disqualification from the Tour de France for misuse of an opioid banned during races.Quintana was already in the Netherlands for Friday's first stage in Utrecht and had initially said he would still compete in the Vuelta despite Wednesday's notification from the International Cycling Union (ICU) about his disqualification from the Tour de France.
NewsAustralian Associated PressLibs say SA has child protection crisis
South Australia must have a minister dedicated solely to child protection in the wake of a series of tragic and distressing incidents, the state opposition says.Opposition child protection spokesman Josh Teague said SA is facing a child protection crisis.
SportAustralian Associated PressGreen's family donate brain for research
Paul Green's family will donate the late rugby league coach's brain to assist research into repetitive head injuries and concussion.The former champion playmaker and NRL premiership-winning coach died at his Brisbane home last Thursday and will be farewelled at a service on August 30 at Wynnum's Kougari Oval.
NewsAustralian Associated PressLamborghini driver beats dangerous charge
An Adelaide man who lost control of a high-powered Lamborghini, killing a teenage pedestrian after it mounted a kerb has been found not guilty of causing death by dangerous driving.In the South Australian District Court on Thursday, Judge Paul Muscat acquitted Alexander Campbell of the charge after a trial by judge alone.
NewsAustralian Associated PressSacked reporter loses defamation appeal
Former Seven Network sports journalist Josh Massoud has lost a defamation appeal over reports he was fired after threatening to slit a junior colleague's throat.Massoud sued over publications on his suspension and later dismissal after phoning reporter Jack Warren saying: "If you weren't so young, I'd come up there and rip your head off and s*** down your throat.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressPalmer's donations court action dismissed
A court has dismissed an application by a company owned by Clive Palmer seeking judgment that it is not a property developer prohibited from making political donations.Supreme Court Justice Glenn Martin says the application is not the vehicle to determine whether the company, Palmer Leisure Australia, is a property developer.
SportAustralian Associated PressHindley, O'Connor lead Aussie Vuelta push
Australian cyclists hardly enjoyed the best of fortune at the Tour de France but Ben O'Connor, the most luckless of all, is out to make amends at the season's final Grand Tour, the Vuelta a Espana.O'Connor, the nation's top fancy for the Tour, had to pull out after just nine stages, his hopes effectively finished early in the race when he crashed and had to ride on with an incredibly painful torn glute muscle.
SportAustralian Associated PressAmanda Spratt confirms cycling team move
Australian cycling veteran Amanda Spratt feels like a "kid in a candy store" after confirming her move to Trek-Segafredo in a major world tour shake-up from next season.The three-time Olympian, now 34, turned professional when the BikeExchange-Jayco team, then known as GreenEDGE, started in 2012.
SportAustralian Associated PressNRL eyes future grand finals on the move
The NRL is eyeing off a Super Bowl-style bidding war for the grand final each season after signing only a one-year deal to keep the showpiece event in Sydney in 2022.NRL bosses ended four months of uncertainty over the October 2 event on Thursday, taking up a last-ditch bid from NSW to retain the match at Accor Stadium rather than move it to Queensland.
SportAustralian Associated PressJai Hindley in push for Grand Tour history
Jai Hindley admits he's nervously taking a ride into the unknown as he seeks to join cycling's immortals by winning a second Grand Tour of the year.The man from Perth, who joined the sport's elite by becoming only the second Australian to win one of the Grand Tours at this year's Giro d'Italia, reckons he's up for the challenge of now winning the Vuelta a Espana.
SportAustralian Associated PressBillionaire Ratcliffe after Man U purchase
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is interested in buying Manchester United - with the revelation coming after Elon Musk had said his plan to buy the Premier League club was all part of "a long-running joke".Musk, the world's richest person, had said on Twitter that he wanted to buy England's most successful soccer club before clarifying later - much to the dismay of United fans - that it was a joke and that he had no interest in purchasing any sports teams.
SportAustralian Associated PressPhoenix eliminate Melbourne City from Cup
Wellington Phoenix have dumped A-League Men rivals Melbourne City out of the Australia Cup with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Casey Fields.The New Zealanders advanced to the quarter-finals of the competition on a cold, wet and windy Melbourne on Wednesday on the back of first-half strikes from Kosta Barbarouses (19th) and Ben Waine (36th).
SportAustralian Associated PressProteas rock England top-order at Lord's
'Bazball' was put on the backburner as South Africa's seamers made inroads into England's top-order to leave the hosts 5-100 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test at Lord's.England's hopes to resurrect the innings rest largely with Ollie Pope, who is unbeaten on 51 and will resume the afternoon session on Wednesday with Ben Foakes.
SportAustralian Associated PressMental health warning over NRLW abuse
NSW State of Origin captain Kezie Apps has warned social media abuse of female athletes could lead to mental health issues unless properly tackled.The issue of online trolls dominated Wednesday's NRLW season launch, after Brisbane winger Julia Robinson called out several on a post on Tuesday.
SportAustralian Associated PressRLPA unhappy with NRL on Knights' tests
The players' union have issued the NRL's integrity unit with a please explain over the handling of the Kalyn Ponga and Kurt Mann investigation, furious the pair have been drug tested.Rugby League Players' Association bosses contacted the NRL on Wednesday unhappy with the situation, also questioning why the pair were even being investigated at all.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressASX climbs 0.3pct in third day of gains
The local share market has risen for a third straight day, hitting a fresh 10-week high despite losses by CSL and Commonwealth Bank trading ex-dividend.The benchmark S&P;/ASX200 index on Wednesday finished up 22.
BusinessAustralian Associated Press'I was joking about buying Man Utd': Musk
Elon Musk, the world's richest person, has tweeted that he was joking when he said that he was going to buy English Premier League club Manchester United."No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressSuper Retail Group sales up 1pct to $3.6b
Super Retail Group says sales rebounded in the second half of fiscal 2022 and the new year is off to a strong start, but it's expecting that momentum to slow as interest rates hikes and inflation bite.The Supercheap Auto, Rebel Sports, BCF (Boating, Camping and Fishing) and Macpac brand owner on Wednesday reported $3.
SportAustralian Associated PressOlympic champ Green happy post transition
Ellia Green realised as a young child -- long before becoming an Olympic champion -- that a person's identity and a gender assigned at birth can be very different things.Now, about 20 years later, one of the stars of Australia's gold medal-winning women's rugby sevens team at the 2016 Olympics has transitioned to male.
SportAustralian Associated PressPalaszczuk makes pitch for NRL grand final
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has made it known Queensland is ready to host this year's NRL grand final if talks between the NSW government and the code fall through.NSW and NRL have been at odds over the showcase sports event for weeks after a $800 million suburban stadium funding plan was ditched due to this year's flood crisis.
NewsAustralian Associated PressAfghan Olympians find new Australian home
Afghanistan's flag bearer at the Tokyo 2020 Games and other prominent women's sports campaigners have been safely relocated to Australia following a year-long Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) project.Two-time Olympics sprinter and flag bearer Kimia Yousofi, her mother and one of her three brothers were among five Afghan families with Olympic links to land in Australia this week.
