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Motivated Minjee eyes Open win

November 30, 2022 11:48 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Women's favourite Minjee Lee says she is as hungry as ever to break her Australian Open title duck in Melbourne despite a draining season on the LP...

Knights add Marzhew in NRL player swap

November 30, 2022 09:47 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Newcastle and Gold Coast have completed a player swap, with Greg Marzhew heading to the Knights and Chris Randall moving north to link up with the...

Davey twins give Bombers AFL silver lining

November 30, 2022 09:14 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Nine years after Essendon made sure Alwyn Davey played 100 AFL games, his highly rated twin sons Alwyn Jnr and Jayden have joined the club.

Leckie hopes the Socceroos inspire kids

November 30, 2022 03:21 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Winger Mathew Leckie hopes Australian children will be inspired to play football after watching the Socceroos at the World Cup.

Denmark coach braces for Australian attack

November 30, 2022 02:55 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Denmark's coach Kasper Hjulmand is bracing for an Australian assault in their decisive World Cup encounter in Qatar.

Socceroos thrilled for great Dane Eriksen

November 30, 2022 02:35 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Coach Graham Arnold says it's special for his Socceroos to be playing against Denmark star Christian Eriksen, who suffered an on-field heart attack...

Socceroos coach breaks with tradition

November 30, 2022 02:09 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Coach Graham Arnold says he's leaving until the last moment a decision on his starting line-up for the defining World Cup clash against Denmark.</p...

Arnold wants review to fix Aussie football

November 30, 2022 01:07 AM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Socceroos coach Graham Arnold says he fears for the future of Australian football because on alarming lack of junior development.

Richards bolts from Wangaratta to Magpies

November 29, 2022 09:56 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Joe Richards, who attracted no interest from AFL clubs five years ago in his draft year, is off to Collingwood while Cooper Harvey is now at North...

Swans play AFL draft antagonist for rivals

November 29, 2022 08:54 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Sydney did not draft a player until pick No.20 of the AFL draft but managed to impact GWS, Adelaide and Hawthorn with some shrewd bidding and tradi...

France to tinker with team at World Cup

November 29, 2022 08:26 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

France coach Didier Deschamps will alter his starting line-up against Tunisia in a World Cup game with possible implications for the Socceroos.

Wild west back with pace, bounce for Test

November 29, 2022 07:08 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Optus Stadium's curator has claimed the pitch for the Frank Worrell Trophy opener will be like the WACA of old, just without big cracks despite the...

Chanderpaul Jnr already showing the way

November 29, 2022 05:28 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Tagenarine Chanderpaul is poised to make his Test debut against Australia with the son of West Indies great Shivnarine tipped to also become a star...

Opetaia wants super card for title defence

November 29, 2022 04:44 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Fit-again Jai Opetaia has put it to Australia's boxing promoters to work together to create a star-studded card for his first world title defence.<...

Seibold ushers in new era at Manly

November 29, 2022 03:29 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Manly have left performance triggers out of the contract for new head coach Anthony Seibold, avoiding a repeat of the dispute with former coach Des...

Victory's Zimmerman suffers broken leg

November 29, 2022 03:10 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Melbourne Victory A-League Women star Catherine Zimmerman faces an extended time on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on a fractured fibula.</...

Hard transition period inevitable: Khawaja

November 29, 2022 03:09 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

Australia's Test team will soon face an inevitably difficult transition period similar to the one from the mid-2000s, according to opener Usman Kha...

NBL owner content with Bullets investment

November 29, 2022 02:57 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

NBL owner Larry Kestelman says he's still confident in his investment in the Brisbane Bullets, despite the struggling side firing coach James Dunca...

Herbert's ailing mum driving his Open tilt

November 29, 2022 02:37 PM AEDT | By AAPNEWS

After withdrawing from the Australian PGA Championship with a back injury, Lucas Herbert is trying to win this week's Australian Open for his ailin...