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Gout Gout celebrates with Noah Lyles after the finish as both set world-best times.

Gout Gout sets new world best in ‘race I’ve been needing’

The Aussie teenager shone as he went head-to-head with Olympic champion and friendly rival Noah Lyles.

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Iran goalscorer Ramin Rezaeian and his teammates were forced to fly out of the US immediately after their draw with New Zealand.

White House stings World Cup team kicked out of US: ‘Very clear why’

Players were blindsided after their opening game and they haven’t got the response they wanted.

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Oscar Piastri was bumped up to fourth in Monaco, then back to fifth, which McLaren are appealing. (AP PHOTO)

McLaren lodge Monaco appeal over Piastri's lost place

Oscar Piastri's McLaren team have confirmed they will appeal the reprieve enjoyed by Pierre Gasly in Monaco costing the Australian fourth place and two points.

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Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, 40, celebrates with the national flag after keeping Spain at bay. (EPA PHOTO)

World Cup minnows stun favourites Spain

African archipelago nation Cape Verde, on their World Cup bow, have shocked Spain by holding the European champions to a goalless draw in Atlanta.

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ALM whistle blower Shaun Evans has avoided punishment after an off-field drama at the World Cup. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian referee cleared over ‘white supremacy’ hand gesture

FIFA has cleared an Australian referee of any wrongdoing after the World Cup VAR official denied he deliberately made a controversial on-air hand gesture.

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Reece Walsh has kept the balls in the air over exactly where he will play for Queensland. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Maroons keep Blues in dark on 'Lightning' strike at MCG

Queensland whiz-kid Reece Walsh is named on the bench, but his exact role is the million-dollar question ahead of game two of the State of Origin series.

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Lachie Kennedy has his sights set on breaking Australia's 100m record this year. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Aussie sprint king outlines lofty ambitions

Queensland's Lachie Kennedy has his sights on achieving Commonwealth Games glory and a slice of Australian sprinting history before the year is out.

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Cameron Burgess gave the Turkish attack little space as Australia kept a clean sheet in Vancouver. (AP PHOTO)

Stingy Socceroos defence ready for US onslaught

Fresh off keeping a clean sheet in Australia's classic 2-0 win over Turkey, the Socceroos will turn their focus to a high-octane United States attack.

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England coach Brendon McCullum has said he is worried about the mental health of captain Ben Stokes. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

McCullum worry for Stokes' wellbeing after England ban

Head coach Brendon McCullum has said he is concerned about Ben Stokes' mental health after the England captain was dropped for breaking the team's curfew.

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Australian World Cup official Shaun Evans has landed in hot water over a hand gesture. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Aussie World Cup referee in storm over hand gesture

FIFA's World Cup discrimination monitor has called for an Australian VAR official to be removed for making a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign.

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The Socceroos deserved the stage. Australian sport deserved the stage. And the AFL should have been big enough to recognise it.

AFL’s decision to take on Socceroos ‘disappointing’

The Socceroos deserved the stage. Australian sport deserved the stage. And the AFL should have been big enough to recognise it, writes Georgie Parker.

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Socceroos legend Harry Kewell has poured more fuel on the feud brewing between Australia and co-hosts USA.

Socceroos legend pours more fuel on American fire

Socceroos legend Harry Kewell has poured more fuel on the feud brewing between Australia and co-hosts USA ahead of their massive clash at the World Cup.

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Leaving Manly wrecking ball Haumole Olakau’atu out of his side for Wednesday’s game two is either an act of sheer madness or a stroke of utter genius.

Why Daley has staked Origin coaching legacy on one selection

Leaving Manly wrecking ball Haumole Olakau’atu out of his side for Wednesday’s game two is either an act of sheer madness or a stroke of utter genius.

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Nick Stevens has been jailed for defrauding his pool business customers.

Ex-AFL player jailed for using business to rip off families

Many of his victims were retirees or close to retirement with little ‘fat’ in their budget and were trying to install pools for their children or grandchildren, a court has been told.

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Patrick Beach celebrates the team's 2-0 victory.

The goalkeeper-next-door who became a shock World Cup hero

Australia’s captain and decade-long goalkeeper Mat Ryan was axed for the first game of sport’s biggest tournament. Why did coach Tony Popovic do it?

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