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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 28: Peter Wright of the Bombers looks dejected after losing the round three AFL match between Essendon Bombers and North Melbourne Kangaroos at Marvel Stadium, on March 28, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Josh Chadwick/Getty Images)

How Bombers get themselves out of this never-ending crisis

I know what it’s like playing in a team that struggles to find success, but this is what saved the Tigers and made them premiership winners.

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Kolkata Knight Riders' Cameron Green plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Green should not be the fall guy for IPL drama

The state of the all-rounders health has been a hot topic, and while it’s easy to blame him the issue is much more complicated.

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Garry Lyon has been caught out in a hot mic moment.

AFL great in hot mic drama as ‘disrespectful’ comment gets out

The experienced commentator has apologised after the off-air footage was inadvertently streamed.

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Steven King's appointment as Melbourne coach  seems to have re-energised players such as Max Gawn. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

King's confident Demons are learning how to win again

Melbourne lost their self-belief in the final days under Simon Goodwin last season but have rediscovered that confidence with new coach Steven King at the helm.

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Tiger Woods won't captain the US Ryder Cup team as he considers his treatment options. (AP PHOTO)

Tiger Woods allowed to leave US for ‘intensive’ rehab

American golf legend Tiger Wood has turned down the chance to captain the US team at next year's Ryder Cup to focus on his personal wellbeing.

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Adam Simpson has not completely shut the door on coaching Carlton in the future.
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Emma Lawrence calling the Cronulla-Dolphins game.

Emma Lawrence is the best NRL story of 2026 so far

Commentating was strictly men’s business for more than a century, now one woman is front and centre in the box.

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Much attention will focus on how Nathan Lyon's body holds up in Australia's coming busy 12 months. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Selectors approach Lyon return with dose of reality

Nathan Lyon is on track to return from injury for Australia's next Test in August, but chief selector George Bailey admits big blocks of games may be difficult.

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The Crosleys and the Neales in happier times.

‘Tess Crosley endures endless harassment over alleged affair’: Pal

A personal friend of a woman embroiled in the break-up of AFL star Lachie Neale and his wife has described the intense harassment she has faced.

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Former NRL star Zac Lomax has been named on the bench for the Western Force against the Reds. (David Woodley/AAP PHOTOS)

Ready to go: Zac Lomax named for a super Force debut

Former NRL star Zac Lomax is ready to go after being named on the bench for the Western Force's Super Rugby clash with the Queensland Reds in Brisbane.

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Zac Lomax is set for his rugby union debut after flying out with the Force on Wednesday.

Zac in business: Cross-code star locked in for Force debut

Barely three weeks after switching codes, Zac Lomax will make a sensational rugby union debut, with the Western Force declaring him “ready to go” in his new sport. 

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Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island after last Friday's crash.

Tiger Woods drops bombshell on future after DUI charges

The 15-time major winner is stepping away from golf as he prepares for a legal battle after his arrest in Florida.

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Nathan Merritt has been given about 12 months left to live.

Beloved NRL legend shares devastating cancer update: ‘12 months’

The hurting 42-year-old will make what could be his last appearance at a Rabbitohs game on Good Friday.

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Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island after last Friday's crash.

Tiger Woods’ shocking admission before rollover crash

Tiger Woods had hydrocodone pills in his pocket and bloodshot eyes at crash scene according to a sheriff's office report.

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Cooper Connolly (left) and fellow Aussie Xavier Bartlett celebrate Punjab's victory over Gujarat.   (AP PHOTO)

Super Cooper! Connolly delivers instant impact in IPL debut

Australia’s Cooper Connolly has made a grand entrance to the Indian Premier League, marking his debut with an unbeaten half-century in Punjab Kings’ three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans.

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