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The Scorchers celebrate their win.

SCORCHERS WIN! BBL’s greatest team seals sixth championship

Perth Scorchers are the heavyweight champions of the Big Bash League, trouncing Sydney Sixers in their legacy title bout. 

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Steve Smith could not believe play continued in the rain, with even Finn Allen protecting his bat from the weather.

Scorchers win dramatic BBL final as Steve Smith seethes: ‘It’s pouring!’

‘There’s no way we should be playing cricket in this. I’ve never played when it’s been raining this hard.’

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Alex de Minaur has raced into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a straight sets win. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

'Super pleased': Demon powers into Open quarter-finals

Alex de Minaur has produced one of his best grand slam performances, crushing Alexander Bublik to book a spot in the Australian Open quarter-finals.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 17: Taylor Adams of the Swans runs the ball during the round 10 AFL match between Sydney Swans and Carlton Blues at SCG, on May 17, 2024, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images via AFL Photos)

Sydney Swans player knocked unconscious outside hotspot

A Sydney Swans star has been knocked out during a late night confrontation with two others outside a popular nightspot. 

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Novak Djokovic nearly hit a ball girl with a wild shot.

Novak Djokovic nearly hits ball girl in ‘dangerous’ outburst

The 10-time champion could have been instantly disqualified had it connected.

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Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open.

Naomi Osaka quits Aus Open hours before clash with Aussie

The two-time champion’s bombshell withdrawal gives the local hope a free passage into the round of 16.

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Jannik Sinner was in all sorts of trouble midway through his match.

Jannik Sinner barely able to walk in ‘troubling’ scenes

The defending champion’s body completely shut down as the extreme heat wreaked havoc.

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Naomi Osaka and Sorana Cirstea exchanged words at the net.

Djokovic’s wife calls Osaka ‘disrespectful’ in explosive comment

The frosty incident has taken a fresh twist with claims the Japanese star deliberately ‘provoked’ her rival.

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Olympian Ryan Wedding has been arrested.

Olympian turned alleged drug king pin finally arrested

The ‘modern-day Pablo Escobar’ had been on FBI’s ‘Ten Most Wanted’ for over a year.

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Perth Scorchers will once again face the Sixers.

LOCKED IN! Who Scorchers will face for BBL15 crown

Perth Scorchers will have to go through a familiar foe if they are to claim another Big Bash title after their grand final opponent was settled in Friday night’s Challenger final.

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Alex de Minaur knocked out Frances Tiafoe in straight sets.
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Yulia Putintseva took on the fans in her third-round win.

Fiery Aus Open winner booed off court as crowd turns hostile

The former top-20 star was jeered throughout her entire interview as she clapped back at ‘uneducated’ fans.

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Footage from the race shows the jockey clipped another horse's heels which caused him to fall, before he was trampled by a trailing horse.

Horror as jockey dies following freak race accident

The racing community has been sent into shock following the death of a young jockey who was trampled to death mid-race in a freak accident. 

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