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Teenage whiz kid Sam Konstas will become the youngest-ever man to open the batting for Australia in Test cricket.

Jackson Barrett

CONFIRMED: Our youngest-ever Test opener set for debut

Teenage whiz kid Sam Konstas will become the youngest-ever man to open the batting for Australia in Test cricket, coach Andrew McDonald has confirmed.

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Adam Johnson in action for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2017 during his short stint in the NHL.

Staff Writers

Ice hockey throat cut death was 'a tragic accident'

An ice hockey player has made an appeal for donations to his legal costs after another player died when his throat was cut in a game.

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Mick, Gina and Michael Schumacher on an old skydiving trip.

Digital Staff

Michael Schumacher’s family announces amazing personal news

Daughter Gina shared the news with a series of photos on social media.

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Alex de Minaur has outlined the improvements he wants to make to kick on after a breakthrough 2024. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Ian Chadband

'Never satisfied': Demon's slog is his Xmas Day gift

Alex de Minaur opens up about the Christmas Day plans he hopes will unwrap success in 2025, Australian Open disappointment and his key goals for next year.

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Tiger Woods couldn't believe it when son Charlie made a hole-in-one at the PNC Championship. (AP PHOTO)

Doug Ferguson

Charlie Woods makes hole-in-one but Langers win playoff

The remarkable Bernhard Langer won his fifth PNC Championship title as he and son Jason beat Tiger woods and son Charlie in a playoff.

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Tyson Fury (right) and Oleksandr Usyk during the WBA, WBC, WBO, IBO World Heavyweight championship contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Staff Writers

‘Superb’ performance as Usyk, Fury world title blockbuster goes distance

Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury traded blows and went the distance in one of the most anticipated fights of the year.

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Oleksandr Usyk has been banned from wearing his necklace.

Harrison Reid

Oleksandr Usyk handed unconditional ban hours before fight begins

Officials gave the heavyweight world champion no choice.

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Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk went face-to-face for 12 minutes before their world title fight.

Staff Writers

Tyson Fury in 12-minute face-off before insults fly

Tyson Fury says the time for joking is over as he promised to put champion Oleksandr Usyk in the ‘hurt locker’.

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Rafael Nadal will star in a Netflix documentary.

Harrison Reid

Rafael Nadal steps into next move after tennis retirement

The Spanish legend has pivoted quickly after playing his final competitive match last month.

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Jamaican sprinter Junelle Bromfield was trolled over her relationship with Olympic 100 metres champion Noah Lyles.

Staff Writers

The drastic measure being taken to stop top athletes being trolled

Some of the world’s best sportspeople are being mercilessly attack on social media so badly that a novel new approach is being used to protect them.

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Cruz Hewitt has been awarded a wildcard for the Australian Open qualifying tournament

Matt Shrivell

Shock announcement for Lleyton Hewitt’s son Cruz

History is set to repeat after Lleyton Hewitt’s son Cruz received some huge news ahead of the Australian Open.

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Jeff Kennett and Lleyton Hewitt were among the mourners at Neale Fraser’s funeral today.

Melissa Woods

Heavyweights of tennis and politics gather to mourn Davis Cup legend

Roger Federer has penned a heartfelt letter which has been read at the state funeral of a grand slam champion in Melbourne.

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Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios will play doubles as the Aussie continues his return to top tennis.

Melissa Woods

Kyrgios and Djokovic drop major news after bitter rivalry

Nick Kyrgios and former world No.1 Novak Djokovic have made a major announcement ahead of Australia’s summer of tennis.

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Amanda Bisk is the latest athlete to make disturbing allegations against former WAIS coach Alex Parnov.

Cameron Noakes

More disturbing allegations about Aussie coach surface

‘I was crying and begging him to stop.’

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Khalil Dorsey was seriously injured during the Lions-Bills game this morning.

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Ben McClellan

NFL blockbuster comes to a standstill after horror injury

WARNING GRAPHIC CONENT: Fans held their breath and prayed for the player as he writhed in pain.

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