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Australian Olympic swimming champion Leisel Jones opens up about her weight loss journey on Sunrise.

Olympian Leisel Jones opens up about medical weight-loss journey

‘I’ve been in the gym my entire life ... but once I turned 40 something changed.’

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Japanese pitching ace Tatsuya Imai is set for a massive payday with the Houston Astros.

Imai becomes Major League Baseball’s $80 million man

The Japanese ace is headed for a massive payday as he joins the Houston Astros.

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The Jackal crew are all smiles after claiming line honours in the Melbourne to Hobart yacht race. (HANDOUT/Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV))

The Jackal snatches victory in Melbourne-Hobart race

The Jackal has won line honours in the Melbourne to Hobart yacht race after leading from start to finish in the "westcoaster" battle.

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Min River has claimed Sydney to Hobart overall honours in a dramatic postscript to the iconic race. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

Sydney to Hobart drama: top boat loses handicap honours

The yacht poised to claim overall honours in the Sydney to Hobart has lost top spot after being given a time penalty for breaching race rules.

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Southerly winds of up to 25 knots are forecast for the start of the Sydney to Hobart race. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Syd-Hob not expecting repeat of horrific conditions

The Sydney to Hobart fleet is in for more mild conditions this year than in 2024, when two lives were lost on the first night of racing.

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Superstar Brooks Koepka is leaving LIV Golf. (Michael Errey/AAP PHOTOS)

LIV Golf bombshell: Brooks Koepka departs

Golf superstar Brooks Koepka has cited family priorities as he announces he's leaving the breakaway LIV Golf league.

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Keen Australia fans went to the Qatar World Cup and will hope to watch the Socceroos in the USA too. (AP PHOTO)

World Cup ticket win for Socceroos fans but there’s a catch

FIFA has responded to global outrage over the exorbitant piece of tickets for next year’s tournament though it has not eased the confusion.

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Australian Paralympic bronze medallist Nicholas Hum has sadly passed away at the age of 32.

Australian Athletics shattered by death of much-loved champ, aged 32

The father of three is being remembered as ‘a remarkable person’ who represented Australia with passion and pride.

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Kayla Fenech with her beautiful baby, Kaliyah Rose Best.

Legend’s daughter and NRL star celebrate ‘perfect’ baby joy

Members of the famous Aussie family are buzzing with excitement after the very early arrival.

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The scoreboard image honouring the US and Bondi shooting victims.

NFL’s touching gesture for Bondi victims

The New England Patriots paused before they took on the Buffalo Bills to remember the victims of two horror shootings in the USA and Bondi, while the Chiefs' star QB suffered a serious knee injury in a game they had to win to keep them in playoff contention.

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Matildas veteran Tameka Yallop has been booked in for hamstring surgery. (Morgan Hancock/AAP PHOTOS)

Injury heartbreak for Matildas veteran before Asian Cup

Matildas veteran Tameka Yallop will require surgery on a serious hamstring injury, all but ending her hopes of playing at the Women's Asian Cup.

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Sherrone Moore has lost his job as Michigan’s football coach.

Married coach loses $25m over ‘inappropriate relationship’

In a shocking twist, the father-of-three was detained by police hours after the announcement.

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Bruce McAvaney is the toast of the athletics world.

Bruce McAvaney reaches rarefied air with prestigious honour

The Channel 7 broadcasting legend is the toast of the entire world.

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Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major champion and one of golf’s most gregarious characters, has died, aged 74.

Golf legend dies after a career marred by controversy

The famous rival of Australian great Greg Norman has passed away, aged 74.

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US high school football coach Travis Turner is now considered a fugitive.

Mystery deepens after US football coach suddenly disappears

The 46-year-old is ‘now considered a fugitive’ after going missing ahead of a playoff game.

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