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Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis celebrating on the night.

Sam Kerr reveals why she wore tuxedo at luxury Perth wedding

Perth soccer superstar Sam Kerr and her new wife Kristie Mewis have opened up about their big day.

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Damien Martyn is in hospital on the Gold Coast battling meningitis.

Martyn ‘progressing well’ amid meningitis battle

Damien Martyn’s partner says the Australian cricket legend is “progressing well” with treatment amid a battle with meningitis.

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Former AFL player Phoenix Spicer has died aged 23.

Former AFL player dies suddenly aged 23

He is being remembered as a ‘beautiful, loyal and strong’ man.

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Jason Gillespie has accused Usman Khawaja of throwing a "temper tanrtum".

‘Temper tantrum’: Australian great takes aim at Khawaja

An Australian great has accused Usman Khawaja of throwing a “temper tantrum” after the retiring batter attributed the backlash he faced after suffering a back injury in Perth to racial stereotyping.

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Police armed with rifles are among heightened security measures for the Ashes Test in Sydney. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Armed police to patrol Ashes Test after Bondi attack

Heightened security at the final Ashes Test will include police armed with rifles in a bid to reassure crowds of their safety after a recent terror attack.

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Australian officials inspect the SCG wicket ahead of a final call on selection.

Entire Aussie team kept on edge before final Ashes Test

‘All options are on the table’ as a crunch meeting looms after Australia’s latest look at the SCG pitch.

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Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev worked with the organisers to test the concept.

The sports tournament where drugs are allowed

THE ECONOMIST: Derided as the ‘doping Olympics’, the Enhanced Games have drawn intense criticism from sporting bodies.

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Khawaja did himself a disservice by insinuating that commentary about his injury battles and recent poor run of form was somehow racially motivated.

Uzzie’s parting shot an unedifying end to innings

EDITORIAL: Khawaja did himself a disservice by insinuating that commentary about his injury battles and recent poor run of form was somehow racially motivated.

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Lachie Neale has confirmed the breakdown of his marriage to wife Jules.

‘We’ll work that out’: Neale’s football future in question

After confirming the breakdown of his marriage to his Perth-raised wife Jules, Lachie Neale says he has not “really considered” his football future beyond the expiry of his Brisbane contract in 2026.

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Lachie Neale’s family drama could de-rail the Lions.

How Neale drama could destroy Lions’ three-peat dream

CRAIG O’DONOGHUE: Brisbane will be crossing their fingers that Lachie Neale’s extremely public marriage problems don’t ruin their premiership dreams.

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A general view as SCG grounds staff work on the pitch, ahead of the Fifth Ashes Test, at the SCG.

SCG curator downplays pitch fears after two-day test plea

With administrators still on edge after last week’s two-day debacle in Melbourne, an extremely green SCG square raised eyebrows in Sydney on Thursday.

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Venus Williams will become the oldest woman to compete in the main draw of the Australian Open.

Tennis great to contest Australian Open at age 45

Seven-time grand slam winner Venus Williams has received the last women's wildcard on offer for the Australian Open, with a call on Nick Kyrgios yet to be made.

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Lachie Neale has stood down as Brisbane captain after his off-field turmoil.

Neale apologises for his actions amid marriage breakdown

Brisbane star Lachie Neale has broken his silence and confirmed reports of his marriage breaking down as he stood down as co-captain of the reigning premiers. Here’s what he had to say.

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Usman Khawaja used his retirement press conference to launch a stinging attack on his critics.

Criticism over injury was racially motivated: Khawaja

Usman Khawaja has used his retirement press conference to launch a stinging attack on his critics, claiming there was a double standard among former players and the media over his back injury in Perth.

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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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