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Australia's first opponents at the World Cup, Turkey, have scored a thumping warm-up win, while another Group D opponent in Paraguay announced their squad.

The Gold Coast superstar and social media cooking sensation is about to enter a new chapter.

Ben Cousins says he has been humbled by the support of friends and the wider community after it was revealed his father Bryan has been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.

The 44-year-old tennis great has revealed to legions of fans exactly where she will start her comeback next week.

The Paraguayan player lost half of his French Open prize money after going down in a five-hour match that he said “needs to be umpired by a man”.

The man who formerly mentored three national teams died suddenly after returning from duties calling a Challenge Cup final for the BBC.

The NSW coach said his focus is solely on Origin II despite the rumours about his future.

It’s capped off a stellar start to the year for the midfielder.

Wallabies star Jake Gordon is expected to be out for a lengthy period after undergoing surgery on a torn Achilles.

Brisbane’s NRL title defence is in shambles and Madge Maguire knows only one way to respond.

Essendon need to stop looking in the rear view mirror and finally make a break from the past.

Brisbane and Queensland forward Pat Carrigan suffered an ankle injury against St George Illawarra ahead of State of Origin game two in Melbourne on June 17.

The 22-year-old has vaulted right into the mix for a start but there was fresh heartbreak for a heart-and-soul veteran.

An equal-record three West Australians are heading to the FIFA World Cup after Perth products Alessandro Circati, Cameron Burgess and Jacob Italiano were named in Tony Popovic’s 26-man Socceroos squad.

Finals still may be a few arms lengths away, but West Coast’s 30-point win against Essendon has all but assured they’re no longer wooden spoon contenders.