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Tabcorp accepted 854 in-play bets across 69 tennis matches between April and October 2023
Sport
Andrew Brown

Tabcorp served fine for taking illegal tennis bets

Tabcorp has paid a more than $260,000 fine for accepting bets during 69 tennis matches while the sporting event was under way.

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Marco Angulo, seen playing for Ecuador in Melbourne last year, has died following a car crash. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)
Football
Harrison Reid

Tributes flow for footballer, 22, killed in devastating accident

The young father and husband fought for survival for a month before passing away.

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Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will fight in Dallas on Friday night.
Sport
Oliver Holt

Everything that is wrong about the Tyson-Paul fight

OLIVER HOLT: The highly publicised bout is another signal of sport’s submission to money and the triumph of image over competition.

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The WACA has been blacked out from prying eyes as Virat Kohli and the Indian team prepare to train there.
Cricket
Jackson Barrett & Glen Quartermain

The extreme measures under pressure Indians taking in Perth

After an embarrassing 3-0 series loss at home to New Zealand the tourists are doing everything they can to keep their preparations for the first Test against Australia top secret.

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Jeremy McGovern and Madison Williams with McGovern’s brother Mitch and his wife Kirsten.
Western Australia
Kellie Balaam

Huge personal news for West Coast Eagles defender

Jeremy McGovern was in the South West at the weekend for a major happy milestone.

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Max Jorgensen celebrates scoring Australia's fifth and winning try in a game Joseph Sua’ali’i was man-of-the-match in on his debut.
Sport
Dane Eldridge

The million-dollar man worth every penny ... so far

He’s only played one game but what a game it was. Joseph Sua’ali’i’s dream debut threatens to shake up the sporting landscape by making rugby cool again.

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Marnus Labuschagne is up for a big summer alongside Steve Smith.
Cricket
Glenn Valencich

‘Unusual’ reality faces Aussie top order: ‘Maybe it’s time’

With all the focus on Steve Smith and Australia’s openers, one man enters the India series largely unquestioned.

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An English Premier League footballer was last week questioned by police following multiple allegations of sex offences
Football
Jack Gaughan

Police investigate EPL player over rape claims

The player has continued to play for his club after he was arrested in 2022 and questioned again last week over allegations he sexually assaulted two women.

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Ainslie Kemp is attended to by trainers after she was hit by Belle Dawes.
AFL
Joanna Guelas

Lions to challenge Dawes ban in bid to play in prelim

Brisbane are appealing midfielder Belle Dawes' one-match ban that currently rules the two-time AFLW premiership player out of the Lions' home preliminary final.

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Moses Suli was concussed from a heavy hit during a tackle from the kick-off.
NRL
Ben McClellan

The radical NRL rule change to curb concussion crisis

The league is reportedly considering a tweak to the way the game is played that will rile traditionalists.

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The Maxim Van Lierde-trained horse Gentian Blue has tested positive for a prohibited substance.
Horse Racing
Cameron Noakes

Drugs bombshell as stewards confirm results for banned substance

A statement has been issued and the trainer has been informed.

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Cousins
AFL
Kayla Sellwood

West Coast legend Ben Cousins reels in shark in wild footage

Ben Cousins has shared wild footage as he reels in a shark during a family holiday in the Northern Territory.

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Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended after a controversial video surfaced.
Football
Staff Writers

EPL ref suspended after alleged obscene tirade against Jurgen Klopp

An English Premier League referee has been suspended pending an investigation after a video was leaked purporting to show him abusing Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp.

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An out-of-court settlement has been reached between Collingwood and a former First Nations strategist who accused club CEO Craig Kelly of a series of racial slurs and attacks.
AFL
Aaron Kirby

Collingwood settle wrongful dismissal claim

An out-of-court settlement has been reached between Collingwood and a former First Nations strategist who accused club CEO Craig Kelly of a series of racial slurs and attacks.

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Cooper Connolly and Spencer Johnson failed to fire for Australia.
Sport
Mitchell Johnson

Why all is not lost after embarrassing loss

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The one-day series defeat to Pakistan was a poor start to the summer but it did show us something important about the Aussie team.

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