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Noah Balta pleaded guilty to assaulting Thomas Washbrook.
David Schwarz had his car touched while he was on-air.

AFL great involved in car crash while live on-air: ‘Are you OK?’

The interview had only just started when a massive horn drowned out the airwaves.

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Australian athlete Abbey Caldwell.

World Athletics makes major change for competing female athletes

The sport’s governing body is accused of ‘taking part in a culture war against trans and gender diverse people’.

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Sam Kerr looks set to make her Matildas return at home in May.

Sam Kerr set for huge Matildas return after ‘exciting’ announcement

The superstar striker is in line to make her long-awaited comeback on home soil.

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Harry McKay (c) will not play against the Western Bulldogs as he deals with some personal issues.

Carlton star sidelined indefinitely for ‘personal reasons’

Harry McKay will not play against the Western Bulldogs on Friday night with the Blues saying the key forward was getting their full support with his struggles away from the field.

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Dustin Martin and Caleb Serong.

The secret to being a great of the game

CAITLIN BASSETT: In the big moments the best step up when it counts most. This is what I have found sets them apart after playing with one of them.

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Steve Erceg is in Mexico preparing to fight Brandon Moreno.

Erceg hopes win over UFC legend a step back to title picture

West Australian UFC star Steve Erceg hopes heading early to Mexico to train in the higher altitude will take his career to new heights with a win over future hall of famer Brandon Moreno.

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Harley Reid has been handed a $1000 fine

Reid counts cost of middle finger after AFL hands down fine

West Coast young gun Harley Reid has been fined $1000 for giving the crowd the middle finger during the final quarter of the Eagles’ loss to Brisbane at the Gabba on Sunday.

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Daly Cherry-Evans is set to leave Manly at the end of the year.

Manly make move to replace veteran star Daly Cherry-Evans

The NRL club has actually been making plans behind the scenes ‘for months’.

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Australia is touring England for the first time in a generation.

Major shake-up to rugby league’s international match-ups

The Kangaroos will revive a long dormant tour but it will came at a cost for the national side.

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Joel Wilson’s reviews were a feature of Australian cricket in recent years.

Joel Wilson deposed from ICC’s elite panel of umpires

West Indian cricket umpire Joel Wilson has been removed from the ICC’s elite panel of umpires for the 2025-26 calendar alongside Englishman Michael Gough.

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Liam Lawson is reportedly set to lose his role as Max Verstappen's Red Bull teammate. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Ricciardo’s Red Bull replacement on chopping block

Red Bull's search for the right driver to serve as teammate to four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen appears to have taken another twist.

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Australia's Scott Boland is congratulated by Mitchell Starc during day three of the third Ashes test at the MCG in 2021.

Qld premier lauds Brisbane’s Ashes cricket coup

The Queensland government is trumpeting a deal that will shake-up the cricketing summer schedule for the first post-Brisbane Olympics Ashes series.

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ESPN has launched on Disney+.

ESPN sports is now live on Disney. Here’s what to expect

An influx of American sports including basketball, baseball and gridiron football is now on your Disney+ homepage. Here’s how you can remove it from your home screen if you’re not a sports fan.

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Wayne Bennett talks with captain Daly Cherry-Evans during the Queensland Maroons State of Origin captain's run at Suncorp Stadium in November 2020.

Bennett blows up over over Cherry-Evans circus

Wayne Bennett has revealed if Souths are in the hunt for the Maroons captain while launching an attack on the Manly walkout fiasco.

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