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David Fifita leads Australia in wild mismatch against PNG
Australia and captain David Fifita have routed Papua New Guinea in the annual Prime Minister's XIII game in Port Moresby, while winger Jada Taylor has put...
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Street sports an 'entry point' to help combat youth crime and loneliness
Youth hubs and 'third spaces' for young people are being touted as solutions to growing concerns about youth crime, loneliness and radicalisation. Newsili...
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Australia and India to kick off next year's Cricket World Cup
Australia will launch its defence of the men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa next year with a blockbuster opener against India, the powerhouse it defe...
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Manchester City found guilty in Premier League's biggest scandal
Manchester City is found guilty of arranging "sham" contracts as part of financial breaches that helped it dominate the sport, in what has become the bigg...
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I was focused on becoming the first Aboriginal tennis champion. Then one remark changed something in me
As a teenager in Sydney, the would-be Wimbledon champion was working towards a singular goal when an act of racism shattered her naivety It was a regular...
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Rise of Tasmanian Devils, JackJumpers leads to sports academy
Tasmania's sports sector is creating jobs at a scale not previously seen, galvanising academic pathways for those seeking careers in sports management. Ne...
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Man given fine for driving charge following footballer's death
Andrew Hilfenhaus has been fined less than $500 for a driving crime he was charged with in the wake of a young footballer's death. Newsiline summarises th...
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Another setback for beleaguered Cape du Couedic wave buoy
Plans to redeploy a wave buoy that has only been operational for 10 months since August 2024 face new delays. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC Ne...
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Sydney council stares down protest in push for synthetic football field
Ku-ring-gai Council faced protest as the new mayor vowed to push ahead with a synthetic field and scrap planned community consultation. Newsiline summaris...
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Footballer who died after hitting goalpost remembered for 'cheeky smile'
Jed Griffin, a 25-year-old footballer who died after hitting a goalpost while being towed by a quad bike, is being remembered as a stellar athlete with a...
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Quest tells customers to replace passports after security breach
Quest Apartment Hotels tells customers affected by a security breach in August to replace passports and driver's licences after personal information was e...
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NRL grand final loses headline act for pre-match entertainment
The NRL grand final is set to go ahead without pre-match entertainment after negotiations with Australian artist Tones and I collapsed. Newsiline summaris...
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Country footballer wins premiership with Echuca despite brain cancer
Echuca footballer Aiden "AJ" Mills celebrates a premiership a year after being denied a permit to play finals while undergoing treatment for brain cancer....
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The vital public transport service you've probably never heard of
Unless you need it, you may not know about it. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original publisher for th...
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'Never too old': 83-year-old footballer still getting a kick
Most people wouldn't take up a new sport after turning 70, but one footballer is proving age is just a number. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC N...
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A-League season start under threat with referees on strike
The A-League Men and Women seasons are just one month away. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original pub...
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Sydney suburban football pitch upgrade soars to $24m
It was meant to cost $3.3 million to turn Norman Griffiths Oval into a synthetic field, but a new report has suggested another seven-figure budget increas...
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'A dream come true': Walton's unconventional road to professional tennis
Adam Walton's path to professional tennis began far from the bright lights of the ATP tour, on courts tucked inside a racetrack in the small Queensland to...
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Newly minted Bluey Dollarbuck features beloved backyard cricketer
There will be 200,000 new Bluey coins but they will not be spotted circulating as cash. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links...
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WTA Finals hoped to become 'Super Bowl of women's sports'
The season-ending WTA Finals find a new home in North Carolina, as the tour seeks to take greater control of its flagship event amid financial concerns. N...
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Two NSW footballers behind bars after being found guilty of rape
After deliberating for one day, a jury has found two country New South Wales footballers guilty of raping a woman at Scone in 2023. Newsiline summarises t...
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Footballers accused of rape thought they 'could be on' for group sex
A jury hears two Scone footballers believed they "could be on" for group sex on the night they allegedly raped a woman. Newsiline summarises this report f...
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'Sydney Sweeney, do better': Aussie Olympians pillory sport betting ad
A slew of elite athletes take aim at Sydney Sweeney for setting back women in sport over an advertisement for a sports betting company featuring the actre...
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Live: Rivals Rams and 49ers meet for historic first NFL match in Australia
The National Football League is being played in Australia for the first time, as the LA Rams face the San Francisco 49ers at the MCG. Newsiline summarises...
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Joyce vague on details, Albanese wins tennis match amid golf grant saga
This week One Nation's Treasury spokesperson was vague on policy details, Andrew Hastie took on Pauline Hanson and the prime minister defended his members...
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Victoria's largest amateur football league denies 'gender bias' accusations
Multiple Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) clubs express disappointment with how women's competitions are being handled this season, as player...
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Women's tennis has a new world number one as US Open showdown looms
Elena Rybakina becomes world number one for the first time by reaching the US Open semifinals, despite defending champion and current top-ranked player Ar...
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Trial hears woman repeated 'no' to footballers before alleged rape
A District Court jury has been told a woman was allegedly raped by two amateur footballers in the NSW Hunter Valley in 2023. Newsiline summarises this rep...
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Major state fears cricket will be worse off with private investment
The decision to introduce private investment into the Big Bash leagues risks leaving cricket in Australia "strategically and financially worse off", accor...
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Tears flow as tennis star lets two-set lead slip in first major quarterfinal
Rising American star Alex Michelsen is consoled by Frances Tiafoe after losing their US Open quarterfinal despite leading by two sets and a break. Newsili...
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Sabalenka stays alive at US Open by telling herself 'the match is over'
Down a break to the Wimbledon champion in the decisive third set of her US Open quarterfinal, Aryna Sabalenka tells herself "the match is over" to loosen...
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Football league says Swans scandal comments 'clearly insensitive'
A country football league has distanced itself from "unacceptable" comments made at a recent awards event at which the master of ceremonies joked about th...
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Landmark study exposes scale of brain injury crisis in rugby league
A study finds 31 former rugby league players have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Newsiline sum...
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Breaking: Cricket Australia agrees to bring private investment to Big Bash
Cricket Australia agrees to bring private investment into the Big Bash League, starting with the sale of the Melbourne Renegades. Newsiline summarises thi...
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Alan Jones's former colleague quizzed over 'loyalty' promise
The former radio staffer referred to a journalist investigating claims against Alan Jones as "low breed" and "pure evil", a court has heard today. Newsili...
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NSW Greens MP pleads with federal colleagues not to back National party motion to block koala park deal
Federal Greens partyroom split over plan for NSW to get millions of dollars’ worth in carbon credits for creating a koala national park Follow our Austral...