Wanderers coach issued show cause notice after explosive presser, City midfielder facing lengthy ban

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Marko Rudan will be forced to explain why he shouldn’t face sanction from Football Australia after slamming the officiating in Western Sydney’s A-League Men loss to Macarthur. Rudan could be hit with a reprimand, fine or suspension after he used his post-match press conference to criticise referee Adam Kersey after Sunday’s 4-3 defeat. The coach’s […]

Bazbawl: Bairstow barks back in fiery exchange with Ashwin, Stokes commits schoolboy error as India sink England

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Jonny Bairstow’s gentlemanly spirit of cricket was nowhere to be found and Ben Stokes committed a schoolboy error as England were thrashed by 106 runs in the Second Test at Visakhapatnam. Bairstow was involved in a fiery exchange with Ravichandran Ashwin after the English veteran was given out LBW at a crucial stage of the […]

‘That’s the dream’: In demand young gun delivers biggest clue yet on future as Jorgensen opens up on RWC heartache

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In words that will warm the hearts of Australian rugby fans, young gun Max Jorgensen says he wants to “make his mark here and play for the Wallabies”. His reason? The unique opportunity to line up against the British and Irish Lions next year and, perhaps, feature in a home World Cup in 2027 too. […]

Australian ODI team v West Indies: More changes for series decider with Short’s brief stint over, McDermott recalled

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Australia batter Matt Short will miss the final one-day international clash with the West Indies after suffering a hamstring injury. Short made an ODI career-high 41 in Australia’s 83-run, series-clinching win in Sydney on Sunday, but a lower-grade hamstring complaint means he won’t play the third match in Canberra on Tuesday. Ben McDermott has been […]

Niu-look Tesi: Dolphins flyer sheds plenty of kilos to shape up for squeeze for positions out wide

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Dolphins outside back positions are all but taken for NRL round one but versatile Tesi Niu has lost eight kilograms in the pre-season to give himself a red-hot crack at snaring one of them. The 22-year-old former Brisbane flyer can play wing, centre or fullback but at this stage his best chance of forcing his […]