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Opponent’s injury upsets Saints’ McCarthy

A bad knee injury for Melbourne’s Maddy Guerin saw rival St Kilda forward Kate McCarthy ask if the AFLW game should be stopped.

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Beveridge buoyed by free-flowing Bulldogs

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge was pleased with his team’s opening AFL pre-season performance, which led to a big win over North Melbourne.

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Bontempelli in form for bushfire match

Western Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli has already found a rich vein of form ahead his appearance for Victoria in next week’s AFL bushfire relief match.

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Dogs star Naughton in doubt for round one

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge concedes Aaron Naughton is in doubt for AFL round one, with the key forward set to undergo arthroscopic knee surgery.

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Bulldogs beat Kangaroos in AFL pre-season

All eyes were on Majak Daw in his comeback match, but it was Marcus Bontempelli who starred in the Western Bulldogs’ AFL pre-season win over North Melbourne.

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Horse Racing

Horse Racing

Tim Clark to ride Diamond favourite

Tim Clark will replace the injured Luke Currie aboard Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Hanseatic for Godolphin and trainer Anthony Freedman.

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Ellerton and Zahra with more Plate chances

After winning last year’s Oakleigh Plate with Booker, co-trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra have a two-pronged defence with Zoutori and Crystal Dreamer.

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Vow And Declare on track for autumn return

Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare is on target for his likely return in the Group One Australian Cup after pleasing his trainer in a Flemington jump-out

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Horse Racing

Westport out to bounce back at Caulfield

Westport will be out to bounce back and cause an upset in a stakes race at Caulfield after a luckless Adelaide start.

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Horse Racing

Ryan colts to make their presence felt

Two well-bred colts from the Gerald Ryan stable will begin their latest campaigns in separate races at Rosehill.

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Rugby

Rugby

Crichton switch not set in stone: Robinson

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson says his decision to move Angus Crichton to centre against St Helens is something he’s considered for some time.

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Rugby

Adaptability key in McReight’s Reds return

Queensland captain Liam Wright sees no reason he can’t play alongside fellow openside flanker Fraser McReight against the Sunwolves on Saturday.

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Rugby

England shuffle backline for Ireland test

England have named centre Jonathan Joseph on the wing for his 50th cap as Eddie Jones shuffles his backline for the Six Nations game with Ireland.

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Soccer

Soccer

Verbeek hopes Adelaide can keep Halloran

Ben Halloran’s hot recent form has continued with his Adelaide coach Gertjan Verbeek hoping the A-League club can keep the forward, who is coming off contract.

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Soccer

Wanderers boss banishes the word ‘can’t’

Interim Western Sydney coach Jean-Paul de Marigny says can’t is a word that has no place in his vocabulary, as he presides over a improving Wanderers side.

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Soccer

Phoenix teenage star Cacace in demand

The overseas interest in Wellington Phoenix defender Liberato Cacace is growing, only added to by his match-winning performance against Western United.

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Golf

Golf

McIlroy leads by two shots at WGC-Mexico

World No.1 Rory McIlroy leads with a six-under 65 in the first round of the WGC-Mexico Championship. Zach Murray is the best-placed Australian on 71.

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Golf

Gibson in contention at Puerto Rico Open

Australia’s Rhein Gibson trails leader Kyle Stanley by two shots after the opening round of the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach Golf Course.

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Golf

McIlroy rules out Premier Golf League move

Rory McIlroy has delivered a potentially fatal blow to the proposed Premier Golf League by ruling himself out of joining a breakaway circuit.

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Other Sport

Other sport

Jadeja chat inspires Agar’s T20 hat-trick

Ashton Agar’s match-winning T20 hat-trick in South Africa came just weeks after an inspirational chat with superstar Indian allrounder Ravindra Jadeja.

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Agar hat-trick, Aussies dominate first T20

Ashton Agar has taken a hat-trick to help steer Australia to a dominant victory over South Africa in the T20 series-opener in Johannesburg.

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Aussies ready for pressure cooker T20s

Australia face a string of must-win games to defend their Twenty20 World Cup crown, and must find a way past Sri Lanka arch-nemesis Chamari Atapattu on Monday.

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Healy confident in her form after runs

Alyssa Healy vindicated claims she was still in form with her 51 in Australia’s loss to India, and will take that confidence into a string of must-win games.

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