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AFL

AFL

Swans captain Kennedy in line to play Suns

Sydney captain and midfield dynamo Josh Kennedy is looking good to recover from back spasms and play against Gold Coast on Saturday.

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AFL

Naitanui’s heart hurting after knee injury

West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui has vowed to fight on despite needing a second knee reconstruction.

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AFL

Port’s Ryder cleared of serious AFL injury

Port Adelaide hope their All Australian ruckman Paddy Ryder will miss just one AFL match because of a hip injury.

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AFL

Bulldog duo to miss rest of AFL season

Western Bulldogs forward Liam Picken and teammate Lukas Webb have been ruled out for the remainder of the AFL season because of injury.

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AFL

Magpies latest AFL club to cut pokies ties

Collingwood will sell off their poker machines and say they are leaving the gaming industry.

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Horse Racing

Horse Racing

Ciaron Maher back to work at Caulfield

A broken femur may have cost Ciaron Maher a start in the Mongol Derby but it hasn’t stopped him keeping an eye on his team at Caulfield trackwork.

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Horse Racing

Empire in line for Flemington honours

Nordic Empire will be chasing his fourth win of the season when he runs in a 1200m benchmark race at Flemington.

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Horse Racing

Coonawarra chasing third-straight city win

After wins at Canterbury and Rosehill at his past two starts, four-year-old Coonawarra will try to continue his winning run at Randwick.

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Horse Racing

Sasko chasing winning hat-trick at Sandown

Trainer Tony McEvoy has elected to remove the blinkers from Sasko despite the stayer wearing the headgear to victory at his past two starts.

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Horse Racing

Rising Stars Series set for city finale

The Rising Stars series for apprentice jockeys in Victoria will culminate in the series Final at Flemington.

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Rugby

Rugby

England winger Hall to ditch Leeds for NRL

Ryan Hall could be set to join Sydney Roosters after the England winger confirmed he will leave Super League side Leeds at season’s end.

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Rugby

Six NRL players named for hall of fame

Some of the best players of the 1990s have been named as inductees to the NRL Hall of Fame.

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Rugby

Luke Lewis announces NRL retirement

Two-time premiership winner Luke Lewis will retire from the NRL at season’s end after stints with Penrith and Cronulla.

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Soccer

Soccer

New Chelsea boss Sarri to spell out plans

Chelsea are set to unveil new manager Maurizio Sarri amid the club’s biggest period of upheaval since Roman Abramovich took ownership 15 years ago.

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Soccer

Rogic missing for Champs League qualifier

Tom Rogic is back in training with Scottish champions Celtic but the Socceroos midfield ace will play no part in the Bhoys’ Champions League qualifier.

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Soccer

Tim Cahill retires from Socceroos duty

Socceroos legend Tim Cahill has announced his retirement from international football.

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Golf

Golf

British Open my best chance: Tiger Woods

The clock may be ticking for Tiger Woods and another major but if he’s going to get another one he feels links courses offer him the best opportunities.

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Golf

Newton urges Day to tone down the hype

Runner-up in a 1975 Carnoustie playoff, Jack Newton believes the course will suit Australia’s leading British Open hopes when the links major starts this week.

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Golf

Carnoustie will ‘drive some people batty’

Former winner David Duval says he has “never seen anything like” the conditions at British Open host course Carnoustie Links following a summer heatwave.

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Other Sport

Other sport

Burns to play at Glamorgan, replaces Marsh

Injured Shaun Marsh will be replaced by another Australian in Joe Burns at Glamorgan.

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Other sport

Sri Lanka cricket captain, coach get bans

After refusing to take the field on day three of the second Test against the West Indies last month, Sri Lanka’s captain, coach and manager have received bans.

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Smith, Warner no chance for BBL: McConnie

Cricket Australia insist there is no chance Steve Smith and David Warner’s sanctions will be softened to allow them to play in the BBL.

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Focus on WBBL not woman in BBL: Perry

Australian cricket star Ellyse Perry says the Women’s Big Bash League should reach its potential before a woman joins the men’s league, but hasn’t ruled it out.

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