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AFL

AFL

West Coast’s Duggan has fire in his belly

Eagles defender Liam Duggan has plenty of motivation to work with this pre-season after being overlooked for the club’s finals campaign.

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AFL

Freo buoyed by AFL bookends’ progression

The Dockers have been boosted by positive news on the injury front surrounding Jesse Hogan and Alex Pearce, and dismissed concerns over Michael Walters.

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AFL

AFL superstar Whitfield to stay at Giants

Greater Western Sydney have continued their run of long-term signings, with gun midfielder Lachie Whitfield inking a seven-year deal.

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AFL

Shuey named Eagles AFL captain

Luke Shuey has been named West Coast captain, replacing Shannon Hurn.

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AFL

Port Adelaide scrap AFL co-captaincy model

Port Adelaide’s Tom Jonas will the AFL club’s sole captain for the 2020 season, with the Power abandoning the co-captaincy model.

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Horse Racing

Horse Racing

Superhard returns to Flemington for sprint

With Standish Handicap plans for Superhard, trainer John Sadler will give the sprinter another look at the Flemington straight in an 1100m-sprint.

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Horse Racing

Strome unlikely starter in G2 Villiers

The Mark Newnham-trained Quackerjack is the early favourite for the Villiers Stakes with Strome unlikely to run.

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Horse Racing

Laing hoping to return to training soon

Trainer Robbie Laing is hopeful he will get his training licence back when the Racing Victoria Board holds its next meeting.

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Horse Racing

Queensland out to break Origin duck

Queensland riders Jim Byrne and Matt McGillivray are determined to break Queensland’s duck in the Jockeys State Of Origin series in Brisbane.

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Horse Racing

Dee gets New Zealand Christmas call-up

In-form Melbourne jockey Michael Dee will mix business and pleasure when he returns home to New Zealand for Christmas.

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Rugby

Rugby

Coach popular on social media: Rugby Aust

Rugby Australia has given short shrift to its problems in a statement after its final board meeting of the year.

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Rugby

Bulldogs confident of retaining skipper

Canterbury hope to have skipper Josh Jackson re-signed, and clarity around salary cap relief for injured star Kieran Foran, by Christmas.

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Rugby

Wallabies’ McMahon to make sevens return

Wallabies back-rower Sean McMahon is returning to the Aussie sevens for the first time since 2014.

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Soccer

Soccer

Berisha feeling the love again at United

Besart Berisha and Mark Rudan have moved on from their A-League substitution stand-off, and the striker says Western United have found the love again.

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Soccer

Candidates to be next Socceroos captain

Mark Milligan’s international retirement means Graham Arnold has to appoint a new Socceroos captain, here’s the leading candidates for the role.

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Soccer

Milligan calls time on Socceroos career

Captain Mark Milligan has retired from international football after 80 games for the Socceroos, the first of which was in 2006 as a 20-year-old.

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Golf

Golf

US team move on from Reed golf scandal

Tiger Woods hopes the Patrick Reed cheating saga will not overshadow this week’s Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne.

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Golf

Presidents Cup International team penpix

Penpix of the International team golfers to contest the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne from Thursday.

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Golf

Woods brings X-factor to Cup in Melbourne

With the presence of an in-form Tiger Woods, the 13th Presidents Cup is shaping up to be the biggest in its 25-year history.

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Other Sport

Other sport

Black Caps hold hope for in-doubt Boult

Left-arm quick Trent Boult continues to battle a side strain ahead of the first Test against Australia in Perth, but New Zealand are hopeful he can play.

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Sri Lanka arrive in Pakistan for Tests

After more than a decade and amid heavy security, Sri Lanka have returned to play Test cricket matches in Pakistan.

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Smith, Aussies going into the Test unknown

Australia batsman Steve Smith says his team will have to adapt on the run when they battle NZ on what’s expected to be a cracking Optus Stadium deck.

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Smith ready to return to run-scoring best

Steve Smith spent less time at the crease against Pakistan than in any other Test series in his career, and is ready to take his chances against New Zealand.

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