Diamond Donnell Wallam is without a Super Netball club for 2025 after confirmation the Queensland Firebirds won’t be offering the star shooter a new deal. In a move that’s set to shake up the off-season, Wallam has become the third player let go by the Firebirds after their horror 2024 campaign – joining Ali Miller...
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Emus win 12 golds, one silver medal, to dominate touch football world cup
In short: Australia has claimed the Federation of International Touch World Cup after a dominating week in England. The Emus claimed 12 gold and one silver medal from the 13 divisions, defending the world cup won in Malaysia in 2019. Aussie teams show clean pair of heels to collect a swag of gold medals against...
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20yo Big Bash hero earns maiden Aussie call-up as World Cup stars axed for UK tour
Australia has announced its squad for the upcoming white-ball tour of the United Kingdom, with West Australian young gun Cooper Connolly earning his maiden international call-up. On Monday afternoon, Cricket Australia unveiled its touring party for September’s tour of Scotland and England, which features three T20Is against Scotland in Edinburgh along with three T20Is and...
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England and Spain will go head-to-head for the Euro 2024 final. Here’s what to know
England will face off against Spain in the final of Euro 2024 on Monday morning. If you’re only just tuning into the tournament now, here’s what you need to know and how you can follow the action. What time is the Euros final in Australia? 3am AWST: Western Australia 4.30am ACST: Northern Territory, South Australia...
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Australia Announce Squads For White-Ball Series Against Scotland, England | Cricket News
Australia announced their T20I squad for their upcoming series against Scotland and England, with Perth Scorchers all-rounder Cooper Connolly earning his maiden T20I call-up. The post-David Warner era has begun for Australia, and a new opening pair will take the field for their white-ball series against Scotland and England. The Baggy Greens will...
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David Warner ‘open’ to making international return for Champions Trophy ‘if selected’
David Warner says he’s “closed a chapter” in his playing career but has again put his hand up to play in one last international tournament next year. The freshly retired Australian opener thanked fans, his national teammates and staff in a social media post on Monday night but repeated that he was “open” to a...
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Dashing ‘Demon’ in Wimbledon breakthrough; De Minaur reaches last eight but is there an injury concern?
Alex de Minaur has reached into the quarterfinals of Wimbledon for the first time with a superb victory over emerging French talent Arthur Fils at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on Monday, but ended the match looking a little concerned. The Australian star is yet to drop a set during the 2024 Championships and,...
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‘You’re not’: Brutal reality check for Poms as Paine tears ‘strange’ Stokes move to shreds
Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine has come storming in off the long runway and delivered a scathing clip to Ben Stokes. Stokes sent eyes rolling back into the skulls of many across the globe when he declared his side “will live forever in the memory of people who were lucky enough to witness us...
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How Demon is helping Hewitt 2.0; the day Barty rejected Murray — Wimbledon Talking Points
When world No.1 Jannik Sinner whipped a ferocious return to the feet to end the charge of his compatriot and former finalist Matteo Berrettini at Wimbledon on Wednesday, the Italian was not the only person at the All England Club breathing a sigh of relief. Some marathon matches on centre court meant the riveting clash...
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Kokkinakis saves four match points in two-day Wimbledon epic, silences UK ‘muppets’
Thanasi Kokkinakis vowed at Roland Garros he was done with playing a starring role as the marathon man in tennis but the promise lasted less than a month. The South Australian is proving the leopard of the tennis circuit because, although dressed in the plain ‘all white’ demanded at Wimbledon, he has “definitely” not changed...
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Elvis Smylie to make major championship debut at British Open after making it through qualifying
Queenslander Elvis Smylie says he got “goosebumps” after locking in his major championship debut at the British Open at Royal Troon, taking the number of Australians in the field to six. Smylie, the son of Australian tennis great Liz, was one of 12 Australians playing qualifying events across four venues but the only one to...
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‘We need a reboot’: Mark Waugh calls for split coaching roles after Australia’s T20 World Cup exit
Australian cricket legend Mark Waugh has called for the national men’s side to have a specialist white-ball coach after the team failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals last month. Mitchell Marsh’s men returned home from the Caribbean early following losses to Afghanistan and India during the Super Eight stage, missing out on...