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Bangladesh sense opportunity to create history against undermanned Australia

Bangladesh want to seize a rare opportunity against a depleted Australia, captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz said on Monday on the eve of a three-match ODI series.

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Aussie batters Marsh and Head withdraw from Bangladesh ODI series

Captain Mitchell Marsh and star batsman Travis Head were ruled out of Australia's one-day international series in Bangladesh Monday with Josh Inglis to lead the side.

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Volpato declares 2026 was 'time to come home' to Australia

Cristian Volpato said he could feel in his heart it was "time to come home" after the former Italy under-21 international made his Australia debut on Saturday following his shock switch on the eve of the World Cup.

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Switzerland draw proves Socceroos can 'punch above our weight': Popovic

Australia coach Tony Popovic said he was confident his side could "punch above our weight" at the World Cup after a battling 1-1 draw with Switzerland on Saturday.

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Switzerland and Australia end World Cup preparations with 1-1 draw

Switzerland and Australia drew 1-1 in what was both sides’ final FIFA World Cup warm-up match, ending the Socceroos’ three-match losing run against top-25 ranked sides since sealing qualification.

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Were you paying attention in May? Test your knowledge with our monthly sports quiz

Put yourself to the test with ten questions surrounding the world of Australian sport in May.

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65 from captain Inglis in vain as Australia lose deciding ODI in Pakistan

Spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shadab Khan starred in Pakistan's four-wicket win in their decisive third and final one-day international against Australia in Lahore on Thursday.

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14 years separate Geria and Herrington but their energy and ambition remains the same

Lucas Herrington and Jason Geria were born 14 years apart and have ⁠taken very different journeys to the World Cup, but both are determined to put their best foot forward after making the ‌cut for the Australia squad.

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Father and coach of Aussie tennis player McCabe allegedly assaulted in Birmingham

Police are investigating an alleged assault by a staff member on the coach of Australian tennis player James McCabe at a Challenger tournament in Birmingham this week.

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Cummins considering skipping 2027 IPL to prioritise away Ashes and World Cup

Australia captain Pat Cummins indicated he might skip the Indian Premier League (IPL) next ⁠year to prioritise a heavy test schedule and the one-day international World Cup.

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Green's 53 and Ellis' 4-33 levels Pakistan-Australia ODI series 1-1

Fast bowler Nathan Ellis took a career best four-wicket haul as an understrength Australia shocked Pakistan by 41 runs in the second one-day international in Lahore on Tuesday, levelling the three-match series 1-1.

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'We can go further than any Socceroos team ever before': Irvine

Short on star power but always up for a fight, Australia head to the World ⁠Cup eyeing another trip to the knockout rounds but dogged by the usual questions about whether they have the attacking quality to trouble the top ‌teams.

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Popovic says Socceroos squad is 'fearless' and 'much better' than 2022

Australia coach Tony Popovic said his young World Cup squad is better than the ⁠Socceroos' 2022 line-up and should have high expectations heading into the tournament in North America.

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Who made the final 26-man Socceroos World Cup squad?

Former Italy under-20 international Cristian Volpato's last-minute decision to switch allegiance to Australia has ⁠paid off with inclusion in Tony Popovic's World Cup squad.

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Socceroos out to 'spoil' home World Cup of Group D combatants USA

Efforts to boost soccer in the United States rest heavily on the national team's success at the World Cup -- but their Group D opponents Australia have every intention of crashing the co-hosts' party.

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Socceroos lose narrowly to World Cup co-hosts Mexico in penultimate warm-up

World Cup co-hosts Mexico warmed up with a scrappy 1-0 friendly win over Australia in front of nearly 80,000 El Tri fans at the Rose Bowl outside Los Angeles on Saturday.

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Renshaw praises 'special' effort from match-winning Pakistan debutant

Australian batter Matt Renshaw praised spinner Arafat Minhas after the ⁠teenager led Pakistan to a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia on his one-day international debut ‌in Rawalpindi on Saturday.

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All out for 200! Aussies left stunned by debutant spinner

Spinner Arafat Minhas became the first Pakistan bowler to take five wickets on his ODI debut on Saturday as the hosts eased to a five-wicket win over Australia in the series opener in Rawalpindi.

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Sabalenka fends off Kasatkina to set up French Open last-16 clash with Osaka

Aryna Sabalenka cut through ⁠the French Open chaos as the world number one beat Australia's ‌Daria Kasatkina 6-0, 7-5 on Saturday to seal ‌her place in the fourth ‌round after seismic upsets in the ‌previous two days at Roland Garros.

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'They have a holiday when Barcelona play Madrid': Arnold's love for football-crazy Iraq

Iraq's veteran Australian coach Graham Arnold is hoping his team can pull off a shock on their return to the World Cup stage after a remarkable and gruelling journey to this year's tournament in North America.

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Volpato joins Socceroos World Cup camp four years after snubbing Australia

Former Italy under-20 international Cristian Volpato has ⁠decided to represent Australia and will join the Socceroos' training camp ‌in Los Angeles ahead of the World Cup, ‌Football Australia said on Friday.

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Abdo and Tiley to work together on global tennis innovation

Incoming Tennis Australia (TA) chief executive Andrew Abdo will join forces with outgoing boss Craig Tiley to push a ⁠reform agenda for global tennis, with the two South Africans emerging as key powerbrokers on opposite sides of the Pacific.

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4666: Cummins demolished by 15-year-old Indian sensation in IPL knockout game

524 international wickets meant nothing of substance to teenage Indian opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as he smashed Australian captain Pat Cummins all around the MY Singh Stadium in New Chandigarh on the way to a massive IPL eliminator victory.

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World number two Rybakina suffers shock exit to Starodubtseva at French Open

Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina suffered a shock early exit in the French Open second round on Wednesday at the hands of unseeded Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva.