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Josh Inglis to captain Australia ODI team in place of injured Marsh

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the one-day international series in Pakistan after picking up an ankle injury while playing in the Indian Premier League.

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Daniil Medvedev shuts down talk of skipping Roland Garros despite barren run

Daniil Medvedev was left to digest a seventh first-round defeat ⁠in 10 appearances at the French Open after a bruising five-set loss to Australian Adam Walton on Tuesday, ‌but the Russian said he would never consider skipping the claycourt Grand ‌Slam.

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Medvedev falls in French Open first round again with stunning loss to wildcard Walton

Daniil Medvedev could not avoid ⁠the French Open first‑round trapdoor as he fell 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, ‌6-4 to Australian wildcard Adam Walton on Tuesday ‌in a match marked by sharp ‌swings in momentum on the Parisian ‌clay.

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Socceroos call eight up to training squad after McGree ruled out

Australia playmaker Riley McGree has been ruled out of the World ⁠Cup in a blow for the Socceroos following a hamstring injury playing for English club Middlesbrough ‌over the weekend.

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Four-time champion Iga Swiatek soars into French Open second round

Four-time champion Iga Swiatek powered into the French Open second round on Monday with a dominant straight-sets win over Australian teenager Emerson Jones.

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Travis Head and family flooded with online abuse following Kohli incident

Travis Head and his wife Jessica have been subjected to a barrage of online abuse after the Australian cricketer was embroiled in a spat with India great Virat Kohli during an IPL match.

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Schutt to bow out from ICC events following T20 World Cup

Australia seamer Megan Schutt said on Monday the 2026 ⁠Twenty20 World Cup would be her final major International Cricket Council campaign as ‌she prepares to pass the reins to the ‌next generation.

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Hibernian forward Martin Boyle hoping for Australia World Cup call-up after Qatar setback

Australia forward Martin Boyle was reduced to crutches and a cheerleading role at ⁠the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but four years later is on a better footing to play in the North American tournament.

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Aussie cricket at a standoff with no agreement on BBL privatisation

As Twenty20 cricket competitions explode around the world, Australia's Big Bash League is struggling to chart a vision for the future, after plans to privatise its franchises stalled.

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Tommy Paul mounts comeback to see off Alex de Minaur and reach Hamburg final

American world number 26 Tommy Paul came from a set down to beat Australia's Alex de Minaur in the semi-finals of the Hamburg ATP event on Friday.

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2022 World Cup hero Mathew Leckie grateful for Australia call-up after injury battle

Australia's 2022 World Cup hero Mathew Leckie is grateful to coach Tony ⁠Popovic for giving him a chance of being selected for the tournament in North America following a long ‌battle with injury.

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Auckland hoping to join tiny list of clubs to win a league in another country

Auckland FC will bid to become the first New Zealand team to win an A-League championship and ⁠join a rare club of cross-border winners in world soccer by beating Australian heavyweights Sydney FC in the Grand Final on Saturday.

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Football Australia reports record $11m loss for 2025

Football Australia (FA) will report a record $15 million loss for 2025 at its annual general meeting next week, ‌swelled by soaring staffing costs and legal bills ‌in a dispute with the ‌A-League's management.

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Australia star and activist Jackson Irvine prioritising World Cup ambitions

Unionist, activist and champion of inclusion, Australia's Jackson Irvine is known as much for standing up for his beliefs as his midfield industry, ⁠but at the World Cup he may leave the statements to his football.

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Socceroos youngster Matthews ruled out of World Cup with injury

Australia defender Hayden Matthews has ⁠pulled out of the Socceroos' pre-World Cup camp in Florida ‌with injury, opening the door for ‌uncapped 18-year-old centre back Dylan ‌Leonard to join the training ‌squad.

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Heidelberg United to pursue appeal after being rejected for AFC Champions League 2

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) rejected Heidelberg United's qualification via the 2025 Australian Cup on Tuesday due to a failure to meet on-field licencing requirements, elevating Melbourne Victory to their spot.

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Football Australia rejects Western United's A-League return

Melbourne soccer club Western United are set ⁠for another year on the A-League sidelines after a Football Australia ‌committee declined to grant them a license for ‌the 2026/27 season.

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Adam Scott to play 100th consecutive major at US Open

Australian Adam Scott is officially set for his 100th consecutive major golf at June's US Open as officials confirmed 35 exemptions into the field on Monday.

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Cricket Australia downplays fears that Indian investment will transform BBL

Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive Todd Greenberg said fears that private investment ⁠in the Big Bash League (BBL) could lead to the tournament ceding control to Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise ‌owners are overblown.

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Min Woo Lee one shot off the lead after two rounds at PGA Championship

Australian Min Woo Lee carded an even score in Round 2 of the 2026 PGA Championship to be tied third and just one shot behind co-leaders Maverick McNealy and Alex Smalley.

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Mitch Marsh's 38-ball 90 powers his IPL side to victory

Australian opener Mitchell Marsh missed out on a second IPL century in three innings, though his brutal 90 was the foundation around which Lucknow Super Giants eked out a seven-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings on Friday.

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Chelsea legend Sam Kerr to leave the club at the end of the season

Australia striker Sam Kerr will leave ⁠Chelsea when her contract expires at the end of the season, ending ‌a six-and-a-half-year spell in which she became ‌one of the most influential players ‌in the club’s history.

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Newcastle's Bayliss earns selection in Wood-led All Whites World Cup squad

New Zealand coach Darren Bazeley included veteran defender Tommy Smith in his World Cup squad in a throwback to the ⁠2010 finals in South Africa, while naming Australia-based rookie midfielder Lachlan Bayliss.

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Former Aussie batter North 'tremendously honoured' to serve as England selector

Former Australia batsman Marcus North said Wednesday it was "a tremendous honour" to be appointed as England's national selector.