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AFL

AFL

Crows call for AFL salary cap direction

Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks says his club is asking the AFL to provide some direction on the future of the soft salary cap amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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AFL

AFL timeline to aid players’ focus: Parker

Sydney star Luke Parker, who has been busy training and doing renovation and volunteer work, is hoping the AFL’s next update brings some sort of certainty.

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AFL

Worsfold confident of McKenna AFL return

Essendon coach John Worsfold is confident Conor McKenna will return from Ireland to play with the Bombers again when the AFL season is cleared to resume.

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Fagan wants shorter AFL games, big benches

Brisbane coach Chris Fagan hopes the AFL season re-starts with shorter quarters and extended benches to help ease players through a hectic program.

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AFL teen star Rankine on the mend

Gold Coast vice-captain Touk Miller says Izak Rankine is back on track after a hamstring injury prevented the young star from making his AFL debut in round one.

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Horse Racing

Horse Racing

Flit to bounce back in Arrowfield Sprint

After finishing unplaced at her past two starts this autumn, Group One-winning filly Flit will be out to bounce back to winning form in the Arrowfield Sprint.

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Horse Racing

First Seal’s yearling fetches $1.8 million

Coolmore has paid $1.8 million for the first foal out of champion filly First Seal at the Australian Easter Yearling Sale being conducted online.

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Horse Racing

Newnham chases elusive Oaks with Quintessa

Trainer Mark Newnham is hoping for a case of third time lucky when he backs up Quintessa in the Group One Australian Oaks at Randwick.

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Horse Racing

Gallic Chieftain in another Sydney Cup bid

The Archie Alexander-trained Gallic Chieftain is set for his second Sydney Cup attempt after finishing sixth in the Group One 3200m race at Randwick a year ago.

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Horse Racing

Fresh Secret Blaze aims up at Easter Cup

Co-trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy have Secret Blaze aimed at the Easter Cup at Caulfield before a potential rise in trip.

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Rugby

Rugby

Lions should play NZ then tour SA: Gatland

British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has touted a one-off match with the All Blacks before he takes his squad to South Africa in 2021.

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Rugby

Gould’s wellbeing warning over NRL bubbles

Phil Gould has warned isolating NRL players away from their families would be a detriment to the wellbeing and mental health of the players.

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Rugby

Gallen wants NRL to change name, trophy

Paul Gallen says the NRL should change the competition’s name and trophy this year if it relaunches after the coronavirus shutdown in a new conference format.

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Soccer

Soccer

Victory CEO confident of A-League survival

Melbourne Victory are being affected by the A-League suspension but chief executive Trent Jacobs is confident they will pull through the financial challenge.

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Soccer

Arnold welcomes Olympic football age call

Olyroos coach Graham Arnold is confident his team can win a medal at Tokyo 2021 - especially if their older players are cleared to feature at the Olympics.

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Soccer

Ronaldinho out of jail, into luxury hotel

Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho was released from jail into house arrest at a Paraguayan hotel after he and his brother paid $1.6 million in bail.

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Golf

Golf

Norman credited for Masters resilience

In what would have been Masters week, Australian peers recall the pain of Greg Norman’s collapses and near-misses, but also his fortitude to keep contending.

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Golf

Aussie golf trio back Cup captain Immelman

World No.6 Adam Scott says the appointment of new captain Trevor Immelman can help the Internationals edge closer to a drought-breaking Presidents Cup win.

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Golf

Day targets rescheduled majors glory

Jason Day is excited that golf’s three US-based major championships will take place later this year, but the British Open has been cancelled.

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Other Sport

Sport

Heat builds on top four

THE HEATWAVE was as strong as expected.

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Indy 500 winner Power maintains the faith

Will Power got out of his broken-down car at the Road America garage and turned down a drink. He might not have been in his No. 12 Chevrolet long enough to break much of a sweat. Just another frustrating finish for Power in what has been an uneven...

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Carey to make up for lost time in T20

T20 vice-captain Alex Carey has been a frustrated spectator for much of Australia’s dismal tour of England, but the classy strokeplayer’s ready to make up for lost time in Wednesday’s one-off Twenty20 match at Edgbaston. With Test and one-day skipper...

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Warner to play in Caribbean Premier League

Banned Australian cricketer David Warner will play in this year’s Caribbean Premier League as a replacement for compatriot D’Arcy Short.

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