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AFL

Banned Pie Stephenson cleared to play VFL

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says Jaidyn Stephenson will gain valuable match practice in the VFL before returning to the AFL side for the finals series.

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AFL

Dew ticking boxes despite Suns’ AFL losses

Gold Coast will consider hiring a coaching mentor for Stuart Dew, who won’t be judged on his win-loss AFL record as a contract extension nears.

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Dockers face scramble to keep AFL stars

Fremantle shocked the AFL world on Tuesday with the sacking of Ross Lyon and Steve Rosich, and they need to move quickly to fill those positions.

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Sacking Lyon was wrong AFL call: Riewoldt

Former Saints forward Nick Riewoldt believes some agendas, run against axed Fremantle AFL coach Ross Lyon, had brought about the veteran’s downfall.

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Buddy set for AFL return and 300th game

Sydney star Lance Franklin has ticked all the medical boxes and will make his 300th AFL appearance, provided he gets through training.

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Horse Racing

Horse Racing

Enable looks unstoppable in Yorkshire Oaks

A field of four will run in the Yorkshire Oaks headed by Enable who is aiming for a sixth consecutive Group One win.

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Horse Racing

Deep Force out to bounce back at Valley

Deep Force is set for a step up in class at The Valley in the Listed McKenzie Stakes but connections believe he has the talent necessary to measure up.

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Horse Racing

Verry Elleegant ready for Winx Stakes

Verry Elleegant has pleased her jockey and trainer ahead of the Winx Stakes after a slight scare when she pulled off a shoe.

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Horse Racing

Spirit Of Valor could make Valley return

Last year’s Group One Manikato Stakes runner-up Spirit Of Valor could have his first start for his new stable in the Listed Carlyon Stakes at The Valley.

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Horse Racing

Sheedy to be face of MRC Everest Series

The Melbourne Racing Club has announced Kevin Sheedy as the face of the MRC Everest Series this spring.

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Rugby

Rugby

Brown happy to rebuild another NRL club

Nathan Brown says he’ll keep getting jobs in rugby league as long as there are selfish clubs that destroy rosters, prompting the need for him to rebuild them.

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Rugby

Skelton at World Cup not critical: Beale

Kurtley Beale is an admirer of former Waratahs teammate Will Skelton but says it isn’t vital that the English-based lock wins a Wallabies World Cup call up.

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Rugby

Fergo eyes NRL return, Eels eye top four

Influential Parramatta winger Blake Ferguson will return in next week’s NRL match with Brisbane, coach Brad Arthur has confirmed.

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Soccer

Soccer

Ajax held to draw at APOEL in ECL playoffs

Last year’s semi-finalists Ajax have drawn 0-0 at APOEL in their Champions League play-off tie first leg while Socceroos midfielder James Holland’s LASK lost.

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Soccer

Bayern fans greet Coutinho at training

New arrivals Philippe Coutinho and Michael Cuisance have trained for the first time with Bayern Munich and are set for early Bundesliga debuts against Schalke.

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Soccer

Hoolahan set for take-off with Jets in Cup

Newcastle midfielder Dimi Petratos is excited to see what Irish recruit Wes Hoolahan can do when he debuts for the Jets against Edgeworth in the FFA Cup.

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Golf

Golf

Guide to the PGA Tour’s play-offs finale

Tour Championship format, starting scores, bonus money payouts and everything else you need to know about this year’s PGA Tour play-offs finale.

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Golf

$15mill Cup dwarfs Norman’s earnings

Adam Scott and Marc Leishman are vying for the $US15 million FedEx Cup, which is more than countryman Greg Norman earned in his US Tour career.

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Golf

PGA boss ‘would love’ to see Trump in Aus

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has extended an invitation to US President Donald Trump to attend the Presidents Cup in Melbourne in December.

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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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