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Australian sport's anti-doping chief slams an Olympic-style event with no drug testing as "grossly irresponsible" and warns of severe ramifications for athletes taking part.

Barely a year ago Cameron McEvoy was done with the swimming. However, the 29-year-old is now a world champion with ambitions to race at Brisbane's 2032 Games.

In spring in the northern hemisphere, Blake Whitney trains alongside the best baseballers in the world but in the off-season he's just another player in Alice Springs.

They grew up playing footy in cow paddocks at home, where "rugby league is a religion". Now, these young men are preparing to grace footy fields in Australia, hoping to one day represent their country. 

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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou joins other Premier League managers in slamming suggestions football needs a sin bin and blue card as being a backwards step in the sport's development.

Diver Anabelle Smith felt pressure to look a certain way as a young diver, which affected her mental and physical health. 

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The Australian Institute of Sport will remain in Canberra as recommended by an independent review into its location, facilities, and level of investment needed — prompted by calls to move the institute to Queensland ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games.

With the most successful franchise of the past five years going up against one of the most decorated teams in NFL history, Super Bowl LVIII will be a tough one for viewers who aren't fans of either side.

Australia's David Warner marks his 100th T20I with a brilliant 70, as West Indies fall short of running down a record chase in Hobart to lose the first match of the series.

Australian Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo has said his team is "no longer just a platform for Red Bull Racing".

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The inquest into the death of Manly Sea Eagles player Keith Titmuss heard evidence from former coach Des Hasler who described the 20-year-old as a "beautiful boy".

England, India and South Africa all claim the gap between Australia and the rest of the world is closing in women's cricket. But there is a difference in opinion amongst the Aussie camp, with some refusing to believe a gap ever existed.

Former Wallaby Kurtley Beale is found not guilty by a jury of sexual offences against a woman at a Bondi pub.

A NSW magistrate found there was reasonable doubt Molong-based trainer Augustus Weekes gave the greyhound alcohol, despite declaring him an "unreliable" witness.

The Opals are on the cusp of Olympic qualification after holding their nerve to beat Brazil 60-55 in the first of three critical games.

Vanessa Bryant says Kobe picked the design of his first statue outside the LA Lakers' home court, and that it is the first of three of the NBA superstar, one of which will also depict their late daughter Gianna.

An extensive marine search for what was mistakenly thought to be two missing paddleboarders on the New South Wales Mid North Coast has sparked calls for greater safety protocols around the emerging water sport of hydrofoiling.

Usher has worked with many stars throughout his career and has hinted at who he might share the Super Bowl LVIII half-time show stage with.

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Bowling all-rounder Michael Neser is recalled to Australia's Test squad as Pat Cummins's team embarks on a red-ball tour of New Zealand for the first time in eight years.

Australia claims its first swimming gold medal at the World Aquatic Championships in Doha, clinching a nail-biting win in the 4x1500m mixed open-water event.