Fletch, Hindy, a host of Aussie cricket stars and a lie detector test. What could go wrong? The Fox League duo were let loose on the Aussie cricket team with the likes of Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh and Usman Khawaja in the firing line. Right off the bat the players were...
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Aussies send US Open seeds packing on another big day in the Big Apple
Jordan Thompson has clinched the biggest grand slam win of his career with a superb straight sets victory over No.7 seed Hubert Hurkacz at the US Open on Thursday on a bright opening to Day 4 for the Australian men playing in New York. The 30-year-old is enjoying the finest season of his career on...
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The huge advantage for newest Aussie F1 rookie… and how ‘unsung hero’ can shine quickly
Jack Doohan says he wants to use his final months as Alpine’s reserve drive to wrap the team around him and adapt the car to his driving style to ensure he can hit the ground running in 2025. Doohan was confirmed as Australia’s next Formula 1 driver last week, with Alpine announcing he will partner...
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Alexei Popyrin turns tables in dominant win as another Djokovic blockbuster awaits
Rising Australian star Alexei Popyrin is preparing for a step into the unknown should he play Novak Djokovic as expected at the US Open on Friday. The 25-year-old reached the last 32 at the US Open for the third time with a dominant victory over 6-2 6-4 6-0 victory over Pedro Martinez, a Spaniard who...
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England’s 200cm answer to Starc emerges from nowhere… and he could be an Ashes bolter
England has found their answer to Mitchell Starc. Earlier this week, left-armed quick Josh Hull was named as Mark Wood’s injury replacement for the remainder of the Test campaign against Sri Lanka, and also included in England’s squad for next month’s white-ball series against Australia. The Leicestershire bowler, who turned 20 last week, has played...
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Australians now have the legal right to disconnect from work. But how effective will it be? | CBC News
Australia’s right-to-disconnect law has come into effect — giving employees the right to refuse contact if their employers reach out to them by phone or email after hours, a type of law that has popped up around the world. “What we’re simply saying is that someone who is not being paid 24 hours a day shouldn’t...
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Superstar Mary Fowler defends the Matildas’ Paris Olympics work ethic
Mary Fowler has defended the Matildas’ Paris preparations following their Olympic flop earlier this month. Coming off fourth-placed results at both the Tokyo 2021 Olympics and the 2023 World Cup on home soil, members of the popular Australian team spoke publicly of their medal hopes in France. It loomed as a tough task, however, after...
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Aussie bolter sends Alcaraz huge US Open scare; Demon survives in gritty return: Aussie wrap
For an hour or so on the world’s biggest stadium court, Australian bolter Li Tu had Spanish sensation Carlos Alcaraz scrambling and the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd chanting his surname in approval as he launched an audacious bid for a stunning upset. It was already an exceptional day for Australian men, with six players including...
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Devastated Dasha destroys racquet as she ponders the point of it all after New York heartbreaker
A devastated Dasha Saville demolished her racquet in a fit of frustration after an excruciating opening round loss at the US Open on Tuesday and will head back to Australia as she contemplates whether she wants to continue on with her career. In her first singles match since enduring a heartbreaking loss at Wimbledon after...
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EUROPE GAS-Prices rise as Australian LNG outage fuels supply concerns
EUROPE GAS-Prices rise as Australian LNG outage fuels supply concerns LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Dutch and British wholesale gas prices rose on Tuesday afternoon on supply concerns raised by an extended outage at an Australian LNG plant and geopolitical risk, though strong storage inventories are limiting the upside. The benchmark front-month contract at...
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Freakish Djoker ‘playing like he’s 21’ in warning sign; wild Aussie crowd reality hits US – Talking Pts
Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff began their campaign to defend their US Open crowns in style in New York on Monday, but it was not the quality of their tennis that was the main buzz point, as impressively as they played. Instead the focus was on the crowds or, more accurately, the movement...
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Aussie Alexei dazzles in New York with strong US Open start to edge closer to Novak match-up
A triumph in the Montreal Masters earlier this month raised hopes Alexei Popyrin might prove a headline act in Australian tennis in the years ahead but it can scarcely be said that the Sydneysider is swift when it comes to turning the pages. Popyrin, who opened his US Open campaign with a stylish 7-5 6-2...