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Kayden Minear is competing in the AMA Supercross 250cc series.

Trait that will make our newest motorsport star a success

MITCHELL JOHNSON: This teenager has worked hard to get where he is and, having seen him up close, I have full confidence he will make it big in the USA.

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Kaylee McKeown, Jenna Strauch, Emma McKeon and Mollie O’Callaghan at the Paris Games.

Olympic golden girls reveal dark side of gold medal glory

Two of Australia's best swimmers have made raw admissions about the unexpected fallout of their Paris Games success.

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A Run It Straight competition is going ahead despite warnings from health bodies about the dangers of the sport.

Experts slam ‘reckless’ sport as $200k competition goes ahead

It is a ‘dangerous spectacle’ and ‘a step backwards’ in sport safety.

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Oleksandr Usyk has given an impassioned message to the US president about the plight of Ukraine.

World champ’s message to Trump: ‘Live in my house for a week’

Heavyweight boxing’s world champion, Oleksandr Usyk, has invited Donald Trump to live in his house ‘for one week’ to better understand what is unfolding in Ukraine.

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Ariarne Titmus has declared the LA Olympics will be her last.

Titmus walks away from Brisbane Olympics days before losing world record

The 24-year-old made her most categorical statement yet. Then a rising star took her crown.

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Tyrese Haliburton hit the match-winning shot for the Pacers in the first game of the NBA playoffs.

Haliburton’s heroics sink OKC in NBA Finals opener

WATCH THE VIDEO: Tyrese Haliburton has helped Indiana snatch an incredible 111-110 win over Oklahoma City in game one of the NBA Finals.

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Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman at a Wrexham game.

Reynolds & Jackman’s new sporting venture unveiled

Ryan Reynolds is teaming up with his good mate, as well as an iconic Australian company, to see if his success with Wrexham FC will continue with his latest investment.

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Australian swimmer James Magnussen and coaching compatriot Brett Hawke face World Aquatics bans.

Magnussen faces global ban over drug games

World Aquatics is not messing around as it announced a drastic measure to stop athletes signing up for the Enhanced Games.

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Magnus Carlsen and Gukesh Dommaraju go head-to-head.

Chaos as Grandmaster blows up over chess tournament defeat

In scenes befitting a mid-match blow-up in any of the world’s contact sports, chess’s G.O.A.T Magnus Clarksen has been beaten by a young Indian upstart, and he did not like it one bit.

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Lachlan Kennedy won a race within a race when he cracked the sub-10 barrier before Gout Gout and their fellow Aussie sprinters.

‘Euphoric’ Kennedy reveals Gout’s private response to sub-10 feat

The history-making Aussie and his friendly rival are ‘fired up’ and just days away from their next battle.

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Reggie Barnett, right, takes a punch from Travis Thompson during a 135-pound bout at the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship at the Ice and Events Center in 2018.

Minister will not deliver knockout blow to controversial fight event

Those against the combat sport say: ‘If there is a death then of course that falls at the feet of our government.’

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Football Australia have finally announced Joe Montemurro as the Matildas' new full-time coach. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Worth the wait? Limbo over as Matildas land Montemurro

Joe Montemurro has been named as the next coach of the Matildas in a deal that runs until the end of the Los Angeles Olympics.

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Tom Daley celebrates after winning gold in the Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Olympic champion exposes the ‘danger‘ for athletes revealing their sexuality

The gold medallist has detailed his struggles as a gay man while competing in an elite sport and warned of the risks athletes face in coming out of the closet.

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Two men have been charged after allegedly manipulating yellow card calls in the A-League.

Players charged over A-League men betting scandal

Two men have been charged over their involvement in an alleged betting scandal that included the manipulation of yellow cards during soccer games for gambling.

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Peter “Cotti” Cottrell went from a casual night out with mates to competing on the world stage.

Aussie axe thrower aims to carve out victory in Canada

What began as fun with mates is now a journey to the world championships in Canada for the Aussie.

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