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Eagles drop Lycett over discipline
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Staff writers 1:58 PM AFL The West Coast Eagles' ruck woes continue unabated, with Scott Lycett joining Nic Naitanui on the sidelines - having been dropped for disciplinary reasons.
Ricciardo is Baku on track
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Andrew Tate 1:12 PM MOTOR SPORTThe Formula One roadshow heads to Baku in Azerbaijan this weekend, with Daniel Ricciardo keen to be back racing on a street circuit as he tries to put recent disappointments behind him.
NBA finals over, Olympics in doubt for Bogut
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8:33 AM BASKETBALL Andrew Bogut's knee injury is potentially an Olympic medal vanquishing catastrophe for the Australian men's basketball team.
Etihad astro turf 'like concrete'
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Ronny Lerner 11:44 AM AFL ​Geelong superstar Jimmy Bartel has likened Etihad Stadium's controversial outer rim of astro turf to concrete and said the venue should seek a better alternative.
Top female star threatens to hang up boots
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Samantha Lane 6:31 PM AFL The most coveted footballer in the AFL's new women's league, Daisy Pearce, has threatened to retire if she can't play for her beloved Melbourne Football Club.
Mid-season: Blues become overachievers
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Andrew Tate 5:37 PM AFL As AFL clubs enjoy their mid-season bye and list managers turn their attention more towards 2017, we take a daily look at one club – how it has performed so far and what to expect from here. Today: Carlton.
Hinkley wants Monfries at Port next year
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Ronny Lerner 10:28 AM AFL Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has insisted that suspended forward Angus Monfries will be at the club next season.
'F--- off Russia, we're England and Wales'
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Euro 2016 Armed police moved in with stun grenades and tear gas on as hundreds of drunk English and Welsh teamed up in running brawls on the back streets of Lille.
France steal last-gasp win over Albania
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7:26 AM EURO 2016 Late goals from Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet have helped France become the first team to advance to the knockout stages of the European Championship with a 2-0 win over Albania.
Tomic flourishing under Hewitt
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7:31 AM TENNIS Bernard Tomic is primed for an assault on Wimbledon thanks to personal sessions with Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt that have him brimming with confidence.
England are 'desperate' to clinch series
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Tom Decent 5:31 PM RUGBY Playmaker George Ford says the Wallabies will come even harder at England in the second Test, but he made it clear the visitors are "desperate" to clinch a maiden series victory in Australia.
AFL
Geelong and Richmond miss the cut for women's competition
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Samantha Lane and Emma Quayle 7:14 PM The five clubs to miss out on fielding a team in the opening season of the AFL's inaugural women's competition will push for future inclusion, despite their dismay at being overlooked.
AFL women's league a whole new ball game
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Caroline Wilson 7:56 PM The AFL's backing of a women's league is recognition that it must expand and diversify if it is to thrive.
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Cricket
Imran Tahir haul helps Proteas smash Windies
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12:08 PM Legspinner Imran Tahir has become the first South African to claim seven wickets in a one-day international as the Proteas demolished the West Indies in St Kitts.
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Olympics
Rio Games have problems, but so have other Olympics
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David Wharton 9:12 AM The reporters crowding around Mario Andrada all wanted to know the same thing: Are the 2016 Summer Olympics headed for disaster?
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Tennis
Stosur to work with new coach for grasscourt season
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Grace ...](/web/20160616052249im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/k/c/b/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gpk9ol.png/1466043830662.jpg)
Linda Pearce 12:23 PM Sam Stosur will work with Fed Cup hitting partner Andrew Roberts during an abbreviated grasscourt season
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Soccer
Euro 2016: Germany, Poland, Croatia all win
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Bastian Schweinsteiger marked his return from injury with the match-sealing goal as Germany opened their Euro 2016 campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine.
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Golf
Other than off the tees, up the fairways and on the greens, Oakmont is a snap
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Dave Sheinin 2:24 PM The first signs of trouble came on social media, as web-savvy pro golfers began arriving at Oakmont Country Club late last week to launch preparations for this week's US Open.
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Motor Sport
Ricciardo is Baku on track
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Andrew Tate 1:12 PM The Formula One roadshow heads to Baku in Azerbaijan this weekend, with Daniel Ricciardo keen to be back racing on a street circuit as he tries to put recent disappointments behind him. Â
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Basketball
Bogut Olympic worry as Aussie star sidelined with knee injury
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8:33 AM Andrew Bogut's knee injury is potentially an Olympic medal vanquishing catastrophe for the Australian men's basketball team.
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Horse Racing
Payne gets value for money from Lope De Vega progeny
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Chris Roots 2:30 PM It's usually a pretty good sign when a stallion doesn't not return to Australia, think Galileo, Dubawi and Shamardal, who's exploits on the other side of the world have outweighed those down under.
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Rugby Union
The stats that should concern every Wallabies fan
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Paul Cully 2:25 PM Consider the following statistics as you weigh up how the Wallabies are going to cope without Pocock against England for the remainder of the series.
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Rugby League
Ultimate League: Munster musters a masterclass
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Chris Boulous 1:34 PM The top five Ultimate League performances of the year.
Five things Tyson Frizell brings to the NSW Blues team
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Brad Walter 1:02 PM Hours spent working in the gym have developed Frizell into one of the hardest players to tackle in the NRL
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Netball
Layton and Collingwood – the perfect fit?
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Linda Pearce 3:44 PM Charismatic Victorian-bred NSW Swifts defender Sharni Layton looms as a key recruiting target in the frenzy for signatures that will follow the final ANZ Championship season, as speculation grows over potential player movement ahead of next year's eight-team national league.
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'Free' tickets being sold to Ali memorial
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BOXING Muhammad Ali's family has slammed people who have tried to sell free tickets to Friday's memorial service for the late boxing icon.
Rich list has new No.1 for first time in 15 years
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For the first time in 15 years, neither golfer Tiger Woods nor now-retired boxer Floyd Mayweather hold the No.1 spot in the annual Forbes rich list of athletes.