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Jedinak back in Socceroos squad

Midfield marshall: Australia's skipper Mile Jedinak is back in the squad.

Socceroo skipper Mile Jedinak is the headline inclusion in the 30-man preliminary squad selected by coach Ange Postecoglou for Australia's crucial World Cup play-offs with Syria in early October.

Aussie Ryan's Brighton sunk by Defoe strike

AFC Bournemouth's Jermain Defoe, left, and Brighton & Hove Albion's Shane Duffy vie for the ball.

Bournemouth's Jermain Defoe scored his first goal in his second spell at the club in a 2-1 win over promoted Brighton & Hove Albion on Friday as Eddie Howe's side grabbed a vital first Premier League victory of the season.

Sport no longer a bit on the side

Multi-codester Israel Folau says ''no''.

One long-standing colloquialism has it that a gay person "plays for the other side". It less heard now. Some will say that is because of political correctness. Others, making more sense to me, will say simply that we are past the time of need for evasions, euphemisms and circumlocutions. Concerning gender diversity, we can be straight.