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Even Sharks fans would have to admit they got some pretty favourable calls on Friday.

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"To pursue other opportunities..."

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Gone.

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It doesn't look like anyone is going to listen to my constant pleas to get rid of Ray Hadley from the commentary box, so I've got another idea.

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You're in luck, Bulldogs fans. Your team wasn't the worst thing on display on Thursday.

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With drug busts left, right and centre, you could be forgiven for not realising it was Indigenous round in the NRL this weekend.

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The best part of rep round wasn't even the football (apart from that Tonga-Fiji game -that was sick).

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As if the player transfer market wasn't in overdrive already.

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It's the biggest selections dilemma facing Queensland coach Kevin Walters.

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Jesse Bromwich has addressed his Melbourne Storm teammates in the wake of his cocaine bust last week

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Ah, the premature celebration. A time-honoured way to ensure instant embarrassment and viral fame.

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It was a long-shot, a decent thought, but ultimately won't be happening.

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Craig Bellamy knows exactly what he’s doing.

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Education doesn’t work as a deterrent for recreational drugs, says Penrith boss Phil Gould.

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It was a tough old time being a UFC champion in 2016.

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It's officially official. Kieran Foran will be a Bulldog in 2018.

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You might know Calombaris from the hit reality television seriers MasterChef, or from such scandals as underpaying hard working staff.

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Birdie? Good. Eagle? Even better. Albatross? Wow, are you Tiger Woods in disguise?

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Nick Kyrgios says he still has hopes of winning over the Australian media and public.

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Rising Australian talent Robert Whittaker is the path to the middleweight title, according to former 185-pound champion Luke Rockhold.

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Another Giro stage, another chaotic finish, another disappointment for Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan.

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I hope Tim Cahill had some money on this tip.

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Australian sprinter Caleb Ewan has fallen frustratingly short of glory for the second straight stage at the Giro d'Italia.

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It's happening, folks. It's finally happening.

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It wasn't 90,000 people at Wembley and it certainly wasn't a classic, but New Zealand's own heavyweight champion Joseph Parker defended his WBO heavyweight title against Romanian Razvan Cojanu.

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He's only had four professional fights, but Tim Tszyu already possesses a full arsenal of weapons.

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There's no cure for stupid.

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If the first stage was anything to go by, we're in for an entertaining and unpredictable three weeks at the Giro d'Italia.

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He's back...almost.

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Cool your boots, chaps.

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Sigh.

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Get around him.

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Richie Porte is showing some serious legs early on in the stage racing season.

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It had been two days since the last massive Bunker fail.

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Some might call it nit-picking, others will see it as a shocking lack of common-sense.

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Ladies and gentlemen, history has been made in the National Rugby League.

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Add this one to the list of outrageous excuses athletes have used after failing drug tests.

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Disgraceful? Yep. Diabolical? Uh-huh. Confounding? You got it.

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Jason Day and Rickie Fowler are teammates at this weekend’s Zurich Classic, so it’s only right that the Aussie gives the American a taste of home.

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Eugenie Bouchard slams Maria Sharapova, saying drug cheats shouldn't be allowed in the sport.

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James Graham says he will lose more than just a team-mate when Josh Reynolds leaves the Bulldogs for the Tigers next year.

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Kiwi heavyweight champion Joseph Parker has a new opponent for his May 6 title defence, with Romanian Razvan Cojanu stepping in to replace Hughie Fury.

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Joseph Parker's first defence of his heavyweight boxing title is off after challenger Hughie Fury pulled out with an undisclosed injury.

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Jermell Charlo obliterated Charles Hatley, winning their WBC super welterweight title fight via sixth round knockout this weekend.

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Former Giro d'Italia winner Michele Scarponi died this weekend after being hit by a van while on a training ride.

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STOP THE PRESSES!

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This is not satire. It's not fake news. We're not pranking you. Yes, you read that headline correctly.

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It doesn't really matter who you support at this stage, I'm pretty sure we can all agree that the bunker ain't working.

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Hold back on the pitchforks, Manly fans. Dylan Walker's come good!

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Brutal. That's one way to describe it. But it was also fair.

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Former Wallabies back James O'Connor has managed to avoid a fine for his cocaine arrest in France earlier this year.

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The treasure is there for the taking for Australian middleweight Robert Whittaker.

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Warriors prop Ben Matulino denies rumours he has signed with the Tigers following Wests captain Aaron Woods apparent defection to the Bulldogs.

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Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez reportedly committed suicide in his jail cell on Wednesday.

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Phil Gould isn’t happy.

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You don't want to read a whole lot of backstory about this one. You just want to watch the video.

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It's happened again. At least this time it didn't have a huge bearing on the game - the Panthers were getting crushed anyway.

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Every year there's one side whose season is ruined by injury.

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If you've got a young one getting into footy, or you coach a junior team, show them this video.

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He's enjoying the best form of he's ever had over the last five years, but the talk around the tennis world is that Roger Federer is giving the French Open a miss.

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Last time round it was fellow contender Gegard Mousasi. Now it's former champ Luke Rockhold.

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Cameron Smith sounded like the defeated captain during his post-match press conference after his Melbourne side edged Manly 30-24 at Lottoland on Saturday.

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Raiders fans everywhere are blowing up deluxe after the Warriors were awarded an early try in Canberra.

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Sam Burgess has been slapped with a grade one shoulder charge by the Match Review Committee after South Sydney's Good Friday loss to the Bulldogs.

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Michael Maguire backs George Burgess after forward lashed out with an elbow on Aidan Tolman.

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He got the win on Good Friday, but Bulldogs coach Des Hasler was still pretty fired up.

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How quickly fortunes can change...

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Newcastle forward Jamie Buhrer has been ruled out for up to eight weeks after fracturing his foot at training on Thursday.

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Three Grenoble rugby players have been charged with gang rape, according to reports.

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Roosters coach Trent Robinson remains admant that young centre Latrell Mitchell hasn't been dropped.

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Mal Meninga makes his selection if Thurston is injured for Anzac Test.

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Let’s just get this out in the open: Latrell Mitchell has been dropped.

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Manly looked awful in their 35-10 loss to the Dragons last weekend, so they’ll need all the inside info they can get ahead of this Saturday's clash with the Storm.

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Paul Gallen weighs in on the NRL's decision to ban the slap.

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With Australian rugby in a state of absolute turmoil, you could hardly blame triple code convert Karmichael Hunt if he wanted to go back to rugby league.

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Only 15 teams will compete in Super Rugby from 2018, SANZAAR has announced.

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And here's why Cooper Cronk will be worth every cent he's paid if he decides to play on next year.

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This could go down as one of the greatest mis-matches in NRL history.

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The UFC 210 middleweight bout between Chris Weidman and Gegard Mousasi has ended in farcical cirumstances after a ref stoppage and doctor confusion.

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Things went from bad, to worse, to terrible for the Cowboys in a heartbeat on Saturday night as Johnathan Thurston hobbled off the pitch with a calf injury during their loss to the Tigers.

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Trent Barrett has lashed out at the Bunker following Manly's loss to the Dragons on Saturday.

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The Raiders had it all their own way on the Gold Coast.

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Bulldogs coach Des Hasler has given the Knights a massive wrap after his Canterbury side snuck away from the Hunter with an 18-12 win on Friday night.

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Forget angry. Don’t worry about fuming. Apoplectic might come close.

We should all just be well-accustomed to Knights winger Nathan Ross doing outrageous things.

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Panthers boss Gus Gould doesn’t believe there are any players in the NRL who are worthy of a $1 million pay check.

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It wasn't in an NRL Grand Final like Scott Sattler's, or in an Origin like Brett Morris, but Ben Hunt has pulled off one of the most courageous tackles you'll see this year.

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Err, what?

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Sacked Jason Taylor coach stopped short of unloading with both barrels during his appearance on League Life on Wednesday night, but he did reveal some serious issues at the Tigers.

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Wallabies World Cup winning coach Bob Dwyer has joined the chorus of people slamming the ARU, calling for CEO Bill Pulver to step down.

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Daly Cherry Evans’ first couple of digs at rep footy didn’t go exactly as planned.

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A day-and-a-half after Cooper Cronk announced the bombshell that he'd be leaving the Storm for Sydney, and the NRL speculation-machine is in overdrive.

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Well, that's not exactly the start Ivan Cleary was hoping for at the Tigers.

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No one does promotion in the fight game as well as Conor McGregor. No one.

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James Graham has put in a contender for worst kick of the season.

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There's rarely a dull moment when Glenn Maxwell's at the crease.

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Put this one in the 'Nick being Nick' category.

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UFC president Dana White says he won't stand in the way of Conor McGregor taking a big money fight against Floyd Mayweather.

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Kelvin Gastelum will look to continue his rapid rise up the middleweight ranks with a UFC 212 showdown opposite former 185-pound champion Anderson Silva.

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There was one or two minor meltdowns, but far more of the incredible class that makes Nick Kyrgios such a compelling player as the Aussie easily defeated fellow rising star Alexander Zverev at Indian Wells on Wednesday.

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The Australian Super Rugby conference is set to be cut down to four teams ahead of the 2018 season according to Cheetahs boss, Harold Verster.

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Kelvin Gastelum continues to impress at middleweight, scoring a first round stoppage og Brazilian legend Vitor Belfort at UFC Fight Night 106 in Fortaleza.

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That's about as close as you can go to knocking someone's head clean off.

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Hard to go past this one as the best knockout of 2016.

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It was a night of upsets at UFC 209 in Las Vegas, but none more so than this one.

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If their first fight was an all-time classic, the second was anything but.

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Mark Hunt has been knocked out by Alistair Overeem by a brutal knee to the head in the third round of their heavyweight showdown at UFC 209.

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Australian middleweight contender Robert Whittaker will take on Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza on April 15.

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Nick Kyrgios has given everyone a reminder of why he remains one of the brightest stars in world tennis with a 7-6 7-5 win over Novak Djokovic at the Mexican Open.

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Aussie light-heavyweight fighter Tyson Pedro is making up for lost time.

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It's time for what is increasingly looking like your weekly dose of Nick Kyrgios madness.

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Dan Kelly knew it was a bad one. It had to be.

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Floyd Mayweather might have just dropped the biggest hint yet that we’re set for a superfight between him and Conor McGregor.

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Kiwi heavyweight boxing champ, Joseph Parker, will defend his title against Hughie Fury – cousin of former champ Tyson.

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Some things never change.

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Claudio Ranieri has been sacked by Leicester just nine months after lifting the Premier League trophy.

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Tennis fans are asking whether Tomic the Tank Engine is up to his old tricks again after Bernard Tomic put in a bizarre performance in being bundled out of an ATP Tour event in Florida.

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Manny Pacquiao’s promoter, Top Rank’s Bob Arum, has rubbished claims that the Filipino great is set to fight Amir Khan instead of Australia’s Jeff Horn.

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Warne and McGrath. Brady and Bellicheck. Jordan and Pippen...Federer and Nadal?

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The first thing they'll teach you at any boxing, kick-boxing, Muay Thai or Taekwando class is defence.

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Here lies Bruno Fornaroli. Husband, son, father, footballer.

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Pressure? What pressure?

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He's getting prepped to take on Travis Browne this weekend, but Derrick Lewis has his eyes another heavyweight veteran.

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Despite all reports suggesting it won’t happen, Jeff Horn’s promoter, Dean Lonergan, remains confident of brining Manny Pacquiao to Australia.

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In 2013, while lying on a Queensland footy field with his ankle badly broken, a UFC debut was the farthest thing from Tyson Pedro’s mind.

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Fight fans can kiss goodbye any hope of seeing Manny Pacquiao in Australia this year after a close advisor to the boxing legend said his next bout will be in the UAE.

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The UFC's featherweight titles are set to be unified, with Jose Aldo reportedly booked to fight interim title-holder Max Holloway.

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Jeff Fenech, one of the greatest boxers Australia has ever produced has joined in the chorus of people saying Anthony Mundine was robbed in his rematch with Danny Green.

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Danny Green says he had to convince referee Frank Graza not to disqualify Anthony Mundine for a first-round cheap shot during their rematch last Friday night.

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Australian boxer Renold Quinlan has lost his IBO Super-Middleweight title to England's Chris Eubank in a 10th round TKO in London.

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He burst onto the scene with a scintillating try-scoring performance at last year's Auckland Nines, and now Cowboys speedster Gideon Gela-Mosby is back!

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All eyes are on the Auckland Nines this weekend, but there's some pretty exciting football being played on this side of the ditch with the Sydney Sevens in full swing.

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If you want to know how bad Hubert Minn's scoring of Mundine-Green 2 was, just ask the winner.

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Anthony Mundine says viewers know in their hearts that he won Friday night’s rematch against Danny Green and has hit out at the judge who scored the bout 98-90 in favour of the Green Machine.

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From the outside, it looks like one of the most intense rivalries in Australian sport, but Danny Green says he doesn’t hate Anthony Mundine.

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With a flurry of left hands landing flush on the chin of Derek Brunson in Melbourne last year, Robert Whittaker propelled himself into proper UFC stardom.

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Mentioning Donald Trump in the wrong company can cause heated arguments the world over, but one thing without question is the new president’s golf game.

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The whole world wants a vintage Grand Slam final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, don’t they?

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Mixed martial arts legend Don Frye has hit out hard at Mark Hunt after learning of the Super Samoan’s lawsuit against the UFC.

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It’s being called one of the most disgraceful things in boxing press-conference history (which is a huge statement in itself) as undefeated fighter Danny Garcia’s father, Angel, went on an unhinged rant, using racist and homophobic language before calling on Donald Trump to kick immigrants out of America.

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English fighter Paul Daley has put in an early contender for knockout of the year with a brutal flying knee on Brennan Ward at Bellator 170.

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Anthony Mundine says that without him, Danny Green would be a nobody, and urged the Green Machine to stay humble and gracious.

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Bernard Tomic has come out in support of Nick Kyrgios, saying the Australian public needs to have a little more sympathy.

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Robert Whittaker's chance to challenge the top fighters in the middleweight division will have to wait after the UFC confirmed that former champion Chris Weidman would take on Gegard Mousasi at UFC 210 in Buffalo.

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There were more than a few people angry at Nick Kyrgios following his bizarre elimination from the Australian Open on Wednesday night.

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Kiwis legend Ruben Wiki is set to appear for the Warriors at next month's Auckland Nines at Eden Park.

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Nick Kyrgios has responded to John McEnroe's criticism of his performance against Andreas Seppi in the second round of the Australian Open.

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John McEnroe has lashed out at Nick Kyrgios after his incredible second round capitulation at the hands of Italian Andreas Seppi, calling the young Aussie's lack of effort a "black eye on the game."

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For all the talent he possesses, Nick Kyrgios remains one of the most baffling, frustrating and unpredictable athletes in the world.

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Sometimes sticking the boot into Nick Kyrgios is the easy way out. But sometimes he makes it impossible not to bag him.

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Nick Kyrgios received a rare point penalty after copping two code violations during his second round Australian Open match against Italian Andreas Seppi.

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Buying the pay-per-view for Anthony Mundine's rematch with Danny Green will cost $59.95 - more than UFC events and the same amount as Mayweather-Pacquiao.

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Awful or awesome?

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Nick Kyrgios was on another planet to Portuguese opponent Gastao Elias in the first round of the Australian Open.

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Bernard Tomic made easy work of his first round opponent, Thomaz Bellucci, going through to the next stage of the Australian Open in straight sets.

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Yair Rodriguez proved to the world how quickly the fight game changes with a six minute beating of Hall of Famer BJ Penn at UFC Phoenix this weekend.

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American boxer Badou Jack landed a left hook on the nose of referee Arthur Mercante Jr during his fight with Englishman James DeGale.

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Australia might have another MMA superstar on its hands after Megan Anderson put on a brutal beating of Charmaine Tweet to win the Invicta FC featherweight belt.

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He hasn't fought in two and a half years and his last win was in 2010, but UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn is back!

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Move over, Honey Badger, there's a new king of rugby union post-match interviews.

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Manny Pacquiao is being urged by an advisor not to sign a contract to fight Aussie slugger Jeff Horn for the proposed $5 million purse on offer.

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Jonas Rubiano brutally knocked out by Eric Daigneault at TKO 37.

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Floyd Mayweather brutally shot down UFC President Dana White’s (US)$25 million offer to fight Conor McGregor.

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Press conference rule No. 1: Always, always, always make sure your phone is on silent when you’re using it to record.

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Dana White has countered floyd Mayweather's bid to fight Conor McGregor, offering the boxer $25 million.

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Former Australian boxing champion Jeff Fenech has slammed the Anthony Mundine v Danny Green rematch as a farce, saying the pair are just a couple of washed up fighters looking to bank one last pay-cheque.

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Aussie boxer Jeff Horn says his fight with Manny Pacquiao could be as big as State of Origin if it’s held at Suncorp Stadium.

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Mayweather offers McGregor ridiculous sum for potential super-fight.

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The so-called ‘rematch of the century’ between Anthony Mundine and Danny Green is less than a month away. The trash talk has well and truly begun and tickets are starting to sell.

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The future of her career remains unclear, but Ronda Rousey was still a massive draw at UFC 207, reportedly doing over 1 million buys.

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It wasn’t enough for Amanda Nunes to knock Ronda Rousey senseless at UFC 207, the Brazilian bantamweight champion has been throwing some serious shade at ‘Rowdy’ ever since the 48-second knockout.

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One of Australia’s greatest tennis players, Rod Laver, says Roger Federer might be lacking confidence after an injury lay-off, but believes the Swiss maestro is capable of winning another Grand Slam.

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The Warriors have pledged their support for long-time supporter and Kiwi businessman ‘The Mad Butcher’ Sir Peter Leitch.

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Nick Kyrgios labelled a genius by German pro Mischa Zverev.

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The UFC have hired veteran ESPN, WWE and Glory Kickboxing personality Todd Grisham to join its broadcast team in 2017.

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Former Prime Minister Bob Hawke necks a beer at the New Year's Test between Australia and Pakistan.

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If you just bring yourself to get behind Bernard Tomic and Nick Kyrgios, maybe Melbourne teenager Destanee Aiava could be one of your new favourite Aussie tennis favourites.

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Wales and Toulon star Leigh Halfpenny has been left furious after someone played the Star Wars music as he took a conversion.

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David Warner created history with his SCG century, but Matt Renshaw played one of the best innings of the summer as well.

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French newspaper Midi Olympique has reported that Pau rugby club is close to signing All Blacks fullback Ben Smith.

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Ronda Rousey has maintained radio silence since her 48 second destruction at the hand of Amanda Nunes last weekend.

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Floyd Mayweather set to open strip club in Las Vegas.

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Tyron Woodley has stepped up his crusade for a big-money superfight, apparently setting up a catchweight “champion vs champion” clash with Michael Bisping.

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Haidee Birkett takes a brilliant catch to dismiss Naomi Stalenberg.

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Bernard Tomic bundled out of Brisbane International by David Ferrer.

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Can't we just leave Watermelon Boy to 2016 fads like Pokemon Go and The Dab?

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Kevin Pietersen took a screamer to dismiss Sunil Narine as the Melbourne Stars played the Renegades.

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Amanda Nunes says she told Ronda Rousey to retire after beating her in 48 seconds at UFC 207

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Bantamweight title challenger Cody Garbrandt has stormed out of an interview with champion Dominick Cruz ahead of their fight at UFC 207

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As with everything Ronda Rousey related, her decision not to do any media in the lead-up to UFC 207 this weekend has been highly scrutinised and heavily criticised.

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Most MMA fans laughed at Jose Aldo when he said he didn’t consider Conor McGregor the true featherweight champion, despite being knocked unconscious by the Irishman in just 13 seconds.

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Dana White says Conor McGregor is "too special" to set up a rematch with Nate Diaz.

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Ponting sings Mark Waugh chant during BBL coverage

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Paul Gallen fights Ryan Carr-Ketu at Southern Cross Group Stadium on Friday, December 23.

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Otago and Central Districts score highest aggregate T20 score ever.

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Well Watermelon Boy, it's been real, but there's a new Big Bash Cult figure in town and his name is Security Sam.

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Mark Hunt is set to make his Octagon return in March next year with a heavyweight showdown against Alistair Overeem at UFC 209 – but there’s a catch.

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Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was attacked during an attempted robbery at her home in the Czech Republic.

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Former Argentina and Liverpool striker Maxi Rodriguez injured himself while celebrating a goal.

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Conor McGregor has hit back at suggestions he’s taking a 10-month break from fighting.