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<img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/AA1nNveg” /><p>Australia has proved to be a hotbed of punting talent for the NFL over the last number of years, and this trend has continued in the 2024 draft, with the Chicago Bears selecting Melbourne-born Tory Taylor. </p> <p>Taylor, a punter out of Iowa University, was selected by the Bears with the No. 122 pick, making him the first special teams player taken in this year’s draft. </p> <p>Despite <a href=“https://www.sportingne…
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<img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1jsrei” /><p>The Sydney Kings of Australia’s National Basketball League have produced yet another NBA player, this time in the form of Jaylin Galloway. </p> <p>Galloway, an athletic wing who has been with the Kings for the past four years, was this week announced as the latest signing for the Milwaukee Bucks, joining the contender on a two-year, two-way contract. </p> <p>Just 21 years old, Galloway has had significant NBA interest…
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<img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1lGguT” /><p>Australia’s WNBA contingent just got larger, with WNBL stars Nyadiew Puoch and Isobel Borlase both being drafted by the Atlanta Dream, while college standout Jaz Shelley was picked by the Phoenix Mercury. </p> <p>The former Southside Flyer Puoch was selected with the 12th pick in the draft, while Adelaide Lightning guard Borlase was picked eight spots later, with both now headed to a team that finished with a 19-21 re…
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<img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1lGguT” /><p>Australia’s WNBA contingent just got larger, with WNBL stars Nyadiew Puoch and Isobel Borlase both being drafted by the Atlanta Dream, while college standout Jaz Shelley was picked by the Phoenix Mercury. </p> <p>The former Southside Flyer Puoch was selected with the 12th pick in the draft, while Adelaide Lightning guard Borlase was picked eight spots later, with both now headed to a team that finished with a 19-21 re…
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<img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1luLVn” /><p>It has been a brutal start to Ben Simmons’ tenure with the Brooklyn Nets so far, with the former All-Star playing just 15 games this season due to a back injury. </p> <p>The year before that, he played 42 games, while during the 2021-22 season he did not suit up a single time. </p> <p>Given the lack of court time for Simmons in a Nets uniform, it would be understandable for Brooklyn to have their doubts, but the team…
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<img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1luLVn” /><p>It has been a brutal start to Ben Simmons’ tenure with the Brooklyn Nets so far, with the former All-Star playing just 15 games this season due to a back injury. </p> <p>The year before that, he played 42 games, while during the 2021-22 season he did not suit up a single time. </p> <p>Given the lack of court time for Simmons in a Nets uniform, it would be understandable for Brooklyn to have their doubts, but the team…
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<img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1keWQ6″ /><p>Motorsports fans, start your engines, because the Melbourne Grand Prix is back. </p> <p>F1 has returned to Australia this week, with the world’s top drivers descending on Albert Park for the third stop on the 2024 circuit. </p> <p>Local fans will be hoping hometown heroes Oscar Piastri and Daniel Ricciardo can claim big results, but will reigning champion Max Verstappen be too good on the day?</p> <h2>What time does t…
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<img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1lqVHE” /><p>The Australian rugby community was left stunned in January, when the Melbourne Rebels entered voluntary administration, weeks before the start of the Super Rugby Season. </p> <p>The Rebels had been in trouble for some time, but things seemingly came to a head in January 2024, when the team’s ever-increasing debt became untenable. </p> <p>Despite fielding an impressive side, the future of the Rebels looks all but obsol…
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<img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1liCYO” /><p>One of the most captivating sports contests in the world is back, as the world’s best rugby players go head-to-head in the HSBC Rugby SVNS. </p> <p>It’s rugby, but more explosive than you’ve ever seen it, with eight rounds of globe-trotting action to determine which country will lift the trophy. </p> <p>Can New Zealand defend their 2023/24 title, and extend their lead in total championships to 15, or will another chal…
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<img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1lcuRn” /><p>Port Adelaide forward Jeremy Finlayson is in hot water after admitting to making a homophobic slur during his side’s win over Essendon on Friday. </p> <p>During the match, Finlayson was picked up on the umpire’s microphone making the slur towards his opposition, with a member of Essendon also calling it out. </p> <p>The Port Adelaide player has since acknowledged the act, and is currently under investigation by the AF…
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<img data-reference=“image” data-document-id=“cms/api/amp/image/BB1lcuRn” /><p>Port Adelaide forward Jeremy Finlayson is in hot water after admitting to making a homophobic slur during his side’s win over Essendon on Friday. </p> <p>During the match, Finlayson was picked up on the umpire’s microphone making the slur towards his opposition, with a member of Essendon also calling it out. </p> <p>The Port Adelaide player has since acknowledged the act, and is currently under investigation by the AF…
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