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AFL

AFL

Swans to fill Buddy’s boots by committee

Sydney can’t hope to replace 300-game AFL superstar Lance Franklin up forward and will have to fill the void collectively, co-captain Josh Kennedy admits.

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Saints plan to attack AFL restart

St Kilda have spent the two-month AFL shutdown period fine-tuning aspects of an attacking game plan that will be a feature of their 2020 campaign.

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Performance, not venue, the key for Suns

Gold Coast coach Stuart Dew says performance not venue will be the key to the Suns ending their 19-game AFL losing run.

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Kennedy rapt for grandad’s AFL legend nod

John Kennedy Snr’s elevation to AFL legend status was a special moment for the ageing Hawthorn coaching icon and his family, grandson and Sydney star Josh says.

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Shutdown a blow for Dockers gameplan: Fyfe

Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe says the Dockers have had to quickly learn aspects of new coach Justin Longmuir’s game plan following the AFL shutdown.

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Horse Racing

Horse Racing

Two state options for sprinter Jungle Edge

Trainer Mick Bell could accept for Jungle Edge in both Melbourne and Sydney before making a final call on where the sprinter runs.

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Horse Racing

Godolphin open to spring carnival changes

The managing director of Godolphin in Australia, Vin Cox, says there are pros and cons to potential changes to the Melbourne spring carnival.

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Horse Racing

Deep Image makes the cut for Stradbroke

Robert Heathcote doubled his chances of winning a maiden Queensland Group One race when Deep Image was the last horse into the Stradbroke Handicap field.

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Zodiakos win marks British racing return

Horse racing has resumed in Britain for the first time since March 17 with a 10-race meeting in Newcastle.

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Horse Racing

Unbeaten Macroura set for crack at Group 1

Two-year-old filly Macroura will be out to extend an unbeaten start to her career when she heads to Brisbane for the Group One JJ Atkins at her fourth start.

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Rugby

Rugby

Ben Hyne in timely return to Brumbies

Versatile forward Ben Hyne has left the Sunwolves after they were unable to compete in the Australian Super Rugby competition and rejoined the Brumbies.

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Rugby

Williams plays it cool despite NRL form

Canberra Raiders halfback George Williams stunned the NRL with his performance against Melbourne but is not getting ahead of himself.

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Rugby

Sharks’ Moylan ready for NRL halves shift

Matt Moylan says his body is ready to get through 80 minutes if he is needed to play five-eighth in his second NRL game back from injury for Cronulla.

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Soccer

Soccer

Leipzig stuff Cologne despite toy fans

Leipzig have maintained their push for a top-two finish in Germany’s Bundesliga by fighting back to win 4-2 at Cologne.

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Soccer

Serie A teams face marathon end to season

Italy’s top flight will hold matches almost every day as it tries to complete the remaining 12 rounds of the season on its resumption from June 20.

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Soccer

Utd, Liverpool stars in anti-racism stance

Liverpool players and Manchester United stars Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba have taken a stance against racism in the wake of George Floyd’s death in the US.

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Golf

Golf

Golf’s European Tour resumes from July

The European Tour plans to resume its season in July starting with a six-week stretch of golf tournaments in Britain named the “UK Swing”.

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Golf

McIlroy tips Ryder Cup reschedule for 2021

Rory McIlroy believes the Ryder Cup will be postponed this year and expects the biennial teams event to instead be played in 2021.

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Golf

TV ratings soar with golf charity match

Television ratings soared when Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson played alongside NFL stars Tom Brady and Peyton Manning in a golf charity match on Sunday.

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Other Sport

Other sport

Smith ready to play cricket in two weeks

Former Australian cricket captain Steve Smith says he’ll need just two weeks to be ready to play cricket again given the shape he’s in.

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Australia call for T20 World Cup delay

Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts says the organisation faces losing $80 million in funds this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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English County Cricket delayed until Aug 1

England’s County Cricket season has been delayed a third time with the officials saying matches won’t start until August 1 at the earliest.

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Siddle looks forward to Tigers challenge

Former Test quick Peter Siddle is looking forward to a mentoring role after joining the Tasmanian Tigers, capping a shift from Victoria at the age of 35.

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