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O'Brien coy on Knights' halves after beating Storm

In their first game since dropping halfback Jackson Hastings, Newcastle have overcome a short-handed Melbourne for their first win of the NRL season.

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Tasmania on verge of NBL title after McVeigh dagger

Jack McVeigh's late triple ended a gripping tussle in game three of the NBL Championship Series, giving Tasmania a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five contest.

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Piastri: McLaren team orders "completely fair" in F1 Australia GP

Norris and Piastri finished third and fourth behind Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in Melbourne after McLaren asked Piastri before halfway to swap positions with Norris.

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Piastri: McLaren F1 team orders "completely fair" in Australian GP

Norris and Piastri finished third and fourth behind Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc in Melbourne after McLaren asked Piastri before halfway to swap positions with Norris.

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Norris: Not beating Leclerc to F1 Australian GP undercut cost second place

The Briton had qualified ahead of Leclerc and remained ahead during the opening phase of the race, but fell behind during the opening pit phase as the Monegasque and Norris' McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri conducted earlier pitstops to claim the undercut. In an effort to chase Leclerc, McLaren conducted a…

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Sainz hails "rollercoaster" Australia F1 win after surgery

A fortnight ago Sainz had to miss the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to appendicitis, facing a battle to regain fitness for Melbourne's third race of the season.

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Tim Wilson defeats two women to win Liberal preselection in Goldstein and set up rematch against teal Zoe Daniel

Former MP held the seat in Melbourne’s bayside suburbs from 2016 to 2022

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Verstappen suffered "stuck brake" from start of F1 Australian GP

Verstappen started the Melbourne race from pole but couldn't hold on to his lead for long as Ferrari's Carlos Sainz swooped past on lap 2.

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Carlos Sainz wins Australian F1 Grand Prix as Max Verstappen retires early – as it happened

Ferrari claimed a first one-two finish since 2022 as the Spaniard finished ahead of Charles Leclerc while the defending world was forced to retire in Melbourne

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F1 field still chasing rampaging Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen can win 10 straight races for the second time in less than 12 months if he salutes at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

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Clearance count kills Hawks again in heavy loss

Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell has bemoaned the centre clearances in the Hawks' opening two losses this season, calling it "disastrous".

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Hamilton: 2024 Mercedes F1 car has "spikes" of promise that "disappear"

The seven-time F1 world champion was eliminated in Q2 ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, having previously scored eight pole positions in Melbourne. He missed out on the top 10 shootout to team-mate George Russell by 0.05 seconds.

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May hospitalised, Lever also hurt in Demons' AFL win

Melbourne premiership defenders Steven May and Jake Lever were prominent casualties as the Demons outclassed Hawthorn by 55 points.

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Sainz "almost not believing" Australia F1 front row after surgery

Sainz missed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix a fortnight ago due to appendicitis and recovered just in time from the procedure to travel to Australia and take part in the Melbourne event.

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Storm's Bellamy still uncertain on Munster return

Ahead of their clash with a desperate Knights outfit in Newcastle, Craig Bellamy says Cameron Munster's troublesome groin injury looks to have improved.

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Feeney wins after Waters, Payne crash at Albert Park

A crash that ended the race of leader Cam Waters and high-flying rookie Matt Payne has overshadowed Broc Feeney's second Albert Park Supercars win.

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Pioneering Meadmore works reveal Australia's design DNA

The most comprehensive collection of industrial designs by internationally renowned sculptor Clement Meadmore is going on public display for the first time.

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How to watch Australian Grand Prix online: stream F1 2024 from around the world

The third race of the 2024 F1 season sees the drivers heading to Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix. Here's how to watch all the action unfold.

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Times F1 team-mates were not equal – car changes and team orders

Williams has made the decision to put Albon into Sargeant’s car for the remainder of the weekend after the British-Thai driver suffered a big crash at Turn 6 in Melbourne.

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Composure and fight keep JackJumpers in NBL title hunt

The defence and composure of the JackJumpers has left Melbourne United frustrated as the Tasmanian side levelled the NBL Championship Series in Hobart.

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F1 Australian GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, TV channel

Charles Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari in Friday practice at Melbourne, with reigning chmpion Max Verstappen his closest rival in the lead Red Bull.

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Brown: Maturing Piastri has lost his F1 “rookie stripes”

Piastri has arrived at his home race in Melbourne in a much stronger situation than was the case on his debut last year, when the Australian GP was only his third F1 start and the Woking team was struggling with an uncompetitive car.

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JackJumpers dig deep to level NBL Championship Series

The JackJumpers have dug deep to overcome a 15-point second-half deficit to level the NBL Championship Series against Melbourne United with their 82-77 win.

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Warriors hold out Raiders for first win of NRL season

The Warriors have rebounded from gut-wrenching losses to Cronulla and Melbourne to defeat Canberra for their first win of the NRL season.

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Mercedes' F1 set-up changes "massively backfired" - Wolff

The Silver Arrows camp arrived in Melbourne optimistic about taking a “huge step forward”, with Lewis Hamilton defending the W15 as an “amazing car” and not being an “evil sister”.

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