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Talking Horses: Dare To Hope to atone for Cup flop in big Yorkshire week The tip is a previous winner over Ripon’s track and trip, and has been dropped in the ratings since his Goodwood reverse
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Western Bears can thrive in Perth as NRL learn lessons from darker times New club with links to North Sydney will be a welcome addition but league must set them up for success to build on budding support in the west
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Wounded Wallabies forced to rebuild on the run as Springboks expose gap to the top
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Extraordinary 24 hours of AFL football proved format tinkering is not required
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Bank on the female riders’ squad lifting Ascot’s unique Shergar Cup French jockey Marie Vélon is also worth backing at the annual competition of some of the world’s top race-riding talent
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Port Adelaide are impostors no more as they smash Sydney’s aura of invincibility
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Super Netball revival leaves chaos behind to face bigger but nice problem to have
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Ornate chaos of Montmartre delivers pain and pleasure in men’s road race
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Scott Parker suffers the yo-yo curse of British manager at next stop Burnley Jonathan Wilson
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Tony Gustavsson and Matildas split in best interests of all parties after Olympics exit Australia’s showing at the Paris Games did little to challenge the view that now was a good time for an uncoupling
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Citius, altius, antibioticus: Olympic triathlon a triumph of optics for Paris The triathlons were a resounding success: races across water, cycleway and cobbles that will have left Emmanuel Macron punching the air after river pollution controversy
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Mercedes in best shape of season with Hamilton upbeat despite Russell blow
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Racing’s new leaders will need to attack poisonous gaming betting
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Winter blows an ill wind for Brad Scott and grinds Bombers’ season to dust After just three wins from eight starts, Essendon’s woeful recent form has their coach seething and fans lamenting yet another season down the drain
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A century ago, Andrade and Uruguay made the Paris Olympics a global first Jonathan Wilson The face of the 1924 Games was a footballer, the Black Pearl, who danced the tango and left jazz singers and novelists swooning
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Australian swimmers aiming high in Paris with sights set on knocking US off perch
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Denver in descent and Bronny in bloom: NBA summer league takeaways
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Olympics offer Matildas’ golden generation a golden chance – baggage or not Beset by injury and without Sam Kerr, the women’s football team nevertheless have the opportunity to write their own script
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Cracks appear in Geelong’s fortress with another dirty night on home turf The Cats have been almost unbeatable at Kardinia Park but the Bulldogs looked much more comfortable as conditions turned back the clock
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Wallabies trend in right direction despite imperfect outing against Georgia It was entertaining but a ton of unforced Australian errors and an inability to build through the phases kept the visitors in the contest
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