Sports · 29 October 2026
Saint George Scratched from Melbourne Cup After Scan Failure
Saint George, the Caulfield Cup runner‑up who dazzled in the Cox Plate, was withdrawn from the Melbourne Cup after a mandatory pre‑race scan failed.
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Sports · 29 October 2026
Robbie Williams Rocks Melbourne Cup as VRC Turns Flemington into Pop Festival
VRC chief Kylie Rogers has turned the Melbourne Cup into a pop‑festival, luring Robbie Williams to perform on the Flemington track and continuing a strategy that previously saw DJ Fisher and Calvin Harris on the sa…
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Sports · 29 October 2026
James Hird swaps coaching hopes for AI firm role
James Hird, passed over for the Essendon senior coaching job, will head the sports division of a $220 million AI company backed by former Essendon chairman Paul Little, marking a shift from footy tactics to data‑dr…
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Sports · 29 October 2026
Arsenal to Appeal Dowman's Red Card – A Legal Brief for the Unlikely
Arsenal will appeal Max Dowman's sending‑off from their Carabao Cup loss to Fleetwood Town, but former referee Dermot Gallagher predicts the challenge will fail because the referee’s standard was ‘aggressive’.
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Sports · 28 October 2026
Collingwood’s late‑night coach call throws AFLW programme into limbo
Collingwood phoned former premiership coach Craig Starcevich to gauge his interest in a return, prompting the club to review its AFLW programme.
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Sports · 28 October 2026
Mao‑Meme Mayhem: Mbappé’s Apology Kicks Off Chinese Backlash
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappé apologised for a viral meme comparing him to Mao Zedong, prompting a backlash in China that cost him promotional deals.
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Sports · 28 October 2026
Starc Spins South Africa into a Six‑For Whirlwind at Leeds
Mitchell Starc’s six‑wicket haul ripped through South Africa’s 140‑0 lunch stand in Leeds, bowing them out for 329 on day one of the third Test and setting up a tense second day for the hosts.
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Sports · 28 October 2026
Raiders Players Find Contract Extensions Have Legs, Walk Off Table, And Perhaps Toward Rabbitohs
Sam Walker and Hudson Young are currently in search of new homes after their contract extensions were spectacularly withdrawn from the negotiating table.
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Sports · 28 October 2026
Madushanka’s five‑wicket spell turns Lahore into a wicket‑factory, dashing England’s tri‑series dreams
Dilshan Madushanka’s career‑best five‑for helped Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by eight wickets in Lahore, knocking England out of the ODI tri‑series final.
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