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ABC News: Sport News
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A constantly updated selection of the leading Australian and international sport news from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Emotional Demons do it for Stynes
Melbourne picked up only its second win of the season with an emotional 17.10 (112) to 13.14 (92) victory over struggling counterparts West Coast at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.
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Folau out for two months
Queensland selectors will seek a new winger for State of Origin III after x-rays confirmed Broncos star Israel Folau broke his ankle against the Warriors last night.
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Power surge leaves Lions behind
Brisbane was restricted to just three minor scores in the final quarter as Port Adelaide ran away to record an eight-goal victory at Football Park on Saturday afternoon, ending a two-match losing streak.
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North goes into bat for Hughes
Marcus North has urged detractors of Phillip Hughes not to make too much off the Australian opener's failures against England's back-up bowlers ahead of next week's first Ashes Test.
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O'Meley leaves Roosters for UK
Sydney Roosters prop Mark O'Meley has agreed a three-year deal with UK Super League side Hull beginning next year.
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Vixens get up but Swifts fall again
Melbourne brought competition lightweights the Central Pulse crashing back to reality with an 80-39 defeat in their trans-Tasman netball competition clash on Saturday afternoon.
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Blues need Soward, says Sailor
St George Illawarra winger Wendell Sailor says Dragons five-eighth Jamie Soward is the man New South Wales is crying out for if it is to have any chance of preventing a 3-0 State of Origin whitewash against Queensland.
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Forget captaincy, Knights tells McVeigh
Essendon coach Matthew Knights says midfielder Mark McVeigh should forget about losing his chance to captain the club and worry about playing some football.
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Murray vows he'll bounce back
Andy Murray has vowed to return to Wimbledon a better player next year after Andy Roddick ended his hopes of being a first Briton in the men's final since 1938 with a clinical masterclass of power serving and variation in pace.
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Sheedy talk not distracting Rawlings
The hysteria whipped up by Kevin Sheedy's decision to vie for the Richmond job has not distracted incumbent coach Jade Rawlings.
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