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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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Gilmore recognised among world's best
Australian surf queen Stephanie Gilmore has become the first Australian to win a Laureus Award since 2004, taking out the action sportsperson of the year title at a gala function in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday night.
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Disgraced track star Jones joins WNBA
Disgraced athletics star Marion Jones, stripped of five medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, has signed to play for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's NBA, the club announced overnight.
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Pakistan's about-face in captain chaos
Former captains Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf had their international futures cast aside and then restored just as quickly after the Pakistan Cricket Board backtracked on its decision to ban the two players overnight.
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Aussies chasing 239
New Zealand set Australia a victory target of 239 in the fourth match of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series at Eden Park in Auckland this afternoon.
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Veteran Davies leads women's Open
Defending champion Laura Davies and Australian golfer Rebecca Flood were tied for the lead during the opening round of the Australian Women's Open in Melbourne.
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Schumacher raring to go
Michael Schumacher is raring to go racing again, and the rest of Formula One is just as keen to have him back.
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Ross comeback on hold
South Sydney prop Ben Ross's NRL comeback is on hold for at least another month after a meeting with a specialist.
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Rooney fires again as United crush Milan
Wayne Rooney reached 30 goals for the season as Manchester United marched into the last eight of the Champions League with a clinical 4-0 demolition of AC Milan this morning (AEDT).
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Molik progresses at Indian Wells
Alicia Molik is through to the second round of the AFP event at Indian Wells but fellow Australian Jelena Dokic suffered a heavy defeat.
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Windies seamers skittle Zimbabwe
West Indies enjoyed a crushing 141-run victory over Zimbabwe this morning to take a 2-1 lead in their five-match one-day series after dismissing the tourists for just 104 at Arnos Vale in St Vincent.
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