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[ad_1] Richmond was dealt a cruel double blow in the opening half of their first game back at the MCG for 2024 with two injury-prone stars forced off the ground. Dion Prestia’s rotten luck continued after the midfielder suffered yet another hamstring injury late in the first term. Prestia has not played a full season … Read more
[ad_1] The Socceroos are preparing to take to the field for the first time since their heartbreaking Asian Cup quarterfinal defeat to South Korea, with attention now fully focused on the road to the 2026 World Cup. Coach Graham Arnold announced his squad for the two qualifiers against Lebanon today, but had plenty of selection … Read more
[ad_1] Pedro Acosta has likened his sizzling first premier-class grand prix to “losing you virginity” after the Spaniard exceeded pre-race expectations on his much-hyped debut. Acosta made his long-awaited maiden appearance on the MotoGP grid in Qatar, where he qualified eighth on his Gas Gas RC16 before finishing eighth in the sprint and ninth in … Read more
[ad_1] Defending double world champion Francesco Bagnaia has cruised to victory in the season-opening Qatar MotoGP. The Ducati rider made a storming start from fifth off the grid to hit the front and take total control of the first race in MotoGP’s 75th anniversary season. Brad Binder finished second for KTM with pole-sitter Jorge Martin … Read more
[ad_1] Jorge Martin got the first points on the board in the new MotoGP season, winning Saturday’s sprint in Qatar with defending double world champion Francesco Bagnaia in fourth. Pole-sitter Martin, narrowly beaten by Bagnaia for the title last year, led from the flag under lights at the Lusail International circuit. The Spanish rider was … Read more
[ad_1] Hope springs eternal during the MotoGP pre-season. Riders don their freshly coloured overalls and mount their newly minted machines brimming with optimism for the campaign ahead. Anything seems possible in the pre-season. But in 2024 the hope spring is running dry. Watch selected NRL & AFL games, along with every F1 race live in … Read more
[ad_1] France star Paul Pogba has been given a four-year ban from football by Italy’s anti-doping tribunal after testing positive for testosterone last August, his club Juventus said on Thursday. A spokesman for the club told AFP it had been notified of the decision against the 30-year-old World Cup winner, who had been provisionally suspended … Read more
[ad_1] F1’s 2024 season is here with this week’s Bahrain Grand Prix kicking off another 24-race odyssey sure to be filled with drama and intrigue. Not even a wheel has been turned in anger yet and we’ve already had one of F1’s biggest ever driver moves confirmed, and another massive figure left fighting for his … Read more
[ad_1] What would satisfy as an encore performance from the best Formula 1 rookie since Lewis Hamilton? Aussie ace Oscar Piastri has made a habit of impressing on debut. Two of his three championships were won in maiden campaigns. The other was won in his second year — five years ago, in 2019, the last … Read more
[ad_1] Andy Murray suggested he may retire within the next “few months” after winning his opening match in Dubai on Monday. The former world number one battled back from a set down to beat Denis Shapovalov 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 and reach the second round. The 36-year-old, who snapped a six-match losing streak in Doha … Read more