Tag: Sydney

Australian rugby league great Bob Fulton dead at 73

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SYDNEY — Bob Fulton, one of the most celebrated players in Australian rugby league and a former captain, coach and selector of the Kangaroos,...

The return of the (Wellington) Phoenix: 433 days later

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s only professional soccer team, the Wellington Phoenix, played at home Saturday for the first time in 433 days...

2023 Women’s World Cup to be played July 20-Aug. 20

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ZURICH — FIFA announced the dates for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, with the tournament to be...

Top Aussie female sailor Curtis picked to join SailGP squad

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Nina Curtis has been picked to join the defending champion Australian team for the rest of SailGP’s second season as part of a developmental...

Rugby league star Hayne to spend nearly 4 years in jail

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SYDNEY — Jarryd Hayne, a rugby league star who also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, has been sentenced to at...

Reports: Ex-cricketer MacGill allegedly kidnapped, released

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SYDNEY — Former test cricketer Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped from his home in Sydney last month before being released an hour later, Australian...

More than 400 days between home matches for A-League team

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SYDNEY — It's been a long time between home matches for the A-League's Wellington Phoenix: more than 400 days in fact. The coronavirus-forced drought...

Australian swimming great John Konrads dies at age 78

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SYDNEY — John Konrads, who set 26 individual freestyle swimming world records and won an Olympic gold medal in 1960, has died, the Sport...

Dave Wallace to be Mike Scioscia’s Olympic pitching coach

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CARY, N.C. — Dave Wallace will be Mike Scioscia's pitching coach when the U.S. manager tries to qualify his team for the Olympic baseball...

Ainslie, Slingsby look forward to competitive SailGP season

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British sailing star Sir Ben Ainslie gave a tantalizing look at what the second season of SailGP would offer when he dominated the opening...