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From the Harlem Renaissance of the 20s and 30s to Soul Food Sundays at Wimbledon in the 80s and 90s, Naomi Osaka and Taylor Townsend’s dinner party before the French Open continues a long history of black athletes coming together. Source link

The Women’s FA Cup has a distinctly Australian flavour with Mary Fowler’s Manchester City thumping Charlize Rule’s Brighton and Hove Albion, coached by compatriot Dario Vidošić, whose father was honoured by fans at Wembley. Source link

Nineteen-year-old Joao Fonseca beats two-time French Open runner-up Casper Ruud to reach his first grand slam quarterfinal, while four-time champion Iga Świątek suffers her earliest exit since 2019. Source link

Australian Jai Hindley finishes third at the Giro d’Italia, while Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard adds a title in Rome to his victories in France and Spain. Source link

Recently realigned Cristian Volpato and Japan-born Tete Yengi are in line for potential national debuts after being named in Australia’s squad for this year’s World Cup. Source link

Ian Thorpe became a global star as a teenager, attracting both opportunities and scrutiny. Now, he wishes he’d done some things differently. Source link

West Coast makes light work of Essendon at Perth Stadium, as the Bombers lose another promising youngster to a serious injury. Source link

Lorena Wiebes powered to victory on stage one of Giro d’Italia Women, but was later kicked off the race for having an underweight bike, a finding that shocked her team. Source link

The Socceroos are beaten 1-0 by Mexico in their penultimate World Cup warm up match despite an improved and impressive second-half performance at the Rose Bowl. Source link

Australia drops the first game in its limited-overs series in Pakistan as spinner Arafat Minhas takes 5-32 in his maiden one-day international. Source link