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Essendon cannot do anything but stay galvanised as they stare down the demoralising prospect of notching a club-record 18th consecutive defeat, coach Brad Scott has said. Source link

Former Socceroos coach has received a hero’s welcome at Sydney Airport after helping Iraq qualify for its first FIFA World Cup in 40 years. Source link

Brisbane coach Michael Maguire is facing a brand new selection challenge against North Queensland with Ben Hunt, Adam Reynolds and Reece Walsh set to be absent at the same time. Source link

Australia’s aging men’s cricket side is not about to “drop off” in performance, but the chairman of selectors says expectations should be managed as the squad goes through a change in the near future.  Source link

As the Eels grapple with another potentially season-ending injury to Bailey Simonsson, Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall says he is not even sure the tackle that led to it was worth a penalty. Source link

Hawthorn’s Jack Gunston kicks a behind in the dying seconds to defeat Geelong by one point in an Easter Monday classic. Source link

American 100-metre world champion and Olympic silver medallist Sha’Carri Richardson wins her Stawell Gift semifinal by just 0.007 of a second to make it through to this afternoon’s final. Source link

Cycling great Tadej Pogačar wins the one-day classic Tour of Flanders for a record-equalling third time, but only after a controversial train crossing splits the field. Source link

Fans will have to wait for Zac Lomax’s Western Force debut, providing further intrigue about how the ex-NRL star will cope when he takes his first steps in professional rugby.   Source link

Tim Tszyu has won the WBO international middleweight title with a lopsided unanimous points win over Albanian Denis Nurja in Wollongong. Source link