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Talia Gibson has made a fighting start on her debut on the clay of Rome, the Australian number two beating former world top-20 player Martina Trevisan to progress. Source link

The NRL’s strongest voice, Latrell Mitchell, breaks a lengthy league media ban to discuss his form, his positional switch and the potential of a move to PNG. Source link

Three weeks on from Elijah Hollands’s mental health episode at the MCG, the AFL fines Carlton $75,000 for its handling of the player and issues around the incident. Source link

The barrister for Nicky Winmar has told a Victorian court the former AFL great was defending himself on the night he allegedly assaulted a woman. Source link

Australia’s LIV golfers including Cameron Smith are being offered support by the sport’s hierarchy amid a funding crisis, as a golf executive says the 2022 British Open champion is “too young to retire”. Source link

Hawthorn faces a major test on Thursday night against Fremantle in Perth as the Dockers sit on a seven-game winning streak. Source link

Working from home has become a mainstay of many economies since the COVID-19 pandemic. Surrey County Cricket Club figured that if people can work from home, maybe they can work from The Oval, too. Source link

Top players, including world number ones on the men’s and women’s tour, criticise the increased French Open prize money pool as not being enough amidst other unresolved welfare demands. Source link

The NRL’s expansion has ramifications for more than the existing 17 clubs, with Australian and New Zealand rugby talent also in the crosshairs.  Source link

Australia coach Tony Popovic says it would be “wonderful” if Donald Trump was in the stadium in Seattle when the Socceroos play the United States on June 19, saying the US president’s presence would motivate his team.  Source link