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Nightcliff Tigers dual-premiership player Trent Melville is suing the AFL in the NT Supreme Court after suffering “catastrophic injuries” in a head clash with another player in 2022. Source link

Matildas star Mary Fowler returns to football after a nine-and-a-half-month injury lay-off, as Manchester City thumps Chelsea in the Women’s Super League. Source link

Australia slumps to a 3-0 T20 series defeat in Pakistan, leading into this month’s World Cup.  Source link

Rafael Nadal gives his seal of approval and Novak Djokovic collects the one trophy missing from his cabinet as his Melbourne Park fortunes flip. Here are the quick hits from the Australian Open. Source link

Despite the hollow feeling of defeat, 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic heaps praise on Carlos Alcaraz following the Spaniard’s history-making Australian Open victory.  Source link

He did not go into detail on what he meant, nor did he confirm a plan to retire this year, but he chose his words carefully on centre court. Source link

Carlos Alcaraz has defeated Novak Djokovic in a pulsating Australian Open final, becoming the youngest man with a career Grand Slam in the process. Source link

Asian Cup organisers say they are hopeful the South Korean women’s team will partake in next month’s tournament despite threats of a boycott due to “harsh and unreasonable conditions” under the nation’s federation. Source link

Newly-crowned Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina isn’t content with a second grand slam title following a rampant run through the Melbourne Park draw.  Source link

More tennis history will go on the line when Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz clash in an Australian Open final of the highest stakes. Source link