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‘A super hard day’: Heartbreak for Sarah Gigante as Tour de France Femmes challenge fades

  • Australian finishes sixth on general classification after tough finale

  • Long Joux-Plane descent proves Gigante’s undoing on stage 9

Australia’s Sarah Gigante was forced to settle for sixth place in the women’s Tour de France as Pauline Ferrand-Prevot claimed victory for the hosts. Starting the day second in the GC, Gigante (AG Insurance - Soudal Team) lost ground on the Joux-Plane descent and finally finished the stage seventh.

“It was two hours of pain, heartbreak and hope all in one,” she said at the finish.

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Mollie O’Callaghan equals Ian Thorpe’s record with 11th world championship gold

  • Star anchors 4x200m freestyle relay team to win

  • Kyle Chalmers takes bronze in 100m freestyle

Mollie O’Callaghan has equalled the Australian record for world championship golds after anchoring the women to victory in the 4x200m freestyle relay in Singapore.

By securing her 11th career world title on Thursday night, the 21-year-old equalled Ian Thorpe’s Australian record.

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Kaylee McKeown defies shoulder scare to win 100m backstroke world title

  • Australian sees off US rival Regan Smith in Singapore

  • Lani Pallister wins 1500m freestyle bronze behind Katie Ledecky

Australia’s backstroke star Kaylee McKeown has overcome an injury scare to capture another world title.

Just weeks after dislocating a shoulder, McKeown notched a personal best to win the women’s 100m backstroke at swimming’s world championships in Singapore on Tuesday night.

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AFL great Nicky Winmar accused of two assaults and intentionally choking a person

Former St Kilda star remains on bail after facing court charged with three offences allegedly committed in July

AFL great Nicky Winmar has been accused of two assaults and of intentionally choking a person, court documents reveal.

The former St Kilda star, 59, had been listed for an application to revoke bail at Melbourne magistrates court on Tuesday, which could have seen him jailed.

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Australia’s Alexandria Perkins wins bronze in world 100m butterfly final

  • ‘I can’t be happier,’ says 25-year-old Queenslander

  • Race won by US world-record holder Gretchen Walsh

Alexandria Perkins has nabbed a bronze medal for Australia on day two of the swimming world championships in Singapore while Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh continued her winning ways and the virus-stricken US finally broke their gold medal duck.

Perkins produced a strong finish to snare third place in a hotly contested women’s 100m butterfly final in Singapore on Monday night.

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Double golden joy as Australia’s swimmers triumph at world championships

  • Olivia Wunsch pulls off late comeback in 4x100m freestyle relay

  • Kyle Chalmers reels in US to snare gold for men’s relay team

Australia ended the opening night of the swimming world championships with a dose of double golden joy after the country’s men and women prevailed in the 4x100m freestyle relay events.

There was heartbreak to begin the night after Australian Sam Short was pipped by 0.02 of a second by German world record holder Lukas Maertens in a thrilling 400m men’s freestyle showdown in Singapore.

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St Kilda pull off greatest comeback in AFL/VFL history against Melbourne

  • Saints recover from 46 points down at three-quarter-time

  • Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera slots two late goals in frantic finish

St Kilda pulled off the greatest three-quarter-time comeback in VFL/AFL history, storming home from 46 points down to stun Melbourne in a crazy finish at Marvel Stadium.

Off-contract star Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera was the hero, slotting two goals in a frantic climax to pinch a miracle six-point victory. The Saints slotted nine unanswered goals in the final term to win 15.6 (96) to Melbourne’s 13.12 (90).

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Cameron Green and Josh Inglis continue hot form as Australia beat West Indies again

  • West Indies 205-9; Australia 206-7 | Australia win by three wickets

  • Green and Inglis hit 50s as Australia take 4-0 lead in T20 series

For the fourth time in as many games, Australia impressively chased down a West Indies total in their best-of-five Twenty20 series.

Glenn Maxwell lived up to his Big Show nickname and Cameron Green and Josh Inglis continued their hot form, as Australia swept to a 4-0 lead in the T20I cricket series against West Indies in St Kitts.

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Alex de Minaur storms into Washington final with demolition job on Corentin Moutet

  • Australia’s No 1 beats Frenchman 6-4, 6-3 to book place in decider

  • World No 13 to meet Ben Shelton or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina

Alex de Minaur is through to the final of the Washington Open after demolishing Frenchman Corentin Moutet.

In promising signs ahead of next month’s US Open, the Australian No 1 and seventh seed stormed to a 6-4, 6-3 victory at the event where he reached his maiden ATP 500 final back in 2018.

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Tim David smashes Australia’s fastest T20 century in victory against West Indies

  • Third T20I: WI 214-4, Aus 215-4; Australia win by 6 wickets in St Kitts

  • Middle-order powerhouse hits 11 sixes in 37-ball unbeaten hundred

A remarkable record-breaking innings from power hitter Tim David has carried Australia to a six-wicket win and an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match T20I series against the West Indies.

Chasing a testing target of 215, Australia were struggling at 87 for 4 in the ninth over of their run chase at the small Warner Park ground in Basseterre, St Kitts.

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Demons to appeal Steven May’s three-game AFL ban for brutal collision

  • Melbourne defender found guilty of rough conduct at tribunal

  • Collision left Francis Evans concussed and with broken nose

Melbourne has confirmed it will appeal defender Steven May’s three-match ban for his devastating collision with an opponent that has divided the football world.

May was found guilty of rough conduct at the AFL tribunal on Wednesday night for the collision that concussed Francis Evans and left the Carlton forward with a broken nose and a chipped tooth.

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Josh Inglis and Cameron Green blast Australia to eight-wicket T20 win over West Indies

  • Pair put on unbroken partnership of 131 off 64 balls in Jamaica

  • Adam Zampa claims 3-29 from four overs to halt host’s brisk start

Josh Inglis and Cameron Green have smashed half-centuries to power Australia to an eight-wicket win over West Indies in their second T20 clash in Jamaica.

The hosts posted 172-8 before Inglis (78 not out from 33 balls) and Cameron Green (56no from 32) led Australia to 173-2, and victory with 28 balls to spare.

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‘Knee cooked’: Nick Kyrgios limps along road to recovery in return from injury

  • Former world No 13 completes first ATP Tour match in four months

  • Australian joins Gael Monfils in first-round doubles defeat at DC Open

Nick Kyrgios has come through his first match since March, and just his sixth this year, completing almost an hour on court in a men’s doubles defeat at the ATP Tour’s DC Open.

Partnering French veteran Gael Monfils, and playing in front of NBA star Kevin Durant, Kyrgios had a tough opening draw against third seeds Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Hugo Nys.

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Sydney player Riak Andrew faces AFL suspension over homophobic slur

  • 20-year-old cited for comment towards opponent in VFL match

  • Swans boss says ‘behaviour does not reflect the values of our club’

Sydney defender Riak Andrew is facing a lengthy suspension after being cited for using a homophobic slur while representing the AFL club’s reserves team.

First-year player Andrew, the younger brother of Gold Coast star Mac Andrew, used the slur during the Swans’ VFL clash with North Melbourne on Saturday.

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