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‘Infuriated’: Australian Olympians slam Sydney Sweeney’s provocative new sports ad (opens the original)
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A provocative advertisement featuring US actress Sydney Sweeney half-naked and strategically covered by sporting equipment has sparked a major backlash from Australian Olympians, with swimming great Ariarne Titmus declaring she was “infuriated” by the campaign. A year after Sweeney became embroiled in controversy over an American Eagle campaign highlighting her “great jeans”, the actress is at the centre of another advertising storm over her work with Novig, a US sports prediction market, in whi
‘They did a good job’: Peter V’landys finally paid the AFL a compliment. Here’s why (opens the original)
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Another year, another NRL finals series launch in the Harbour City. And another gentle jab at the AFL from NRL supremo Peter V’landys. With the Swans basking in the afterglow of their stunning win over Brisbane in Saturday’s qualifying final at the SCG on Saturday, their week off to prepare for the preliminary final – which looms as the hottest ticket in town – has given the NRL clear air for its opening week of finals action. Three games in Sydney take centre stage, beginning with South Sydney’
Kaylee McKeown had one of her world records broken. It could be a blessing in disguise (opens the original)
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Olympic great Kaylee McKeown has revealed she won’t race internationally for the remainder of the year and says losing her 50-metre backstroke world record has lit a fire inside her ahead of a historic quest for glory at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The 25-year-old, who missed the recent Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and Pan Pacific Championships in California due to glandular fever, is prioritising her health and will sit out World Cup events in October, as well as the World Short Course Cham
Pallister makes history by beating Ledecky as Short breaks Hackett’s 1500m record (opens the original)
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Irvine: Death, taxes and US great Katie Ledecky winning 800-metre freestyle finals on the international stage. Australia’s Lani Pallister showed on an extraordinary Saturday evening in Irvine, California, that only two of life’s three perceived certainties remain. On one of Australian cricket’s worst days, swimming enjoyed one of its finest nights on the final evening of the Pan Pacific Championships 12,500 kilometres away from the carnage inflicted by Bangladesh in Darwin. Pallister’s 800m free
Son of All Blacks great – and Shane Warne’s mate – breaks 63-year hoodoo at British Open (opens the original)
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Southport: Ryan Fox’s against-the-odds triumph at Royal Birkdale on Sunday, becoming the first New Zealander in 63 years to win the British Open, was made all the more remarkable by a conversation with his famous father 13 years ago when he was on the verge of walking away from golf. The year was 2013, and Fox was in his second season on the Australasian tour. He wasn’t winning, wasn’t enjoying himself and certainly wasn’t making much money. He arrived at the Australian Masters at Royal Melbourn
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