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‘What would Warnie do?’ Joe Root, a bottle of tequila, and the night Warne took his last wicket
Shane Warne, Joe Root, Michael Vaughan, an orange, and tequila. It sounds like the start of a joke, but was it, in fact, the beginning of Bazball?

Irish jockey hunts career-best win for early boost to Aussie ambition
Irish jockey Adam Farragher has his sights set on making Australia home, and he hopes an early chance on a group 1 winner can help make that a reality.

DCE speaks for first time as a Rooster
Daly Cherry-Evans speaks to media for the first time as a Sydney Roosters player.

Pride pushing on with Estadio Mestalla in The Gong after another poor draw
Warwick Farm trainer Joe Pride hopes a new approach will give Estadio Mestalla a prominent position from a wide barrier in The Gong.

Don’t get Ben Stokes angry: Why Australia won’t rile the England skipper
Steve Smith’s plan to keep England’s fiery captain under control this Ashes series is derived from the Australian team’s knowledge that riling Stokes is a moment that often precedes unfortunate events for them.

Draftee misses moment his name is called out
Archie Ludowyke missed the moment his name was called out as he was in his room.

Children among 15 saved after wave of suspected arsons in Beersheba

AFCON 2025: here is the winner of the competition, according to AI

Gaza girl orphaned in Israeli strike rebuilds her life with severe burns

EU plans leading role in building new police force for Gaza

UiPath named Leader in Everest Group 2025 automation ranking
UiPath has been named a Leader and Star Performer in the Everest Group 2025 automation ranking, recognised for its innovation and market impact.

Softonic unveils Publishing Centre for direct developer control
Softonic launches its Publishing Centre, enabling developers to directly manage software listings and engage with over 100 million monthly users worldwide.

ControlUp launches tool to speed Azure to Windows 365 move
ControlUp has launched a free tool to automate and speed up migration from Azure Virtual Desktop to Windows 365 Cloud PCs, cutting costs and downtime.

‘Something had to happen’: Min Woo reveals swing change
The 27-year-old enters the summer needing to remain in the top 50 to secure another ticket to the Masters in April and hopes some subtle swing changes prove fruitful at next week’s Australian PGA Championship.

‘Well, it’ll be cheap’: Trainer eyes more success with unlikely filly
Mitch Beer admits he had his doubts about import Sunrise, which is now trying to give the Kembla trainer the biggest win of his career on Saturday at home.

Steve Smith dishes out a brutal response to Monty Panesar’s sandpaper sledge
The former spinner urged England players and British media to target Smith for his role in the ball tampering scandal but was treated with disdain by the Australian great.

From fighting with FitzSimons to rugby peacemaker: The life of Abdel Benazzi
Abdel Benazzi announced himself to Wallabies fans by stomping on the head of Peter FitzSimons. His career since then has restored strong relationships with Australian rugby.

France introduces stricter controls on packaging and recycling

SkillsVR unveils AI tool to rapidly convert training into VR
SkillsVR launches AI tool GenerateVR, turning static training materials into interactive VR modules rapidly, boosting immersive learning accessibility and scale.

Peer Software boosts data orchestration with new hybrid features
Peer Software enhances data orchestration with new features in PeerGFS and PeerIQ, boosting storage compatibility, analytics, and security for hybrid and multi-cloud use.

LeapSpace launches to advance trusted AI-driven scientific research
Elsevier launches LeapSpace, an AI-driven platform offering transparent analysis of 100m+ peer-reviewed articles to boost trusted scientific research.