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Littlejohn faces long ban for wrestling opponent to ground by neck
Crystal Palace midfielder Ruesha Littlejohn could face a lengthy ban after her altercation with Leicester's Hannah Cain in the League Cup.

Robert Irwin wins Dancing with the Stars, a decade after sister's victory
Son of the late conservationist Steve Irwin, Robert was a fan favourite this season.

Warner settles lawsuit with AI music firm and launches joint venture
The label is going into business with tech start-up Suno after settling a lawsuit against the company.

Germany's Steinmeier ends state visit to Spain in Basque Country

Old video misrepresented as assault on Afghan refugees in Pakistan

What to know about French ex-President Sarkozy's latest legal matters

Israeli forces commence 'broad counterterrorism operation' in northern West Bank

Popyrin to channel Michael Jordan and Andy Murray after ‘numb’ year
Australia’s No.2 men’s tennis player Alexei Popyrin will draw inspiration from Michael Jordan and Andy Murray as he vows to embrace his globetrotting lifestyle after the “least enjoyable” season of his career.

Foxtel’s AFL deal cost billions. Now its owner wants to pay less – and it has form
The British sports streaming giant has recently pulled the plug on domestic soccer deals in France and Belgium.

Turbo reveals captaincy discussion with brother Jake
Tom Trbojevic reveals how he informed his brother Jake that he had been appointed captain of the Manly Sea Eagles.

'First openly gay' Miss England has 'achieved dream'
Grace Richardson says she suffered bullying over her sexuality while at school in Leicestershire.

Man dies after being found unresponsive in the water at Mount Maunganui beach
Emergency services were called to the beach at 6.10pm.

Man dies after he is pulled from the sea off Mount Maunganui beach
Despite efforts to deliver CPR, the man died at the scene.

Victorian premier demands answers after copper thieves trigger Optus crisis
Jacinta Allan has sought an urgent briefing after another Optus outage left more than 14,000 customers in the lurch.

‘I’ve lost my right arm’: Friend’s heartbreak as son suspected of killing his mother still missing
“It's like everybody's forgotten about her, about who she was, what she went through.”

'They told me to choose between my hijab and boxing'
How Germany's Zeina Nassar - who makes her pro debut on Wednesday - rewrote boxing's rules about fighting in a hijab.

Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction
Hundreds of children remain missing following other recent abductions in Nigeria.

Australian teens launch court challenge to social media ban
They argue the law - which will block users under 16 from having social media accounts - is unconstitutional.

‘He’s going to be disappointed’: Tom Trbojevic on pipping Jake to Sea Eagles captaincy
Tom Trbojevic has been handed the Manly captaincy just a month after agreeing to a one-year contract extension.

Widdup stable set to continue dominance at Hawkesbury
Local trainer Brad Widdup is out to continue his good record at Hawkesbury when saddling up three runners at Thursday’s meeting.

Marsh firms for Ashes cameo as Ponting declares England incapable of change
Mitchell Marsh is firming for an Ashes cameo as Australia consider adding more batting aggression to the squad in response to England’s Perth pace barrage.

OCR Cut: What the RBNZ said
In its final cash rate decision of the year the Reserve Bank has decided to cut the OCR 25 points to 2.25%. Here's what it said.

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‘Premium prices for a downgrade’: $96.5 million BoM website savaged
Pressure is mounting on the agency and its newly minted chief executive Stuart Minchin after a major cost blowout.