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If you want every player singing the anthem, give them one they all want to sing
There’s no law requiring anyone to sing the national anthem. This isn’t North Korea, after all. But the confected outrage has a sinister subtext.

AFLW round 11 LIVE: Collingwood Magpies take the field after losing skipper Ruby Schleicher
Collingwood and Port Adelaide open round 11 of the AFLW season as the teams jockey for finals positions. Follow along live.

Beaten by the breeze, Marnus is now up against the winds of change in Aussie team
Labuschagne is fighting for Test cricket survival this week as the Australian selectors ponder their options.

With Leichhardt Oval out of action, Tigers in talks to take home game to New Zealand
Leichhardt Oval is receiving a revamp, so the Wests Tigers are ready to take an NRL game where they have never played.

Who is London’s Batman? Is it Niko Omilana?
A mysterious caped figure has been helping the people of London. Some are convinced it is Niko Omilana disguised as Batman - but where is the proof?

Fetu Samoa thrash Wales in 14-try World Cup romp
Samoa scored 14 tries in the World Cup clash.

Tonga v Lebanon - Rugby League World Cup match
Follow live updates as Tonga take on Lebanon from CommBank Stadium, Sydney, in the Rugby League World Cup.

Dext launches AI Connector for accounting practices
The read-only feature lets firms query client cash positions and compliance data in plain language, while keeping records unchanged.

Red Hat opens Singapore AI centre to scale deployment
The Singapore hub should help firms turn AI pilots into production systems faster, with engineering support and skills training across Asia Pacific.

11:11 Systems buys IBM VMware customers in new deal
The deal expands 11:11 Systems' reach as Broadcom reshapes VMware partner support and enterprises seek continuity in cloud migrations.

Foreign money is reshaping the A-League. The benefits come with strings attached
Multi-club ownership is on the rise in Australia and around the world. But as the Manchester City case shows, belonging to a global football empire can come with risks beyond a single club’s control.

PNG Chiefs target All Blacks star in audacious rugby raid
The PNG Chiefs have spoken with All Blacks playmaker Damian McKenzie’s management about a shock 2028 code switch amid a bitter legal battle between New Zealand Rugby and the NRL over the Chiefs name.

‘Feels like forever ago’: Schofield stalking second Cox Plate after Everest win
Fresh from his Everest win, Chad Schofield feels Ceolwulf is primed to give him a second “surreal” Cox Plate – 13 years after his first.

Sonny Bill reveals open heart surgery
Sonny Bill Williams reveals he recently underwent open heart surgery in an emotional YouTube video.

Final James Bond screen tests to take place this weekend, reports say
Callum Turner and Jack Lowden "appear to be in the mix" of actors doing screen tests for the role.

PNG Chiefs target All Blacks star in audacious rugby raid
The PNG Chiefs approached All Blacks star Damian McKenzie about a shock code switch after the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Slade star Dave Hill's debut album honours city
Slade legend Dave Hill's first solo album celebrates Wolverhampton roots and personal stories.

PHP flaws trigger outage fears & retail fraud warnings
Millions of sites may need urgent patching after critical PHP bugs raised fears of outages, data theft and account fraud ahead of peak shopping.

Functionize launches MCP server for AI coding agents
Developers can now check AI-generated code against live applications without leaving their chat tools, as Functionize ties testing into Claude Code and Copilot.