Derby Day. The first of the four-day Flemington Spring carnival and for the punting purist, it’s akin to Christmas. Nine races, all Group races, three Group 1’s, including the VRC Derby, which is the oldest feature race in Australia having been run and won since 1855. In addition to the Derby, three-year-old sprinting stars will...
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Fowler mystery solved; truth improved Matildas can’t forget amid coach search — What we learned
The gloom created by the Matildas’ group stage exit at the Olympics might be starting to fade after two positive results, but there is still a host of fundamental issues the side needs to address before they can really move on from what happened in France. The squad arrived in camp in Zurich desperate to...
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Matildas news 2024: Australia squad named for Germany, Switzerland friendlies, where is Cortnee Vine?
Interim Matildas coach Tom Sermanni has refrained from making any drastic changes to the Matildas squad for their upcoming clashes with Switzerland and Olympic bronze medallists Germany. Sermanni, stepping back into the top role while Football Australia looks to find a permanent replacement for Tony Gustavsson, has made just two changes to the 22-woman Olympic...
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Matildas add to hectic workload
The Matildas have been given another match in a jam-packed end-of-year schedule. A game against Switzerland in Zurich will make it six matches in 43 days across three countries for interim coach Tom Sermanni and his players. A day after the announcement of two matches against Brazil in Queensland, the Matildas on Wednesday confirmed a...
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Brutal heartbreak in 100th-min winner; powerhouse spared from horror fate — Euro Wrap
A stoppage-time header from Niclas Fuellkrug has rescued a 1-1 draw for Germany against Switzerland on Sunday in Frankfurt, ensuring the Euro hosts finish top of Group A. The Swiss hit the lead early, Dan Ndoye booting in from close range after 28 minutes to stun the home side. Get on board Kayo and watch...
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‘Absolutely shocked’: Aussie tourists stunned by insane cost of burger
Two Australian travellers were left “absolutely shocked” when they realised they had forked out a whopping $150 for two burgers and chips, and one soft drink, at their hotel in Europe. “We thought they made a mistake,” Maria Antoniou told news.com.au. Maria and her partner Anthony were staying in Grindelwald, a village in Switzerland’s Bernese...
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Boomers brace for ‘Group of Death’, Opals set for tough road as 2024 Olympics basketball draw revealed
The Boomers may have collected their first-ever medal at the Olympics in Tokyo but even getting to the second round this year looks a tough challenge for Brian Goorjian. Why? Well, the Olympic basketball draw took place in Switzerland on Wednesday morning [AEDT] and the results were not favourable for Australia’s men’s team. Sure, the...
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‘Catastrophic’ fate of missing skiers
Five of six cross-country skiers who went missing in the Swiss Alps over the weekend have been found dead, police confirmed Monday, with the search still on for the last person. The group of skiers, aged 21 to 58 and including five members of the same family, left the luxury ski resort town of Zermatt...
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Rarely-enforced rule costs star $385k, exposes ruthless flip side to LIV Golf
LIV Golf showed what a serious business it can be on the weekend after dishing out a brutal penalty to new recruit Adrian Meronk that cost him about A$385,000. The Pole was penalised for slow play in Jeddah and handed a one-shot penalty. It dropped him from a share of fifth-place with Jon Rahm to...