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Australia Skipper Jedinak Out of FIFA Confederations Cup

Australia skipper Mile Jedinak has withdrawn from Tuesday's friendly with Brazil and this month's Confederations Cup...

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Souza Gets Brazil Chance Against Australia

Diego Souza will replace injured striker Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho is line to lead Brazil in Tuesday's...

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Pakistan’s Hafeez Relishes ‘unpredictable’ Tag

Mohammad Hafeez has no problems with Pakistan being known as "unpredictable", saying he "loves" the tag that is so...

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Australia Builds Separate Prison Wing For Extremist Inmates

Australia's largest state Sunday said it was building a separate prison wing for extremist inmates to tackle...

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Chastened Brazil To Take No Chances Against Australia

The world's number one team Brazil will not be under-estimating Australia as they bid to rebound from their...

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Fiji Eye Six Nations Scalps To Boost World Cup Hopes

Fiji are looking forward to bolstering their playing strength ahead of next month's World Cup qualifiers with two key...

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Folau, Speight Try Doubles As Australia Beat Fiji

Israel Folau and Henry Speight scored try doubles as Australia launched their international season with a 37-14 win...

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Brazil Coach Tite Ponders Changes For Upcoming Australia Match

Brazil manager Tite says he is considering changes for Tuesday's game against Australia after blasting his side's poor...

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Hunt Deserves Chance, Says Wallabies Coach

Coach Michael Cheika said veteran code-hopper Karmichael Hunt had earned his chance with Australia after overcoming the...

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Brazil, Argentina Set For Money-Spinning Australia Showdown

Argentina's Superclasico showdown with arch-rivals Brazil is set to pump tens of millions of dollars into the...

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Argentina’s Sampaoli Banking On Messi For World Cup Revival

New manager Jorge Sampaoli says he is looking to superstar Lionel Messi to revive Argentina's World Cup fortunes...

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Wallabies Drop Skipper Moore For Fiji Test

Skipper Stephen Moore was dropped Thursday for the Wallabies clash against Fiji with veteran hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau...

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Australian Muslims Demand Safe Spaces To Be ‘inflammatory’

An Australian Islamic council has called for taxpayer-funded "safe spaces" so young Muslims can express "inflammatory"...

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Man Charged Over Australia Flight Scare

Passengers on an Australian domestic flight left the plane via an emergency exit Tuesday after a man allegedly left a...

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Police Treat ‘cowardly’ Melbourne Siege As Terrorism

A fatal shootout claimed by the Islamic State group was being treated as a terrorist attack, Australian police said...

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Melbourne Siege A ‘terrorist Incident’

Australian police are treating as a "terrorist incident" a Melbourne siege in which a gunman was killed. Officers went...

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Australian Police Kill Hostage-Taker, Possible Terror Link Probed

Australian police Monday shot dead a man who had taken a woman hostage in a Melbourne apartment and said they were...

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Police Kill Hostage-Taker In Australia

Australian police Monday shot dead a man who took a woman hostage in a Melbourne apartment, after the body of another...

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Wallabies ‘ready For the Fight’ To Restore Morale

Coach Michael Cheika has vowed the Wallabies will lift the spirits of the Australian game amid a demoralising Super...