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Rio angers both sexes; Zelensky ups stakes; Fewer Chinese house buyers

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

Kusini Yengi scored both goals for Australia. The first inside one minute and the second in extra time.

Socceroos cling to World Cup advantage with rollercoaster draw

Australia fought back from 2-1 down to draw against Bahrain, keeping them in the box seat to automatically qualify for the next World Cup.

  • Glenn Moore

September

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PwC grilled; ASX hits yet another record; Myer’s rescue plan

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

August

Women’s Quadruple Sculls (W4x) medalists from Teams Germany and Great Britain take a selfie on day six of the Olympic Games

Samsung selfies, Dior clothes: Olympic product placement explodes

The prominent positioning of sponsors’ brands at the Olympics is a first, as Paris leans more on the private sector, not taxpayers, to foot the bill.

  • Sara Germano, Josh Noble and Adrienne Klasa

July

The Olympic village for competitors. Event ticket sales have so far been slow.

France faces glut of unwanted Olympics tickets

A lack of demand in the secondary market has left many holding tickets they cannot sell, while organisers have continued to release more tickets.

  • Josh Noble and Joanna S Kao
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Ollie Watkins scores a late goal to fire England into the Euro 2024 final.

England eye Euro history after stunning late goal

England downed the Netherlands 2-1 in the European Championships for a chance to take on Spain in the final.

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  • Steve Douglas

January

New Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt at a press conference on Friday.

Kiwi Joe Schmidt tasked with Wallabies rebuild

The former Ireland mentor and World Rugby high-performance boss was unveiled on Friday, only a week after expressions of interest for the position closed.

  • Murray Wenzel
Sam Kerr

Kerr honoured at FIFA awards as Ange, Gustavsson miss out

Sam Kerr was named in the FIFA FIFPRO Women’s World XI, voted for by players around the world.

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Sam Kerr has ruptured her ACL during a Chelsea training camp.

Sam Kerr suffers ‘devastating’ ACL injury

Sam Kerr has suffered an ACL injury during Chelsea’s warm weather training camp in Morocco, almost certainly ruling her out of the Olympics.

  • Glenn Moore and Anna Harrington

November 2023

Tayla Harris: “If I want to do something, I’m going to do it and see how it goes. I have no fear of failure.”

AFLW star Tayla Harris tells why she’s ready to sweep floors

Best known for the photo of that kick, the Melbourne Football Club player and boxer has fingers in many pies.

  • Ayesha de Kretser
Abdulellah Al-Malki of Saudi Arabia celebrates a 2-1 win against Argentina in a World Cup match in Qatar last year.

Was Saudi Arabia’s World Cup win an inside job?

Australia and other potential bidders for the 2034 soccer tournament didn’t go ahead, raising questions about possible FIFA favouritism.

  • Tariq Panja
Cristiano Ronaldo and other big stars have been lured to Saudi Arabia’s domestic soccer league.

Saudi Arabia to host 2034 World Cup after Australia pulls out

FIFA is set to rubber stamp the move which will accelerate the kingdom’s push into soccer and broader its expansion into global sport.

  • Graham Dunbar

October 2023

SBS managing director James Taylor.

Broadcaster gives viewers option to switch off certain ads

In an industry first, people will be able to block one out of three categories of advertisements.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones
An elated Aaron Mooy jumps for joy after Australia beat Peru to reach the World Cup finals.

SBS scores rights to next men’s soccer World Cup

The broadcaster will keep its 40-year relationship with soccer’s international body intact, after outbidding other networks and streamers.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones and Zoe Samios
Jesse Kriel of South Africa celebrates with Eben Etzebeth the team’s victory in the Rugby World Cup Final against New Zealand in Paris.

South Africa beat New Zealand to claim record fourth Rugby World Cup

South Africa became the first team to win the Rugby World Cup four times when they beat New Zealand 12-11 after the All Blacks were reduced to 14 men half an hour in to the match.

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  • Jerome Pugmire
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England celebrate Theo Dan’s try in the win over Argentina.

England hold off Argentina fightback to take bronze

England beat Argentina to win the Rugby World Cup bronze final.

  • Mitch Phillips
Tributes have flowed in for the soccer great.

‘Gifted icon’: Tributes flow for soccer giant Bobby Charlton

The Manchester United legend, who survived a plane crash that killed teammates, was known as a gentleman of the game and perhaps England’s greatest player.

  • Mattias Karen
Sale soccer team captain and Gippsland Times Journalist Zoe Askew.

A young reporter’s unpleasant experience of country politics

A 26-year-old journalist, Zoe Askew, was banned from playing for her regional soccer club after she reported on what she felt was poor conduct by a match official.

  • Aaron Patrick
Nathan Cleary of the Panthers celebrates with teammates after scoring the match-winning try.

Bookmaker asks for more time to process largest gambling payout ever

After the Pies and Panthers victories in the AFL and NRL over the weekend, online bookmaker Betr has begun the largest payout in sports gambling history.

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  • Mark Di Stefano and Sam Buckingham-Jones

September 2023

SBS head of corporate strategy Sarah Yassien and design honcho Andy Wong. The special broadcaster was a finalist in the AFR’s Most Innovative Company awards in the media and marketing category.

SBS has a new content plan to speak to all Australians

More than 5 million Australians speak a language other than English at home and SBS can now switch seamlessly into more than 60 languages.

  • Mark Di Stefano

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