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Russell Gould is a senior sportswriter with nearly 20 years’ experience across a wide variety of sports including AFL, cricket, golf, rugby league, rugby and horse racing. Starting as a sports reporter at MX, then the Herald Sun, he has written news and in-depth features as well as covering major events in both Melbourne and around the world, from the 2003 rugby World Cup, though to the 2019 Ashes in England, two US Masters at Augusta and every Boxing Day Test since 2010. Having also spent four years as the Herald Sun sports chief of staff, he is now the founding sports editor of NCA NewsWire.

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LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 16: Josh Inglis of Leicestershire Foxes bats during the Vitality T20 Blast match between Leicestershire Foxes and Notts Outlaws at Uptonsteel County Ground on July 16, 2021 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Tony Marshall/Getty Images)

Forgotten man could be T20 answer

Australian selectors could be forced to look elsewhere for talent after a horror show in the West Indies, and one man has put his hand up in England.

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GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - JULY 17: Josh Dunkley of the Bulldogs looks to control the ball during the round 18 AFL match between Gold Coast Suns and Western Bulldogs at Metricon Stadium on July 17, 2021 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Player in iso as AFL makes last minute changes

A coffee in a cafe near his home has forced one Western Bulldogs star into 14 days of isolation as the AFL scrambles to change its fixture.

Charlie Curnow of the Blues celebrates a goal during the Round 8 AFL match between the Carlton Blues and the Collingwood Magpies at the MCG in Melbourne, Saturday, May 11, 2019. (AAP Image/Hamish Blair) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Blues bullish after Curnow’s comeback game

With the VFL called off, Charlie Curnow made his long-awaited return in a match simulation — and the signs have the Blues excited about his prospects.

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1/07/2021: Western Bulldogs players arrive at Melbourne Jet Base to take a charter flight to Queensland.Picture: David Geraghty

Midnight messages in Covid escape

Premiership-winning Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has had to become a tech expert to keep up with player communication amid Covid chaos.

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Gold Coast Suns vs Richmond at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. 01/07/2021. Richmonds Jack Riewoldt kicks at goal during the 4th qtr. . Pic: Michael Klein

Covid chaos could spoil historic milestone

Melbourne’s escalating Covid-19 situation has the potential to disrupt a major milestone for Richmond Tigers star Jack Riewoldt.

Mitch delivers as carnage nearly de-rails Aussies

Mitch delivers as carnage nearly de-rails Aussies

A shocking second last over from Riley Meredith didn’t undo the great work done by Mitch Marsh in the West Indies but Australia’s T20 woes are far from over.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 24: Charlie Curnow of the Blues looks oin during a Carlton Blues AFL training session at Ikon Park on June 24, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Finally some good news for Carlton

After two years in the injury wilderness, one young Carlton star is back to give his team something to get very excited about.

Golfer Greg Norman hugs the trophy after winning the British Open Championship at Royal St Georges club, Sandwich 18 Jul 1993.

Shark stories help shelve Open ghosts

Two of the 11 Aussies lining up in this week’s British Open weren’t born when Greg Norman won in 1993, but they are all following in his giant footsteps.

MUST CREDIT PHIL HILLYARD-NO ONSALES. Swans fans celebrates a Chad Warner goal during Round 9 AFL match between the Sydney Swans and Collingwood Magpies at the SCG on 15 May, 2021. Photo by Phil Hillyard (**NO ON SALES** ÃÂ©Phil Hillyard)

SCG set for 35-year first

Locking anything in to a sporting schedule in NSW is fraught with danger at the moment, but a 35-year first could happen at the SCG.

Joseph Suaalii Picture NRL Photos

Shock injury blow for teen sensation

He was given a special exemption to play in the NRL before he turned 18, but now a Rooster rookie’s season is over.

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