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Good afternoon, readers. Here’s what made news this Friday.

One-day internationals to Fox Sports

Australia’s home limited-overs cricket internationals will go to Fox Sports for the first time under a landmark $1.182 billion, six-year broadcast rights deal.

Cricket Australia confirmed the deal struck with the Seven Network and Fox Sports this afternoon, which means the end of four decades of the Australian summer of cricket on the Nine Network.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event on tax policy in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
President Donald Trump speaks during an event on tax policy in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, April 12, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump seeks ‘better TPP deal than Obama’

Donald Trump appears to have tempered his initial enthusiasm to examine the possibility of the US re-entering the Trans Pacific Partnership, tweeting that he’d only want a “substantially better deal” than was offered to Barack Obama.

Earlier, the President ordered his senior economic and trade advisers to examine the possibility of the United States rejoining the 11-nation TPP, reportedly saying: “Go get it done.”

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Danielle Prince of Australia during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Ball final on day nine of competition of the XXI Commonwealth Games, at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre on the Gold Coast, Australia, Friday, April 13, 2018. (AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Danielle Prince of Australia during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Ball final on day nine of competition of the XXI Commonwealth Games, at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre on the Gold Coast, Australia, Friday, April 13, 2018. (AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Aussie shocker ends in tears

Gymnast Danielle Prince’s farewell international performance started well, in the ball competition of the rhythmic gymnastic discipline, but it ended in tears.

The 25-year-old had a pair of mishaps with the ball, sending it out of the mat area off her knees. She scored a 7.6 to finish in eighth place, well behind winner Diamanto Evripidou’s 13.8.

“It was incredibly emotional,” she said.

“I think when you want something that badly, it’s that fine balance in our sport between pushing until you can’t go any more and then trying to keep it together as well.”

Keep up with all the Commonwealth Games action over on our live blog.

Commonwealth Games 2018.Aboriginal protest at Main Beach.Dylan Voller and Ruby Wharton.Picture: NIGEL HALLETT
Commonwealth Games 2018.Aboriginal protest at Main Beach.Dylan Voller and Ruby Wharton.Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

Voller attempts self harm

Dylan Voller has allegedly attempted to harm himself in the back of a police wagon after being arrested on the Gold Coast.

The 20-year-old, whose mistreatment by guards at in a youth correctional facility sparked a royal commission, was arrested for breaching his bail condition.

He was among five activists arrested at Broadbeach while protesting against the Commonwealth Games.

two glasses of rose wine on a whitewashed wall, blue ocean in the background
two glasses of rose wine on a whitewashed wall, blue ocean in the background

How much is too much wine?

Two glasses of wine a night could cut two years off your life, the largest study of its kind has concluded, in news we’d really not be hearing about on a Friday.

Drinking one glass every night starts to harm your life expectancy and much more than four bottles a week can take off five years, according to some of the first estimates of how soon alcohol will kill you.

Brighette Ryan
Brighette RyanWeekend Digital Editor

Brighette Ryan is The Australian's digital night editor. She was previously Social Media Editor, leading the paper's social media strategy across platforms including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Brighette has also worked as a producer for 2SM and as a social media producer for the Nine Network.

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