au-hotdailynews: 2015-06-17 Australia Sports

Australia progress to second round of the Women's World Cup after 1-1 draw ...
Sydney Morning Herald
As it happened. Australia 1 Sweden 1. Edmonton: Australia have escaped from the group of death at the Women's World Cup after sealing a hard-fought draw with Sweden to seal second spot and a date with Brazil. It was a case of mission accomplished ...

Women's World Cup 2015: Australia v Sweden   The Australian
Matildas advance to round of 16 in Women's World Cup with 1-1 draw against ...   ABC Online
Australia advances in World Cup with 1-1 draw against Sweden   USA TODAY
Daily Mail
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Thanasi Kokkinakis wins but Wimbledon hopes of Nick Kyrgios and Bernard ...
Sydney Morning Herald
LONDON: Thanasi Kokkinakis has saved Australia's blushes with a stirring win at Queen's Club after fellow rising stars Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic suffered swift first-round defeats in a worrying Wimbledon preview. Kokkinakis, who completed a round trip ...

Kokkinakis wins at Queen's after dash home   The Australian
Court Report from Queen's: Say goodbye to Stan Wawrinka's colourful shorts ...   Daily Mail
Kokkinakis records emotional victory   InDaily
Courier Mail
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Daphne Bramham: Finding a place for women in the sports arena
Vancouver Sun
The grand hope is that following the 2015 World Cup, soccer will become the first lucrative and widely played women's team sport. Soccer already is the world's most watched and most played game. And, as American coach Jill Ellis noted before Tuesday ...

World Cup: Key Statistical Takeaways From Day 9   ESPN
Wambach's goal gives US a 1-0 win over Nigeria   USA TODAY
Women's World Cup 2015: Abby Wambach fires USA through and sends Nigeria ...   The Guardian
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Washington Post (blog)
CBSSports.com
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State of Origin II: What to expect
New Zealand Herald
Herald league writer David Skipwith examines three key facets of tonight's second State of Origin clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. 1. Bring back the biff? Paul Gallen's return has already given the Blues a tremendous boost and his comments yesterday, ...

Origin is still a powder keg but the spark has changed in recent years   Herald Sun
State of Origin: Where to watch in Melbourne and Brisbane   Courier Mail
Grubby Queenslanders rated and slated as we reveal who we hate in Origin II ...   The Daily Telegraph
NRL.COM
Fox Sports (blog)
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How Ron Clarke took train home after lighting the Olympic cauldron
Brisbane Times
Flashback: In the year of the Sydney Olympics, athlete Ron Clarke shared memories of carrying the torch at the opening ceremony of the 1956 games in Melbourne . Tweet · Pin It · submit to reddit · Email article · Print · Reprints & permissions. Olyspecial.
Ron Clarke dead: Iconic Australian athlete dies, aged 78   The Australian
The life of Ron Clarke   ABC Online (blog)
Australian running legend Ron Clarke dies at 78   BBC News
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Eddie McGuire leads charge over AFL's new revenue tax
The Australian
Clubs are making a strong push to abolish the new AFL revenue tax, with Collingwood president Eddie McGuire demanding it was time that the AFL finally footed the bill for the competition. The equalisation measure — payable for the first time this year and ...

Power clubs ready to wage tax battle   Perth Now

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The Age

State of Origin a reminder of how footy lost the Queensland war
The Age
The Maroons huddle together during a training session at the MCG on Tuesday. Photo: Getty Images. Follow the Age Sport on Twitter. Murray Bird reckons the men who made what was then known as Victorian rules the game of choice for Queenslanders 150 ...

AFL State of Origin return 'unlikely'   Fox Sports

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