au-hotdailynews: 2015-10-20 Australia Sports

Was Dave Smith's greatest achievement as NRL CEO the catalyst for his departure?
Sydney Morning Herald
It was hailed as Dave Smith's greatest achievement as NRL chief executive, but the $925 million free-to-air deal with Nine will also be widely viewed as the catalyst for his shock departure less than three years into a job still regarded as the ...
NRL CEO Dave Smith quits after three years in charge   The Australian
Dave Smith resigns as NRL CEO   Sky News Australia
Dave Smith quits as NRL chief despite broadcast rights deal incomplete   ABC Online
The Roar
Fox Sports
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Hazem El-Masri charged with domestic violence offences
Sydney Morning Herald
Rugby league legend Hazem El-Masri has been charged with serious domestic violence offences, following an incident at his western Sydney home. The former Bulldogs star was charged on Monday night with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and ...

El Masri assault charges disappointing   The Australian (blog)
Hazem El Masri charged over alleged domestic violence assault   ABC Online
El Masri charged with domestic violence   NEWS.com.au
The Daily Telegraph
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St Kilda signs young Collingwood midfielder Nathan Freeman on three year deal,
ABC Online
St Kilda has secured promising young midfielder Nathan Freeman from Collingwood on a three-year deal. The Saints offered up their second round pick in the 2016 national draft and selection number 63 in this year's draft in exchange for the 20-year-old ...
AFL trades 2015: Nathan Freeman joins St Kilda on three-year deal, Collingwood ...   NEWS.com.au
Trade Winds: Swans key to Carlisle deal?   AFL.com.au
Nathan Freeman becomes a Saint   WA today
Collingwood
Fox Sports
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A look back at the many times Bernard Foley has stepped up1:50
The Daily Telegraph
Rugby World Cup: Bernard Foley missed three conversions in the Wallabies' quarter-final against Scotland, but when it really mattered, he stepped up to the plate.. And it's not the first time he's done so. October 19th 2015; a day ago ...

Rugby World Cup: a tale of two hemispheres   Sydney Morning Herald
Rugby World Cup: Wallabies coach Michael Cheika takes blames for shaky ...   ABC Online
It's official: Wallabies saved by ref's blunder   Fox Sports
The Roar
Ten Eyewitness News
SBS
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Jarryd Hayne: 'Devastated with fumble'0:33
NEWS.com.au
Tyson Ottonews.com.au. Share; Share on Facebook; Share on Twitter; Share on Google+; Share on Reddit; Email a friend. JARRYD Hayne is flexing his muscles in a hunched-over Hulk-pose, a PlayStation controller in one hand and a San Francisco 49ers ...

With top two backs ailing, 49ers reportedly work out Pierre Thomas   Fox News
49ers' Carlos Hyde: Remains optimistic about playing in Week 7   CBSSports.com
NFL rookie Jarryd Hayne struggles but San Francisco 49ers win   Flemingsburg Gazette

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New Brisbane Bullets coach Andrej Lemanis aims to create basketball pride and ...
ABC Online
The new Brisbane Bullets coach is bringing a love of basketball back to the sunshine state. Andrej Lemanis has been named as coach for the returning Brisbane Bullets team for the 2016/2017 season. He hopes the capital city's return to the NBL will ...
Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis to coach Brisbane Bullets post Rio Olympics   Sydney Morning Herald
Boomers' Lemanis returns to NBL roots   Sportal.com.au
Bullets secure Boomers coach for NBL return   Fox Sports
ninemsn
SBS
Daily Mail
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The False 9: Round 2 - The system failed in the Smeltz and Birighitti case
SBS - The World Game
The system must be broken when Shane Smeltz can escape without sanction for the incident that left Mark Birighitti with three teeth dislodged and 30 stitches in his bottom lip and chin. By. Greg Prichard. 20 Oct 2015 - 12:39 PM UPDATED 9 MINS AGO ...

Birighitti determined to take on the Victory on Friday   ABC Online
'I want to face Victory' says brave Jets keeper   Hyundai A-League
A-League: Jets keeper Mark Birighitti puts Smelz tackle behind him   The Australian
Perth Now
3News NZ
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NRL.COM

Griffin favoured to take over from Cleary
NRL.COM
Former Brisbane mentor Anthony Griffin has emerged as the likely replacement for sacked Penrith coach Ivan Cleary. Cleary was sensationally dumped by the Panthers on Monday, with a year left to run on his contract with the NRL club. Despite several ...

Phil Gould: Why the axe had to fall on 'tired' Penrith Panthers coach Ivan Cleary   Sydney Morning Herald
Johns: Ivan Cleary will be coach of Warriors before round one   Sportal.com.au
“Shocked and disappointed.”   The Australian
TripleM Sydney
The Roar
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Tennis star Nick Kyrgios 'on detention' from Radford College hall of fame
Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra tennis starlet Nick Kyrgios already has a four-week ban hanging over his head and now he's "on detention" from the Radford College Hall of Fame for his recent on-court behaviour. Radford principal Fiona Godfrey said Kyrgios's picture was on a ...

Nick Kyrgios gets sent to the principal's office   The New Daily
Kyrgios picks up third code violation   Neos Kosmos
Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios removed from 'Hall of Fame' at his old school   Stuff.co.nz
Livetennis.com
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Sacked NRL player Matthew Lodge facing up to 25 years in jail over alleged rampage
Sydney Morning Herald
Sacked NRL player Matthew Lodge is out on bail in New York and awaiting a scheduled court appearance on Thursday, following an alleged rampage through Manhattan's upper west side last Friday. The troubled former Wests Tigers forward was joined by ...

Matt Lodge arrested in New York 0:37   NEWS.com.au
Matthew Lodge admits New York charges are 'scary' as details emerge of violent ...   9news.com.au
Sacked and behind bars ... former Wests Tigers NRL player Matthew Lodge ...   The Australian
Stuff.co.nz
Wests Tigers
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