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Fremantle have lost former captain Nat Fyfe for their clash against North Melbourne at Optus Stadium with a foot issue. Fyfe, 30, has been the subject of much conjecture this week after scoring just one behind from nine disposals in his debut as a forward in the Dockers’ loss to …

Australia have drawn a line under their World Cup exploits and given a glimpse of the potentially bright future that awaits them with an impressive 3-1 win over Ecuador. Socceroos boss Graham Arnold has spoken of wanting to use last year’s round-of-16 exit as a springboard towards the 2026 tournament. …

The GABBA has plunged into darkness and a light-tower burst into flames in a bizarre end to Brisbane’s heavyweight clash with Melbourne. The Lions led by 40 points with just 12 minutes to play in the Friday night blockbuster when lights, including a bank of floodlights went out. Commentators reported …

Wall Street has closed higher as market participants were reassured by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s reassurances that measures will be taken to keep Americans’ deposits safe. All three major US stock indices reversed an earlier rally on Thursday, turning red before clawing their way back to positive territory in …

A wealthy Nigerian politician and his wife have been convicted of trafficking a street trader from Lagos to the UK to illegally harvest his kidney for a transplant for their seriously-ill daughter. Prosecutors said Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his wife Beatrice, 56, had brought the man to London in February …

Having fulfilled a lifetime dream, Lionel Messi will get to celebrate with Argentina’s fans as the Albiceleste play their first match after winning the World Cup in Qatar last year. More than 80,000 fans will attend the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires for Thursday’s friendly against Panama (Friday AEDT). While …

Authorities are investigating a possible shark attack off the Pilbara coast, with swimmers warned to take care in the area. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has confirmed it is investigating after a report of a “shark bite incident” at 7.20pm on Wednesday near Delta Island, west of …

For 12 minutes a Victorian mum performed CPR on her eight-week-old baby, giving her the chance to say a proper goodbye when she had to turn off his life support in hospital. Beside her as she tried to revive her baby was her then-husband, the father of her three children, …

Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson says there’s a good feeling in the team after their two win, one loss start to the NRL season. They opened with a 20-12 victory over Newcastle before losing by the same scoreline to the Roosters in Sydney. But they bounced back impressively with a 26-12 …

Perth has firmly cemented its role as a digital gateway between Australia, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region but the national boss of Equinix believes the city will continue riding the wave of new data centre expansions. Managing director Guy Danskine said the volume of data around the world continued …