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Lots of love for Aziz Behich from the Turkish players after his years in the Super Lig. The players are inspecting the pitch, with the Australians in their suits. The team will be named the next 20 minutes.

Food and beverage prices at the World Cup in Vancouver are ... not cheap.

BC Place in Vancouver is minutes from downtown at the end of restaurant strip Robson St, combining the proximity to the CBD of Marvel or the MCG, with the grand boulevard of Caxton St outside Suncorp.

Bars are heaving on a warm afternoon in Vancouver ahead of the Socceroos' World Cup match against Turkey, and travel groups like the Green and Gold Army have hired out entire venues.

Socceroos fans gather around BC Place in Downtown Vancouver ahead of the World Cup match against Turkey.

Doubt never did...n't? Commonwealth Bank's World Cup social promo released yesterday rubs salt in the wound by featuring absent Socceroos Riley McGree, Patrick Yazbek and Martin Boyle. www.instagram.com/p/DZJ33RZyLfY/

Get the popcorn ready @joshbutler.bsky.social

Huge TV audience for Women's State of Origin last night.

Bookmaker subject to AFL integrity unit probe continues in role for Gold Coast Suns

This was a notable addition to Seven's AFL half-time coverage last night. A profile of umpire/racing fan Nick Foot, complete with Sportsbet branding at Flemington.

Musings on the men's 4x400m relay bronze at World Relays overnight.

Stream is live. Notes to follow.

Socceroos' coach Tony Popovic is up in Sydney today talking to media. It's less than a month before he names his World Cup squad. Follow along... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkbt...

Oof. Chantay Kiria-Ratu. #wsoo

Rugby Australia annual report discussed the two litigation matters relating to the Melbourne Rebels starting next month, and confirms RA will seek cost recovery.

And rain clearing too.

5pm and only single tickets left. Going to be pumping tonight. #tillies

Pretty impressive audience for the Matildas 9pm Syd/Mel kickoff last night.

New rules in Formula 1. Good or bad? #f1

Strong FTA television audience for AFL's season opener on Thursday night. Data via VirtualOz.

Surprising to see Seven's Super Bowl audience down this year, especially given the interest in Michael Dickson afterwards and the NFL buzz in Melbourne. No Mahomes? Pats fans didn't believe? Not enough casuals knew about Dickson beforehand?

Day session attendance is 21,226. Monday was 50,010.

Amazing how different the precinct looks today.

De Minaur v Alcaraz, tonight

Alex De Minaur helps Nine trump Seven's BBL final on evening free to air, though with Fox/Stan data the picture may be different. Data: VOZ

Daria Kasatkina is in action tonight, her first as a local player at the Australian Open. It's scheduled for ANZ (the old Court 3) but might be changed due to Bergs/Hurkacz running long. So while we wait... Dasha was so happy to pass her Australian citizenship test, we gave her another one.

6.40am on a Thursday, and more than 100 eager golf fans are hoping the shuttle bus at Cheltenham Station arrives in time for them to see Rory McIlroy tee off at 7.05am.

Have confirmed the AFL is finalising an early termination on the lease for People First Stadium, which those in the industry expect will cost millions of dollars. Suns will still play there, but AFL will no longer operate the venue.

Ahead of this week's parliamentary debate in Tasmania about the Hobart stadium, one of the undecided crossbenchers has authored an article on the divisiveness on the debate. She hasn't yet revealed which way she will vote.

‘It just went boom’: NZ model shows others how to capitalise on sports betting surge

A parliamentary committee is exposing the close relationship between major sporting codes and the supposedly independent regulator.

Joe Montemurro, ladies and gentlemen. #matildas

Eli Katoa recovery update via Justin Rodski, chief executive at the Melbourne Storm

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Huge NRL grand final television audience. Beats AFL GF (4.18m) for the first time since 2015.

Some background ahead of Four Corners tonight. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

#nrl #nrlgf

Women's 800m semis are on tonight from 9:40pm Syd/Mel/Bris, featuring Claudia Hollingsworth, Abbey Caldwell and Jess Hull.

Jess Hull galvanises Australia’s flourishing middle distance running stock | Jack Snape

Here he is.

Gout v Tebogo let's go

‘Brutally honest’: how Bailey Smith’s openness propelled Geelong to AFL finals | Jack Snape

Craig Bellamy’s 600-game party goes up in flames as Roosters torch Storm

Inside Chloe Molloy’s injury rehab and return to AFLW – picture essay

Compelling portrait of Oscar Piastri. www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...

Sprinter Lachlan Kennedy out of the World Championships in Tokyo next month.

Very strong TV audience for the English Premier League last night on Channel Nine. See more background here: www.theguardian.com/football/202...