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/ 4 July 2006

Tursunov calls Wimbledon umpire an ‘idiot’

Dmitry Tursunov expects he’ll be fined for an outburst during his fourth-round loss at Wimbledon on Monday. If not, a few things the Russian said in his news conference — such as calling the chair umpire an ”idiot” — should do the trick. After losing his service in the 15th game of the fifth set to give Jarkko Nieminen an 8-7 lead, Tursunov hit a ball in anger towards chair umpire Fergus Murphy.

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/ 12 June 2006

Bleary-eyed Aussies celebrate World Cup win

Pubs stayed open well past their regular closing times on Monday and millions of people tuned in at home on a cold winter’s night as Australia started its World Cup-induced dose of insomnia with a victory. Nobody was complaining about the impending sleepless nights, particularly after Australia beat Japan 3-1.

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/ 26 March 2006

Off-field controversy continues at Games

The Commonwealth Games were ending on Sunday much the way they started –tarnished by an unsavory event and a drug controversy that just won’t go away. While 19-year-old Canadian gymnast Alexandra Orlando won her record-equaling sixth gold medal and Australia increased its massive lead in the overall count, a Bangladeshi athlete was charged with indecent assault.

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/ 7 November 2005

‘The Wallabies have lost their way’

Six losses in a row and counting. Australia’s rugby union team is in the midst of its worst losing streak in 36 years. The Wallabies’ 26-16 loss to France on Saturday sparked renewed calls for the axing of captain George Gregan — who notched a record 115th test in Saturday’s defeat — and for coach Eddie Jones to either bring in new talent or be sacked as well.

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/ 20 January 2005

How many more for Federer?

Roger Federer’s credentials as one of the greatest tennis players of all time is still an open book. But his place among the sport’s elite is already established. When Federer plays Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in the third round at the Australian Open on Friday, the 23-year-old Federer will be looking for his 24th match win in a row — all on hard courts.