'Lying': Phillip Hughes family express disbelief during Cricket Australia evidence and other top stories.

• 'Lying': Phillip Hughes family express disbelief during Cricket Australia evidence

  

  Phillip Hughes' father Greg was heard to say "lying" during evidence from a Cricket Australia official at an inquest in Sydney on Thursday.The Hughes family have raised concerns through their lawyer that the cricketer was intimidated by sledging and targeted with short balls before he was fatally struck in a Sheffield Shield game.  More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Day four of the Phil Hughes inquest South Africa whitewash Australia 5-0 Day..

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• Spider bite puts Fanatic out of Caulfield Cup

  

  New Zealand stayer Fanatic has been scratched from Saturday's $3 million Caulfield Cup after suffering a spider bite. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Is this Jameka's Caulfield Cup? Winx secures 12th straight win Winx extends winning streak to 11 Five-horse fall at Taree Damien Oliver: I feel embarrassed over breath test failure Winx wins Doncaster Moody announces closure of stables Is this Ja..

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• Sam Mitchell is set to join West Coast after Hawthorn agree to swap of picks

  

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• Warner, De Kock fly up the rankings

  

  Opener David Warner has been rewarded for his record-breaking series against South Africa, vaulting nine places into a career-high third spot in the International Cricket Council's latest ODI batting rankings. Warner posted 386 runs for the series in a losing cause, including a brilliant 173 in the final match in Cape Town, and has been rewarded with a spot in the Top 10 for the very first time. Warner epic can't prevent whitewash Meanwhile, Australia's lead at the top of the ODI rankings ha..

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• Trade wrap: Thursday

  

  • Tune in to Trade Talk for LIVE trade coverage every weekday• Check out every confirmed move on the Trade Tracker BILLY Hartung could be the trade circuit breaker that helps Hawthorn snare Jaeger O'Meara, but it is the Brisbane Lions, not Gold Coast, circling the Hawks runner. Hawthorn's already strained talks with Gold Coast detoured even further off track on Wednesday when the Hawks and Sydney Swans agreed to a trade for Tom Mitchell centred around pick No.14, a selection the Suns had been e..

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• White line fever expected for Melbourne derby - SBS

  

  What do Melbourne's A-League clubs think about each other? Is it hatred, like Sydney FC captain Alex Brosque so memorably expressed towards his Western Sydney rivals in the build-up to last week's Sydney derby? Contempt? Disdain? Or perhaps even a begrudging respect? In years past, Victory dismissed the threat from Melbourne Heart, who might have won their fair share of derbies under their previous guise but couldn't match Victory in any other area. Heart was a dirty word at the club, with mana..

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• Greg Bird Granted Release By Titans

  

  Posted: 13 October, 2016 Greg Bird Granted Release By Titans Tags: Greg Bird, Gold Coast Titans Image: Getty Images Greg Bird's NRL career appears to be over, with the Gold Coast back-rower released from the final year of his contract to re-join the Catalans Dragons. Bird sought a release from the Titans on Wednesday night, and the club has let the former Origin and Kangaroos player go to the English Super League on a five-year deal. Bird has previously ..

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• Tyler Wright dedicates world surfing title to late uncle

  

  Tyler Wright's thoughts instantly turned to her late uncle after winning the world surfing title, fulfilling the promise she'd made to him in the aftermath of his unexpected death.Wright, who grew up in Culburra Beach on the NSW south coast, capped an emotional 12 months in France on Thursday, winning her maiden world crown at the venue her uncle last watched her compete.  More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Tyler Wright wins surfing world crown Greg ..

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• NBL: Sydney Kings topple Illawarra Hawks in tense battle

  

  Records tumbled for Illawarra in their season-opener but the Hawks flying start to the season came to a shuddering halt on Thursday night, going down 88-84 to arch-rivals Sydney in a bruising encounter at the WIN Entertainment Centre.Kevin Lisch made his return to the Sandpit for the first time in rival colours and the Hawks faithful were not in a conciliatory mood, booing him on every touch, but the two-time MVP had the last laugh, dropping seven points in the final quarter to seal the gritty ..

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• Why Western Sydney Wanderers broke a club rule to sell Nikolai Topor-Stanley

  

  At the start of each season, Western Sydney Wanderers players are told they are locked in until the final game of their campaign. Under the strict regime of Tony Popovic, there is only a short window where contracted players are allowed to leave the club in pursuit of offers abroad, roughly between the end of one season and the start of the next pre-season. This much is made clear to every player when they sign, and apart from those deemed surplus to requirements or the rare contractual clauses..

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