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‘Pick and stick’: Waugh urges Aussie selectors to stop ‘messing about’
After Matt Renshaw’s heroics in the first Test against South Africa, Steve Waugh has called on selectors to give the Queenslander a chance to settle in the middle order.

Wife of top AFL executive voices concern over Nick Blakey trade deal
Felicity Harley, the wife of AFL chief operating officer Tom Harley, has commented on social media about North Melbourne’s decision to recruit Nick Blakey.

Pies explain how trade for Tigers star fell apart
Collingwood's Justin Leppitsch speaks on the Jayden Short trade falling over.

Australia will go into the Rugby League World Cup as favourites, but do they deserve to be?
In what promises to be one of the most competitive World Cups ever, we sort the contenders from the pretenders.

How side deals, mega bucks and a rare breakout of honest and rational negotiating ruled trade period
If Sam Mitchell and his Hawks go on to the win the flag in the next few years, they should be thanking the Suns on the podium.

As it happened : Luxon and Hipkins face off in leaders' debate, parties talk finance in Queenstown
While the parties’ finance spokespeople traded barbs in Queenstown, Luxon and Hipkins found some common ground amid their disagreements.

National's Nicola Willis and Labour's Barbara Edmonds debate in Queenstown
Willis and Edmonds scrapped it out about the government's Investment Boost and Labour's plan to scrap it and replace it with a policy that targets small businesses.

Connect finds smaller AI models beat bigger rivals
The findings could sway regulated firms seeking cheaper, more controllable AI, after orchestrated small models beat several larger systems on enterprise tasks.

Google rolls out Gemini 4 Argon for enterprise users
The model is being pitched at coding, finance and security teams after Google said it sped up engineering work and helped patch serious flaws.

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Wallabies beef up bench for Bledisloe Cup as star faces fitness test
Les Kiss has shifted star prop Angus Bell to the bench to ensure there’s no second-half fade out in Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup rematch.

Maher’s Jenni set to take battle-ready Autumn Glow into the unknown
Ciaron Maher and Chris Waller on the battle between Autumn Glow, Pride Of Jenni and Ceolwulf in the King Charles Stakes, which shapes as the highlight of Everest day.

Clock ticks down on deadline trades
Nine's Tony Jones and Owen Leonard provide the latest details on the final trades.

Walters explains Teddy resting
Kevin Walters reveals why he's opted for Reece Walsh instead of James Tedesco in the first World Cup match.

Crows queried for shock call not to trade defender
Adelaide has been questioned for not trading Nick Murray.

Blues ‘embarrassed’ by weekend incident. The AFL integrity unit is now investigating
The AFL Integrity Unit is now investigating the circumstances that led to two Carlton players being hospitalised over the weekend.

A spicy taco sausage named the best in New Zealand
A balance of chilli, clove and cinnamon makes this snag sing, judges say.

Zero100 appoints Kraft Heinz executive Janelle Aydin
The move strengthens the London-based firm's board as it expands research and advisory services for executives grappling with supply chain volatility and sustainability pressures.

Mission-driven boards lag on AI oversight, survey finds
Most mission-driven boards are still using AI sparingly, leaving oversight and strategy lagging behind spending plans as funding pressures mount.