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‘Not steroids’: Aus Open controversy erupts | Hewitt lashes tennis officials after World No.1…

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Hewitt lashes tennis officials after World No.1s cop bizarre 'ban' at Aus Open

Aussie tennis legend Lleyton Hewitt has taken aim at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for seemingly blocking players from wearing 'Whoop' devices at the Australian Open. Tennis fans and commentators are once again questioning the rules at the Australian Open after World No.1 players Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz were asked to remove the item that is ambiguously banned on Sunday.

Alcaraz beat 19th seed Tommy Paul 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 7-5, setting up a quarter-final showdown with Aussie Alex de Minaur. De Minaur later dispatched 10th seed Alexander Bublik 6-4 6-1 6-1 in just an hour and 32 minutes.

On Sunday afternoon, Alcaraz was troubled by Paul as the Spanish star was pushed all the way by his American opponent. And Alcaraz was troubled before the match even started when he was asked to remove his 'Whoop' fitness band.

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January 27, 2026
Stars of Aus drama go on real-life ‘manhunt’ | Cops called to Sydney audition gone wrong | Au…

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January 22, 2026
A ‘special’ round one Aus Open win for tennis player with deep south-west ties | Aussie women sta…

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A 'special' round one Aus Open win for tennis player with deep south-west ties

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The first month of the year is usually a special time for Perth's Linda Inglis and her family and this January is already one to savour.

The Caramut-raised Western Australian, whose husband Stuart grew up in Mortlake, was court-side in Melbourne on Tuesday, January 20, when their daughter Maddy sealed her spot in the second round of the Australian Open women's singles.

The 28-year-old world number 168 defeated fellow Aussie and good friend Kim Birrell 7-6 6-7 6-4 in a three-set epic under lights at John Cain Arena.

Aussie women stars make best start to Open since 1992

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In-form young wildcard Taylah Preston and inspired wildcard Maddison Inglis have led the women's home hopes to their best start to an Australian Open campaign in 34 years.

Mighty victories for veteran James Duckworth and never-say-die Dane Sweeny on day three also guaranteed the bumper Australian contingent its equal-most successful opening to the Melbourne Park major this century.

But Preston's life-changing 6-3 2-6 6-3 victory over Zhang Shuai and Inglis's epic, three-hour, past-midnight 7-6 (8-6) 6-7 (9-11) 6-4 win over compatriot Kim Birrell ensured six Australian females will feature in the second round of the Open for the first time since 1992.

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January 22, 2026
Triple rate hike: Shock as Aus big bank delivers blow ahead of RBA | Bank’s painful move for ho…

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Triple rate hike: Shock as Aus big bank delivers blow ahead of RBA

Homebuyers or owners looking to lock in a fixed loan have been hit with a massive jump today.

One of Australia’s biggest banks has delivered a brutal blow to homebuyers with the equivalent of a triple rate hike, adding hundreds to the cost of a typical fixed mortgage repayment.

The Commonwealth Bank, Australia’s largest, jacked up its fixed rates by up to 0.70 percentage points – the same as if the Reserve Bank hiked three times in a row.

The bank’s savage repricing saw its three-year fixed rate rocket from 5.34 per cent to 6.04 per cent, leaving borrowers who locked in earlier dodging a financial bullet.

Bank’s painful move for homeowners

Australia’s major home loan lenders are lifting their fixed rate offerings, in a grim sign for cash-strapped mortgage holders.

The Commonwealth Bank has lifted interest rates on its fixed home loans by up to 0.70 per cent, to make its lowest rate 5.79 per cent for two-years.

CBA is not alone in lifting interest rates with data from rate tracking site Canstar showing 34 lenders have hiked at least one fixed rate offering in the past month.

The lift in fixed interest rates come ahead of a forecast of interest rate hike in February.

The Reserve Bank of Australia next meets on February 2-3, with the CBA warning the official cash rate could rise from 3.60 per cent to 3.85 per cent.

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January 16, 2026
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The Aussie ingredient in the latest supercharged Ford Mustang V8 track special – but there's a cruel catch

An Australian ingredient has helped create Ford's latest high-performance, supercharged V8 Mustang – but, for now at least, Australians will be denied the chance to buy one.

Ford has called upon Australian engineering to create its newest supercharged V8-powered Ford Mustang track special, the Dark Horse SC, revealed in the US overnight.

Yet, like the Mustang GTD and Shelby GT500 before it, Australian customers are to be skipped – for now, at least – in the rollout of the latest hero Ford, as it is not expected to be produced in right-hand drive for local showrooms.

The Dark Horse SC is the 5.2-litre supercharged V8 successor to the Shelby GT500 in the previous-generation Mustang range, and draws on the Dark Horse name that debuted on a less potent track-ready variant based on the regular 5.0-litre GT.

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Ford has announced its new Mustang Dark Horse SC sports car over in North America.

This Mustang will replace the Shelby GT500 variant — as the top-spec track-ready edition of the car.

Little is known about the technical details of the new muscle car, other than it will be powered by a supercharged 5.2-litre V8 petrol engine.

This same engine is fitted to the hardcore Mustang GTD, which makes 608kW, but expect the Dark Horse SC to produce less than that but still more than the Shelby GT500's 567kW.

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January 16, 2026
Kyrgios prepared to go through Aus Open qualifying if denied wildcard | Day 1 preview: Kyrgios/Ko…

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Kyrgios prepared to go through Aus Open qualifying if denied wildcard

Nick Kyrgios is still hopeful of playing in the Australian Open this year. (Getty Images: Bradley Kanaris)

Nick Kyrgios says he is prepared to go through Australian Open qualifying if he is not awarded a wildcard spot.

The 30-year-old says he will not push for a wildcard spot unless he can guarantee "the Kyrgios experience".

Kyrgios begins his Brisbane International campaign against world number 60 Aleksandar Kovacevic as early as Sunday.

Nick Kyrgios says he would slog it out in Australian Open qualifying if that is the path offered to him, adamant he will not "butter it up" and take a main-draw wildcard this summer.

‘Someone like that’: Kyrgios hits back at former tennis star as he reveals new career goal

A philosophical Nick Kyrgios said Saturday he had been a “chaotic mess” throughout his career and now just wants to enjoy himself when he returns to the tour this week.

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The temperamental 2022 Wimbledon finalist, one of tennis’s most dynamic players when at the top of his game, makes his comeback at the season-opening Brisbane International on Sunday at 12pm AEDT against Aleksandar Kovacevic.

The 30-year-old Australian has slipped to 671 in the world after an injury-ravaged three years which saw him play only six singles matches on the ATP Tour.

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January 3, 2026
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Football AUS hands down bans over spot-fixing

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Football Australia has banned former Western United player Riku Danzaki for seven years and ex-Macarthur FC pair Clayton Lewis and Kearyn Baccus for at least four years over spot-fixing offences.

In August Japanese footballer Danzaki was convicted and fined, along with amateur player Yuta Hirayama, for committing yellow card betting fraud

Danzaki and Hirayama have been banned for seven years, backdated to June 1, when they were both issued no-fault interim suspensions by FA.

The 25-year-old winger therefore cannot play in Australia until June 1, 2032, when he would be 32, ending his career in the country.

Four players banned for match-fixing offences in A-League

Clayton Lewis (left) and Kearyn Baccus (right) both left Macarthur FC after being charged by police in 2024

Four players have been banned from ⁠all ⁠football-related activity for several years for their part in match-fixing offences in Australia's A-League.

Kearyn Baccus and ex-New Zealand international Clayton Lewis were paid A$10,000 (£4,940) each to get themselves booked during Macarthur FC's game against Sydney FC in December 2023.

Both were sentenced to a two-year conditional release order, external in September and have now been banned for five years by Football Australia, effective from May 2024.

They also accepted the offer of completing 200 hours of unpaid football-related community service ‌to reduce their bans by 12 months.

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Australian federation bans four soccer players over match-fixing, with suspensions up to seven years – The Athletic

Football Australia has banned four soccer players, including New Zealand international Clayton Lewis, over match-fixing offences.

Ex-Macarthur FC pair Lewis and Kearyn Baccus were handed five-year bans from the sport, backdated to May 17 when their no-fault interim suspensions began.

Lewis, 28, and Baccus, 34, have the option of reducing their respective bans by 12 months should they chose to complete 200 hours of unpaid football-related community service, with Australian soccer’s governing body saying this would “support FA’s integrity and education programs”.

Should they take that option, their respective suspensions would expire in May 2028, when Lewis will be 31 and Baccus will be 36.

Riku Danzaki, formerly of Australian A-League side Western United, and Yuta Hirayama, most recently of Melbourne-based club Bayside Argonauts, have been banned from all football-related activity for seven years, with those suspensions starting on July 1, 2025.

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