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Take a sneak peek at "Be Water," an upcoming 30 for 30 documentary about the life of martial arts trailblazer Bruce Lee 👀
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Awful scenes in Melbourne.
Dalila Jakupovic has abandoned her
#AusOpen
qualifying match after suffering a coughing fit while playing in thick smoke caused by the
#AustralianFires
.
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Lane Stadium is SHAKING!
Enter Sandman is BLASTING!
College Football is BACK 😤😤😤😤
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BANG, BANG!! 💥💥
Nick Kyrgios absolutely DESTROYED two racquets and the commentators lost it 😂 😂
Watch the Cincinnati Masters live on ESPN.
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Sam Kerr has dropped the shoulder, flooring a pitch invader during Chelsea's UCL match! 😤
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BREAKING: Formula 1 has been rocked by the death of sporting legend Niki Lauda, who passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family.
#F1
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Peter Bol, you did us proud⭐
FOURTH in the men's 800m final.
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Melbourne United player Isaac Humphries has shared publicly that he is gay, becoming the only openly gay player in a top-tier men's basketball league 🌈
READ 📝:
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"You're f---ing trash."
Jimmy Butler and TJ Warren had heated words for each other 🤬
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Congrats to Phil Basser, the 99-year-old
#Eagles
fan who has lived in Philadelphia since 1918.
“If I live to be 100, I might see the Eagles win a Super Bowl”
They left it late, but he has his wish!
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.
@MatisseThybulle
is quickly becoming one of the most important pieces on the Philadelphia 76ers roster due to a mixture of hard work, selflessness and his ability to work off the ball.
PODCAST 🎧:
FEATURE 📝:
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Luke Travers showing the NBA world a little bit of what’s to come 🔥🔥🔥
6 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 5 BLK
(📸:
@cavs
)
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Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was shot and wounded in the Dominican Republic, his father told ESPN’s
@Enrique_Rojas1
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The doubles champions! 🏆
Kyrgios & Kokkinakis take down Peers & Kubler 7-6 (4), 7-5 to claim the
#AtlantaOpen
.
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Australian defensive lineman
@BenKey57
has signed his letter of intent with
@HailStateFB
and has a message for all the
#hailstate
fans.
#NationalSigningDay
MORE 📝:
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A bombshell announcement as Ash Barty declares she's walking away from tennis.
🗣️ “I’ve given absolutely everything I can to this beautiful sport of tennis...I think it’s important that i get to enjoy the next phase of my life as Ash Barty the person, not Ash Barty the athlete.”
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"Absolute rubbish...Disgrace."
Nick Kyrgios is fired up again after a time violation.
Cincinnati Masters live on ESPN.
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BREAKING: We've found out what
@dak
was listening to in those headphones in the pregame... 😂😂
#DakDancesToAnything
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HUUUUUUGEEEE!!
Somebody pass that man a shoe, STAT! 🍻
Tai Tuivasa beats Derrick Lewis in the battle of the big boys.
A huge moment in Bam Bam's career!
#UFC271
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How good is this 👏👏
@RBroekhoff45
,
@BenSimmons25
and
@Jonahbolden43
come together before 76ers-Mavs to raise awareness for the Australian Bushfires in Dallas.
(🎥:
@FOXSportsSW
)
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Down two. Bottom of the ninth. Two strikes.
Bryce Harper with the walk-off GRAND SLAM 🤩
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“I wore
#94
because of
@TheRock
. Hopefully he comes through Miami and I can say g’day, it’d be awesome to have a workout with the big fella.”
@MiamiHurricanes
' new Aussie punter
@LouHedleyy
on footy, tattoos and South Beach.
FULL VIDEO 🎥:
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N’Golo Kante appreciation post 🐐
Everyone’s favourite player just keeps getting better and better.
#UCLFinal
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The grainy footage we've all been waiting for! 😏
Presenting Sam Kerr dropping a pitch invader during Chelsea's UCL match.
GOAT things 🐐
🎥
@Bcoxy2012
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"I'm not coming to Australia.... you guys produced Joe Ingles. He sucks." 😂
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was in great spirits when he sat down with ESPN's
@KanePitman
Watch the full interview and more on tonight's episode of The Jump!
📺 7:00pm AEDT on ESPN!
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Kevin Durant played just the one season in Seattle before the Sonics moved to Oklahoma.
He returns to Washington tonight, so let's take a gander at his stats from his rookie season.
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You come at the newest member of the Milwaukee Bucks, you best not miss 😂
@Joeingles7
blasts the haters on Twitter.
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A goalkeeper in Spain scored a last-minute equaliser ... only to be lobbed directly from kick-off 30 seconds later 🤦♂️
(via
@MaestratTV
)
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"
@BenSimmons25
, who's that?" 😂
Rising NFL player
@jordan_mailata
on catching up with other Australian sporting stars in Philadelphia and what food he misses most from back home.
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Shohei Ohtani is the only player in MLB history to hit 30 HR and throw 100 K in a season... and he's now done it twice ✌️🇯🇵
(via
@MLB
)
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Kai Sotto has been called up to the NBA Summer League 😤
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Congratulations to Australia's
@LouHedleyy
, who has been named the
@CanesFootball
Special Teams MVP. 🙌
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Tacko-Mania has hit the NBA.
From poverty to popularity, this is the incredible story of 7'5" Tacko Fall.
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Paul Felder has stepped up on FIVE DAYS NOTICE to save the day 😤
#UFCVegas14
(via
@arielhelwani
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Klay Thompson has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, his agent Greg Lawrence has told
@wojespn
.
MORE: 📝
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How do you sum up what we've all just seen!?
The Matildas have produced one of the most famous sporting victories in Australian history tonight.
Simply incredible from this team who will just not give up.
#FIFAWWC
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Joe Ingles makes himself at home in the Grizzlies' huddle 😂
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Aussie young gun and 5-star point guard Tyrese Proctor has committed to
@DukeMBB
🇦🇺 👀
(via
@TyreseProctor
)
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Moments after 15-year-old Misugu Okamoto fell and missed out on a skateboarding bronze medal, Aussie Poppy Starr Olsen and other competitors raised her up on their shoulders and cheered her on.
Sport ❤️
#Tokyo2020
|
#Olympics
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FOUR(TH ROUND) FOR YOU, COCO!
15-year-old Coco Gauff is through to the fourth round of the
#AusOpen
, ousting last year's champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets! 😱😱
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THE BUCKS TIE IT UP!
Milwaukee wins a Game 4 thriller 🔥
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Lauren Jackson has been named as one of the 2021 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame Finalists 🤩🚨
MORE 📝:
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Ja is on a different planet this game! 😱
QB Steven Adams orchestrates the insane buzzer-beater.
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“𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞, 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞, 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐞, 𝐎𝐢 𝐎𝐢 𝐎𝐢”
Australia are WORLD TEST CHAMPIONS ✌️
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Sorry, should have posted a trigger warning for those in Victoria and New South Wales 😅
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Mike tyson is 53 years-old and still trains like this! 💥🥊
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One year ago, the Afghanistan Women's National Football Team escaped the country when the Taliban returned to power.
This short film follows their incredible journey back to the pitch after arriving in Australia and regrouping to play under the banner of Melbourne Victory FC.
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Patty Mills was UNSTOPPABLE today! 😤
3️⃣4️⃣ points
8️⃣ threes
7️⃣ assists
And the Nets got the W over the Lakers!
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𝘾 𝘼 𝙍 𝙀 𝙀 𝙍 - 𝙃 𝙄 𝙂 𝙃 🤩
Josh Giddey's entire skill set was on show against Utah today:
🔸 19 POINTS
🔸 8 ASSISTS
🔸 7 REBOUNDS
🔸 1 BUZZER-BEATER
OKC's rising star continues to reach new heights.
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That's FLAG BEARER Patty Mills, to you 🤩🤩🤩
He sinks the game-winning buzzer-beating 3 to lift the Boomers to an 87-84 win over Argentina!
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⭐ 18 points (8-12 in the field inc. 2-4 from range)
⭐ 7 rebounds
⭐ 3 assists
Josh Giddey looked at 🏠 at NBA level!
FULL HIGHLIGHTS ⬇️
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Josh Green speaks about the influence of Luka Doncic in Dallas and reflects on the infamous bet that saw the Mavs star wear a Boomers jersey after losing to Aus at the Olympics 😅
🗣️ "I bring it up a good amount"
MORE 📝:
POD 🎙️:
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Social media GOAT 🐐
Lionel Messi's World Cup Instagram post has become the most liked post by a sportsperson (51 million).
It's overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo's post of himself and Messi playing chess.
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Mike Tyson is still training for his new fight 😳
(via kingsmma_hb, miketyson/Instagram | SportsCenter)
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ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!
Dylan Alcott wins GOLD as his hunt for a GOLDEN SLAM continues! 🥇
He beats Sam Schroder 7-6(2), 6-1.
#Paralympics
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1. Shaun White 98.50 🇺🇸
2. Scotty James 96.75 🇦🇺
3. Ayumu Hirano 95.25 🇯🇵
Tomorrow's halfpipe final is going to be intense.
#Olympics
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Josh Giddey is finding his rhythm with OKC, putting in his best performance of the season against the 76ers:
🔸 19 PTS
🔸 8 REB
🔸 7 ASTS
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🚨 NO. 3 OVERALL PICK 🚨
LaMelo Ball is drafted by the Hornets
#NBADraft
Lonzo and LaMelo Ball are the first pair of brothers ever to each be drafted in the Top-5 of the NBA Draft.
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WHAT A GAME!!!!!
@TheMatildas
are through thanks to some heroics from Mackenzie Arnold!
7-6 on Penalties!
#FIFAWWC
#Matildas
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Ben Simmons just being "average" 😤😤😤
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Things you love to see 🤩
Lauren Jackson gets her points back in an Opals uniform in a practice game against Canada.
It's been nine years since LJ last played for Australia and it's like she never left. Incredible.
@laurenej15
@BasketballAus
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Nani reveals he wants Ronaldo to stay at Manchester United for another season 👀
ESPN caught up with Nani to discuss his recent move to Australia and to reflect on his time in Serie A and the MLS.
FEATURE 📝 :
FULL VIDEO 🎥:
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The vision from Josh Giddey in these plays against the Lakers 👀
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𝙊𝙆𝘾 𝙂𝙀𝙏 𝙄𝙏 𝘿𝙊𝙉𝙀 😤
Josh Giddey went OFF to eliminate the Pelicans from NBA playoff contention.
The Thunder and Timberwolves will now clash for a final spot in the NBA playoffs.
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An offer is on the table for a title fight with Aussie George Kambosos.
(via
@MikeCoppinger
)
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Australian offensive lineman Jordan Spasojevic-Moko
@moko_jordan
, the No.5 ranked prospect on ESPN’s JUCO 50, announces that he will be joining Texas A&M
@AggieFootball
#NationalSigningDay
#GigEm
READ 📝:
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It's
#MarchMadness
time, meaning it's only right to look back at the way
@andrewbogut
went about his business in college 😤💪
Watch our exclusive interview with the Australian great on YouTube 🎥:
Podcast episode 🎙️:
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.
@RealStevenAdams
is a HUGE
#UFC
fan, who couldn't be happier for the rise of New Zealand fighters.
FULL VIDEO 🎥:
(Via
@arielhelwani
)
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WNBA standout and Aces centre
@ecambage
is a burgeoning star, on the court and off. But to shine brightest, she had to learn to put her happiness first.
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Everyone wanted a piece of Kai Sotto after the Adelaide 36ers edged out the Phoenix Suns on their home turf.
@Adelaide36ers
@NBL
@kzsottolive
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Josh Giddey comes up with one of the assists of the season 🤩
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This angle of LeBron's game-winner against the Warriors 🤩
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Aussie Mavericks youngster Josh Green discusses getting used to Luka Doncic's passing game and how he's found his first season under coach Jason Kidd.
🗣️ "It's dope. He wishes the best for everybody."
PODCAST 🎧:
FEATURE 📝:
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Some exciting news from across the Pacific 👀
DETAILS 📝:
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KLAY CALLED GAME! 😱
It's a wild ending as the Warriors edge out the Kings in the dying seconds‼️
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