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How bolter came from the clouds and jumped Australian cricket's longest queue

How bolter came from the clouds and jumped Australian cricket's longest queue

Fox Sports Australia — One month ago against the West Indies, Australia managed to field an incredible four wicketkeeper-batsmen in one match. Fill-in skipper Alex Carey, Matthew Wade, Josh Phillippe and Ben McDermott. It was something of a showdown for Australia's squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup - a good old fashioned bat-off for a place in the green and gold.

From 'the best bet I ever lost' to the Paralympics: 'Murderball' trailblazer's incredible journey

From 'the best bet I ever lost' to the Paralympics: 'Murderball' trailblazer's incredible journey

Fox Sports Australia — It's known as 'murderball'. Wheelchair rugby is the Paralympics' only full-contact sport and always a highlight of the Games - and not just because Australia's Steelers are the reigning gold medallists from London and Rio. But for librarian Shae Graham, wheelchair rugby "is just ridiculously fun."

Chelsea let Salah and De Bruyne leave. 10 years on, Lukaku could be the Blues' redemption

Chelsea let Salah and De Bruyne leave. 10 years on, Lukaku could be the Blues' redemption

Fox Sports Australia — A decade ago this month, an 18-year-old Romelu Lukaku arrived at Chelsea from Anderlecht in his native Belgium. He was heralded as the heir to legendary Blues striker Didier Drogba and was soon pictured lapping up advice from the Ivorian superstar like an eager puppy in training and the dressing room.

Already the best ever gymnast, this star's next move could settle all sport's GOAT debate

Already the best ever gymnast, this star's next move could settle all sport's GOAT debate

Fox Sports Australia — Simone Biles is the greatest gymnast of all time. At the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, she could enshrine herself as one of the greatest athletes ever - across all codes.

Genie's back: The rise, fall, and rebirth of a tennis superstar

Genie's back: The rise, fall, and rebirth of a tennis superstar

Fox Sports Australia — In 2014, Eugenie Bouchard was the World No. 5, a Wimbledon finalist at just 20, and one of the sport's brightest new stars. Then everything fell apart. Now she's slowly forging a new rise.

More than Messi: A sporting giant is in chaos. The next 48 hours will decide its fate

More than Messi: A sporting giant is in chaos. The next 48 hours will decide its fate

Fox Sports Australia — On Sunday, Spanish football giants Barcelona will elect a new president. It is a seminal moment in the history of one of the world's greatest sporting franchises. But the winner will inherit a giant on its knees, after years spent lurching from crisis to crisis.

How 'worst team in Aussie sport' rose from the dead - and the 'magician' behind the miracle

How 'worst team in Aussie sport' rose from the dead - and the 'magician' behind the miracle

Fox Sports Australia — The A-League's worst team of recent seasons - and arguably Australian sport's worst team of the last half-decade - is suddenly taking the competition by storm. And that's despite a shoestring budget, an owner desperately hoping to sell the franchise, and a history of off-field woes to match years of dismal fortunes on the park.

'It feels like everything': The special connection behind A-League's odd couple

'It feels like everything': The special connection behind A-League's odd couple

Fox Sports Australia — They're the A-League's odd couple: one a vivacious, happy-go-lucky and charming Italian; the other an intense, quiet family man who shuns the spotlight - until he becomes a deadly scorer on the field. But for Western United, the off-field personality differences between midfield maestro Alessandro Diamanti and the league's greatest ever striker in Besart Berisha mean little.

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