Vic footballer fined over assault and other top stories.

• Vic footballer fined over assault

  

  Hawthorn midfielder Brad Hill has escaped conviction for punching a man during a fight over a girl at a Melbourne nightclub.But the premiership player has copped a $1000 court fine and must write a few letters of apology.Hill, 22, was charged with unlawful assault for headbutting and punching a man in the fight sparked by an argument over a girl at Empire Nightclub in Narre Warren on January 24.Hill was not required to speak or enter a plea when he briefly faced a diversion hearing at the Danden..

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• Rio Olympics: Kurtis Marschall qualifies for Games, set to follow in Steve Hooker's footsteps

  

  Rio Olympics: Kurtis Marschall qualifies for Games, set to follow in Steve Hooker's footsteps Posted June 27, 2016 11:03:38 The big shoes of Olympic champion Steve Hooker may one day be filled by rising pole vault star Kurtis Marschall after the South Australian teenager qualified for the Rio de Janeiro Games on Sunday.Marschall cleared 5.70 metres to win the pole vault at the Bauhaus Junioren Gala in Mannheim, Germany, to improve his personal best by 15 centimetres a..

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• Lionel Messi calls time on Argentina career after more final heartbreak

  

  Diminutive in stature, a giant of the club game, but Lionel Messi could not exert all his influence on Argentina and has announced his retirement from international football. Messi, who has scored a record 55 goals in 113 appearances for his country, quit after missing a penalty as a second successive Copa America final saw Chile beat Argentina in a shoot-out on Sunday. The Barcelona playmaker, who turned 29 last week and stands at 5ft 6in, is widely..

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• Wimbledon 2016: Sam Stosur through to second round with win over Magda Linette

  

  Strong display: Samantha Stosur serves during the first round at Wimbledon. Photo: Tim Ireland LONDON: The only grand slam venue where Sam Stosur has a losing record was on Monday the scene of her first win since her career-rejuvenating run to the French Open semi-finals, as the 14th seed defeated Poland's Magda Linette 7-5, 6-3 in the opening round at Wimbledon.The Australian has been eliminated first up on six of her previous 13 visits to the All England Cl..

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• Daley can't deny Tedesco any longer: Kent

  

  LAURIE Daley has a dilemma, which is not altogether a bad place to be considering where Daley is coming from.Daley has always met the annual debate over team selections for NSW with a simple rebuttal, difficult to argue and harder to defeat.Origin jerseys aren’t for charity, it goes. He wants potential players “kicking the doors down” to be selected. Until then he will make do with what he already has, thank you very much.Well, consider it kicked in.SCARED: SMITH WARNS DALEY OFF TEDESCOBUZZ: ORI..

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• Crows To Honour Walsh Death Anniversary

  (Image: Getty) Each Adelaide player will honour the anniversary of slain coach Phil Walsh in different ways, captain Taylor Walker says. The Crows play Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday, one year after Walsh was allegedly murdered by his son during his first season as Adelaide's head coach. "A lot of water has gone under the bridge, obviously it's 12 months since he passed away," Walker told reporters on Monday. "He left a massive footprint on the footy club and individuals’ lives so I'm sure i..

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• Cowboys survive Sea Eagles scare

  

  Straight after the Cowboys' 30-26 win over Manly – their eighth from eight attempts at home – Johnathan Thurston was seen hunched over in the middle of the field with his hands on his knees, slowly shaking his head.Those 10 seconds epitomised North Queensland's night. It was a tough slog.They are still undefeated at home, but it was probably their closest call of the season at 1300SMILES Stadium.A healthy Monday night crowd of 15,854 were on hand to witness Manly's stunning second-half resurgen..

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• Rebels sign young rep fullback Maddocks

  Melbourne Rebels have secured the signature of talented youngster Jack Maddocks after the fullback turned his back on cricket in a bid to play Super Rugby.Maddocks is on a cricket scholarship at Sydney University and plays first grade as a batsman, but he played all five games at fullback for Australia in the recent under-20s rugby World Cup.The 19-year-old Sydney product, who was the only Australian player to play every minute of the World Cup campaign, has signed with the Rebels for two years...

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• By the numbers: Round 14

  

  Rory Atkins had an equal round-high 15 score involvements against the Roos Adelaide’s 33-point win over North Melbourne lifted the Club into sixth place on the AFL ladder. The top eight is tight. The Crows are only one game and percentage out of second spot, and also only one game clear of the eighth-placed West Coast.   The victory was Adelaide’s fifth in succession. It’s the Club’s longest winning streak since 2012 (Rounds 4 – 8). The Crows have now won their last nine games against North ..

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• Smith right behind Semi

  

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Smith right behind Semi Kangaroos captain Cameron Smith says he's happy to have Semi Radradra playing for Australia. PT0M54S 620 349 Parramatta hope to use the appeal of next year's World Cup as a bargaining chip in an effort to convince Semi Radradra to commit to a long-term contract extension and abort plans to switch to French rugby, revealing negotiations with the winger's management  had already begun.There remained uncertainty about Radrad..

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