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September 9, 2026 · Sydney Morning Herald

Mbappé brother sent off for elbow
Lille’s Ethan Mbappé has been sent off for catching a Real Betis player with his elbow.
Young gun sprays fan amid meltdown
Young American star Alex Michelsen has a crack at a fan as he struggles to hold onto a lead against Frances Tiafoe.
Socceroo star’s positive cocaine test confirmed by second sample
Cristian Volpato and his supporters had insisted for weeks that a roadside drug test in July had returned a false positi
Second serve: Tennis to remain for thousands of north shore players after eviction row
Generations of Sydneysiders feared tennis would disappear from this site when the eviction notice landed. Now a pickleba
FSU-SMU game turns into old-school football after stadium power outage wipes out in-game communication
A power outage plunged Doak Campbell Stadium into darkness minutes before kickoff, forcing SMU and Florida State to play