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ABC SPORT DAILY is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that’s making headlines.
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Adelaide's success raises a different LIV question
Australian golf fans have made it clear they love the LIV Adelaide event. Greg Norman does too, he says it's the rebel tour 'benchmark' and what they need to replicate elsewhere. Given seemingly endless resources and top-end golfing talent why can't LIV deliver that same success elsewhere? What does it say about the future of the tour? How certain can Adelaide be they will have the world's best coming back long term? Featured: Jack Snape, journalist, The Guardian.
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Measuring the Messi effect
When Lionel Messi was lured to Major League Soccer, it was hoped the Argentine GOAT might take the sport to new heights in the United States. As the ageing superstar gets deeper into his second season in the USA we ask what kind of impact he's having on and off-field. In a market that's appreciating him as an entertainer as much as an athlete, he's delivering an idol experience for round ball fans. Featured: Jason Gay, sportswriter, Wall Street Journal.
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Unravelling the layers of the Chinese doping story
Revelations that WADA cleared 23 Chinese swimmers for the Tokyo Olympics despite the group testing positive to a banned substance has the sporting world reeling. How were they contaminated? Why did WADA clear them? How did it impact the Tokyo games and how might it colour the Paris Olympics? Tom Decent guides us through a complex story and explains how Aussie swimmers are reacting to the news. Featured: Tom Decent, journalist, Sydney Morning Herald.
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Fri Fix: the Clark conundrum, an angry Rooster and AFL litmus round
Caitlin Clark is the biggest name in women's basketball, so why is her deal worth US $76k? Trent Robinson is mad, what's set him off? It's litmus round in the AFL, will your team pass? All that and more on the Friday Fix. Featured: Emma Lawrence, Channel Nine. Matt Clinch, ABC Sport.
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Saving sumo from itself
Sumo wrestling is about as Japanese as Mount Fuji, but that doesn't mean the sport is thriving in the land of the rising sun. Sumo is fighting to stay relevant as young people turn to sports like soccer, baseball and basketball. The answer might lie in breaking from tradition to embrace an exciting new crop of female athletes, but can sumo get out of its own way? Featured: James Oaten, foreign correspondent, ABC.
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Kelly Slater retired, kinda
At 52 Kelly Slater is confronting his professional mortality. Eliminated at Margaret River and therefore cut from the World Tour he spoke candidly about the end of his career. He's defied Father Time to compete for 33-years, so it's on brand that he might defy retirement to compete in a few more events as a wild card. We speak to a man who's competed against Slater to understand the American's legacy, why he's finished and how he changed the sport. Featured: Luke Egan, Australian surfing legend.
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