David Beckham knighted in King Charles' birthday honours
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News.com.au
30 minutes ago
- News.com.au
Matildas gun Katrina Gorry married in beautiful scene
It's wedding season for the Matildas. Katrina Gorry has become the second Matildas star to say 'I do' in a number of days with the veteran marrying long-time partner Clara Markstedt on Saturday. As first reported by New Idea, Gorry and Markstedt exchanged vows during a glamorous ceremony on Hamilton Island in Queensland With most players wrapping up their club football seasons in recent weeks, players have been taking advantage of the brief break before their next national fixtures and their return to training. Code Sports reports Gorry met Markstedt while playing football in Sweden in 2022. Photos shared on Instagram showed the adorable couple standing at the top of an aisle in white gowns. Gorry stole the show in a daring two-piece ensemble while Markstedt sported a more traditional look. The pair celebrated their big moment in front of an intimate crowd, photos show. The couple have also shared snaps of their post-nuptials photo shoot with Gorry showing off her athlete's physique in a plunging, revealing outfit. The shoreline shoot also showed the loved-up couple having a smooch. As reported by Code Sports, Gorry is the second Matildas' player to marry this week with Ellie Carpenter marrying Danielle van de Donk last weekend at an elaborate celebration in France. The couple, who went with public with their relationship in 2023, announced their engagement in January 2024. Carpenter, 25, took personal leave from the last Matildas window to put the finishing touches on the wedding. Matildas teammate Teagan Micah was part of the wedding party - making a quick trip to France after helping the Matildas beat Argentina earlier this month. Carpenter took to Instagram on Wednesday night to share two photos of the happy couple with the caption 'I choose you. I always choose you.' Both wore traditional white gowns. Carpenter donned a veil while van de Donk's dress had a stunning lace front. Emily van Egmond and her partner Kat Thompson married in December last year. Gorry missed the last Matildas window to prepare for the wedding but is understood to be available for selection for the upcoming window in Perth. The Matildas are next in action on June 26 when they face off with Slovenia in a two-match series on home soil.
News.com.au
33 minutes ago
- News.com.au
Geelong teammates support Bailey Smith amid mammoth betting plunge
Bailey Smith has earned widespread praise from his teammates after another starring role in Geelong's 95-point thrashing of Essendon on Saturday night. Smith has been in the spotlight ever since his high profile move from the Western Bulldogs, fined for some on-field gestures and drawing concern over a 'nose beers' social media post. It all led to the extraordinary move of a face-to-face meeting with AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon during the week. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. After that chat, and a week off for a hamstring issue, the blond midfielder returned with 41 disposals, six clearances and 760 metres gained in the Cats' 23.13 (151) to 8.8 (56) annihilation of the Bombers at the MCG. After the game, Cats spearhead Jeremy Cameron – who booted six goals for the night – was asked on Fox Footy how Smith handled 'being most talked about player in the game'. 'I think he handles it pretty well, doesn't he?' Cameron replied. 'He's got a good spot there at home when he gets away and when he's at the football club, what he's done for us as players has been absolutely amazing. 'We've got his back right through whatever it is during the week. We'll always have his back and back him in to do what he does. 'He's brilliant out here on the field, but inside the locker room he's even better, which is hard to believe but it's true. 'We look forward to seeing what he can do in the back half of the year.' Smith and his new midfield teammate Max Holmes are forming a devastating partnership around the ground, with the latter contributing 36 possessions, eight clearances and 871 metres gained of his own. Fox Footy were keen to push the 'Dash brothers' tag on the emerging duo and Holmes had a cheeky dig at Smith when asked about him post-match. 'I shook my head because he came off with 39 (disposals) and he wasn't supposed to go back on,' Holmes said. 'Clearly he was thinking about my 40 last week, so he wanted to out do me. Little so and so there. 'He cops it in the media and pretty unfairly a lot of the time. 'It's great to see him just shut out the noise on game day and play good footy. 'With Bailey in the side hopefully we're a better team than last year.' During the week, Dillon reiterated to Smith his importance as a role model after some of his recent acts had overstepped the mark. But his coach Chris Scott felt like it should be viewed in a positive light and nothing to generate negative talk. 'I don't think (Smith) felt like there was focus on him,' Scott said. 'I understand that there were questions around it, but I thought it was more the interest in something that's a bit unusual, like a conversation around the fire that didn't really light very well. 'It's rare for an AFL CEO to do that with a young player. 'We appreciated it, it was a step in the right direction, but maybe I misread it and I don't follow much of that stuff, but I didn't feel like it was a negative that would've put pressure on him. 'If there's a bit of a sense that there's some controversy in a negative sense towards him, I don't think we're feeling it, or I'm not seeing it anyway, but sometimes coaches are the last to know.' As is always the case with the 24-year-old Smith, he drew a wide range of comments online after his latest impressive display on the field. One tweet declared: 'Bailey Smith is gonna win the Brownlow isn't he.' Another said: 'Bailey Smith is easily the best player in the league right now, bar none!' A third agreed, saying: 'Bailey Smith might actually be a lock for the Brownlow.' Smith is now a $3 favourite for the Brownlow Medal with Sportsbet, ahead of Adelaide's Jordan Dawson ($3.75) and Collingwood's Nick Daicos ($5.50). Smith had odds as long as $51 with some bookies pre-season. Yet others weren't quite so convinced about his stats and overall impact. 'Bailey Smith the master of the stat pad. Handballs to someone under pressure to get the handball receive every single time,' came one observation. 'Even though he's so impactful, it feels like Bailey Smith wanders around and gets lost within the game,' suggested another. 'Bailey Smith would average 150 if he could kick,' offered a SuperCoach fan. Sitting second on the ladder, the Cats next face a huge Friday night clash with reigning premiers Brisbane in Geelong on June 20.
7NEWS
33 minutes ago
- 7NEWS
Pat Cummins flags ‘reset' after Australia's top-order capitulation in World Test Championship final
Captain Pat Cummins acknowledges Australia will undergo a 'reset' after another top-order capitulation opened the door for a South African upset for the ages. Not having lost a ICC final since 2010, Australia were upstaged by Temba Bavuma's fighting Proteas at Lord's, a five-wicket defeat crushing their hopes of defending the World Test Championship title they won in 2023. Australia's batting woes were laid bare, particularly in the second innings when only plucky knocks from star quick Mitchell Starc and wicketkeeper Alex Carey saved the No.1-ranked team from utter embarrassment. Batting conditions became ideal at the start of day three when the sun came out, the pitch was suddenly flat, and pace bowlers struggled for the movement they got in the first innings. But it was too late for the Australians, who were already 8-144 to start Friday, a lead of only 212. 'There's probably quite a few people in the line-up that wish they could have done a little bit more,' Cummins said. 'Obviously, the top three was an obvious one in this game.' Promoted from No.3 to open in a Test for the first time, struggling Marnus Labuschagne got starts, but ultimately only made 17 and 22 to extend his century drought to almost 24 months. Labuschagne's opening partner, 38-year-old Usman Khawaja, was again exposed against express pace after falling to Proteas spearhead Kagiso Rabada for scores of 0 and 7. Khawaja made a career-best 232 on slow pitches in Sri Lanka earlier this year, but his recent history against quality fast bowlers is a concern. Cameron Green, who batted at No.3 in his first Test since March 2024 after recovering from back surgery, was also troubled by Rabada and was out for 4 and 0. Green, aged 26, was the only member of the Australian XI in his 20s in this Test. But after suffering a compound dislocation of his right little finger at Lord's, star No.4 Steve Smith is almost no chance to play in at least the first Test against the West Indies. Teenage tyro Sam Konstas, who announced himself last Boxing Day, is set to be given an opportunity as opener for Australia's first tour of the Caribbean in 10 years. If Smith can't play, Konstas could slot back in to open with Usman Khawaja, while Labuschagne would likely drop down to No.3. But Josh Inglis, who scored a century on debut against Sri Lanka earlier this year, is also in the squad and could be given a chance. 'In white-ball series a lot of the time, you build on four-year cycles around World Cups for ODIs,' Cummins said. 'Maybe it's an opportunity in the Test matches to do something similar. But it's a little bit early to tell. 'Coming into this match, you've got guys like Sam Konstas and Scotty Boland, Josh Inglis, all those guys who are right on the fringes. 'After this Test match, everyone gets thrown back into the conversation, and it's a little bit of a reset for the first Test against the West Indies. 'Give it a 48 hours, everyone kind of digests and works out if we keep the same squad.'
