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Senior officer shared photos of Dean Laidley being interviewed by police in drag

Mr Laidley was photographed wearing a long blonde wig and a dress after his arrest outside a home in St Kilda on Saturday night - but the photos were soon leaked.




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Dean Laidley's downfall just the latest in a history of AFL coaching tragedies

While many in the football industry appear to those on the outside to have it all, a legend of the game has pointed out the cut throat environment of elite level sports coaching can take a serious toll.




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Dean Laidley's 'drug use' and 'lifestyle habits' were an 'open secret' among AFL stars before arrest

The 53-year-old was arrested on Saturday night, wearing a dress and a blonde wig, and charged with stalking and breaching a family violence order, among a raft of other offences.




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Dean Laidley arrest fallout deepens as SECOND senior police officer suspended over leaked photos

Victoria Police's Professional Standards Command said on Tuesday another officer had been stood down and is expected to be charged after the photos emerged of Laidley in custody.




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Dean Laidley mentor tried in vain to reach out to him and says troubled AFL identity 'was quite ill'

The North Melbourne great was arrested on Saturday and charged with offences including stalking, committing an indictable offence while on bail and breaching a family intervention order.




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The surprising trick Rebecca Judd uses to stay motivated and get work done in lockdown

Rebecca Judd has been balancing looking after her four children with her thriving activewear brand Jaggad. 




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Rebecca Judd's toddler crashes her video wielding a BASEBALL BAT

She was recently forced to hide from her children in the bathroom.




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Sam Armytage gets distracted by a hunky male jogger before stumbling over her words live on air 

The Sunrise host was in the middle of a cross to the 8.30 news on Thursday morning when she spotted the man running by the studio window.




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AFL investigates alleged social-distancing breach by Adelaide Crows training at the Barossa Valley

Sixteen players from the Adelaide Crows team were allegedly spotted training with footballs on Thursday morning at Tanunda Pines Golf Club in the Barossa Valley in South Australia.




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Big Brother Australia announces second official contestant

Channel Seven has announced the second contestant for the 2020 reboot of Big Brother Australia.




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Photos showing AFL identity Dean Laidley dressed as a woman may have been sent to ONE HUNDRED cops

Laidley, 53, was arrested outside a home in St Kilda on Saturday night and charged with a series of offences including stalking and committing an indictable offence while on bail.




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Jimmy Bartel's girlfriend Lauren Mand says she's 'proud of her man' as he raises money for charity

They have inseparable since they debuted their romance last year following his split with his wife, Nadia Bartel. 




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Two more senior cops suspended for allegedly releasing photos of Dean Laidley dressed as woman

Two more senior police officers suspended for allegedly leaking photos of AFL coach Dean Laidley, 53, dressed as a woman during an interview at St Kilda police station in Melbourne.




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Majak Daw's girlfriend explains why his family DON'T call their baby son by his first name

The North Melbourne Kangaroos player, 29, and his partner Emily McKay, 32, welcomed Hendrix Kuat William Daw on August 29 last year.




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Sunrise host David Koch becomes embroiled in war of words and says AFL SHOULD play games in China

The Sunrise host and Port Adelaide chairman slammed Malthouse's calls for the AFL to abandon the scheduled game between Koch's club and St Kilda in Shanghai next year.




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Big Brother launch date revealed and it will air longer than expected

The Big Brother Australia reboot will premiere on Channel Seven in June, with sources revealing it's just four weeks away from debuting on TV screens. 




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Jesinta Franklin reflects on her 'challenging' pregnancy

She welcomed her daughter Tullulah with AFL star husband Lance 'Buddy' Franklin in late February. 




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Exeter must pick up the Euro baton after Saracens saga

CHRIS FOY: Now that Saracens are destined to accept their punishment for salary cap breaches, their priority will be Premiership survival, so the onus is on Exeter to lead the English challenge in Europe.




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CHRIS FOY: European Champions Cup needs quality over quantity

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: The Champions Cup should be an elite tournament full of vibrant, high-class, cross-border competition, but it is feeling stale and flat and one-dimensional.




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Saracens will beat drop despite 35-point deduction and that is grim news for Leicester Tigers 

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: It may be too soon for bold predictions, but. Saracens won't be relegated - not unless the mid-season audit of their accounts uncovers another salary cap breach.




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CHRIS FOY: Eddie Jones turns to South Africa's forwards mastermind

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Eddie Jones has turned to the forwards coach who ended England's Rugby World Cup dream last month. Matt Proudfoot was South Africa's triumphant coach.




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CHRIS FOY: Bust-up between Saracens and Munster players and staff shows game is losing core values

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Both Saracens and Munster will have to submit statements about the brawl between players and staff that took place at Allianz Park on Saturday.




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Rugby is torn between size and safety

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: At first glance, not much has changed. Ten years ago, South Africa were world champions and English rugby was coming to terms with controversy.




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CHRIS FOY: Give us fewer international Tests and a French revival on the Six Nations scene in 2020 

CHRIS FOY'S WORLD OF RUGBY: At the end of a World Cup season, players will try to muster some energy for matches in the Southern Hemisphere at a time when they should be lying on a beach.




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England Test match stars are worth their weight in gold to their clubs even in wage-inflated era

CHRIS FOY'S WORLD OF RUGBY: It's a fascinating conundrum which clubs are wrestling with more than ever - do England players offer value for money in this era of top-end wage inflation?




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CHRIS FOY: Wales MUST gamble on flying teen Louis Rees-Zammit

CHRIS FOY'S WORLD OF RUGBY: Wayne Pivac has to pick him. How can he resist? Wales' head coach must decide in the next 48 hours if he believes 'if you're good enough, you're old enough.'




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The handling of the Saracens scandal proves that the governance of the sport is an utter shambles.

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY SPECIAL: Rugby is still amateur. The supreme professionalism being displayed on the field is not being matched in the corridors of power.




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CHRIS FOY: Eddie Jones will NOT shuffle his pack for Six Nations opener against France

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: England's new era could look familiar when Eddie Jones sends his team out in Paris. He has changed his squad, but the head coach might not change his team much.




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CHRIS FOY: Put the Italians out of their misery in the Six Nations

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: This is an emergency. Italy face arguably the most important match in their history on Saturday, when they take on Scotland in Rome.




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CHRIS FOY: Sky calamity on the cards if Six Nations leaves BBC and ITV

CHRIS FOY'S WORLD OF RUGBY: Sky Sports are reportedly leading the race for broadcast rights to the Six Nations from 2022. Prepare for rugby to become a low-profile, niche sport.




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Coronavirus: Rugby shutdown will leave the game on a knife-edge... clubs need contingency plans

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Very few sports have the monetary resilience to withstand this crisis and rugby certainly isn't one of them.




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CHRIS FOY: Newcastle suddenly facing a fight to survive

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: It is up to the RFU and Premiership Rugby to provide some urgent clarity so the Newcastle Falcons can save themselves.




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My blueprint for the game's future... Cut the Premiership to 10 teams and bring in a global club cup

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: The coronavirus shutdown has forced rugby into an emergency spell of introspection and exposed the need for change. Here is this column's vision for the sport's future…




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Ruthless RFU must act and hand grassroots clubs a lifeline 

WORLD OF RUGBY: When the RFU released their annual report, the document contained an opening page which stated: 'Our purpose: to encourage rugby, and its values.' 




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CHRIS FOY: Home nations must put game's future above self-interest in World Rugby chairman election

COMMENT: It is a sad fact that the main barrier to rugby's progress lies here; in the home nations and those other centres of the sport's narrow European landscape - France and Italy.




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Central contracts are the fairest way to save rugby

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: English rugby needs to adopt a central contract system as the game addresses the financial problems which have been exposed by this lockdown.




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Go for it! A meaningful Nations League could galvanise rugby and turn Beaumont's vision into reality

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: The Nations League concept is back on the table as a means of galvanising international rugby, but if it is going to make a difference, it can't be half-hearted.




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Dwight Gayle handed injury boost with West Brom and Fulham interested in his signature

The 29 year-old suffered a small tear and the initial concern was that he would be sidelined for up to six weeks. But Gayle is likely to return to training in two to three weeks and resume playing next month.




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Grady Diangana desperate to stay on loan at West Brom and help them earn promotion

The winger has been a key man for Albion since joining on a season-long loan last summer, scoring five times and registering five assists in 16 starts, to help them to the top of the Championship.




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Charlton 0-0 Fulham: Cottagers fail to pile pressure on flagging Leeds and West Brom

ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE VALLEY: Fulham passed up the opportunity to pile more pressure on Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion as they failed to find the incision to break down Charlton.




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Slaven Bilic says West Ham lost the fear factor when they moved to glitzy Olympic Stadium

The Hammers left the Boleyn Ground in 2016 to move to the London Stadium in Stratford to raise the profile of the club, but many supporters have expressed regret about the switch in venue.




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West Ham opt against recalling Grady Diangana from season-long loan at West Brom

The Premier League side, who face Albion in the FA Cup this weekend, had an option to recall Diangana but have been pleased with the 21-year old's progress at the Hawthorns.




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AHEAD OF THE GAME: Select English players and Premier League clubs could earn credits for signings

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: Premier League sides who give significant playing time to England-qualified players, could be given greater leeway to sign more foreign players after Brexit.




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Slaven Bilic is the strong, charismatic figure West Brom wanted the club to unite behind

No ground in the top four divisions sits as far above sea level as The Hawthorns, and West Bromwich Albion now believe they have a manager capable of taking them to those heights.




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West Ham 0-1 West Brom: Conor Townsend strikes as ten-man Baggies knock West Ham out of FA Cup

ADRIAN KAJUMBA AT LONDON STADIUM: Slaven Bilic was sacked by West Ham in November 2017 as the club's owners felt change was necessary in order to move forward positively.




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Tottenham tell Southampton to sign Kyle Walker-Peters permanently as Saints eye Premier League ace

The 22-year-old England Under-21 star is valued at £12m by Tottenham, who are pushing for a permanent deal over a loan as several Premier League sides consider a move for the full-back.




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Meet the Shrewsbury team hoping to inflict an FA Cup blow on champions-elect Liverpool

Shrewsbury's 38-year-old goalkeeper Joe Murphy gives Sportsmail the low-down on his team-mates who are hoping to defy the odds and somehow stop Jurgen Klopp's high-flying Liverpool side.




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FA Cup draw RECAP: Date, time and channel of fifth round draw plus your team's ball numbers

Sportsmail will provide live coverage of the FA Cup fifth round draw and reveal who your team will be facing in the next stage of the English competition right here.




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Slaven Bilic backs David Moyes to keep West Ham up after dumping his old side out of the FA Cup  

West Ham's dismal season sunk lower as ex-boss Bilic returned to the London Stadium with West Brom and knocked them out of the FA Cup, but he still believes they can stay in the top flight.




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Dumped out of the FA Cup after being outclassed by West Brom.. it's turning toxic at West Ham

Before David Moyes arrived to dissect this FA Cup defeat one of the row of pictures saluting happier times for West Ham fell off the press room wall to the floor.