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The Vegas Golden Knights have opened their NHL title defence with a 4-1 home win over Seattle. (AP PHOTO)

Alexander Volkanovski (top) has 11 days to prepare for his lightweight bout with Islam Makhachev. (AP PHOTO)

France prop Reda Wardi (c) is readying himself for a brutal and physical clash with South Africa. (AP PHOTO)

Ricky Ponting says Australia can go deep at the World Cup, despite their first-up loss to India. (AP PHOTO)

Kyle Kuzma has scored a game-high 22 points in Washington&#x27;s 145-82 pre-season thrashing of Cairns. (AP PHOTO)

Asian Cup winner Massimo Luongo (l) is back in the Socceroos squad for the first time since 2019. (AP PHOTO)

Bill Foley will add an Auckland-based A-League club to the list of worldwide sporting teams he owns. (AP PHOTO)

Saya Sakakibara (88) is looking for Olympic redemption after her Tokyo disappointment. (Martin Rickett/AAP PHOTOS)

Adam Scott is keen to end a run of nine consecutive International losses at the Presidents Cup. (AP PHOTO)

World No. 91 Fabian Marozsan has shocked the No. 9 Casper Ruud at the Shanghai Masters. (EPA PHOTO)

Bryson DeChambeau has slid in the rankings since joining LIV Golf, which remains outside the system. (AP PHOTO)

Mohammad Rizwan scored 131 not out as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in Hyderabad in a record run chase. (AP PHOTO)