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Why Australian Boxing Coaches Let Muslim Boxers Skip Training

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“Some people think [Muslim] women shouldn’t box but mostly just support,” the 26-year-old said. “They saw that I was very passionate about boxing. This is what I like to do. I don’t care what they think. This is my life.” And what if someone does not support? “I would say, ‘Anything to say’?” he laughed. “Then ‘whack!’” Juggling his faith along with his love of boxing has become a problem, especially during Ramadan when Muslims cannot drink or eat between sunrise and sunset. “I really believe in my beliefs, so it’s not something I can avoid,” he said. “I made sure I did my prayer. It’s something I can’t do. Just like Ramadan. Due to Ramadan, I couldn’t do camp in Sheffield. There’s no point in me leaving. “Training in Ramadan is very tough. You practice before you start fasting. Then you go to the gym [at night] one hour after you eat. You are hungry but you have to control your cravings with food because you can’t eat too much, especially if you have comp. “It was diffic

As rates rise, here's how Australian housing prices look in every capital city

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The median value of Australian property has fallen 2 percent since early May, to $747,800—a figure that includes homes and apartments, according to the latest housing data. CoreLogic research director Tim Lawless says Australian housing market conditions are likely to worsen as interest rates tick higher throughout the rest of the year. Here’s a breakdown of the states from Australia’s latest housing figures. Sydney: house prices are falling Average change: 2.2 percent drop in July Sydney house median value: $1,346,193 Average unit value: $806.310 Five of the eight capital cities saw month-on-month declines in July, led by Sydney occupancy values ​​which saw a 2.2 percent decline. “Although the housing market is only three months into a downturn, the national Home Value Index shows that the rate of decline is comparable to the start of the global financial crisis (GFC) in 2008, and the sharp decline in the early 1980s,” Mr Lawless said. “In Sydney, where the decline was very rapid, we

A classy Australian sporting act greeted with a chill after epic winner

A young Australian wheelchair basketball player has shown his class after a stunning extra-time winner sent the Wombats into a Commonwealth Games gold medal match and broke England’s heart. Locked at 10-all after regulation time, Australia fell behind early in the extra frame before Lachlin Dalton’s stunning double sealed a 12-11 win. Watch the amazing moment in the video above Stream coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 for free on 7plus >> England had the first gap in extra time but Charlie McIntyre’s pass was stolen by Dalton, who immediately returned the favor and had a pass that was intercepted by his rivals. McIntyre threw it in to help Lee Manning, putting the hosts 11-10 ahead, but England’s hopes were dashed by Dalton in the most dramatic of circumstances just seconds later. Seeing the gap as Abderrahim Taghrest darted into the two-point arc, Dalton threw in a Hail Mary – and it never looked like it was missing. That shot sent Australia through to the final against C

Despite safety induced handlebar switches more Australian gold arrives at Birmingham velodrome

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Australia’s governing body for bicycles, AusCycling, was forced to remove the handlebars from its track bike used in the 1,000m time test at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games because it was unsafe to use. Key points: AusCycling released a statement at the same time that the competition started at the Commonwealth Games Matt Glaetzer won gold, Thomas Cornish silver and Matthew Richardson was fourth despite theoretically driving a slower set up AusCycling came under fire at the Tokyo Olympics when the handlebar set failed during the race That didn’t stop the trio of Australians as Matt Glaetzer took a stunning gold medal, beating fellow Aussie Tom Cornish by more than half a second to silver. It was Glaezer’s fifth Commonwealth Games gold. Matt Richardson was fourth behind bronze medalist Nicholas Paul of Trinidad and Tobago. The Aussies’ performance is even more remarkable considering the fact that all three ride a theoretically slower setup than their competitors. In a statement r

Hunted down Australian viewers left angry over 'grossly unfair' twist

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Hunted Australia viewers were outraged over the ‘unfair’ twist that saw half of the team caught on Sunday’s episode. The Bondi couple, Lavinia and Nick, spent two weeks completely off-line avoiding friends and family, and not using the bank card given to them at the start of the competition. But eventually the couple found themselves in need of money as they were getting ‘cold, tired and hungry’. Hunted Australia viewers infuriated by the ‘unfair’ twist that saw half of the team caught on Sunday’s episode However, when they went to withdraw the cash they were entitled to spend, as per the rules of the game, the Hunters decided to throw a wrench. They froze the couple’s ATM cards in an attempt to catch them, even though all the other teams had taken advantage of this emergency cash resource. In CCTV footage, Lavinia made several attempts to withdraw cash without success. The Hunters cheered back at headquarters as he struggled to figure out why one of their few lifelines had been

Orlando Bloom soaks in the Australian wilderness and befriends Josh Gad while cleaning the beach

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Orlando Bloom and fiancé Katy Perry picked up and moved their family to Australia in mid-June while he was shooting his latest film, Wizards, with the likes of Naomi Scott and Pete Davidson. Over the next six weeks, Bloom has taken to Instagram and shared pictures of the country’s incredible wildlife, along with glimpses of her strict training routine. And over the weekend, the Lord Of The Rings alum continued with more photos and videos of himself soaking under Mother Nature’s offering, only this time he was able to enjoy the company of his friend, actor Josh Gad. Friends: Orlando Bloom meets old friend Josh Gad on a beautiful beach in Australia during a break from shooting his new film Wizards The two old friends snuggled next to each other for a photo taken on the beach with the beautiful sunset in the background. Wearing a white T-shirt and a black baseball cap, Bloom showed a beaming smile as she wrapped her right arm around the Frozen star’s shoulder. Bloom, 45, has spent p