‘I don’t like it’: Aussies shut down Pollock’s pink-ball proposal

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 14, 2026

One of South Africa’s most influential cricket figures wants to give umpires the power to swap a red ball for a pink ball mid-match, but Australian coach Andrew McDonald is a strong opponent of the idea.

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Breakers survive late Kings rally in NBL nailbiter

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A place in university the next goal for Chinese athlete Chen Yujie, Asia’s fastest woman

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Fresh from a dominant showing at the Asian Games, teenage track star Chen Yujie is balancing professional training for next year’s world championships with preparations for the national college entrance examinations, setting her sights on a local university. At the recently concluded 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, the 17-year-old bagged four medals before returning home to resume life in the final year of high school. Chen won gold medals in the 100m and two relays, and a silver in the...

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