Alex Carey is confident Aussie debutant Brendan Doggett can thrive at Test level, in Friday’s Ashes opener against England in Perth. With Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood out injured, 31 year-old Doggett will slot into the Aussie pace attack.

ARL Commission boss Peter V’Landys has doubled down on threats to ban players from the NRL for 10 years, if they defect to rebel rugby series R360. Zac Lomax is the latest player to quit the NRL, the now former Eels star is expected to sign with the rebel rugby series. 

J Sinner finished the tennis season with back-to-back at the ATP Finals titles. The Italian defeated his great rival Carlos Alcaraz in straight-sets, 7-6 , 7-5. But 2025 belonged to Alcaraz - the Spaniard won 4 of the 6 finals the pair contested, and finished with the year with the world number 1 ranking.

7NEWS Sport Headlines with Nick Markham for November 18, 2025.

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Alex Carey is confident Aussie debutant Brendan Doggett can thrive at Test level, in Friday&rsquo;s Ashes opener against England in Perth. With Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood out injured, 31 year-old Doggett will slot into the Aussie pace attack.
ARL Commission boss Peter V&rsquo;Landys has doubled down on threats to ban players from the NRL for 10 years, if they defect to rebel rugby series R360. Zac Lomax is the latest player to quit the NRL, the now former Eels star is expected to sign with the rebel rugby series.&nbsp;
J Sinner finished the tennis season with back-to-back at the ATP Finals titles. The Italian defeated his great rival Carlos Alcaraz in straight-sets, 7-6 , 7-5. But 2025 belonged to Alcaraz - the Spaniard won 4 of the 6 finals the pair contested, and finished with the year with the world number 1 ranking.
7NEWS Sport Headlines with Nick Markham for November 18, 2025.
For more sports news, head to <a href="https://www.7news.com.au">www.7news.com.au/sport</a>&nbsp;

7News Sport Headlines is a podcast that brings you Australia's latest sports stories with help from Senior Sports Producer Nick Markham. 

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The Ashes, R360 threat, ATP finals

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