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  "id": 6378445,
  "title": "‘Dire consequences’: BBL sell-off slammed amid fears for grassroots cricket",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/dire-consequences-bbl-sell-off-slammed-amid-fears-for-grassroots-6378445",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T03:58:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/dire-consequences-bbl-sell-off-slammed-amid-fears-for-grassroots-cricket-20260909-p60vt3.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "Cricket Australia’s decision to put the Melbourne Renegades up for sale and open the way for wider private investment in Big Bash League clubs has been hammered.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "‘Dire consequences’: BBL sell-off slammed amid fears for grassroots cricket",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/dire-consequences-bbl-sell-off-slammed-amid-fears-for-grassroots",
        "published": "2026-09-09T03:58:05.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}