Summer sport in the northern hemisphere means red-eyed mornings for Australian fans. Here, dedicated night-shifters share their tips
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Coffee-clutching, bleary-eyed Australian sports fans are embracing the immortal words of Jon Bon Jovi this month: “You can sleep when you’re dead.”
That’s because July is delivering an RSL-sized smörgåsbord of northern hemisphere sport. While the Women’s World Cup may be time zone-friendly for Australians for the first time ever, there’s still men’s and women’s cricket, including the remaining Ashes series; the Open Championship in the United Kingdom and Tour de France and Le Tour Femmes in western Europe; and Formula One, where Australian Daniel Ricciardo is back behind the wheel. And it’s all happening past most people’s bed times, prompting many to choose between sleep and sporting stimulation.
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