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Any help on the following clues:
45ac: "Looks like the royals are an open book" (7)?????N?
91ac: "Head messenger for the US tennis team" (7) ??U?I?R
104ac: "Oz coach negative on negative reporting" (9) ???T??U?E
27dn: "First he said he'd go and then he siad he'd stay" (6) ?????Y
39dn: "Sounds like the old salt found gold in Barcelona" (6) ???L?R
68dn: "Trotte on de banks" (3) ?e? Is it eel or lee.
9dn: "Rave abouy Vera" (4) ?v?? IS it AVER?

91 Courier (Jim courier - US tennis team)

27d First he said he'd go and then he siad he'd stay

Rooney?

45ac: "Looks like the royals are an open book"

Reading

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Taylor?

104ac: "Oz coach negative on negative reporting" (9) ???T??U?E

There's a coach called Mick Malthouse but not sure how it fits the clue!

Re the reference to Malthouse just googled him and got the following:

INTERNATIONAL RULES: THE AUSTRALIA International Rules coach Mick Malthouse has criticised the negative local media coverage of this year’s series, saying that it runs the risk of killing the game and that he has never seen such negativity in sports coverage.

Thanks to CHRG and CRYPTO and EMF for your kind solutions. Almost finished.

One more I forgot to post:
87ac: "Sounds like a sparkling hammer" (8)?I?M?N?I
Could be something to do with diamondi

diamante?