CommentA reality check for sport’s elite
Will SwantonNRL star James Maloney’s claim - that if you aren’t a player, you just aren’t that important - could not be more wrong.
Bad feeling lingers
Will SwantonThe descriptions of Maria Sharapova by her peers are not favourable. The ice queen will never show any vulnerability.
Heart goes out for a man of iron
WILL SWANTONThe heart of the matter? It was the heart that mattered.
Decency in a time of madness
WILL SWANTONOne round to go in the NRL and it’s creating edge of the seat stuff.
McKeon kids follow in wake
WILL SWANTONRon McKeon and wife Susie swam for Australia; so do their children Emma and David.
commentPrizefighters but no prize
WILL SWANTONI cannot work out if I love it, hate it, feel appalled by it, want to watch it, want to ignore it. I want to be better than this.
Knights go out in glory
Will SwantonHannah Rye was just 13 when she was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma. Innocence, lost.
Our sporting obsession waning
Will SwantonThe sporting market is so saturated with professional teams that fanatical support is on the wane, new study suggests.
We’re losing passion for sport
SAM BUCKINGHAM-JONES, WILL SWANTONSporting passions may be on the wane in much of Australia, according to new research.
Hunt’s now-or-never mission
Will SwantonIf the Broncos win the comp, there will be few better stories than Ben Hunt’s recovery from that grand final clanger.
COMMENTForced to flog dead a horse
WILL SWANTONWhy were Titans players wheeled out to support Neil Henry when the decision to sack him had already been made?
COMMENTBuy a ticket, enjoy the ride
Will SwantonNick Kyrgios has accepted the role of the brooding villain. But the manner of his Masters defeat hinted at a different side to the divisive tennis star.
Panthers leave Raiders doomed
WILL SWANTONPenrith’s seventh straight win left Canberra’s finals hopes hanging by the thinnest of threads.
ExclusiveLeague news puts clubs offside
WILL SWANTONNRL clubs have issues with the governing body’s beefed-up digital media service to be unveiled next year.
Rafa makes a bittersweet return
Will SwantonRafael Nadal saw the footage. The terrorist’s van. The airborne bodies. The injured bodies. The dead bodies.
commentMixed Joyce fits with Wallabies
WILL SWANTONFive of Michael Cheika’s starting side against the All Blacks have an overseas location on their birth certificates. Barnaby might be at home on the team.
Feud, what feud?
Will SwantonThere was nothing but smoke and mirrors from Gold Coast coach Neil Henry before he named Jarryd Hayne to play at fullback.
Shaky Eagles feel Barrett wrath
Will SwantonManly players revealed Trent Barrett’s trademark calm demeanour went out the window during a withering blast at Leichhardt.
Flyer should have stayed on bus
Will SwantonJarryd Hayne’s return to the NRL smelled like another disaster from the beginning.
Wilson rules Teahupo’o
Will SwantonJulian Wilson’s win over Gabriel Medina in the final of the Billabong Pro has propelled him to fifth on the rankings.
Raiders won’t lie down
WILL SWANTONRicky Stuart loves it. Loves being written off. Loves being the growling underdog.
Barty battles all the way
Will SwantonAshleigh Barty is a pure tennis player who has the subtle knack of getting under the skins of the six-foot glamazons.
The latest mockery of Tiger
Will SwantonTiger Woods doesn’t make the top 50 list of the greatest black athletes of all time. Seriously.
It’s all on the line
Will SwantonIf there’s a time to hit the go button for the Cronulla Sharks and Western Bulldogs, tonight’s the night.
Walking NRL points tightrope
Will SwantonPoints differential will have a big sway in the final make-up of the NRL top eight.
The original golden girl
WILL SWANTONTributes pour in as nation recalls Olympian Betty Cuthbert’s feats.
COMMENTDrug cheat doesn’t deserve boos
Will SwantonEveryone in London booed 100m gold medallist Justin Gatlin ... everyone, that is, except Usain Bolt. Is he the only person but me who sees Gatlin is a redeemed figure?
Sea Eagles find backbone
WILL SWANTONThe Sea Eagles’ recovery at Lottoland today was as staggering as the Roosters’ collapse.
Victory for tradition
Will SwantonFive-setters are still alive. Australia’s Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt received his wishes on two fronts yesterday.
Controversial call on Davis Cup
WILL SWANTONTennis chiefs have failed to push through key changes to the 117-year-old competition despite a majority of support.
