Andrew McGarry
AFL grand final preview: The league leaders meet a team of destiny
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If the play matches the emotion at the MCG on Saturday, we could be in for one of the classics, as Adelaide and Richmond look to end their respective premiership droughts.
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, richmond-3121, melbourne-3000, vic, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
Adelaide Crows: From heartbreak to the edge of glory
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The path to Adelaide's third AFL grand final has not been smooth — the Crows are hoping to close the circle on a history of heartbreak with a win over Richmond.
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, adelaide-5000, sa, richmond-3121, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
Why Dustin Martin will win the Brownlow
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The consensus is clear, Tigers star Dustin Martin is set to claim his first Brownlow. But will he or the ineligible Patrick Dangerfield earn more votes?
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, melbourne-3000, vic, sydney-2000, nsw, perth-6000, wa, adelaide-5000, sa, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
The questions that have to be answered on AFL prelim weekend
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It's crunch time for the final four AFL flag contenders — what key questions must they answer in this weekend's prelim finals?
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, adelaide-5000, sa, geelong-3220, melbourne-3000, vic, homebush-bay-2127, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
The heroes and villains from week two of the AFL finals
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Week two of the AFL finals is over, with the Cats and Giants advancing to the prelims, and the Swans and Eagles planning for 2018. But who were the stars of the weekend, and who let their teams down?
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, australia
Winx wins 20th straight race in Randwick's George Main Stakes
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As Winx takes out the George Main Stakes at Randwick we look back at her greatest runs in her 20-race win streak.
Topics: horse-racing, sport, randwick-2031, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
Can the Cats and Giants turn it around against the Swans and Eagles?
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It's winners v losers week in the AFL Finals — but can Geelong rebound against Sydney, and are the Giants able to respond against West Coast?
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, australia
Terrific Tigers into the prelim with big win over Cats
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The Tigers win their first AFL final in 16 years, as Richmond crushes Geelong by 51 points to seal a spot in the preliminary final.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, melbourne-3000, geelong-3220, richmond-3121, vic, australia
AFL Finals: Who are the secret weapons of the final eight?
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Take a look beyond the obvious candidates for the stars of September in the AFL, and you have the secret weapons of the remaining flag contenders.
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, adelaide-5000, port-adelaide-5015, sa, melbourne-3000, homebush-bay-2127, geelong-3220, vic, sydney-2000, nsw, perth-6000, wa, australia
Who can win the AFL flag from here? Analysis
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We may not get another premier from seventh, but the race for the AFL flag remains wide open, writes Andrew McGarry.
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, homebush-bay-2127, nsw, sydney-2000, richmond-3121, geelong-3220, essendon-3040, vic, port-adelaide-5015, sa, adelaide-5000, perth-6000, wa, australia
Justin Thomas holds his nerve for breakthrough PGA Championship win
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Justin Thomas becomes the latest golfer to break through for a first major title, winning the PGA Championship by two shots.
Topics: sport, golf, united-states
Is the lid coming off at Tigerland?
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Predicting boom times for the Richmond football club is an infamously hazardous business, but the Tigers' win over Hawthorn shows they are up and about.
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, richmond-3121, melbourne-3000, hawthorn-3122, vic, australia
Mitchell's glorious career to move into exciting new stage Analysis
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As Sam Mitchell leaves one stage of his footy career in hopes of conquering another, he does so as one of the modern era's truly great players.
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, wa, perth-6000, hawthorn-3122, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
What do we know after Round 18 of the AFL?
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Adelaide Crows for the top two is a given — but everything else is up for serious discussion with five AFL rounds left, writes Andrew McGarry.
Topics: australian-football-league, sport, australia
Plenty of chances at Royal Birkdale in wide-open Open
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Can the Aussies claim an overdue British Open crown? Or will it be another USA-v-Europe battle for the Claret Jug at Royal Birkdale?
What does the IOC's Olympic hosting announcement mean? Analysis
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The IOC makes lemonade out of lemons by offering the two big cities still willing to pay the cost of hosting the Olympics the chance to sort out 2024 and 2028 between themselves, writes Andrew McGarry.
Topics: sport, olympics-summer, switzerland, france, united-states
Irish cricket on verge of Test status
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Irish cricket is most famous for heroic upsets at World Cup level — now the team from the Emerald Isle could be about to gain Test status.
Topics: sport, cricket, ireland, northern-ireland
Eurovision goes back to basics after recent high-tech light shows
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The Eurovision Song Contest goes back to basics in 2017 after the dominance of televote-friendly pyrotechnics and electronic light shows of recent years.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, music, ukraine, portugal, australia
What type of Eurovision fan are you?
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There really is, as the saying goes, something for everyone at Eurovision. So, what attracts you to Eurovision, what type of fan are you? There's plenty to choose from.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, music, australia
The art of premature celebration: Six sportspeople who went too early
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Timing is everything in sport, particularly when it comes to the finish of a race. Here are six people who got their victory celebrations badly wrong.
Topics: sport, horse-racing, cycling
Russia-Ukraine clash leaves sour note at Eurovision
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Russia's ongoing conflict with Ukraine spills over into Eurovision, with the country refusing to compete after its entrant is banned from performing.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, music, ukraine, russian-federation
Who is Australia up against in the Eurovision semi-final?
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There are 10 tickets out of Isaiah Firebrace's Eurovision semi-final — can Australia's 2017 entry grab one to make it to the final?
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, music, ukraine, australia
Crows head and shoulders above rivals as AFL's stand-out side
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There is no more doubt about it — Adelaide is the AFL benchmark for 2017, as the Crows own the league's last perfect record.
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, adelaide-5000, sa, melbourne-3000, geelong-3220, footscray-3011, vic, homebush-bay-2127, sydney-2000, nsw, australia
Changing of the guard? Hawks, Swans crash to Saints, Blues
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The Hawks and Swans had earned one more chance at redemption — but damaging losses to St Kilda and Carlton means it is time to close the book on their eras at the top.
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, sydney-2000, nsw, vic, hawthorn-3122, carlton-3053, melbourne-3000, australia
It's early days, but Richmond is on the march again
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Watch out, folks, it's happening again — the drums are beating loudly in Tigerland, and Richmond is 5-0 and on the march.
Topics: sport, australian-football-league, melbourne-3000, richmond-3121, vic, australia
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