Sport
Mundy finally gets his moment in the east coast sun
David Mundy was the main man on Fox Footy’s AFL 360 on Thursday night and revealed he was only still playing because he believed Fremantle was close to a premiership.
- by David Prestipino
AFL
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AFL 2021
AFL rejects Port Adelaide’s request to wear ‘prison-bar’ guernsey
The AFL has rejected Port Adelaide’s request to wear their black and white striped “prison-bar” guernsey in the round eight Showdown against rivals Adelaide.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Key Saints good to go against Hawks but back concern for Carlisle
St Kilda backman Jake Carlisle is in doubt for Saturday’s date with Hawthorn after leaving training early with a back complaint.
- by Daniel Cherny
Insight & Analysis
Benji is the modern-day Michelangelo – but it won’t be enough against Raiders
Andrew Johns
Souths have been fortunate to have the evergreen Benji Marshall on their books this season. But even he won’t save them against the Raiders in icy Canberra.
Rugby Union
Cricket
Opinion
IPL
Cricket lurches on through India’s COVID crisis, but Olympics don’t have the same support
The IPL continuing amid India’s COVID tidal wave is a testament to the country’s attachment to cricket. Japan has no such attachment to the Olympics.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
IPL
Why is the IPL playing on amid COVID-19 crisis? ‘Humanity’, of course
As the COVID-19 crisis grows in India and some Australian cricketers in the Indian Premier League grow jittery, the question begs: why is it being played at all?
- by Greg Baum
T20 World Cup may be moved to UAE, Australian IPL players not expecting ‘free rides’ home
- by Andrew Wu and Daniel Cherny
Health over hip pocket: why Adam Zampa decided to leave the IPL
- by Daniel Cherny and Andrew Wu
Soccer
Racing
How the death of an unsung racehorse may help safeguard foreign raiders
The story of Involved, an unsung horse that died during last year’s spring carnival, helps explain why Racing Victoria is mandating new regulations to try to preserve the lives of international horses and the reputation of Australia’s greatest race.
- by Chip Le Grand
Opinion
Melbourne Cup
VRC determined to battle reputational damage from Cup deaths
Neil Wilson knows that the VRC and Flemington’s reputation took a pounding after Anthony Van Dyck’s Melbourne Cup death but he is determined to uphold its image.
- by Michael Lynch
Tennis
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2021 Tokyo Olympics
Masked medallists: Olympians must wear masks at all times, even on dais
The updated Tokyo playbook has been released, with rules about what happens if athletes test positive, strict mask rules including wearing masks while training and receiving medals and more.
- by Michael Gleeson
