Sport
After two days, and nine-and-three-quarters events, only one man could get Ash Moloney over the line
Cedric Dubler screamed at Ash Moloney to drive him to the line for Australia’s first decathlon medal ever and Australia’s first athletics medal of the Tokyo Games.
- by Michael Gleeson
Three states in the hunt as AFL builds grand final contingency plans
- by Jon Pierik and Heather McNeill
AFL
Weightman managed by ladder-leading Dogs; VFLW grand final postponed
Gun midfielder Adam Treloar will bolster the ladder-leading Bulldogs for Sunday’s clash with Essendon, but rising star Cody Weightman has been rested from the Dogs’ team.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Updated
AFL 2021
Ashamed and remorseful, Taylor Walker apologises for racist comment
Taylor Walker has been suspended for six matches as he apologised for the harm he had caused in a conciliation session held under the AFL’s rule 35 and his apology was accepted.
- by Peter Ryan
Tokyo Olympics
Live
Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates: Hockey players reprimanded for leaving village; women aim for elusive 18th gold in javelin
- by Vince Rugari, Sam Phillips and Roy Ward
Japan counts cost of the Games we all needed
- by Chip Le Grand and Eryk Bagshaw
A leap of faith: high jumper changes her life and rediscovers her love
- by Michael Gleeson
Insight & Analysis
Forget heartbreak, there are lessons for Matildas to learn for 2023 World Cup
Dominic Bossi
Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson is trying to use disappointment to fuel Australia’s 2023 World Cup campaign. But tactical failures can’t be forgotten.
Rugby Union
Cricket
How Bangladesh became the tour nobody wanted to air
It was only after they walked off the field at the end of the first game in Dhaka that Australia’s cricketers found out that their series against Bangladesh had become the first in nearly 30 years not to find a legal way of being seen on screens back home.
- by Daniel Brettig and Zoe Samios
Archer to miss Ashes campaign, England bounce back in first Test
A recurrence of a stress fracture had already ruled Jofra Archer out of the first Test at Trent Bridge where England are fighting back after two days against India.
Soccer
Analysis
Tokyo Olympics
Forget heartbreak, there are lessons for Matildas to learn for 2023 World Cup
- by Dominic Bossi
Racing
Inside Running: New season opens, new hopes begin
The racing new season, starting at Flemington on Saturday, has traditionally been the kick-off point for many horses hoping to take higher order in the spring.
- by Michael Lynch
Now you’re talking: Chat ready to live up to potential in Missile, says Thompson
Chat might not have the big-time experience of his Missile Stakes rivals but trainer John Thompson believes he is ready to cause a group 2 shock.
- by Chris Roots
Tennis
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Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates: Hockey players reprimanded for leaving village; women aim for elusive 18th gold in javelin
Can Australia have its best Games ever and pass the tally of 17 golds in Athens 2004? It’s over to our javelin throwers and middle-distance runners after a loss in the beach volleyball final.
- by Vince Rugari, Sam Phillips and Roy Ward
Sparkling Norman cut-out sets up winger
Dragons five-eighth Corey Norman threw a glittering cut-out ball to put winger Mathew Feagai over in the left corner.
