Sport
J-Mac goes from Everest high to week of isolation to chase more glory
James McDonald will enjoy his Everest success for the next week in self-isolation as he prepares to ride favourite Zaaki in the Cox Plate.
- by Chris Roots
Exclusive
NRL 2021
‘Wake up to yourself’: Woman at centre of Tyrone May sex scandal breaks silence
- by Adrian Proszenko
NRL
Hands off: Bellamy issues warning on Storm stars
Craig Bellamy has no interest in letting any contracted players leave the Storm to join Redcliffe before their deals expire.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Demetriou confident he can end the curse of the supercoach
Jason Demetriou believes his five-year apprenticeship under Wayne Bennett will make sure it’s a smooth succession at South Sydney.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Insight & Analysis
Believing De Vanna and Dobson must be non-negotiable first step
In my experience, people just don’t make these things up. Sure, historical recollections can be inexact, but rarely are such grave complaints a product of fiction writers.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
Why every Panthers player should read the tributes to Norm Provan
The anger over Penrith players disrespecting the premiership trophy spoke of the lasting admiration for the former St George captain-coach and rugby league Immortal, who has died after a long battle with dementia.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Sucker hunch: Legend fits the bill but not Incentivise - though Delphi the pick
Classique Legend’s stats usually rule out an Everest winner, with Nature Strip holding more appeal. And Delphi can run down Incentivise in the Caulfield Cup.
Max Presnell
Racing writer for The Sydney Morning Herald
Rugby Union
Opinion
Wallabies
Why Scotland – not England – will decide whether Wallabies get a spring tour pass mark
- by Andrew Mehrtens
Analysis
Wallabies
Strength of Wallabies’ Spring Tour squad can be measured by omissions
- by Paul Cully
Cricket
Australia could miss main course of home World Cup
Embarrassingly for a proud cricket nation that has captured almost every major trophy there is, Australia are not guaranteed a berth in the main part of a home World Cup.
- by Andrew Wu
PNG strive for a ‘dream’ World Cup date with Australia
Over the next week, Papua New Guinea’s cricketers have the chance to vault into a World Cup contest with Aaron Finch’s men.
- by Daniel Brettig
Soccer
Once the EPL’s next big thing, earning $130,000 a week. Now Rodwell’s moving to Sydney
- by Vince Rugari and Dominic Bossi
AFL
Police investigating alleged bar incident involving Bulldogs star
Western Bulldogs star Bailey Smith is under investigation by police for an incident on the Gold Coast after a formal complaint was lodged.
- by Jon Pierik
Giants flexible with Bobby Hill and Matt de Boer chance to train in WA until new year
Clubs are conscious of being flexible with their players’ training regimes for the rest of the year to ensure they avoid lockdowns or border closures.
- by Peter Ryan
Analysis
Trading and drafting
Some of the pain, none of the gain: The Hawthorn fire sale that wasn’t
- by Michael Gleeson
The Everest
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NBA rookie Josh Giddey has ‘the stars aligning’ heading into the new NBA season while Brooklyn Nets will be grateful to have Patty Mills to steer them through a dramatic season start.
- by Roy Ward
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- by Adrian Proszenko
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