This Month
Zero to hero for Caulfield Cup favourite
Incentivise only won his first start six months ago. On Saturday, he’s favourite for the Caulfield Cup, with property guru Brae Sokolski cheering him home.
- James Thomson
Good riddance to Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings
Shame is no deterrent to someone this desperate.
- Joe Aston
After ‘a dark winter of Zwifting’, cyclists get on the road again
Monday morning opens up a long-forgotten world for many cyclists in NSW who have been restricted to riding within 5km of their homes.
- Max Mason
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Soccer’s latest megadeal is no Ted Lasso-type tale
The takeover of Newcastle United by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund continues private capital’s push into sport. But it has also raised claims of “sportswashing”.
- James Thomson
Anamoe out to prove Godolphin’s model again in Guineas
In Saturday’s Caulfield Guineas, favourite Anamoe is out to keep the “flywheel” of Godolphin’s global racing and breeding operation spinning.
- Updated
- James Thomson
Virus cloud lingers over NRL grand final
In a season disrupted by COVID-19, it’s perhaps no surprise that the grand final weekend will be played out under the shadow of the virus.
- Michael Pelly
September
‘It’s a family event’: NRL final in lockdown not so bad
Nick Pappas and Nick Hatzistergos have spent 20 years barracking for the Rabbitohs side by side, but will be apart for Sunday’s grand final.
- Joanna Mather
Grand final ticket hunger games as 13,000 fans lose their seats
A COVID-19 outbreak in Brisbane means one in four fans with a ticket to Sunday’s sold-out National Rugby League grand final will lose out.
- Mark Ludlow
Albo: What I’ve learnt from Wayne Bennett
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese sees through the Rabbitohs coach’s surly public persona to admire a great storyteller and leader.
- Michael Pelly
Kyrgios plays last match for the year, heads home to see ill mother
While Nick Kyrgios indicated he would play the Australian Open in January, he was unsure how long he would continue to play professional tennis.
- Reuters
Demons want MCG replay party to cap off triumph
The Demons president wants fans to gather at the MCG and relive the club’s grand final triumph.
- Michael Pelly
NRL takes $30m relocation hit, but saves on meals
Feeding and icing hundreds of players notwithstanding, the NRL still expects to deliver a strong surplus after another pandemic-disrupted season.
- Michael Pelly
Melbourne Demons end 57-year drought
A fast-finishing Melbourne Demons ended a 57-year premiership wait on Saturday, claiming the Australian Football League’s top honour.
- Reuters
Fairytale showdown for AFL’s female presidents
The plot lines for the cultural clash are well established, with both female presidents wishing for a fairytale finish.
- Patrick Durkin
- Exclusive
- Coronavirus pandemic
AFL to bounce back after $750m COVID-19 hit
The AFL’s numbers man estimates a total hit of around $750 million caused by COVID-19 but despite heading for the red, the signs are good for a strong rebound.
- Patrick Durkin
Perth buzzes before historic grand final
Perth residents are backing a fairytale for long-suffering Demons fans, with the excitement across the city leaving many to declare Saturday’s AFL grand final bigger than the 1987 America’s Cup defence.
- Julie-anne Sprague
Perth’s high fliers warned not to ‘double-dip’ on grand final
With the city’s corporate affairs type throwing tickets around like confetti, it appears some of their would-be guests have said yes to more than one invitation.
- Myriam Robin
Batsman out: gender-neutral term adopted in cricket laws
The Marylebone Cricket Club says it has amended the Laws of Cricket to change ‘batsman’ to ‘batter’ in a move towards gender equality.
- Reuters
Cricket Australia redefines ‘full support of the board’
Why did Cricket Australia’s board rush forward its AGM by a fortnight?
- Joe Aston
Tennis sensation Emma Raducanu caught in transatlantic Vogue tussle
The overnight teenage tennis sensation is being fought over by Anna Wintour in the US and her counterpart at British Vogue, Edward Enninful.
- Tamara Abraham
