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AFL 2022
‘Brilliant result’: Brayshaw turns down big money to stay with Demons
Angus Brayshaw has turned his back on a significant amount of money from rival clubs to sign a six-year deal with the Demons.
- by Jake Niall
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Commonwealth Games
‘A punch in the face’: Gay rugby star weighs in on Manly jersey snub
- by Tom Decent
Trump to play LIV Golf pro-am as Norman plans Australian tournament
- by Frank Pingue and Adam Pengilly
AFL
AFL Briefing
Geelong Cats
COVID forces Zach Tuohy out of round 20 but no other Cats affected
Geelong are confident no other players have been affected by COVID as veteran defender Zach Tuohy is forced into health and safety protocols
- by Peter Ryan
‘I’ve got to be better’: Hardwick apologises for VFL incident, says Martin will be at Richmond next year
Damien Hardwick apologised for yelling at an opposition VFL player last weekend and said his mum had told him off for his behaviour, though he had not been disciplined by the AFL. And he said he was sure Dustin Martin would be at Richmond next year.
- by Roy Ward
Insight & Analysis
Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy: Why are the Commonwealth Games still a thing?
Birmingham represents the last stand for the Commonwealth Games in their current format — but that doesn’t make them less valid.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Cameron Smith the latest sporting star being held to a higher morality
Golf star Cameron Smith has become a lightning rod for the double standards applied to business and sport.
Malcolm Conn
Chief Cricket Writer
Why one of league’s hardest men prefers the women’s game
It is important to recognise how quickly the female game has progressed, and its biggest champion is one of the most maligned men in the sport’s history.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
Rugby Union
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Commonwealth Games
‘A punch in the face’: Gay rugby star weighs in on Manly jersey snub
- by Tom Decent
Cricket
Soccer
Germany 2 France 1
European Championships
Popp double sends Germany into Euro final against England
Hosts England will face Germany in the final of the women’s Euros after two goals from Alexandra Popp sent the eight-time champions to Wembley at the expense of France.
- by Simon Evans
A man-made island, a billionaires’ playground, or student digs? Exploring the Socceroos’ Qatar base
While the American team will stay on a man-made resort island for the Qatar World Cup, and Belgium has a billionaires’ playground to call home, the Aussies will base themselves out of student accommodation.
- by Glenn Moore
Basketball
Racing
Race-by-race preview and tips for Wyong meeting on Thursday
Everything you need to make your selections for the feature NSW meeting.
- by Nick Berney
Sightseer ready to strike for Waterhouse-Bott team
The high-profile Sydney partnership are off to NSW’s Central Coast.
- by Nick Berney
Tennis
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“Fire it to the Moon” Joey blows up over the captains’ challenge
Join Andrew Johns, Brad Fittler and host Mat Thompson as they rip through one of the biggest news weeks in a long time for the game of Rugby League, they look at Kevin Proctor on the Vapes, the Manly jersey fiasco and if Dale Finucane should have been suspended. The boys are also joined by Gotcha4Life founder Gus Worland to talk about the Gotcha4life Cup.
Maria Folau labels NRL, V’landys ‘hypocrites’ over Manly jersey controversy
The wife of Israel Folau has called comments by Peter V’landys “a joke” after the NRL boss said he accepted the views of Manly players refusing to wear a pride jersey.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Breaking
NRL 2022
Burgess rejects Dolphins to sign homecoming deal with South Sydney
- by Michael Chammas
Straight Outta Brumpton
Commonwealth Games
Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy: Why are the Commonwealth Games still a thing?
- by Andrew Webster