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NRL 2024
The Roosters invited us into their inner sanctum. This was their week in America
Meetings, dinners, bus trips and video sessions. The Roosters opened their doors to the Herald in the week leading up to their opening game of the season in the US.
- by Michael Chammas
Analysis
NRL 2024
September footy or Las Vegas holiday: How your team can make the NRL finals
- by Billie Eder, Dan Walsh, Christian Nicolussi and Adam Pengilly
NRL
Opinion
NRL 2024
No injuries, no arrests … so far Las Vegas has been a success
Vegas is starting to catch Rugby League Fever. … now they need Americans to tune in on TV.
- by Andrew Webster
Scalded cats: How Panthers coped with a 40-degree temperature training turnaround
Less than a week after surviving the English winter, Penrith players were back training in furnace-like conditions in Sydney’s west.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Exclusive
NRL 2024
Tom Trbojevic left Las Vegas with $2 – and felt like he hit the jackpot
- by Andrew Webster
Sin Bin in Sin City
NRL 2024
‘It was bizarre’: The day Manly coach Anthony Seibold posed for a gay magazine
- by Adrian Proszenko
Insight & Analysis
Did NRL rule tweaks help Nathan Cleary put on grand final masterclass?
The six-again rule has changed rugby league for the better, but great players would have been great in any era.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Best of the best: Who is the No.1 player in the NRL?
Expert judges from the Herald and Nine have combined to produce the definitive list of the top 50 players in the NRL. Today, we count down the top 10 and crown our champion.
NRL flavour of the month in Las Vegas? Don’t believe the hype
If you think rugby league is going to conquer America then can I interest you in this bridge I have for sale?
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Cricket
Soccer
Why Socceroos will play ‘away’ World Cup qualifier in Canberra
For the first time in almost 40 years, Australia will be the designated “away” team in a match on home soil.
- by Vince Rugari
Analysis
Paris Olympics 2024
Matildas a genuine medal contender in Paris after thrashing Uzbekistan 10-0
Michelle Heyman top-scored with four goals as Australia sent the Uzbeks packing in Melbourne to book a place at the Olympics.
- by Emma Kemp
AFL
Basketball
Overpaid and uncompetitive? Pippen takes aim at players after NBA All-Stars score-fest
The NBA All-Star game is supposed to showcase basketball’s brightest talents, but Chicago Bulls great Scottie Pippen says high scoring does not equal entertaining and the lack of competitive spirit is bad for the sport.
- by Jon Pierik
‘We will give her space’: Opals not ruling out Jackson for Paris
Opals coach Sandy Brondello has not ruled out Lauren Jackson re-emerging from retirement and making the trip to Paris, after emerging stars Jade Melbourne and Isobel Borlase made their mark in the final game of Australia’s Olympic qualifying tournament,
- by Jon Pierik
Racing
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‘No one beats me 11 times in a row’: De Minaur’s latest breakthrough win
Alex de Minaur’s career-best campaign rolls on after he defeated Greek nemesis Stefanos Tsitsipas for the first time in 11 clashes to reach the semi-finals in Acapulco, where he is the defending champion.
- by Marc McGowan
Opinion
Supercars
The sound of silence is the future of motor racing
What happens to the world of motor-racing when far-and-away the fastest cars don’t have traditional motors any more?
- by Peter FitzSimons
