Sport
Contending or rebuilding? Geelong show, again, it doesn’t have to be one or the other
Not even the 40-minute delay at the start of the last quarter, taken as a precaution against a lightning strike, could do more than temporarily stall the Cats on their path to victory over Hawthorn at the MCG on Easter Monday.
- by Greg Baum
Updated
AFL 2024
‘The most disappointing thing’: Ginnivan opens up on Pies exit ahead of Gather Round clash
- by Marnie Vinall and AAP
Updated
Olympics
‘We were actually praying for the rain’: Olympic hopeful wins Gift amid wild weather
- by Michael Gleeson
AFL
Opinion
AFL 2024
Four Points: The real reasons the Lions are battling, and has the penny dropped for Essendon?
The Lions are 0-3 with two losses at home but the fallout from an end-of-season trip to the US is not the reason for their struggles.
- by Peter Ryan
The MCG is the king of stadiums. We may never see its like again
While other cities and states struggle with new stadiums, the MCG remains the gold standard despite having been demolished and rebuilt several times over. And there’s more renewal on the way.
- by Tom Cowie
Updated
AFL 2024
‘We’ve just got to get him to take a breath’: How Rioli jnr can realise immense potential
- by Marc McGowan and Claire Siracusa
Insight & Analysis
AFL and drugs: Beware the crackdown that becomes a crack-up
The AFL must be careful not to throw out the welfare baby with the tough-on-drugs bathwater.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Under the bright Las Vegas lights, Tim Tszyu didn’t flinch. But did his corner?
Questions are being asked about the Australian’s world title fight being allowed to continue after he received a nasty gash on his forehead.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
People want to see me get hurt, but here’s why I’m stepping into the boxing ring anyway
Just before Christmas, I received an unexpected offer: an invitation to join a high-profile boxing event in Adelaide during the week of the AFL’s Gather Round. This is why I accepted.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
Cricket
Exclusive
Australian cricket
Revealed: Winners and losers in Cricket Australia’s six-year Test schedule
- by Malcolm Conn
Soccer
Basketball
Ice showers, cigars and bare chests: JackJumpers in for one “hell of a party” after defending island
The Tasmania JackJumpers won the NBL title, now they’re planning an epic celebration, and their coach is leading the way.
- by Shayne Hope
JackJumpers crowned NBL champs
In just their third season in the NBL, the Tasmania JackJumpers are champions of the NBL.
Racing
Tennis
Exclusive
Australian Open
‘It’s not a war’: The seismic shift about to hit world tennis
The “war” over a radical new direction for professional tennis – between the cashed-up Saudis and the four grand slams – is anything but, according to Australian Open boss Craig Tiley in this interview about the future of the sport.
- by Marc McGowan
How Aussie giant-killer plans to topple world’s hottest tennis player
Chris O’Connell is just one win from the Miami Open quarter-finals. But to get there he must get past Jannik Sinner, who is still in smoking-hot form since his Australian Open win.
- by Marc McGowan
NRL
Tigers to call up another highly rated teen, Blues head west for Origin camp
- by Dan Walsh, Michael Chammas and Adrian Proszenko
Exclusive
NRL 2024
Raiders to lodge formal complaint with NRL over Sharks trainer
- by Michael Chammas and Adam Pengilly
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‘My word is equal to a signed contract’: Fundora’s manager says Tszyu can have rematch
Sebastian Fundora’s team is pledging to offer Tim Tszyu a rematch after their bloody world championship bout on Sunday.
- by Darren Walton
Skateboarding prodigy eyes Paris 2024
Teen skateboarding superstar Chloe Covell is targeting a spot on Australia's Olympic team.
