Sport
Opinion
AFL 2024
Four Points: Footy needs less video reviews, not more; the Blues’ searching stretch; and Dogs drop the ball
Let’s not complicate footy with even more video reviews. Matthew Cottrell’s mark against Fremantle on Saturday might have been touched off the boot, but it needed to stand, and all Jordan Clark needed to do was keep his lips shut.
- by Michael Gleeson
Live
AFL 2024
AFL 2024 round four LIVE updates: Magpies survive massive scarce in thriller finish against Hawthorn; Pendlebury subbed out with rib injury
- by Marnie Vinall and Steve Barrett
Clark claims he swore at himself: How dissenting Docker explained dissent free kick
- by Jake Niall and Peter Ryan
From love-to-hate to hot property: Why Collingwood players are so marketable
- by Danny Russell and Stephen Brook
AFL
Sport quiz: When are Tasmania Devils set to enter the AFL?
Challenge yourself with our sports quiz, a mix of questions about the latest in world and local sport, and the big events in sporting history.
- by Chris Berry
Analysis
AFL 2024
Port’s talent embarrassed Essendon; the Bombers should invite their recruiters to the post-mortem
To properly review an underwhelming performance, Brad Scott could do worse than invite his recruiting department in and ask where they might locate players of the calibre of Port’s midfield.
- by Jake Niall
Insight & Analysis
‘We only have each other’: How the Demons galvanised amid raging scandals
Melbourne’s culture has been questioned, with coach Simon Goodwin saying actions speak louder than words. In the last month, the Demons’ actions have been convincing.
Very few can hit a shot like Cameron Smith did at The Masters. But he has one major problem
Australia’s best hope at The Masters went and played the course last month with his dad. He walked away feeling conditions will suit him.
Adam Pengilly
Sports reporter
A top Cat departs without a new home to go to. What’s behind the call?
On Wednesday, as the who’s who of Melbourne’s footy industry touched down in Adelaide for the AFL’s second Gather Round, some surprising news broke about a very familiar name.
Sam McClure
Sports reporter
Soccer
Basketball
Why the hottest basketball player in the world is a 22-year-old university student
Steph Curry and LeBron James move aside: Caitlin Clark is the most famous basketball player in the world right now, and she’s only just getting started.
- by Billie Eder
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
Racing
Tennis
Nadal withdraws from another event
Spanish champion Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Monte Carlo Masters, casting doubt over his Roland-Garros plans.
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
NRL
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