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Cam Davis, of Australia, hits from the bunker on the second hole during the first round at the Masters golf tournament.

Aussies Davis, Smith raise hopes of elusive Masters triumph

Cam Davis has held his nerve to upstage his more-fancied Australian compatriots and surge into contention during the windswept Masters at Augusta National.

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  • Darren Walton

Yesterday

Cameron Smith of Australia lines up a putt on the 18th green during the first round of the 2024 Masters.

Australians battling early at the windswept Masters

Min Woo Lee faces a fight to make the halfway cut and big guns Cameron Smith, Jason Day, former champion Adam Scott and Cam Davis are all still on the course.

  • Darren Walton
Bryson DeChambeau hits his tee shot on the fourth hole.

DeChambeau claims early Masters lead with birdie blitz

Rain delayed the start of the Masters meaning Tiger Woods will need to finish his round tomorrow.

  • Darren Walton

This Month

The CYCA is the home of the Sydney to Hobart race and one of the most prestigious yacht clubs in the country.

Cruising Yacht Club feud explodes in shower of abuse accusations

The Darling Point institution, home of the Sydney to Hobart, said one member had falsely alleged another sailor had slurred him after their boats collided.

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  • Zoe Samios
The Pierro filly out of superstar racehorse Winx was offered for public auction on Monday.

History made as Winx foal becomes the most expensive filly in the world

Ingham’s family scion and Winx part-owner, Debbie Kepitis, outbid American thoroughbred tycoon, John Stewart, offering a staggering $10 million.

  • Zoe Samios
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Former Nine and NRL executive Alexi Baker will be put up for election to the Rugby Australia board.

Ex-NRL executive in frame for Rugby Aus board as club tensions mount

Alexi Baker is one of two candidates up for election at the company’s AGM as it tries to rebuild the game and change its fortunes.

  • Zoe Samios
Prominent Melbourne businessman Leigh Clifford is trying to save the Melbourne Rebels.

Leigh Clifford-backed consortium moves to takeover Melbourne Rebels

A group led by the former Qantas chairman is trying to move the rugby union team, which collapsed into administration this year, to the city’s western suburbs.

  • Zoe Samios

March

Tottenham’s head of football, Scott Munn

The Aussies taking charge at an English soccer icon

In 2023, Tottenham Hotspur was forced to make some serious changes to management. They brought in three Australians.

  • Zoe Samios
Tiger Woods Puts On The Green Jacket With The Help Of Nick Faldo During The Presentation Ceremony Of The 1997 Masters Tournament .

Six Australians to vie for 2024 US Masters golf win

Before the Augusta, Georgia tournament in April, we recall some memorable moments from its esteemed 90-year history.

  • Richard Allen
Australian actor Eric Bana.

Ferrari upsets as who’s who flock to the Australian Grand Prix

Ferrari clinched first and second as a bevy of business leaders, billionaires and celebrities watched Australian rookie Oscar Piastri finish fourth.

  • Tom Burton and Patrick Durkin
Charles Leclerc showers F1 winner Carlos Sainz in champagne.

Sainz wins drama-filled F1 as Ferrari storm podium

Carlos Sainz won his first Australian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen suffered a dramatic car fire early in the race.

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  • Oliver Caffrey
The Winx filly, also known as “Princess”, being paraded at the Coolmore Stud yearling barn.

Winx’s first foal is for sale. She’s expected to make history.

The birth was one of the toughest endurance tests for Australia’s champion mare Winx. Now her filly could break another record.

  • Zoe Samios
Nick Percat driver of the #10 Bendix Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 during race 4 of the Melbourne Supersprint.

Percat wins as Payne’s pain continues at Albert Park

Nick Percat has claimed his first Supercars win in four years in Melbourne as rookie Matt Payne’s nightmare weekend continued.

  • Joanna Guelas

Verstappen secures pole as local hope Piastri impresses

Max Verstappen has his sights set on a third-straight win to open 2024. The defending Formula 1 world champion has claimed pole for the Australian Grand Prix.

  • Oliver Caffrey
Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren signs autographs ahead of practice on Friday.

Potential and pressure for Australian F1 drivers

Oscar Piastri will join Daniel Ricciardo on the Melbourne grid this year, marking the first time since 2013 that two Australians have raced in the same grand prix.

  • Oliver Caffrey
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Defining legacy: Brisbane’s messy path to the Olympics

It will be a long haul to transform the QEII stadium to Olympic standard. That’s just one of the hurdles for Queensland.

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  • Zoe Samios, Michael Bleby and Tess Bennett
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen readies for practice in Melbourne.

Good luck finding a table: How F1 gave Melbourne its mojo back

Melbourne’s premium hotels and restaurants are near or at capacity this weekend ahead of the Australian Grand Prix, which is enjoying a boom as women and young people stream in.

  • Patrick Durkin
Australian Grand Prix Corporation boss Travis Auld.

How missing AFL’s top job drove the F1 Grand Prix CEO

Travis Auld, the former AFL chief financial officer-turned F1 GP chief executive, has big plans for the race to go more female and family friendly, to help attract record crowds.

  • Patrick Durkin
Jacinta Allan and Daniel Andrews

Allan, Andrews ‘overstated’ Commonwealth Games blowout by $2b

Victoria’s auditor-general says Labor’s Commonwealth Games debacle cost taxpayers $589 million for “no discernible benefit”.

  • Gus McCubbing
Game time: Dexus chair Warwick Negus and squash pro Jess Rogerson on a specially constructed court in Martin Place ahead of the 2024 Australian Open

Why a glass box in Sydney’s CBD is sending sports nerds wild

It’s got a reputation for being an “old man’s sport”, but squash is having a moment in the sun – and in Sydney’s Martin Place.

  • Samantha Hutchinson