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Eric Liddell, Duke Kahanamoku, Johnny Weissmuller, Andrew ‘Boy’ Charlton were among the competitors at the 1924 Olympics.

Tarzan, a Titanic survivor and the birth of the athletes’ village

With 100 days until the French capital hosts its first Olympics in a century, here are 10 fun facts from the last time the City of Love hosted the Games.

  • by Billie Eder

NRL

Matt Lodge is back for the first time in  261 days.

GPS numbers are in and Matt Lodge is ready for NRL return

Manly coach Anthony Seibold is delighted with the physical condition the front-rower has worked himself into.

  • by Christian Nicolussi, Adam Pengilly and Billie Eder
Former Raiders coach David Furner will join Demetriou at South Sydney.
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NRL 2024

South Sydney set to make major change in coaching shake-up

After a 1-5 start to the season, and with his job on the line, Jason Demetriou has requested the assistance of former NRL head coach David Furner.

  • by Michael Chammas and Christian Nicolussi
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Insight & Analysis

‘I hate batter’: England legend rails against cricket’s gender-neutral terms

BBC correspondent and former England player Jonathan Agnew says “it’s sad” the game now refers to all players as batters.

Jeremy Wilson

Attack me if you will, James Graham, but I stand by work on concussion debate

While some people’s views don’t change, thankfully sporting bodies acting on this seriously important matter.

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Columnist and author

The running debate on doping that’s lasted four decades

It’s obscene that we know everything about the East German doping machine, yet we’re still talking about how to recognise that fact and offer redress all these years later.

Darren Kane
Darren Kane

Sports Columnist

Cricket

Soccer

Kylian Mbappe.

Xavi fumes as Barcelona eliminated from Champions League after Mbappe double

PSG’s push for an elusive title is alive after a come-from-behind win over Barcelona put them into the final four, where they will face Borussia Dortmund.

  • by Fernando Kallas and Philip O'Connor
A man appears to give a Nazi salute at an A-League match on Saturday in Sydney.

FA and NSW Police investigating Nazi salute at A-League match

Controversy has marred Saturday’s A-League Sydney derby after television cameras showed a fan performing what appears to be a Nazi salute.

  • by Tom Decent

AFL

Basketball

LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Josh Giddey.

Rivalling the Dream Team: NBA superstars bound for ‘an Olympics like no other’

LeBron James, Victor Wembanyama and the NBA’s superstars are all lining up for Paris 2024 and Brian Goorjian knows he will need a gritty Boomers team to stare down an Olympic field like no other.

  • by Roy Ward
Forget Steph Curry and LeBron James - the best basketballer player in the world right now is college star Caitlin Clark.

Why the hottest basketball player in the world is a 22-year-old college 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

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Eric Liddell, Duke Kahanamoku, Johnny Weissmuller, Andrew ‘Boy’ Charlton were among the competitors at the 1924 Olympics.

Tarzan, a Titanic survivor and the birth of the athletes’ village

With 100 days until the French capital hosts its first Olympics in a century, here are 10 fun facts from the last time the City of Love hosted the Games.

  • by Billie Eder
Rory McIlroy - LIV Golf’s most prominent critic - has again pledged his future to the PGA Tour.

‘I will play on the PGA Tour for the rest of my career’: McIlroy quashes LIV talk

Rory McIlroy has poured cold water on what would have been one of sport’s greatest about-faces after reports linked him to a $1.5 billion deal to join the breakaway tour.

  • by James Corrigan

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