Sport
Marking contests: The surprising way AFL players get concussed
In AFL data with potential ramifications for how the game is coached, this masthead can reveal that of the concussions reported in 2023 – for all games including finals – the largest share came in marking contests.
- by Jake Niall
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Australian cricket
‘I felt very out of control’: Lanning reveals reason for early retirement
- by Daniel Brettig
AFL
AFL round six teams and tips: Pendlebury in the clear to play
Our experts have entered their tips for the eight games of round six. See which way they’re predicting each match will turn out as the season kicks into gear.
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AFLW
Once banned from playing, AFLW’s new boss will launch next phase of footy
AFLW general manager Emma Moore will report to the game’s football boss, Laura Kane. Both say they would not be expanding the AFLW season further until TV and match-day audiences justify it.
- by Caroline Wilson
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Lion’s lifeline: AFL to review character references after Cameron escapes ban
- by Scott Spits
Insight & Analysis
How many medals will Australia win at Paris 2024? Here’s what the data analysts think
An independent forecast about Australia’s prospects in the Paris Olympics is bullish, but not unrealistic.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Batters or batsman? Aggers, it’s not a hill to die on
Jonathan Agnew is one of the greats, but he’s fighting a losing battle against the term “batter” in modern cricket at a time when authorities want to get more women and girls playing the game.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Revealed: The secret talks that could transform Australian netball
An expansion of the Super Netball league to include teams from New Zealand has been discussed as part of secret talks between Netball Australia and their counterparts across the ditch.
Carla Jaeger
Reporter
Cricket
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Australian cricket
‘I felt very out of control’: Lanning reveals reason for early retirement
- by Daniel Brettig
Soccer
Basketball
Caitlin Clark highlights
Caitlin Clark set the United States alight over the past month during the US College playoffs.
Lakers advance to playoffs
LeBron James had 23 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured a playoff berth.
Racing
Tennis
Tennis bosses court Games organisers for more nets in Brisbane
With the Brisbane International regularly selling out, an expected 44 per cent more matches for the Olympics could be too much for the Queensland Tennis Centre.
- by Tony Moore
De Minaur downs Nadal in Barcelona
Rafael Nadal's first tournament since January lasted only two matches with the Spaniard losing to Alex de Minaur.
NRL
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McKeown smashes another Australian record, but she won’t swim the race in Paris
Kaylee McKeown thought she’d won a bet with her coach that meant she didn’t have to compete in an event she holds a “grudge” against. Instead, she stunned the world.
- by Tom Decent
McKeown takes down record in Gold Coast blitz
Olympic gold medallist Kaylee McKeown broke the Australian record in the women's 200m individual medley, ripping a scorching time at the national swimming championships on the Gold Coast.