Sport
‘Get your foot off Carlton’s throat’: When Eddie McGuire went into bat for the Blues
For Eddie McGuire, there’s nothing better than the anticipation of playing Collingwood - and then beating them. Which is why he intervened at the Blues’ lowest ebb.
- by Greg Baum
Will AFL clubs hand Tarryn Thomas another chance? We asked them the question
- by Jake Niall, Michael Gleeson and Wendy Tuohy
AFL
AFL round eight teams & tips: Big changes at Blues; Dons lose Draper
Our experts have entered their tips for the nine games of round eight. See which way they’re predicting each match will go as the season kicks into gear.
The Scoop
AFL 2024
‘It’s absolute garbage’: The footy flop that was ‘borderline embarrassing’
One round-seven performance left rival players bewildered by how poor it was, with some big names under fire.
- by Sam McClure
Insight & Analysis
The unravelling of former young AFL star Harley Balic
Interviews with Harley Balic’s friends and former teammates paint a picture of a complex young man who battled mental health problems and substance abuse. He is at the centre of a debate over the effectiveness of the AFL’s illicit drugs policy.
Michael Gleeson
Sports columnist
Dirty pool: The ‘disgraceful inconsistency’ exposed by Chinese doping scandal
How 23 Chinese swimmers escaped sanction after failing drug tests has shaken the confidence of clean athletes ahead of Paris 2024, and angered the camp of Australian swimmer Shayna Jack.
Why the mastermind behind the Tigers’ flag list could be bound for Tassie
The Tasmania Devils have a clear target when it comes to who they want to build their inaugural list.
Sam McClure
Sports reporter
Cricket
Updated
ICC Men’s World Cup
No room for ‘really exciting’ Fraser-McGurk in T20 World Cup squad
- by Malcolm Conn
Soccer
Basketball
Giddey stars as Thunder complete clean-sweep
Aussie star Josh Giddey was at his dominant best against the Pelicans.
Nuggets star dunks on LeBron in epic moment
Jamal Murray dunked on LeBron James as the Nuggets advanced in the NBA playoffs.
Racing
Tennis
Rublev downs Alcaraz in Madrid
Carlos Alcaraz's bid to win a third straight Madrid Open title ended with a three-set loss to Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals.
Nadal goes down in Madrid
31st-ranked Jiri Lehecka defeated Rafael Nadal in straight sets to halt the legend's progress.
NRL
Analysis
NRL 2024
The moment that highlighted just how much Bennett has to do at Souths
- by Adrian Proszenko
Also in Sport
Andrews accused of trashing Commonwealth Games brand for own political gain
The boss of Commonwealth Games Australia has again taken aim at Daniel Andrews’ “callous” decision to abandon the 2026 Games.
- by Greg Baum
Horner cleared of inappropriate behaviour
Christian Horner walked hand-in-hand through the Bahrain Grand Prix paddock with wife Geri after he was cleared of inappropriate behaviour by an independent barrister, although a dossier of screenshots have been leaked to media.
