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Time for an Australian sporting superstar to be roasted
If it’s good enough for the great Tom Brady, it’s good enough for one of our own.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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When daylight swimming was illegal at Manly beach
How one man’s fight to change the law paved the way for Manly Swimming Club’s great legacy.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Three extraordinary events signal the end of ‘she’ll be right’ era
This week was something of a king tide in the realms of concussion-in-sport news, headed by a heartfelt plea from rugby league great Wally Lewis.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Well played, Headsy: Greats line up to farewell legend of the game
Ian Heads not only documented the great stories of his day – he featured in many of them.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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If you don’t think we’re living in weird times just have a look at the sporting world
Drug allegations, homophobic and racist abuse and faces covered in blood – there’s madness in the air.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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‘It’s not us out there’: The new lingo that’s testing us all
From Ace Baldwin jnr to Ricky Stuart, the latest craze in sports talk is one worth following.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Shot of a lifetime snatches win for the ages
In grassroots sport, it doesn’t get any better than what transpired at Riverside Oaks Golf Club last weekend.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Why there’ll be no Olympic rings for Sydney
NSW Premier Chris Minns has poured ice-cold water on suggestions that Sydney could host the 2032 Olympic Games if Brisbane bailed out.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Rabbitohs are reeling, now for the recriminations
South Sydney have one win to crow about since the middle of last year - that’s a long time footy fans.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Despite the spin, the NRL faces a long road to win over the Yanks
The NRL has said the success of the Las Vegas matches will be judged in five years, but year one shows it won’t be achieved easily.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Hard to swallow: The moment in Wallabies doco where Eddie’s excuses demand a reply
The documentary on Australia’s World Cup debacle is car-crash TV, but one scene should have veered from fly-on-the-wall to scripted film.
- by Peter FitzSimons