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State of Origin
NSW have a halfback problem. Here are six contenders to replace Cleary
Nathan Cleary will miss the entire State of Origin series and two other main contenders to replace him are injured. Has the halves curse struck the Blues again?
- by Adam Pengilly
Why Mitchell Moses may have only 80 minutes to prove he can save NSW
- by Adam Pengilly and Michael Chammas
Doubles from Young, Crichton help Roosters dominate Warriors
- by Billie Eder and Dominic Brock
NRL
Perth NRL bid open to Bears, Jets liaison but would rather go alone
Peter Cumins, chairman of a Perth consortium hoping to secure a new NRL franchise, is open to a partnership with North Sydney or Newtown but would prefer a stand-alone side.
- by Joel Gould
Sharks send warning to title rivals with rousing win in Melbourne
Cronulla shook off the absence of superstar Nicho Hynes to beat one of the premiership heavyweights and cement their spot at the top of the NRL ladder.
- by Melissa Woods
Even Latrell can’t lift Souths out of slump as Dragons pile on misery
- by Phil Mitchell and Christian Nicolussi
‘Bradman Best gave us a bit of a bath’: Knights centre finally gives Michael Maguire some good news
- by Adrian Proszenko and Chris Nicholson
Insight & Analysis
De Belin family’s fury after perjury charge
The Dragons star’s parents and sister have lashed out at the police who investigated his case.
Danny Weidler
Sport columnist
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.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Why the China doping scandal has created a crisis of faith and suspicion
It must be traumatic for any athlete to discover, three years on, that they competed at an Olympics against rivals who, very likely, shouldn’t have been there.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
Rugby Union
Cricket
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England
‘It’s been an incredible 20 years’: Ashes foe Anderson confirms end of England career
- by Will Macpherson
Soccer
‘He punched me’: Sparks fly after Mariners clinch semi-final advantage
Sydney FC finished Friday night’s A-League semi-final with only nine men, and if Luke Brattan’s account is to be believed, the Mariners were lucky to not see red, too.
- by Vince Rugari
Sacked by a fifth division club, Kewell could now win Asia’s biggest prize
The Socceroos legend has taken the baton from Ange Postecoglou and Kevin Muscat at Japan’s Yokohama F. Marinos, who have reached the final of the AFC Champions League.
- by Vince Rugari
AFL
Updated
AFL 2024
‘Superbly brave, heroic’: Brereton shares Dockers’ grief for McCarthy
- by Danny Russell
Basketball
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
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
Racing
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‘Farcical scenes’: Lightning lose netball match after thinking they’d won, but the result will stand
Sunshine Coast Lightning played keeping-off in the final 30 seconds of ordinary time, thinking they had a 70-71 lead. But replays later showed the scoreboard was wrong, and they were forced to play extra time.
- by Steve Barrett
The Canadian teen trying to make Olympic history and break Australian hearts
Canada’s Olympic swimming trials start next week and all eyes are on a 17-year-old who has a cat named after Michael Phelps - an athlete she could emulate in Paris.
- by Tom Decent
Updated
Paris 2024
‘Extremely heartbreaking’: Olympic medal hopeful suffers Achilles injury
- by Billie Eder