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    Yesterday

    English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and West Ham United at the Etihad Stadium on May 19.

    Manchester City cannot be allowed to corrupt British soccer

    The Abu Dhabi-owned soccer club wants to strike inflated sponsorship deals with companies linked to its owners.

    • Matthew Brooker

    This Month

    Jessica Fox competes in the Women’s Kayak Cross race during the 2024 ICF Kayak Slalom World Cup taking place in Krakow, Poland.

    Canoe star Jessica Fox poles apart in gold medal spree ahead of Games

    The Australian paddler won three gold medals at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Poland, taking her World Cup gold medal tally past 50.

    Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus after their epic 200m freestyle final.

    Aussie swimmers poised to make Olympic history

    Australia’s swim team could make history in Paris, with a long line of champion women powering through qualifying trials.

    • Zoe Samios
    Emma McKeon wears Christian Dior shirt, $3600, skirt, $8800, and shoes, $3390; Fred Force 10 diamond earrings, $15,840. Omega De Ville Tresor 36mm, $8150.

    Emma McKeon on training for Paris: ‘Your head makes or breaks you’

    Australia’s most decorated Olympian is getting ready for her final Games. But first she swaps her swimsuit for couture.

    • Lauren Sams
    Australia’s star winger of the 1980s David Campese.

    Who were the 15 greatest Wallabies of all time?

    In a new book, author and indispensable rugby commentator Gordon Bray had a brutal task picking from the 900 players who have represented Australia over 125 years.

    • James Curran
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    John Henry.

    The billionaire sports investor gunning for golf

    John Henry turned a commodities fortune into a sporting empire. Now, he’s taking on the sovereign wealth that is rewriting the rules of the game.

    • Sara Germano

    Australia’s reigning diving world champion is scared of heights

    Cassiel Rousseau is one of the country’s gold medal contenders in Paris. Just tell him not to look down.

    • Lauren Sams
    Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz is greeted by the ball kids on the stairs to the locker room after victory at the French Open.

    Alcaraz joins all-time greats with French Open triumph

    Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest man to capture Grand Slams on all three surfaces after his epic French Open final win against Germany’s Alexander Zverev.

    • Julien Pretot
    Australian NBA star Josh Giddey is proof of the US sports behemoth’s local strategy.

    How Australia became a big money-maker for the NBA

    NBA says Australia is the highest revenue-generating market for merchandise and its streaming service, NBA League Pass.

    • Zoe Samios
    Alex de Minaur loses his quarter final to Germany’s Alexander Zverev.

    De Minaur’s gritty Paris bid ends in quarters

    Alex De Minaur’s golden run at the French Open has come to an end, with the Australian losing in straight sets to German world no.4 Alexander Zverev.

    • Ian Chadband

    Queensland win Origin I after NSW’s Suaalii sent off

    Queensland romped to their biggest ever win in Sydney and within one victory of a third straight series success in Sydney.

    • Scott Bailey
    Tight race: Paris 2024 organisers want to hold a first-ever opening ceremony outside an Olympic stadium – by floating athletes down the Seine River on boats –  but that increases concerns about security.

    Security fears may force Paris Games to scrap Seine opening ceremony

    France is at its highest terror alert as the Olympic Games near; Australian organisers say Brisbane 2032 will learn from the Paris experience.

    • Michael Bleby
    Sheikh Mohammed (centre) at the Melbourne Cup in 2010.

    High Court rejects tax break for Dubai ruler’s horse stud

    The High Court has ruled that racing and breeding giant Godolphin cannot claim a tax exemption for rural land.

    • Updated
    • Michael Pelly
    Serbia’s Novak Djokovic slipped and fell during his fourth round match, which he won.

    Djokovic pulls out of French Open with knee injury

    Novak Djokovic was diagnosed with a torn medial meniscus, ensuring that Jannik Sinner will become the new men’s world No.1.

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    • Ian Chadband
    NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo (left), Fox Corp chief executive Lachlan Murdoch, and ARL Commission chairman  Peter V’landys in Las Vegas.

    Funny numbers mean success for the NRL

    The NRL inflated crowd figures for its Las Vegas showcase, highlighting that official numbers are art and science.

    • Mark Di Stefano
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    Gorry, Foord named in Matildas Olympics squad

    Coach Tony Gustavsson named his 18-strong Matilda’s Olympic squad in Sydney on Tuesday. Injured Foord and Gorry are selected in the team.

    • George Clarke
    Alex De Minaur celebrates winning his fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev.

    ‘I love the clay’: De Minaur floors Medvedev to reach quarters

    Alex de Minaur says beating the Russian to become the first Australian man to make the French Open quarter-finals in two decades is the biggest win of his career.

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    • Ian Chadband
    The Southside Flyers celebrate with the WNBL trophy earlier this year.

    Denholm, Kestelman in joint play for big stake in women’s basketball

    Tesla chairwoman and the Dodo founder already have significant interest in basketball. Others to have submitted offers for a 30 per cent stake include IMG, sources say.

    • Zoe Samios

    May

    The Melbourne Rebels have been shut down.

    Legal action vowed against Rugby Australia after Melbourne Rebels axed

    Troubled rugby union club Melbourne Rebels has been shut down after 14 seasons.

    • Updated
    • Gus McCubbing and Zoe Samios
    Spain’s Rafael Nadal reacts as he plays against Germany’s Alexander Zverev during their first round match.

    Nadal loses in the French Open’s first round

    The loss to Alexander Zverev knocked the 14-time Roland Garros champion out of his favourite tournament.

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    • Howard Fendrich