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Screengrab of State of Origin 2 promotion showing Reece Walsh being taken out by Joseph Suaalii in game 1 in Sydney.

Ten seconds into this Origin ad, Queensland had seen enough

Origin TV broadcaster Channel Nine rolled out the first of its commercials over the weekend, promoting Wednesday’s must-win second game for the NSW Blues.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
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Insight & Analysis

‘I don’t know how he doesn’t collapse’: Lani awed by Payne’s strength in adversity

Origin star Payne Haas is carrying the hopes of his state – and the future of his daughter and younger brothers – on his broad shoulders with a heavy sadness in his heart.

Danny Weidler
Danny Weidler

Sport columnist

Chinese doping scandal has muddied the waters for clean athletes in Paris

Athletes lining up at next month’s Olympics, with no known doping skeletons in the closet, face a harsh reality of the unknown unknowns.

Darren Kane
Darren Kane

Sports Columnist

What new TAB boss Gillon McLachlan really said – straight from the horse’s mouth

The former AFL chief may have baffled with BS when spruiking his new gambling role, but Iet me put it in plain English.

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Columnist and author

Cricket

Soccer

Mattia Zaccagni scored with the last kick of the game for Italy.

Italy break Croatian hearts at Euros with last-kick equaliser

Croatia face a nervous wait at the Euros after Mattia Zaccagni cancelled out Luka Modric’s star turn, while Spain’s win over Albania means England advance.

  • by Ciaran Fahey
Macarthur FC club captain Ulises Davila.

Davila dumped from contract after facing court over A-League betting ring

Macarthur FC have mutually terminated the contract of skipper Ulises Davila, hours after he fronted court over being the alleged ringleader in a spot-fixing operation.

  • by Vince Rugari

AFL

Basketball

On the move: Josh Giddey will be traded from the Thunder to the Chicago Bulls.
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‘A lot of history’: Giddey becomes fifth Australian to join the Chicago Bulls

Australian guard Josh Giddey has a new NBA home, and will soon be eligible for a lucrative rookie-scale contract extension.

  • by Jon Pierik
Josh Giddey playing for the Boomers against Venezuela in Melbourne last year.
Opinion
Paris 2024

‘I was going to throw red wine in his face’: Boomers coach Goorjian’s staunch defence of Giddey

The national men’s basketball coach insists the point-guard has come out the other side of the scandal that has shadowed him this NBA season.

  • by Andrew Webster

Racing

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Analysis
Paris 2024

The USA’s Olympic trials have finished. Australia’s stars have work to do

Five weeks out from the Olympics, we crunch the numbers to see just how Australia’s swimmers are faring against their US rivals.

  • by Tom Decent
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3D-printed clubs and salty balls: Will golf’s Mad Scientist change the game?

Bryson DeChambeau is an eccentric golfer who uses his career like one big science experiment. And after winning another US Open, it’s working.

  • by Iain Payten

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