Sport
‘A-grade forward’: The signs pointing to Caddy as a future star
The 18-year-old, who stands at 193 centimetres tall showed the signs of what’s to come last weekend against Collingwood according to Essendon legend and former star key forward Matthew Lloyd.
- by Marnie Vinall
Updated
AFL 2024
‘Pretty shattering’: Heeney out of Brownlow race, AFL throws out appeal
- by Vince Rugari
AFL
‘Courageous’ former Eagle sues club, AFL and doctors over injuries
Brad Sheppard, who suffered serious concussions that forced his early retirement in 2021, alleges he suffered losses due to negligence or a breach of contract.
- by Daile Cross
Boost for Magpies as Elliott returns: AFL round 18 teams and tips
See the selected teams as they’re announced for round 18 and what the expert tipsters think.
Updated
AFL 2024
‘Pretty shattering’: Heeney out of Brownlow race, AFL throws out appeal
- by Vince Rugari
Dean Cox leads the race to replace Adam Simpson at West Coast
- by Justin Chadwick, Joanna Guelas and Oliver Caffrey
Insight & Analysis
He’s no Lleyton-lite: Why a sore hip won’t halt the Demon’s rise
A hip injury robbed Alex de Minaur of his chance to play Novak Djokovic on Wimbledon’s centre court in the biggest match of his life, but his legitimacy as a player cannot be taken away.
Marc McGowan
Sports reporter
A convicted child rapist will compete at the Paris Olympics. Where is the outrage?
The Dutch Olympic Committee has selected a beach volleyball player who served prison time after pleading guilty to rape charges. The IOC will not overrule his participation.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
Three tonnes of tuna and 2400 pies: Australia’s Olympic team by the numbers
The Australian Olympic Committee has released a breakdown of quirky statistics about the team heading to France.
Tom Decent
Journalist
Cricket
Exclusive
Test cricket
Global warning: Test cricket may shrink to six teams within four years
- by Daniel Brettig
Analysis
India
His dad is Modi’s right-hand man. India’s Jay Shah may soon be running world cricket
- by Daniel Brettig
Soccer
Spain 2 France 1
European Championships
Meeting Messi as a baby, stunners for his country at 16. Welcome to the world of Lamine Yamal
- by James Ducker
Basketball
Curry goes viral with 'showman' pose
USA's Steph Curry struck a pose for the photographers after an 'and one' bucket in an Olympic warm up game against Canada in Las Vegas.
She’s played at four Olympics, but this hoops legend has never felt so much pressure
She might be an all-time great, but Lauren Jackson has never felt so much pressure as she did before Australia’s Olympic basketball teams for Paris were announced. Like Patty Mills and Joe Ingles, she’s off to her fifth Games.
- by Roy Ward
Racing
Tennis
Aussies stun top seeds at Wimbledon
Australian doubles pair Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell stunned the top seeds to reach the Wimbledon final.
‘You are crazy, I would say’: Italy’s late bloomer reaches back-to-back major finals
Jasmine Paolini kept coming back, kept coming back, kept coming back, against Donna Vekic in what became the longest Wimbledon women’s semi-final. Meanwhile, Australia is once again a force on the doubles court.
- by Marc McGowan
NRL
Also in Sport
You’ve probably never heard of Travis Bazzana. But he’s about to become a very big deal
A kid from Sydney’s upper north shore is tipped to become the top pick in the MLB draft and pocket a whopping $15 million signing bonus. Now he wants to make Australians care about baseball.
- by Vince Rugari
How Torrie Lewis became Australia’s fastest woman
She could have been a gymnast, and she could have represented England or Jamaica. But “sliding doors″ moments set Lewis to run for Australia in Paris.
- by Michael Gleeson
