Sport
Opinion
AFL 2024
Sunday showdown: Blue heaven or hell for Carlton
On the final day of the 2024 AFL home and away season, Carlton will take the field against St Kilda with a straightforward equation: Win and they will play finals.
- by Jake Niall
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Houston’s appeal thrown out; Pickett ends remarkable footy tale; Tigers pick Gale’s successor
- by Roy Ward, Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan
AFL
Updated
Tragedy
‘Hard to think he’s not here’: Footy reporter’s dad pays tribute to son
Sam Landsberger’s father, Jake, says the endless tributes to his son are a testament to the fantastic relationships he forged with colleagues and sports stars alike.
- by Danny Russell, Lachlan Abbott and Cassandra Morgan
Analysis
AFLW
‘Fair game’: Why AFLW players want to be called out for clangers
Given how far the competition has evolved already, it’s past time for congratulating the league’s mere existence. Constructive criticism is a sign of respect that AFLW deserves.
- by Marnie Vinall
Money Talks
AFL 2024
Finding a path home to Victoria not going to be easy for Dan Houston
- by Marc McGowan and Peter Ryan
Insight & Analysis
Trying to make sense of Clarkson’s comments; Bombers made right call on Heppell
This week in key takeouts, we take a look at Alastair Clarkson’s change of heart on player movement discussions, Jack Viney’s stellar performance on the weekend and Essendon’s decision not to play Dyson Heppell in their last home game of the season.
Marc McGowan
Sports reporter
Boxing has given itself an uppercut that could knock it out of the Olympics
The newly formed World Boxing must develop fit-for-purpose rules regarding DSD athletes by 2025, or the sweet science will be struck off the Olympic roster.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
Breaking up is hard, as Bombers struggle to let go of the past
Kevin Sheedy has finally stepped down from the board and Adrian Dodoro has taken personal leave, but 20 years after their last win in a final, the Bombers need to redefine the meaning of an “Essendon person”.
Caroline Wilson
Football columnist for The Age
Cricket
Exclusive
Broadcast rights
Indian boss to take over world cricket amid $4.5 billion TV rights fight
- by Daniel Brettig
Exclusive
Australian cricket
Boxing Day Test to be locked in at the MCG until 2031
- by Daniel Brettig and Kieran Rooney
Soccer
Basketball
No-action Jackson: Legend’s fifth medal comes the Ezi way as Opals claim bronze
Lauren Jackson “played” her last game for Australia on Sunday and came away with a bronze medal and a trove of memories.
- by Greg Baum
The Opals’ best hope is bronze – yet there are clear silver linings
The Opals were comprehensively handled by Team USA in their semi-final in Paris. But there’s still hope for excitement, beginning with a debutant.
- by Konrad Marshall
Australia 85 Serbia 67
Paris 2024
‘This is sick!’ Opals dominate Serbia to seize semi-final spot
- by Konrad Marshall
Serbia 95 Australia 90 (OT)
Paris 2024
If this was Patty Mills’ final Olympic act, it belongs in the Louvre. It wasn’t enough
- by Greg Baum
Racing
Tennis
Collins goes off at Mexico crowd
No. 1 seed Danielle Collins suffered a shock defeat to youngster Erika Andreeva in her opening match of the Monterrey Open, where she also hit out at members of the crowd.
Woodbridge weighs in on Sinner positive test
Todd Woodbridge weighed on the positive test by tennis star Jannik Sinner.
NRL
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Opinion
Doping
Sex, too many eggs, cocaine, and dodgy beef: ‘Contamination’ is doping’s get out of jail free card
It is the anti-doping equivalent of Monopoly’s get out of jail free card and Jannik Sinner became the latest athlete to play it and escape a drugs ban.
- by Ben Rumsby
