Sport
Tom Papley crashed his car on his way to the SCG, then starred for the Swans
Tom Papley had a less-than-ideal build-up to his first game back for the Swans since suffering an ankle injury.
- by Vince Rugari
The Scoop
AFL 2024
The mystery twist that marked the beginning of the end for Blues’ season
- by Sam McClure
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Swans captain to miss preliminary final; Hawks unveil Frost replacement; NRL cashes in on lack of Melbourne AFL finals
- by Jon Pierik, Roy Ward, Andrew Wu and Russell Bennett
AFL
Union boss probes treatment of Petracca’s life-threatening injuries
AFL Players’ Association boss Paul Marsh has returned from a five-month break and is examining the events of Christian Petracca’s horrific injuries in the King’s Birthday clash against Collingwood.
- by Jon Pierik
Opinion
AFL 2024
Why all-Sydney grand final is what AFL deserves and needs
Eight years ago, the Swans and the Giants nearly met for the AFL’s first all-Sydney season decider. Could this finally be the year?
- by Jonathan Drennan
Money Talks
AFL 2024
How the Tigers could play their bumper hand in a strong draft
- by Marc McGowan, Peter Ryan, Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall
Insight & Analysis
Hashtag Hokball: Behind the Hawthorn craze, and why it’s catching on
Sam Mitchell’s Hawks play fast, exciting footy, but that’s only part of the story. Behind them is a social media phenomenon largely driven by fans, but embraced by the players. We explain what it means.
Why McLaren should be putting Norris ahead of Piastri
McLaren’s development rate seems to be outpacing if not their ambition exactly, then at least their own perception of where they are. They need to recognise they are in contention for two championships and take the hard decisions.
Luke Slater
Pucovski’s bad news is actually good news
Sad as it is that Will Pucovski’s immensely promising cricket career appears to be over, there is a silver lining.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Cricket
Analysis
Australian cricket
Cricket rights cash fight threatens lifeblood of the game
- by Daniel Brettig
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
Maya had a $220,000 decision to make. She chose college
Australian Maya Joint has been forced to forfeit a large chunk of her US Open prizemoney due to college laws in the United States.
- by Jesse Dougherty and Billie Eder
Aussies score winning start to Davis Cup
Australia beat France 2-1 to get off to a winning start to the 2024 Davis Cup.
NRL
‘No needles’: Coach Cleary says son Nathan ready for Crichton challenge
- by Adam Pengilly and Emma Kemp
Also in Sport
Her face was plastered on stamps. But her life was then ‘thrown upside down’
Two years after having her face etched on stamps, a champion hit rock bottom. Now, she is calling for change to ensure others do not suffer the same fate.
- by Nick Wright
‘We need to invest’: de Rozario warns of Brisbane Paralympics failure after Paris slide
Five-time Paralympian Madison de Rozario says better Paralympic funding is the only way to improve Australia’s fortunes.
- by Daniel Lo Surdo
Updated
Around the clubs
Dragons sign veteran forward to new deal
- by Adam Pengilly, Christian Nicolussi, Michael Chammas and Adrian Proszenko
