BONUS: Bob Murphy and Paul Roos on the magic of footy clubs
26 Jul 2025
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Fri Fix: Hulk the deeply flawed icon, O’Connor Tour glory, AFL grudges and NRL drama
25 Jul 2025
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Hulk Hogan sat in the intersection of sport and entertainment. Wrestling fans loved him, but when a...
Boycotts, bribes, death threats: the forgotten story of our scorned Olympians
24 Jul 2025
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Representing your nation at the Olympics should be the pinnacle of athletic achievement, but in 198...
Even on ‘the moon’ Pogacar remains the man
23 Jul 2025
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Tennis has Wimbledon. The AFL has MCG. Cricket has Lord's. Cycling has Mont Ventoux. This mountain ...
Does the Caitlin Clark effect go both ways?
22 Jul 2025
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Caitlin Clark might be an athlete, but she's also come to represent a movement in women's hoops. Wh...
The case for Tim Tszyu to retire
21 Jul 2025
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At what moment should a boxer say the risk is too great? Has Tim Tszyu reached that threshold? The ...
Fri Fix: Wallabies Lion taming blueprint, AFL’s moving day, netball finals guide
18 Jul 2025
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How can the Wallabies tame the ferocious Lions of Britain and Ireland? We ask Australian rugby lege...
What is the point of sport? We asked Ben Crowe
17 Jul 2025
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Scottie Scheffler has done almost everything in golf. The world number one has multiple majors. He ...
SBW vs Gallen: future of boxing or a bit sad?
16 Jul 2025
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Two former footy players on the other side of forty, fighting shortened rounds, in a shortened bout...
The unanswered Ashes questions from a Windies sweep
15 Jul 2025
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Mitch Starc set records with the pink ball in Test 100. Scott Boland had an enthralling spell that ...
Viva l'Italia - how Italy made their T20 World Cup dreams a reality
14 Jul 2025
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What do a teacher, a carpenter and a former Australian Test opener have in common? They all helped ...
Fri Fix: Wallabies wind back the clock and Red Bull's Horner split
11 Jul 2025
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The Wallabies have revealed their squad for their upcoming matches with the British and Irish Lions...
The impact of this Origin reaches beyond a normal series
10 Jul 2025
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It was the kind of victory that can imbue a new generation with Queensland folklore. Queensland has...
The man who spent $10b buying the Lakers
09 Jul 2025
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I reckon you've probably heard of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson. How about Mark Walte...
How Molly Picklum is using fear as her friend
08 Jul 2025
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You only had to see Molly Picklum's emotional celebration in Brazil to know her most recent WSL tit...
Why Piastri is seething and how it will colour the season ahead
07 Jul 2025
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Oscar Piastri said a lot without saying much at all. The Australian driver gave an air of quiet fur...
We asked the BBL boss how to fix the BBL
05 Jul 2025
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In a cricket world dominated by the IPL, the race is on to be the next best T20 league. As the Big ...
Fri Fix: Jota tragedy, SCG turf war, top order woes, Wimbledon vibe check
04 Jul 2025
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The death of Diogo Jota has rocked the football community, we remember him with Daniel Garb. The SC...
Tour de France primer: cycling has reached peak rivalry
03 Jul 2025
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Roger and Rafa needed each other. Same with Ledecky and Titmus. Or Magic and Bird. Now cycling has ...
The EPL moving to Stan drastically alters the sports landscape
02 Jul 2025
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The Premier League broadcast rights are some of the most prized content in sport, so why is Optus p...
A goth basketballer got us thinking about self expression in sport
01 Jul 2025
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You've probably heard about Caitlin Clark, but what about Caitlin 'Dark'? With an emo/goth aestheti...
The Slater gambles that will define Origin decider
30 Jun 2025
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A fearsome, mullet-clad prop plucked from retirement. A journeyman who thought his career was at th...
Fri Fix: Konstas concern, Carlton vandals, Lions launch
27 Jun 2025
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Australia still might eek out a win in the Windies, but the top order looks ragged. Jason Gillespie...
What’s going on with Warren Tredrea?
26 Jun 2025
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Warren Tredrea is a Port Adelaide legend who's found himself tangled in a dispute with his former T...
Gideon Haigh on Australian cricket’s great re-set
25 Jun 2025
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Pat Cummins was clear that he saw the World Test Championship final as the end of one cycle and the...
OKC and the benefit of patience in an impatient world
24 Jun 2025
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In an era of tiny attention spans and instant gratification, Oklahoma City Thunder has built succes...
How Australia's quiet overachiever got back to winning
23 Jun 2025
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When Minjee Lee unravelled at the 2024 US Open, some wondered whether the mental wounds would heal....
Fri Fix: the AFL’s NRL problem, Marnus dropped, NBA goes the distance
20 Jun 2025
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We investigate why the AFL might have an NRL problem before forecasting the weekend for both codes....
Queensland go full Queensland
19 Jun 2025
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Under fire Maroons coach Billy Slater has turned Cameron Munster into a conduit for the Queensland ...
What's motivating the 'King of Soccer'?
18 Jun 2025
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Not that one exists, but if I asked you who was the 'King of Soccer', who would you say? US Preside...
Bruce McAvaney on the athlete re-setting the world record 1cm at a time
17 Jun 2025
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Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis is the Usain Bolt of pole vaulting. Half American, half Swedish, entirely ...
The man who tamed the toughest tournament in golf
16 Jun 2025
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A year ago, J.J. Spaun thought he might be done with pro-golf, but the American stumbled across rom...
Fri Fix: Cummins appreciation, big AFL news and more
13 Jun 2025
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Pat Cummins has reminded us he's the man you want in a cricketing crisis. Ed Cowan casts an appreci...
Why our star swimmers are struggling out of the pool
12 Jun 2025
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Ex-Olympian Cate Campbell has been covering the World Championship trials in Adelaide. What she's s...
Socceroos captain Mat Ryan on the 'fairytale that came true'
11 Jun 2025
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It wasn't that long ago Mat Ryan wondered if his international career was over. Instead, the Soccer...
The storylines that might define the WTC final
10 Jun 2025
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The World Test Championship final is already high stakes, but the storylines contained within it ar...
Fri Fix: Socceross in heaven, Tassie Devils in hell
06 Jun 2025
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Aziz Behich gave us another qualification hero moment as the Socceroos moved to the cusp of the Wor...
The secret to an NBA title... friendship
05 Jun 2025
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The 2025 NBA finals won't feature big names like LeBron, Stef or Luka. Major markets like New York,...
Who can be the Socceroos next hero?
04 Jun 2025
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Andrew 'Grey Wiggle' Redmayne. John Aloisi. Mark Schwarzer. Josh Kennedy. World Cup qualification m...
A 50 foot wave and 3 per cent vision
03 Jun 2025
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To surf Nazare in Portugal takes unfathomable courage. Imagine attempting it when legally blind. Au...
What is Joe Montemurro's biggest Matildas challenge?
02 Jun 2025
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Joe Montemurro has the reigns of Australia's most beloved team. What's his biggest Tillies test? De...
BONUS: Why your NBA friends are talking about a ‘conspiracy’
31 May 2025
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The NBA is one of the biggest sports leagues on the planet. It's wildly sophisticated and professio...
Fri Fix: AFL shake up, A-League grand final preview, QLD fightback
30 May 2025
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The AFL has overhauled its executive. Why did they do it and what does it mean? We speak with Corbi...
Is this NSW team the QLD myth busters?
29 May 2025
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Remember the mythology around Queensland at Lang Park? Around Queensland in Origin? The unceasing ...
What is 'Run It Straight?'
28 May 2025
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It's a relatively simple concept: two blokes running straight at each other. One holds a footy, the...
How the Liverpool FC parade went from joy to fear
27 May 2025
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There is something wonderfully joyous about a sporting victory parade. A rare moment of collective ...
Gould, Galvin and the Dogs: an NRL power play
26 May 2025
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When Lachlan Galvin detailed plans to leave the Wests Tigers, people wondered where he might land. ...
BONUS: Destanee Aiava's French connection
24 May 2025
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BONUS: There was a time where tennis fans wondered if Destanee Aiava might be lost to the sport, in...
Fri Fix: Bailey banter, Bevo blues, Magnussen rope a dope
23 May 2025
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Bailey Smith had his way with former club the Bulldogs on field and then gave them a clip after. Di...
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22 May 2025
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Ange Postecoglou said he "always" wins a trophy in his second season... well, he did. Tottenham cla...
William Goodge did something incredible, why are some questioning it?
21 May 2025
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William Goodge did the unthinkable, running across Australia in 35 days to set a new record for the...
Origin storylines: selection controversy, coaching cross roads, halves headaches
20 May 2025
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It's an Origin series already rich with storylines. Terrell May's confounding non-selection. NSW ta...
How the Adam Selwood story reverberated through the AFL
19 May 2025
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The death of Adam Selwood has rocked the AFL community four months on from the passing of his twin ...
Fri Fix: Women’s Origin glory, men’s Origin quandaries, and sporting palate cleansers
16 May 2025
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Biblical rain, inner demons, Queensland, none of those impediments could stop NSW claiming the wo...
“Do you understand the legacy you left?” - Paul Roos on Robert Walls
15 May 2025
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Tough. Innovative. Pragmatic with a soft side. Those are some of the words an emotional Paul Roos u...
"Cry for help": Charlie King on Willie Rioli
14 May 2025
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'A cry for help' that is what legendary ABC broadcaster Charlie King sees in the 2025 season of Wil...
"Australian-like" Virat Kohli changed Test cricket and India
13 May 2025
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Virat Kohli might have had a tumultuous relationship with Australian cricket fans but the Indian ch...
The Pakistan-India conflict has global cricket on notice
12 May 2025
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The Pakistan-India conflict saw Australian cricketers and coaches rushing home from both nations. A...
Fri Fix: the Ange prophecy, Willie's ban, NRL mega-clash
09 May 2025
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Ange Postecoglou always wins a trophy in his second season and now Tottenham are one win away from ...
Bears roar again, what now?
08 May 2025
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The Bears are back in the NRL and there's a lot to unpack. Big emotions out of North Sydney and big...
Another Caleb Ewan plot twist... retirement
07 May 2025
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Caleb Ewan is an all-time Australian cycling champ. The 30-year-old has eleven grand tour stage vic...
When an unrepentant Sinner returns
06 May 2025
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Jannik Sinner faced his first press conference since his doping ban concluded and was met with... a...
Is Oscar Piastri now the F1 favourite?
05 May 2025
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Three straight Grand Prix victories has Oscar Piastri taking command of the F1 driver standings. Th...
Fri Fix: Magic Round grab bag, Origin eye gouge truth, unbreakable Crisp
02 May 2025
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A record crowd, plenty of points, a NSW win and allegations of eye gouging, Women's Origin had near...
The unwelcome Storm on Welcome to Country
01 May 2025
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The impact of the Melbourne Storm's decision to pull an ANZAC Day Welcome to Country continues to r...
Long Kiss hello: an unconventional Wallabies appointment
30 Apr 2025
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Les Kiss will coach the Wallabies, but only once Queensland let him go in 2026. Rugby Australia man...
Who is the 14-year-old who lit up the IPL?
29 Apr 2025
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India's Vaibhav Suryavanshi just smashed a match winning hundred from 35 balls in the IPL. He was o...
All the English football champions have US owners
28 Apr 2025
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The cinematic vision from Liverpool told a relatively familiar English story; Reds fans wildly cele...
Billy Moore: this is the greatest day that's happened to the Bears since 1922
24 Apr 2025
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The North Sydney Bears haven't played in the NRL since 1999, but it looks like the Western Australi...
How a school teacher beat Gout Gout at the Stawell Gift
23 Apr 2025
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The Stawell Gift was billed as the battle between Gout Gout and Lachlan Kennedy, but the story took...
What can we learn from Noah Balta's sentencing?
22 Apr 2025
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Richmond Tiger Noah Balta has been sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order after plead...
The anatomy of a calamitous contract negotiation
17 Apr 2025
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A teenage star. A powerful and influential agent. Scorned teammates facing questions of bullying. A...
Jordan Petaia on how he earned an NFL deal
16 Apr 2025
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To earn an NFL deal, Jordan Petaia had to abandon his rugby career. Ignore overtures from NRL teams...
Unpacking the Willie Rioli story
15 Apr 2025
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When Willie Rioli sparked a melee at the end of a gripping clash between Port Adelaide and Hawthorn...
The beauty and agony of a McIlroy Masters triumph
14 Apr 2025
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There are sports triumphs and then there is this. Rory McIlroy overcame a hot field and his own dem...
Fri Fix: Gout Gout wow wow, Panthers bye bye and Gather Round storylines
11 Apr 2025
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Gout Gout broke ten seconds (albeit unofficially) in the 100m. Bruce McAvaney details the astonishi...
Kiss philosophy: understanding the next Wallabies coach
10 Apr 2025
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Before Les Kiss was a frontrunner for the Wallabies job, before he was a coach, he was a player. No...
How to be number one at Augusta and beyond
09 Apr 2025
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Jason Day has won a major. He's been world number one. He knows what it takes to reach the pinnacle...
The context of Will Pucovski's retirement
08 Apr 2025
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A generational cricketing talent, Will Pucovski, has retired at age 27. The opener's ongoing concus...
Tim Tszyu beat two opponents in one fight
07 Apr 2025
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Tim Tszyu has begun the long climb back to the top of boxing. To make a start he had to beat two op...
Fri Fix: Tim Tszyu on fighting at home and facing career mortality
04 Apr 2025
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Tim Tszyu is looking to get back on the winners list this weekend in Newcastle against American box...
Why Gout Gout is just the start
03 Apr 2025
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We've all been rightfully captivated by the Gout Gout speed frenzy, but in the meantime sport fans ...
Unconditional fan love might be just what Kerr needed
02 Apr 2025
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Sam Kerr was embraced by Tillies fans this week in scenes reminiscent of a giant communal hug. It m...
How Dyson Daniels quit 'fitting in' to reach new heights
01 Apr 2025
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Last season, young Australian Dyson Daniels was in the second year of his NBA career and struggling...
Can you smell what the chef is cooking?
31 Mar 2025
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Min Woo Lee just held off world number one Scottie Scheffler to win the Houston Open. A maiden PGA ...
Fri Fix: Bol’s third act, Essendon's dark win, Panthers panic, and sport’s biggest feud
28 Mar 2025
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Peter Bol has plenty of reasons to be bitter, but the star runner is smiling. He's opened up on how...
Where is Daly Cherry-Evans going?
27 Mar 2025
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We throw around the term 'bombshell' loosely in sport, but Daly Cherry-Evans going on TV to announc...
How Ryan Harris turned around SA cricket
26 Mar 2025
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For a long time SA cricket was a bit of a joke. No one is laughing at them right now as they chase ...
Brisbane has an Olympic venues plan, is it a good one?
25 Mar 2025
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A brand new 63-thousand seat stadium in Brisbane's Victoria Park is the headline act in a sweeping ...
Piastri’s window for title contention just opened
24 Mar 2025
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How was your weekend? Even if you had a belter, there's no chance it was as good as Oscar Piastri. ...
Fri Fix: Usman vs QLD cricket, McAvaney on Coventry IOC appointment, Cleary concussion
21 Mar 2025
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Usman Khawaja vs Queensland cricket is the most unexpected feud of 2025 and we have the latest chap...
Saving tennis or grabbing power?
20 Mar 2025
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Legitimate concerns about revenue share and workload or a push for control and money? A players ass...
Can SA close out their Sheffield Shield drought?
19 Mar 2025
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There was bulk drama on the final day of the Sheffield Shield and in the end it was Queensland who ...
The Socceroos know “the game owes you nothing”
18 Mar 2025
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Four games. That's how many fixtures Tony Popovic has been allowed to coach in the five months sinc...
Piastri's papaya rules quandary
17 Mar 2025
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One of Oscar Piastri's great strengths is his lack of emotion, so it was telling that the Australia...
Fri Fix: Gasly on Doohan, Kipchoge to Sydney, Tigers arrive early
14 Mar 2025
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Jack Doohan is one of two Aussies competing at the Melbourne GP. The Alpine driver is already under...
Josh Giddey and Adam Caporn on Boomers new direction
13 Mar 2025
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The Boomers are a beloved Australian team, so the fact they have a new coach is a big deal. Adam Ca...
The case for punting Australians
12 Mar 2025
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Australians always like to think that we punch above our weight when it comes to sport. Sometimes i...
Fallen giants: the demise of Man Utd
11 Mar 2025
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There was a time where you didn't have to be a football fan to appreciate Manchester United. They s...
Formula 1 is back, it's time to go racing
10 Mar 2025
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The 2025 Formula 1 season is upon us and there are new drivers, new storylines and new contenders. ...