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Mark Schwarzer on Australian football's past glories and future challenges

07 Aug 2025

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The Socceroos' 2005 World Cup qualifier win over Uruguay is arguably Australia's greatest sports moment. Mark Schwarzer was at the centre of it and h...

Charlotte Caslick and the race to elevate women’s rugby

06 Aug 2025

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Imagine being world class in your chosen career and tossing it in to try and be just as good in another field. When Olympic gold medallist Charlotte ...

The big questions after Melbourne cuts Goodwin

05 Aug 2025

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It's always a big call to sack a coach, but especially so when the decision makers are operating as caretakers. Melbourne has an interim CEO and pres...

Cate Campbell explains why swimming is in a "golden era"

04 Aug 2025

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Cate Campbell wants Australian sports fans to know that we are in a golden era right now. Kayle McKeown is the "best backstroker the world has ever s...

Fri Fix: tears to cheers, the pub sesh that delivered an iconic run

01 Aug 2025

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This might be our favourite interview of the year because Simone McKinnis and the Melbourne Vixens might be the best story in Australian sport right ...

How selling part of the BBL will change cricket

31 Jul 2025

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Cricket Australia has the consultants' report telling them what they probably already knew. To compete with global franchise cricket leagues, the BBL...

Gideon Haigh on English cricket's dance with villainy

30 Jul 2025

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There was a time when cricket neutrals couldn't help being intoxicated by Bazball. Here was a cricketing cult based on feeling good in order to "save...

World Rugby boss on penalty drama, player safety and reviving the code in Oz

29 Jul 2025

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Wallabies players, coaches, fans and administrators are still be struggling to come to grips with the controversial on-field refereeing decision that...

Alex de Minaur explains how he changed his mindset and won a title

28 Jul 2025

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Alex de Minaur talks to us in the afterglow of his ATP victory at Washington. Alex discusses shifting his mindset to know he's an elite talent, how h...

BONUS: Bob Murphy and Paul Roos on the magic of footy clubs

26 Jul 2025

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BONUS: If you like hearing two legends of their sport talk about how much they love their code and why they think footy clubs are places of magic, th...

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 living, breathing, comic book style hero does dee...

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 1980 the honour was vexed. The Moscow games took plac...

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 is the heartbeat of the Tour de France, so it was ...

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. What happens to that movement, when the athlete repr...

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 30-year-old has been famed for his refusal to yiel...

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 legend Tim Horan. This Sunday shapes as moving day in ...

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 has millions in career earnings. And yet, he told ...

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.  Sonny Bill Williams vs Paul Gallen might be sp...

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 yielded a hattrick. A series sweep. The feel good ...

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 Italy qualify for their first ever T20 World Cup. ...

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, and there are some blasts from the past. How wil...

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 claimed a win that will be re-visited as long as ...

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 Walter? The 65-year-old has recently spent US $10b to b...

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 title hit her differently. The 22-year-old broke a ti...

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 fury after a ten-second penalty cost him a famous win...

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 Bash League launches season 15 we ask CEO Alistair...

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 SCG curator, Adam Lewis, tells us about a week of he...

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 reached peak rivalry and we have a Tour de France ...

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 paying Stan tens of millions to take them off their...

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 aesthetic, Caitlin Cunningham is not your garden variety b...

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 the crossroads. They are the kind of selection plays...

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 provides analysis from Barbados. In the AFL, Carl...

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 TV employer. Now the Power board member is also bei...

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 start of a new one. Something of a re-set. That h...

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 success slowly. The NBA is the kind of global sports lea...

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. The Australian has bounced back with her third ma...

Fri Fix: the AFL’s NRL problem, Marnus dropped, NBA goes the distance

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We investigate why the AFL might have an NRL problem before forecasting the weekend for both codes. In cricket, Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped f...

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 spirit as the Maroons sparked a gritty, nailbiting...

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 President Donald Trump believes that the mantle rests wit...

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 brilliant, the 25-year-old's biggest competition i...

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-com sports movie Wimbledon. It inspired a dramati...

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 appreciative eye over the relentless quick. In the AFL th...

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 seeing is some great swimming and some athletes at ...

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 Socceroo keeper and captain helped Australia to a 2-1 wi...

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 are ratcheting things up. Marnus Labuschagne might b...

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 World Cup. Mark Bosnich pulls it apart. Tasmania's AF...

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, LA and Boston aren't involved either. They're two...

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 moments are nearly as iconic as the main stage. Who...

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. Australian Matt Formston is many things, he is a Par...

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? Defensive structures. Attacking systems. Media perfo...

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 professional. They wouldn't rig their own draft lottery... ...

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 Corbin Middlemas. Veteran commentator. Simon Hill previ...

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 belief that regardless of the odds, the men in mar...

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 other tries to lay a tackle. Damage generally ens...

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 celebration that cuts across societal lines. The s...

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. NRL commentator and Canterbury football boss Phil ...

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, instead the 25-year-old is preparing to play the Fre...

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. Did his old club let him off easy? James Magnussen h...

Angeball, mate

22 May 2025

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Ange Postecoglou said he "always" wins a trophy in his second season... well, he did. Tottenham claimed the Europa League, its first trophy in nearly...

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 feat. The British runner is not a conventional at...

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 taking not one, but two halfbacks. The Spencer Leniu...

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 brother, Troy. The West Coast premiership player w...

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 women's Origin series. Can they make it a sweep? In ...

“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 used to describe Australian Rules titan Robert Wall...

"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 Willie Rioli. As the AFL community prepares for Sir D...

"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 champion transformed his own nation as Test force an...

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. As the IPL and PSL try to complete their respective...

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 doing just that. The Aussie manager is on the cusp...

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 questions for rugby league. Ex-Bear and QRL CEO B...

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 victories, five at the Tour de France. Why has he ret...

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... applause. Yes, the Italian player was in Rome, but ...

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. The latest win came in Miami where the Victorian sho...

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 nearly everything. We explain why the gouging claims h...

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 reverberate through the community. The incident has...

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 managed to get Joe Schmidt to stick around, but narro...

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 only born in 2011. While some have questioned the l...

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 celebrating a top-flight title. The subplot might be m...

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 Australia government might be extending a lifeline. Talks ...

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 a completely different turn. How did Adelaide tea...

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 pleading guilty to assault. He has also been handed a c...

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 club legend, now coaching, under pressure. The L...

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. Head to an international training camp. Learn Am...

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 we assumed it was further evidence of feverish ne...

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 demons to finally break through on golf's most storie...

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 astonishing feat and how the teenager is impacting athletic...

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. Not in rugby, in rugby league. It underscores that t...

How to be number one at Augusta and beyond

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Day has won a major. He's been world number one. He knows what it takes to reach the pinnacle and he believes Min Woo Lee can do it... but he t...

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 concussion struggles have cut short a promising career. ...

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 opponents, American Joey Spencer and his own self do...

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 boxer Joey Spencer. Tszyu is coming off two consecuti...

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 might have missed a broader sprinting boom. Across...

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 must've felt like a palate cleanse for the striker ...

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 to make a mark. He had a nagging sense he wasn't ...

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 title comes a week out from the biggest tournament...

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 fatherhood has changed him as he circles a return...

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 announce he's quitting the club he's captained... that qu...

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 a Sheffield Shield title 29 years in the making. F...

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 plan for the 2032 Olympics. It's great to have a p...

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. A maiden pole position into a third career win. Ev...

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 chapter. The opener has delivered a comprehensive brea...