Sport
Top Dogs: Canterbury now the best-supported club in Sydney … and they want to be biggest in NRL
If you ever needed proof on-field success puts backsides on seats, look no further than NRL table-toppers Canterbury, whose average crowd has soared this season.
- by Christian Nicolussi
‘Major coup’ as Rory McIlroy confirmed to headline Australian Open
- by Cassandra Morgan, Iain Payten and Peter Ryan
NRL
North Sydney Oval needs an upgrade to host NRL games. The mayor wants to make it happen
Excitement is building about the prospect of the Bears returning to their spiritual home, but the venue needs at least $10m worth of work to bring it up to NRL standard.
- by Adrian Proszenko
‘If Latrell’s fit ...’: Daley gives big clue about Mitchell’s Blues return
Latrell Mitchell’s starring role and leadership for the Rabbitohs on Friday delighted NSW coach Laurie Daley – and Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Insight & Analysis
Earth to Bleak City: There’s more to life than the ‘Brodes and Bucks journey’
You’re a weird mob, Melburnians. In any other city, Brodie Ryan would have been laughed out of town for her melodramatic statement after breaking up with Nathan Buckley.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
We’ve been taught the opposite, but not all doping transgressions are equal
Confusion and anger followed the secretive one-month ban served by Kagiso Rabada. But it is a good example of the sort of pragmatism the global anti-doping effort has been crying out for.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
Buddha in the box: Why Ivan Cleary is the Zen master
Having won the past four premierships in a row, the Panthers again began the season as title favourites. But a diabolical start has put the pressure on Ivan Cleary - not that you’d know by watching him during a game.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
Rugby Union
Suaalii stretchered off with concussion as Waratahs fall to Reds
- by Tom Decent and Jonathan Drennan
Cricket
Updated
Australian cricket
Indian Premier League postponed amid India-Pakistan conflict
- by Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
Soccer
Analysis
Europa League
Ange dropped the coldest quote in soccer history. In 90 minutes he can deliver on it
“I always win things in my second year,” Ange Postecoglou said back in September. That bold statement is one match away from coming true.
- by Vince Rugari
Updated
Australian soccer
Football Australia to post $8.5 million loss, write off A-Leagues debts as Johnson exits as CEO
FA’s new chief executive will face challenges as the organisation will announce a record financial loss.
- by Vince Rugari
AFL
Updated
AFL 2025
AFL hands down verdict as Rioli apologises, Port deliver anti-racism message
- by Jake Niall and Sam McClure
Updated
AFL 2025
Giants bring jokes, but Swans bring the fire to breathe life into season
- by Vince Rugari
Basketball
Basketball Australia to investigate conflict of interest claims in billionaires’ stoush
The governing body has been asked by the sport’s international federation to investigate claims made about NBL supremo Larry Kestelman.
- by Chris Barrett
Boomers, Opals defeat New Zealand in Trans-Tasman Throwdown openers
Dejan Vasiljevic’s perimeter brilliance launched the Boomers to an 80-68 victory, while debutant Miela Sowah and Stephanie Reid carried the Opals to an 88-70 win.
- by Steve Barrett
Analysis
NBA
LeBron, Steph, SGA, Luka, Jaylen and Jalen: All you need to know about the NBA play-offs
- by Paul Zalunardo
Racing
Also in Sport
Fire, brimstone and an up-yours for the ages as old-timers reclaim pro surfing
It’s been four years since Julian Wilson was sighted on tour. His comeback - full of sledging, bird-flipping and outrageous surfing, was a win for the veterans.
- by Dan Walsh
Opinion
Doping
Purcell ban shows how much grey exists between the black and white of tennis
The punishment given to Australian player Max Purcell is ludicrous when compared to the other high-profile doping bans the sport has seen in the past year.
- by John Millman
