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The Benji Marshall Wests Tigers’ coaching era officially kicked off on Saturday.
Analysis
NRL 2024

‘BS on every level’: Why Benji has been caught in the crossfire

The Tigers are fuming about what they believe is a deliberate attempt to undermine Benji Marshall from a disgruntled ex-employee who has never seen eye-to-eye with the coach.

  • by Michael Chammas

NRL

Jackson Hastings watches on as Newcastle’s season stays alive.
Updated
NRL 2024

Around the clubs: Hastings axed as latest casualty of $4m halves headache

Newcastle are the latest club to drop a high-profile playmaker as injuries, suspension and form woes bring a slew of cut-price second-string options into the NRL.

  • by Dan Walsh, Christian Nicolussi and Adam Pengilly
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

Cuddly teddy bear to cold-blooded hitman: Why there will never be another JWH

Jared Waerea-Hargreaves could have a new kitchen with the $28,750 in NRL fines he’s accrued ahead of his 300th game. But then, if he’d always stayed on the right side of the law, he wouldn’t be Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

  • by Dan Walsh
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Insight & Analysis

Before Latrell was dropping live f-bombs he was helping police solve youth violence

Mitchell’s 33-second interview on Triple M was an embarrassment to him and his club, and it hides the good work he does.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

Mitchell, Walker embarrass weak NRL in Mam racism case

The NRL has been left looking limp with Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker seen to be pressuring decision makers during the Spencer Leniu-Ezra Mam racial abuse case.

Danny Weidler
Danny Weidler

Sport columnist

Rabbitohs are reeling, now for the recriminations

South Sydney have one win to crow about since the middle of last year - that’s a long time footy fans.

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Columnist and author

Cricket

Soccer

Josh Nisbet.

The shortest Socceroo’s long journey to a national call-up

The Mariners midfielder’s career has been slowly gathering steam since that August night in 2018 when he and Usain Bolt stood side by side at Central Coast Stadium.

  • by Emma Kemp
Tottenham Hotspur, coached by Ange Postecoglou, and Arsenal WFC, featuring Australian stars Steph Catley, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Caitlin Foord, will both play in Melbourne in May 2024.

Angeball comes home: Spurs to play at MCG, Arsenal bring Matildas to Marvel

Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal’s women’s team, featuring Matildas’ stars Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord and Kyra Cooney-Cross, are heading to Melbourne. 

  • by Vince Rugari

AFL

Basketball

Lauren Jackson celebrates with teammates after the Southside Flyers clinched victory on Sunday.
Basketball
Lauren Jackson

‘Basketball heaven’: Jackson claims sixth WNBL title, 25 years after her first, United down JackJumpers in NBL title series opener

Lauren Jackson’s sixth Women’s National Basketball League title was secured on Sunday, remarkably 25 years after her first.

  • by Jon Pierik
Lauren Jackson, Serena Williams and Tom Brady all continued in elite sport into their 40s.

Brady, Federer, Williams and ‘Loz’: How Lauren Jackson joined this exclusive list

She fits weights and shooting practice around her two young sons, and at 42 is eyeing her fifth Olympics. But there’s a grand final to win before then.

  • by Jon Pierik

Racing

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Australian swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan has been unveiled as an Allianz ambassador ahead of the Paris Olympics.

Six gold medals? O’Callaghan ready to embrace pressure in Paris

Teenage sensation Mollie O’Callaghan opens up on her Olympic preparations and the lessons learnt from a “messy” build-up to last year’s world championships.

  • by Tom Decent
Daniel Ricciardo’s love for F1 has returned.

‘Bring out the old me’: Daniel Ricciardo on negative spiral, teammate tensions and how he knew he wasn’t finished

In an exclusive interview, Daniel Ricciardo reveals how he fell back in love with Formula 1 ahead of his return for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.

  • by Matthew Clayton

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