Sport
It’s Yeo time: Old soul Isaah the leader Penrith’s young stars need
Co-captain Isaah Yeo is just 26, but has a much wiser head on his shoulders than many of his Penrith teammates.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Rabbitohs march into another grand final with win over Manly
- by Phil Lutton and Sarah Keoghan
NRL
Cleary says Panthers trainer has been ‘named and shamed’ by NRL’s ban
In a move which puzzled the club, Green was barred by the NRL from the Panther’s preliminary final against the Storm over the alleged breach of rules despite the club having five days to respond to the proposed penalty.
- by Sarah Keoghan
The secret modelling that shows NRL will create 12 games with 17th team
The NRL season will grow to 26 rounds, play more club matches during the Origin period and reduce its reliance on the Broncos for prime-time television slots.
- by Adam Pengilly
Insight & Analysis
Margins of history: The fine line between golden moments and near misses
Whether it’s missing out on Olympic gold by less than a second, or booting the Wallabies to victory, sporting success can hinge on the finest of margins.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Why are Wayne Bennett and Adam Reynolds leaving Souths?
When experienced halfbacks are so hard to find, and the greatest coach in history only darkens so many doors, it’s difficult to fathom Souths shutting their own premiership window.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
The nutty statistic that has Manly’s mad professor on cusp of grand final
If Des Hasler is a demon for numbers, trawling through statistics in the early hours, the Sea Eagles ‘innovation consultant’ Ramy Haidar is even more obsessed.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
Rugby Union
Cricket
England players poised for mass Ashes withdrawals
Most players are coming around to the fact their families will receive no special treatment but the biggest stumbling block now appears to be restrictions once out of quarantine.
- by Nick Hoult
‘It’s not woke’: Calls for more change to cricket lexicon after batsman dismissed
Traditionalists may have to get used to more change with terms such as “third man”, “12th man”, “nightwatchman” and the “maiden” now under the microscope.
- by Andrew Wu
Soccer
A-League awaiting government advice on unvaccinated players
- by Dominic Bossi and Vince Rugari
Ireland 3 Australia 2
Matildas
‘That’s not OK’: Coach takes aim at Matildas after shock Ireland loss
- by Vince Rugari
AFL
Not so mad Max: From footy nobody to standout captain
Max Gawn made a false start to his AFL career, but towers over the game and stands to lift Melbourne’s first premiership cup for 57 years.
- by Greg Baum
From the popping crease to the defence: a Bulldog’s grand final journey via cricket
Cricket did not quite work out for Alex Keath, but he says lots of fielding kept his footy instincts sharp. Now he’s about to play in an AFL grand final.
- by Greg Baum
Racing
Also in Sport
‘I felt a bit stagnant’: Austin opens up on Giants exit
Australian shooter Kiera Austin made a shock switch to the Melbourne Vixens in part, she says, to give GWS’ teenage talent Sophie Dwyer space to shine.
- by Sarah Keoghan
‘Sensitive little princess’: The Aussie UFC star who doesn’t talk trash
Alex Volkanovski is a rarity in the brutal world of UFC: he lets his fists, legs and smarts do the talking. After staving off COVID earlier this year, he defends his world title in Las Vegas on Sunday.
- by Andrew Webster
