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Australian sport

  • Melbourne captain Max Gawn rucks against Geelong's Rhys Stanley in their AFL match at the MCG

    Melbourne entertain as much as contain to beat Geelong with their own game

  • Australia’s fastest women Torrie Lewis anchored the 4x100m relay team that booked a spot at the Paris Olympics

    Sprinter Torrie Lewis helps Australian relay team break 24-year Olympics drought

  • Sydney FC raise the trophy after beating Melbourne City 1-0 to win the 2024 A-League Women Grand Final .

    Matildas mania here to stay as Cortnee Vine embraces Sydney FC’s Generation Next

  • Former AFL footballer Adam White playing for Carlton in 2000 and dressed as an Owl High Priest in Late Night with the Devil.

    From AFL footballer to Owl High Priest: Adam White’s unusual journey into horror films

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Australian football team

  • Bayern Munich-bound Nestory Irankunda

    ‘We have to look at the bigger picture’: Nestory Irankunda left out of Australia’s Olympic qualifiers

  • David Squires cartoon 28th March, 2024. 'Craig Goodwin.'

    David Squires on … Craig Goodwin’s magical left foot

  • FBL-WC-ASIA-2026-AUS-LBN<br>Australia's John Iredale (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier football match between Australia and Lebanon at Bruce Stadium in Canberra on March 26, 2024. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)

    Debutants dazzle for Socceroos to add vigour to Arnold’s hardened pros

  • Australia meet Lebanon for the second time in a week in a 2026 World Cup qualifier at GIO Stadium in Canberra. Follow live scores and updates.

    Australia 5-0 Lebanon: World Cup 2026 qualifier – as it happened

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Opinion & debate

  • Mother embracing young female football player on sidelines after game

    Watch the shouting! How parents’ sideline behaviour can strip the fun out of children’s sport

    Elise Waghorn for the Conversation
  • Jonathan Horn

    Zero-tolerance on drugs in the AFL sounds good in a rant. But would a punitive approach work?

    Jonathan Horn
    • Jonathan Horn

      Peter Wright’s four-game ban shows AFL is changing – one unconscious player at a time

      Jonathan Horn
    • Terrell May of the Roosters is tackled by the Broncos’ Tyson Smoothy

      Baffling rules, shorter breaks in play and violence: impressions from the US of the NRL

      Beau Dure
    • The MSG Sphere illuminates the Las Vegas skyline to celebrate American Independence Day in 2023

      Americans don’t give a rat’s ass about the NRL – I can safely say that as an Australian in the US

      Peter Mitchell
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Across Australian sport

  • A-League Men Rd 25 - Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United<br>GOSFORD, AUSTRALIA - MAY 01: Mariners are crown premiersduring the A-League Men round 25 match between Central Coast Mariners and Adelaide United at Industree Group Stadium, on May 01, 2024, in Gosford, Australia. (Photo by Scott Gardiner/Getty Images) (Photo by Scott Gardiner/Getty Images)

    Central Coast Mariners crowned A-League Men’s premiers after 2-0 win over Adelaide

  • Australia's David Warner stands behind teammate Steve Smith

    Steve Smith left out of T20 World Cup squad as Australia shift towards new era

  • Ellyse Perry speaks to media at the MCG

    ‘Incredibly brave’: Ellyse Perry says it was hard to hear of Meg Lanning’s struggles

  • Rugby Australia headquarters

    Rugby Australia posts $9.2m deficit and braces for challenging year ahead

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