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NRL 2026
NRL 2026 LIVE: Bula adds to Tigers tally as Haas exits the field with a knee injury
Jarome Luai returns from injury as the Tigers attempt to keep their spot at the top of the table alongside Penrith. Follow all the action live.
- by Billie Eder
Rabbitohs 30 Dragons 12
NRL 2026
More pressure on Flanagan after Dragons fall to Rabbitohs
- by Adrian Proszenko
NRL
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NRL 2026
Cleary sinks Dolphins in golden point; Raiders pile more misery on the Storm
Nathan Cleary nailed an 85th-minute field goal to clinch Penrith a thrilling win over the Dolphins in golden point, after Melbourne’s worst start to an NRL season under coach Craig Bellamy continued.
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NRL 2026
Trial by fire: Inside the fall of the Dragons
Nobody was shocked by Shane Flanagan’s pre-season prediction that his side couldn’t contest for a premiership. But few could have forecast how far it would slide.
- by Adrian Proszenko
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NRL 2026
‘He’ll bounce back from this’: Foran backs Trbojevic after latest hamstring injury
- by Christian Nicolussi
Insight & Analysis
I don’t want to say I told you so about LIV Golf, but ...
The Saudi-funded LIV Golf was always about sports-washing, and the punters wouldn’t have it. Now it’s dying before our eyes, and good riddance.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
It’s dire at the Dragons and there is no saving Flanagan, sadly
Ten straight losses says all that needs to be said about the on-field fortunes at St George Illawarra.
Neil Breen
National sports editor
The grim reaper is stalking rugby ... again
Since Super Rugby Pacific was formed, we have had only eight different teams in the top six. That’s a death warrant for any sporting competition in this part of the world.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Cricket
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Australian cricket
The big fear driving revolt against BBL sale plans
- by Daniel Brettig and Tom Decent
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Big Bash
D-Day for Australian cricket as massive BBL call goes down to the wire
- by Daniel Brettig
Soccer
The $50 million Italian gamble keeping this Socceroos great up at night
Vince Grella, the chief executive of Australian-owned Italian club Catania FC, is feeling the weight of the unrealised promotion dreams of a city that won’t give him the benefit of the doubt.
- by Vince Rugari
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Vale
Ex-Arsenal, Juventus goalkeeper killed in train accident
Alex Manninger’s former clubs have remembered the 48-year-old as a great athlete and a man of humility and dedication.
AFL
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AFL 2026
Scans confirm the worst as Sam Darcy’s injury leaves Dogs’ flag hopes on knife edge
- by Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
Live
AFL 2026
AFL Saturday LIVE: Tribute reduces Dawson to tears in Adelaide; Saints take telling early lead; star Hawks in MRO trouble
- by Danny Russell, Scott Spits and Steve Barrett
AFL Friday double-header LIVE: Cats and Dogs clash, Sydney derby lights up SCG
- by Jonathan Drennan, Peter Ryan and Russell Bennett
Basketball
‘It’s my time now’: A new King emerges after the NBL’s greatest ever finish
Sydney Kings star Kendric Davis had the last laugh in his ongoing rivalry with Adelaide’s Bryce Cotton on a night when the booming NBL scaled new heights at Qudos Bank Arena.
- by Vince Rugari
Luc Longley played with Jordan and Rodman. He’s never seen anyone with more fire than Delly
After a polarising NBA career that still generates headlines, Matthew Dellavedova has led the Sydney Kings to a grand final series. And he’s lost none of the drive that made him a cult figure.
- by Iain Payten
Racing
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The sluggish start, the wave, and the win: Why Gout Gout started celebrating before the finish line
This may not have been the day Gout Gout entered rarefied air, but he has declared breaking the 10-second barrier was a milestone he would soon achieve.
- by Nick Wright
He’s an Aussie teenager wowing the world with every run. And his name isn’t Gout
Cam Myers’ feats often get overshadowed by those of his high-profile sprinting mates. But the Canberra distance runner is on the cusp of becoming one of the world’s best.
- by Iain Payten
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LIV Golf Series
Saudi Fund set to back away from LIV Golf under mounting financial pressures
- by Vivian Nereim, Lauren Hirsch and Alan Blinder
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Super Netball
Netball returns to free-to-air TV as new broadcaster revealed
- by Hannah Kennelly