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State of Origin
The Maroons lost three men in five minutes. This is how they found a way to win
One player in the bin. No interchanges left. And still behind by two. This is the inside story of the chaos and carnage that defined a famous Queensland win.
- by Dan Walsh
NRL
Maroons 26 Blues 18
State of Origin
Blues blunders put Freddy in firing line after Queensland heroics
Brad Fittler will have 80 minutes to coach for his NSW job after the Maroons finished the series opener in Adelaide with 12 men on the field and plenty of injuries yet still won.
- by Dan Walsh
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State of Origin
‘Pretty filthy on myself’: Blues debutant reflects on costly offload
It was a tough introduction to State of Origin football for three NSW debutants, none more so than Canterbury enforcer Tevita Pangai jnr.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Insight & Analysis
Little niggle but Maroons show more fight than Blues in series opener
Queensland won the match 26-18, although precisely how is anyone’s guess when you consider how much went against them at Adelaide Oval.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Dirty dozen: 12-man Maroons produce another Origin miracle in City of Churches
NSW’s mood was as dark as their jumpers after they let another State of Origin match slip from their grasp in Adelaide.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Want to visit the EPL’s newest stadium? You’ll have to go through someone’s backyard
Welcome to Kenilworth Road – perhaps the most unwelcoming stadium ever seen in the Premier League. It was built in 1905, and looks like it, too.
Vince Rugari
Reporter
Rugby Union
‘I’m only coaching ’til this World Cup’: RA confident Jones won’t leave despite comments
- by Tom Decent and Iain Payten
‘Factually incorrect’: SANZAAR reject Reds’ claim referee rushed player with neck fracture
- by Iain Payten and Michael Atkinson
Cricket
Soccer
Want to visit the EPL’s newest stadium? You’ll have to go through someone’s backyard
Welcome to Kenilworth Road – perhaps the most unwelcoming stadium ever seen in the Premier League. It was built in 1905, and looks like it, too.
- by Vince Rugari
Exclusive
A-League Men
Revealed: The plan to embrace promotion and relegation in the A-League
As Football Australia forges ahead with plans for a national second division, A-League clubs have been presented with an alternative model that would see the best clubs introduced to the top tier.
- by Vince Rugari
AFL
Exclusive
AFL 2023
No findings against Clarkson, Fagan and Burt in AFL deal, but Hawthorn could face charges
- by Peter Ryan and Michael Gleeson
Basketball
NBA play-offs as it happened: Miami Heat defeat Boston Celtics in game seven of Eastern Conference finals
It’s the game seven no one saw coming as Boston and Miami do battle for the right to face Denver in the NBA finals.
- by Paul Suttor
Brush with royalty: Daniels and his run-in with LeBron
Australian guard Dyson Daniels wasn’t raised to take a backward step, even with LeBron James about to bowl through him.
- by Roy Ward
Racing
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French Open
From nightmare to dream: Kokkinakis delivers Kyrgios a perfect wake-up call
Nick Kyrgios had hailed it a “popcorn match” but when push came to shove in the middle of the night back home, he didn’t even stay up to watch buddy Thanasi Kokkinakis star against Stan Wawrinka.
He struck out cancer – now Australia’s multimillion-dollar MLB star is back on the mound
One of the world’s highest-paid Australian athletes has made an emotional return for the Chicago White Sox, five months after being diagnosed with cancer – and 45 days after his last treatment.
- by Vince Rugari
