Sport
Four Points
AFL 2024
Buddy good player, that Jeremy Cameron
Former Giants star has become a modern great since crossing to Geelong; time for the AFL to push back on forgotten rule; Carlton ruckman’s comeback is anything but the pits.
- by Michael Gleeson
AFL
A screamer, a banana and a monster torp: Breaking down the brilliant moments of Anzac Day draw
Jamie Elliott was still rubbing his eyes in wonder at Bobby Hill’s laser-guided sidewinder of a kick to him in the first quarter when he said this Anzac Day skyscraper of a mark was the best of his career.
- by Greg Baum
Analysis
AFL 2024
Good Old Collingwood has seemed more old than good
The most immediate task for Collingwood is to handle the older players in a manner that maximises performance in 2024 and also begins the task of transitioning to 2025 and beyond.
- by Jake Niall
‘I thought we were daring’: Lyon bristles in strange media conference
- by Danny Russell and Steve Barrett
Insight & Analysis
The unravelling of former young AFL star Harley Balic
Interviews with Harley Balic’s friends and former teammates paint a picture of a complex young man who battled mental health problems and substance abuse. He is at the centre of a debate over the effectiveness of the AFL’s illicit drugs policy.
Michael Gleeson
Sports columnist
Dirty pool: The ‘disgraceful inconsistency’ exposed by Chinese doping scandal
How 23 Chinese swimmers escaped sanction after failing drug tests has shaken the confidence of clean athletes ahead of Paris 2024, and angered the camp of Australian swimmer Shayna Jack.
Why the mastermind behind the Tigers’ flag list could be bound for Tassie
The Tasmania Devils have a clear target when it comes to who they want to build their inaugural list.
Sam McClure
Sports reporter
Cricket
Updated
Australian cricket
‘I felt very out of control’: Lanning reveals reason for early retirement
- by Daniel Brettig
Soccer
Basketball
Westbrook ejected in Doncic bust up
Westbrook was called for a technical for that contact and for shoving P.J. Washington after Washington confronted him.
Embiid reveals surprise diagnosis
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis.
Racing
Tennis
Vintage Nadal downs Demon
Rafael Nadal looked back to his best in defeating Alex de Minaur in the Madrid Open.
Nadal advances in Madrid
Nadal cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory over American teenager Darwin Blanch.
NRL
Lomax asked for coaching clause in his new Eels contract
- by Michael Chammas and Billie Eder
Also in Sport
Cam Smith’s Ripper GC win LIV Golf title in Adelaide
Cameron Smith’s Ripper GC team are crowned champions in Adelaide.
You little Ripper: Smith’s team takes out dramatic LIV event, but it could mean so much more
Cameron Smith, Marc Leishman, Lucas Herbert and Matt Jones rode a wave of home emotion all the way to two play-off holes in scenes comparable to the Ryder Cup.
- by Adam Pengilly
