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Australian sporting codes are hoping for a watering-down of the late Peta Murphy’s proposed gambling reforms.

The two-letter word that will save sport from the grips of gambling ads

When our sporting codes talk about the health of the games they lead, and we love, what do they actually mean?

  • Tony Robinson

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CORONAVIRUS AND SPORT: Balmain and Concord junior rugby teams go head to head at St Luke Oval at Concord, on 22 August 2020. Photo: Jessica Hromas
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Premier says union influence claims ‘misleading’ as extra $15m allocated for sport

At a media conference to announce new sport club vouchers, the Premier described reports of union influence on construction contracts as “misleading”.

  • Tony Moore
Brandon Alexander is a member of the   Chiefs Esports Club.

You’ve never heard of Brandon or his Chiefs. But they’re one of Australia’s best teams

Rugby league, soccer and rugby union clubs make up the top three spots in Gain Line Analytics’ latest team rankings.

  • Tom Decent
Ex-pro gamer Gian “Styled Leon, left, suffered an injury while playing. Physio Kevin Ho, right, is one of a new generation of health practitioners specialising in esports.

‘I couldn’t control my mouse’: The injuries taking out elite gamers

The term sports injury evokes images of season-ending torn ACLs or broken legs, but in the world of esports, smaller injuries can be just as catastrophic for a player’s career.

  • Mary Ward

Esports are booming. And that has detectives worried

Esports’ rapid rise in popularity, scale and lucrative potential has detectives from Victoria Police’s sports integrity unit worried that young gamers are at risk of being targeted by organised crime syndicates.

  • Carla Jaeger
Gaming and entertainment company Fortress, backed by drinks giant Endeavour, is unveiling its new Sydney venue this Saturday.

Dan Murphy’s owner pours $3m into esports mega-venue

Australia’s biggest drinks retailer, Endeavour Group, is investing $3 million into Sydney’s newest esports, gaming centre as the $12 billion giant covets millennial and Gen Z customers

  • Jessica Yun
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Wataru Yoshida at Japan’s first e-sports high school in Tokyo.

Japan opens first eSports high school in a bid to woo back dropouts

Students gathered around a whiteboard for a nearly scientific lecture about the relative merits of Street Fighter characters, then broke into groups to put the lesson into action.

  • Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno
The global esports betting market size in 2021 was predicted to be $9.7 million USD.

Melbourne friends claim responsibility for esport match fixing

Two Melbourne men have claimed responsibility for throwing an esports match after an online betting agency discovered suspicious behaviour made in the hours before the tournament.

  • Erin Pearson
Australian gaming content creator Lachlan Power at Populous’ PWR Facilities.

Brisbane architects ‘build’ in Fortnite while eyeing bigger Games: the Olympics

Brisbane-based architects hoping to design a stadium for the 2032 Olympic Games have created a virtual sports arena to host potentially millions of competitors.

  • Jocelyn Garcia
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Can a video game be sport? Almost 7 million fans can’t be wrong

Two major video game tournaments held last weekend attracted a combined peak audience of 6,767,162. Esports have well and truly arrived.

  • James Lemon

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