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Tennis great Ash Barty is hot property on the social-media influencer circuit.

‘You are the new billboard’: Why celebrities and influencers converge on the tennis

Everyone wants something different, but they all happily converge on Melbourne Park for the Australian Open.

  • Stephen Brook

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Gary Hall Jnr at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

Fear of being burnt alive: Hall jnr’s Olympic medals lost in LA inferno

American swimming legend Gary Hall jnr has detailed the terrifying moment he thought he might be burnt alive in Los Angeles.

  • Tom Decent
Jai Opetaia of Australia during his official weigh-in ahead his IBF World Cruiserweight title fight against David Nyika of New Zealand at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre

Jai Opetaia v David Nyika LIVE updates: IBF World Titles on the line on the Gold Coast

Jai Opetaia defends his IBF and Ring Magazine titles against New Zealand’s Olympic bronze medallist David Nyika on the Gold Coast

  • Jonathan Drennan
Michael van Gerwen

The Olympics must be compelling, electrifying and showcase unparalleled skill. One sport is all of these

If shooting is an Olympic sport, and if breaking was, darts should at least be considered. Yet there’s more chance of Raygun becoming a two-time Olympian.

  • Darren Kane
Raygun’s signature moves became lasting images from Paris.

‘We got laughed at’: Legends lament the damage done by Raygun in 2024

Some of the pioneers of New York’s breaking scene are disappointed by the opportunities lost at Paris.

  • Jonathan Abrams
Gout Gout has joined the adidas stable.

The $6 million man: The story of the race for Gout Gout’s signature

He’s about to start his final year of high school and is already pocketing millions from one of the world’s sportswear giants in an eye-popping deal that will take him all the way to his home Olympics.

  • Scott Spits
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Mourners gather to pay tribute to the six victims of the knife attack at Bondi Junction Westfield, April 15.

The good and bad of 2024

I’m not sure about you, but in many ways this is a year I am happy to leave behind.

  • Bevan Shields
Rachael Gunn was the inspiration for Raygun: The Musical.

Raygun hits up comedy club owner for $10,000

Lawyers for Rachael “Raygun” Gunn are demanding $10,000 in legal fees from a small Sydney promoter that had planned to stage a musical based on the Olympic breakdancer.

  • Kayla Olaya and Nick Galvin
The deal covered workers that manufacture and install heating, air conditioning or ventilation on construction sites.

‘We need to plan ahead’: Builders bemoan uncertainty over Olympic venues

The construction industry is worried the 100-day stadium review might lead to a logjam of projects, creating delays.

  • Savannah Meacham
Pole vault coach Alex Parnov in 2007.

WA Police set up hotline for champion pole vault coach complaints

WA Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman revealed WAIS was writing to all former athletes who worked with the 65-year-old Russian-born coach to alert them of the hotline.

  • Hamish Hastie

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