Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
Roy Masters is a Sports Columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Analysis
NRL 2025
This rule change would be win-win for the NRL
A tweak to the kick-off rule could have a positive impact on rugby league.
- by Roy Masters
Road to greatness: Hughes finds home, Dally M Medal and a starring role
Initially not seen as a halfback, the Melbourne Storm’s No.7 has made the position his own with one of the most dominant seasons in the NRL.
- by Roy Masters
Craig Bellamy’s life in the belly of the beast of rugby league
From bush premierships as a teenager to NRL titles and a salary cap scandal, the Storm coach has experienced everything the greatest game of all has to offer.
- by Roy Masters
Analysis
Paris 2024
Trump, China and doping: Could USA’s power play cost them Olympic hosting rights?
The near-Orwellian powers of a US anti-doping act and subsequent protective action by the IOC threaten to disrupt the 2028 and 2034 Games in LA and Salt Lake City.
- by Roy Masters
Opinion
Paris 2024
Why Australia’s big hitters are struggling to make an impact on Games
A tearful Tina Rahimi was left speechless by her loss to Poland’s Julia Szeremeta. There are now just two of Australia’s contingent of 12 boxers still in contention.
- by Roy Masters
He only met his new horse six months ago, now Burton is eyeing a medal
Chris Burton and Shadow Man sit in a surprise third place after the dressage and cross-country stages of the three-day eventing competition. Now for the showjumping.
- by Roy Masters
The billionaire wrestling fan bankrolling an Olympic dream
He was a university champion as a young man in Canada and now Jack Cowin wants to help Australian wrestlers win a medal in Paris.
- by Roy Masters
Analysis
State of Origin
Why Aerosmith and Origin have more in common than you might think
The Blues and Maroons will be living on the edge when they battle for interstate supremacy at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night.
- by Roy Masters
Opinion
NRL 2024
The first team to stem the tide of tries will emerge victorious
NRL coaches can be forgiven for feeling like King Canute when it comes to repelling attack.
- by Roy Masters
‘Better spending time in the sun at Henson’: Singo, Jets quit Perth NRL bid
John Singleton has withdrawn from a business case linking the Newtown Jets with a WA government-backed bid to become the NRL’s 18th team.
- by Roy Masters
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