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Robert CraddockSenior sports journalist

Robert ‘Crash’ Craddock is regarded as one of Queensland’s best authorities on sport. ‘Crash’ is a senior sport journalist and columnist for The Courier-Mail and CODE Sports, and can be seen on Fox Cricket.

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Cricket

Delhi Capitals' Dushmantha Chameera (L) celebrates with Mitchell Starc (C) after taking a catch to dismiss Kolkata Knight Riders' Anukul Roy during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on April 29, 2025. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Starc makes $400K sacrifice by pulling out of IPL

Mitchell Starc has sacrificed close to a half-million dollars and the risk of being blackballed by the IPL by refusing to return to India due to concerns for his safety and family wellbeing.

QLD News

AFL football - Adelaide Crows vs Brisbane Bears match at Adelaide Oval. Brisbane coach Robert Walls speaks to his players 06 Feb 1993. (Pic by staff photographer Neon Martin)

Late footy great’s surprising bucket list feat revealed

Australian rules legend Robert Walls was able to achieve one emotional final victory before his death.

Cricket

‘Not the finished product’: Konstas handed reality check

Australia could challenge more than a century of Test match tradition this year, and selectors are giving boom rookie Sam Konstas no guarantees.

Cricket

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Riley Meredith of the Hurricanes bowlsduring the BBL Qualifier match between the Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers at Ninja Stadium on January 21, 2025 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images)

Aussie pulls pin on Pakistan return as CEO delays plans for India

An Australian paceman has opted out of the remainder of the Pakistan Super League having been aboard the flight that narrowly avoided an Indian missile strike.

NRL

Ezra SOS: Broncos make desperate Mam selection call

Ezra Mam’s NRL exile is over with coach Michael Maguire to rush the controversial five-eighth back for Brisbane’s must-win clash against the Dragons.

NRL

Young legs should be brought into the Queensland side.

‘Faster, stronger’: Maroons set to make mass changes

Queensland is set to make a slew of changes to their team from last year, with a former coach encouraging a changing of the guard if they’re going to trouble the Blues in Game 1 of the series.

Cricket

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 03: Virat Kohli of India before the start of play on day one of the fifth NRMA Insurance Test match of Border Gavaskar trophy between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 03, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Santanu Banik/Speed Media/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Farewell Virat: Showman, scrapper and streetfighter extraordinaire

Test cricket will miss Virat Kohli for many reasons. The showman, the artist and street fighter all rolled into one irresistible package, writes Robert Craddock.

NRL

Undated : Wally Lewis is carried from the field of Lang Park by Sam Backo (R) and Martin Bella after a win during the 1991 State Of Origin.

How AFL kicked-started a rugby league behemoth

As State of Origin celebrates its 45th year, Maroons great Wally Lewis has spotlighted a deeply buried fact of where the idea came from – Aussie rules.

NRL

11/5/2025: Bronco Ezra Mam plays for Souths-Logan Magpies against Western Clydesdales, at Davies Park, West End, Brisbane. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail

‘Outstanding’: Broncos legend calls for Mam’s immediate NRL return

Souths Logan assistant coach and Broncos legend Justin Hodges saw enough of Ezra Mam’s game for Souths Logan in the Queensland Cup to declare him the man to save the club’s season.

Cricket

Josh Hazlewood innocently dragged into India propaganda war.

Aussie star becomes innocent victim in India propaganda war

Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has been dragged into the India-Pakistan dispute by way of emotion-laced comments he never made being used in the propaganda war.

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