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Latrell Mitchell will be out up to eight weeks with a hamstring injury

What Heffron curse? Souths deny training ground, programs caused Latrell, Murray injuries

Cameron Murray is expected to miss most of the 2025 season, while Latrell Mitchell is out for up to eight weeks. But don’t tell Souths their training facility is to blame.

  • by Christian Nicolussi

NRL

David Klemmer could be on his way to the Dragons.
Updated
NRL 2025

Why Klemmer’s likely Dragons move could give Tigers $1 million war chest

Wests Tigers have overhauled their roster in recent times. Now, the likely departure of David Klemmer could give them another $1 million to spend.

  • by Adrian Proszenko
Peter V’landys screengrab message to Donald Trump

‘We’re hoping for a response’: NRL chief V’landys invites Trump to Vegas season opener

After issuing a personal invite to the US president on American TV, ARLC chair says Donald Trump’s presence in Las Vegas would give the game exposure “money cannot buy”.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
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Insight & Analysis

Why Trump’s transgender edict spells chaos for 2028 Olympics

The US president would have us believe the vexed issue of transgender participation in sport has been solved with one pen stroke. But the IOC and LA 2028 organisers didn’t sign up for it.

Darren Kane
Darren Kane

Sports Columnist

Sam Kerr will probably wear the Matildas’ captain armband again

Football Australia will be looking for maximum mea culpa, and if they get it, she’ll be back as skipper.

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Columnist and author

We’ll never see a centre like Reg Gasnier again. Here’s why

Bradman Best and Stephen Crichton are extraordinary talents. But in today’s game, theirs is now the least important position on the rugby league field.

Roy Masters
Roy Masters

Sports Columnist

Cricket

Soccer

James Tarkowski scroes the equaliser for Everton in the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park.
Opinion
EPL

Taunts, a brawl, men in tears: A wild Merseyside Derby through Australian eyes

This was the last Everton-Liverpool clash at Goodison Park, which stands to be demolished. Something serious is being lost.

  • by Waleed Aly
Macarthur FC club captain Ulises Davila appeared in court on Monday over betting allegations regarding yellow cards.

Former Macarthur FC captain faces new charges over alleged yellow card bet-fixing scheme

Police believe the alleged scheme, directed by a man in South America, now involves at least six A-League matches.

  • by Riley Walter and Vince Rugari

AFL

Basketball

Xavier Cooks warms up before a match between the Kings and Adelaide 36ers in Sydney last month.

NBL star Xavier Cooks tested positive to cocaine

The drug carries a maximum four-year ban, but the penalty can be reduced to a month if proven it was taken for recreational use and not to enhance performance.

  • by Chris Barrett
Josh Giddey of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and NFL player Tyler Higbee of the Los Angeles Rams. Both sports leagues are coming to Melbourne.

Costs kept secret as Melbourne gets set to host NBA and NFL

The NSW government rejected an offer to bring the NFL to Australia worth an estimated $15 million a game. But Victoria is splashing out on American sport, with NFL and NBA teams on their way Down Under.

  • by Jon Pierik and Cara Waters

Racing

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Max Verstappen at the F1 season launch.

Swearing, booing and Gordon Ramsay: Here’s what happened at the F1 season launch

The glamorous car race will hit Australian shores in the second weekend of March and there were a few surprises at the London launch.

  • by Gemma Grant
Gout Gout has delivered another show-stopping run.

Gout Gout backs up talk by taking down Olympic champion’s personal best

Just days after warning Noah Lyles he was coming for the world and Olympic champion, teenage sensation Gout Gout has achieved a mark that has eluded the US track star.

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