Andrew Webster

Andrew Webster is one of the nation’s finest and most unflinching sports writers. A 30-year veteran journalist and author of nine books, his most recent with four-time NRL premiership-winning coach Ivan Cleary, Webster has a wide brief across football codes and the Olympic disciplines, from playing field to boardroom.

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Genius diplomacy or a bonfire of taxpayers’ money?

The blue-sky optimism surrounding the historic announcement of an NRL franchise in Papua New Guinea is fading as key players struggle to keep abreast of the devilish detail.

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22 January 2025; Craig Tiley looks worried and Novak Djokovic looks angry or annoyed with money in the background, Craig Tiley and Novak Djokovic. Sources: AFP, Getty Images and iStock. Artwork by Frank Ling. Ratio 4:3 For DIGITAL.

Tennis Australia’s concern runs a lot deeper than Djokovic drama

It says everything about the modern world that Tony Jones’s corny comments could escalate into an international incident. But dig deeper into player relations and you’ll find TA officials live in fear that a wrecking ball will be swung through their tournament.

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Australiaâs Thanasi Kokkinakis waves to the crowd as he leaves the court following his defeat to Britainâs Jack Draper in the men's singles match on day four of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 15, 2025. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Bigger story lost in the Kokkinakis media circus

The so-called war of words between the perennially injured Thanasi Kokkinakis and tennis analyst Todd Woodbridge is a case study in modern-day sports journalism.

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14 January 2025; A photo comp of Jannik Sinner and Nick Kyrgios alluding to their feud with a black background. Sources: Michael Klein, Getty and Supplied. Ratio 4x3.

Time for Kyrgios to put up or shut up about doping in tennis

A cursory glance of the 33-page judgment dispels the many myths of this story. Anybody even vaguely familiar with Jannik Sinner’s case must understand he wasn’t lathering himself in an aura-enhancing steroid cream as Kyrgios claims.

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Andy Roddick serves it up to tennis ‘influencer’ Kyrgios

Former US Open champion Roddick went after Kyrgios like few have after he trolled Cruz Hewitt, the 16-year-old son of Lleyton.

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