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Jessica Halloran is a Walkley award-winning sports writer. She has been covering sport for two decades and has reported from Olympic Games, world swimming and athletics championships, the rugby World Cup as well as the AFL and NRL finals series. In 2017 she wrote Jelena Dokic’s biography Unbreakable which went on to become a bestseller.

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30/8/23: Former rugby league great Stephen Mortimer's wife Karen and her son Andrew at her home in Illawong. Steve is currently in aged care. John Feder/The Australian.

‘This disease is a thief’: NRL’s day of reckoning

Four celebrated 1980s captains have now been diagnosed with early-onset dementia, as the sporting body faces mounting calls to act from yet another devastated family.

Jessica Halloran

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Australia's top earning female athletes.

Money on offer in football, cricket … but AFLW in strife

While some sports now offer a solid financial reward, AFL execs say they can’t justify big AFLW contracts, with ratings down 70pc and crowds falling 60pc.

Jessica Halloran and John Stensholt

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Australia win after a very tense penalty shootout during the FIFA WomenÃs World Cup quarter final between Australia and France at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Pics Adam Head

$100m pay play looms for World Cup TV rights

FIFA want big bids for the next World Cup broadcast deal, but match times will dictate how much Australian TV networks will pay even as Matildas drive interest.

John Stensholt and Jessica Halloran

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DAILY TELEGRAPH AUGUST 14, Matilda's stars (LR) Makenzie Arnold and Sam Kerr leaving Sydney Swans

Matildas’ Cup motza won’t stop parity pay fight

The Matildas are set to earn more than $400,000 each if they win Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final – but the fight for pay parity continues.

John Stensholt and Jessica Halloran

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Charlotte Grant all smiles as Matildas players depart the team Hotel in Brisbane on Sunday morning after their history making quarter final win over France. Picture Lachie Millard

Why the Matildas’ success is the AFL and NRL’s worst nightmare

After 120 minutes and a series of heart-stopping penalties, the sleeping giant is awake. Australia’s sporting landscape is changed forever. Those in the know say the big local codes should be worried.

Jessica Halloran

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 07: Hayley Raso (C) of Australia celebrates with teammates after scoring her team's second goal during the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Round of 16 match between Australia and Denmark at Stadium Australia on August 07, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

New code wars: Matildas set up funding clash

Buoyed by the Matildas’ stunning success, soccer officials are pushing the Albanese government to provide $500m for community facilities, leading to a showdown with the AFL and Brisbane Olympics for funding.

Jessica Halloran and John Stensholt

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DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 10:William Skelton of the Wallabies poses for a photo during the Australia Wallabies Rugby World Cup Squad Announcement at Darwin Waterfront on August 10, 2023 in Darwin, Australia. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images for Rugby Australia)

Skelton has the humility to flip the Wallabies: Jones

Eddie Jones has picked Will Skelton to lead at cultural revolution at this World Cup. The Wallabies coach says the decorated lock knows how to win and hopes to revive a team that wants to become world champions.

Jessica Halloran

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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 06: Australia crowned champions during the Netball World Cup Medal Presentation at Cape Town International Convention Centre, Court 1 on August 06, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Netball World Cup 2023 via Getty Images)

World champion Diamonds are our perfect gems

The Diamonds trophy cabinet is now full after they annihilated England’s Roses for their 12th world title.

Jessica Halloran

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Wally Lewis at Suncorp Stadium, with his original Kangaroo's jersey from the 1981 game (against France).

Footballers’ dementia list skyrockets

Rugby league immortal Wally Lewis is the latest star on growing list of star footballers battling early on-set dementia because of head knocks.

Jessica Halloran and Wendy Carlisle

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NRL Legend Wally Lewis with the 2021 NRL Grand Final Trophy at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, on Friday 24 September 2021.Picture: Jerad Williams

The tragic cost of a glorious rugby league career

Immortal Wally Lewis, off the back of a dementia diagnosis, said he would do it all again. Most brain-damaged footballers say the same. But what about their wives?

Jessica Halloran and Wendy Carlisle

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