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Will Swanton is a sportswriter who’s won Walkley, Kennedy, Sport Australia and News Awards. He’s won the Melbourne Press Club’s Harry Gordon Award for Australian Sports Journalist of the Year.

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Will Genia of the Wallabies poses for a photograph during a training session in Sydney, Monday, August 13, 2018. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Bigger than the World Cup: Genia

Wallabies halfback Will Genia says beating the world’s best team in a best-of-three series is the biggest challenge in world rugby.

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Tiger Woods and Brooks Koepka. Picture: AP/AFP

Sport’s most bizarre finish

A golfing great rediscovering his mojo … and a muted champion. The PGA Championship produced one of the flattest finishes you will see.

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Australian golfer Adam Scott wore a yellow ribbon as a tribute to Jarrod Lyle at the US PGA Championship.

Lion-hearted, still in the game

Amid the tragedy of journeyman golfer Jarrod Lyle’s death, an understated tribute reminds us of an unfathomable blessing.

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Tennis

Serena Williams of the United States celebrates winning her women's singles quarterfinals match against Italy's Camila Giorgi, at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London, Tuesday July 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Serena’s quest one for the ages

The real cause of wonder for Serena Williams and Roger Federer are the numbers on their birth certificates

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State of OriginNRL

Billy Slater of the Maroons is chaired from the field by Cameron Munster (left) and Will Chambers following Game 3 of the 2018 State of Origin series between the NSW Blues and the Queensland Maroons at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Medal muddle perplexes Slater

Not even Billy Slater knew what to say when he was announced as man of the State of Origin series.

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NRL

NSW players celebrate winning the 2018 State of Origin series between the NSW Blues and the Queensland Maroons at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Cordner delivers for Fittler

A relationship that began nearly a decade ago between Boyd Cordner and Brad Fittler reached an awkward exclamation point.

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Daly Cherry-Evans (centre) and Ben Hunt (right) are seen walking onto the field during the Queensland State of Origin team's captains run at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Queensland are holding their final training session before game three of the 2018 State of Origin series against New South Wales on Wednesday. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

DCE the man with most to lose

Daly Cherry-Evans has the most to win and lose tonight.

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NRL

Tariq Sims and Nathan Cleary during NSW State of Origin training at Allianz Stadium. Picture. Phil Hillyard

Sims realises Origin ambition

Tariq Sims will tonight realise his lifelong dream to play for the Blues after a litany of career threatening injuries.

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NRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 05: Tariq Sims dives in front of Tyson Frizell during a New South Wales Blues State of Origin training session at NSWRL Centre of Excellence Field on July 5, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Sims’ card marked for Origin duty

Ashton Sims has been a human missile for the Dragons. Now he gets the chance on the Origin stage.

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NRL

Queensland State of Origin captain Billy Slater looks on during a press conference at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast, Monday, July 9, 2018. Slater will play his final game for Queensland in State of Origin Game III on Wednesday. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

Why we love feud of the gods

Billy Slater is the captain you have when your other two captains are out of the reckoning.

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