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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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World Test Championship FinalCricket

TOPSHOT - Australia's captain Pat Cummins celebrates taking the wicket of South Africa's David Bedingham on day two of the ICC World Test Championship cricket final match between Australia and South Africa, at Lord's cricket ground, in London, on June 12, 2025. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO ASSOCIATION WITH DIRECT COMPETITOR OF SPONSOR, PARTNER, OR SUPPLIER OF THE ECB

Cummins’ legend soars at Lord’s

Pat Cummins’ bowling was so masterful in the World Test Championship Final that Old Father Time weathervane that stands above Lord’s must have been tempted to drop his bails and applaud.

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CRICKETCricket

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 11: Steve Smith of Australia bats as Wicket Keeper Kyle Verreynne of South Africa looks on during Day One of the ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 between South Africa and Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground on June 11, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Lording it up: Smith climbing to Punter’s record and 14,000 Test runs

Steve Smith’s appetite for runs remains insatiable, becoming the leading overseas scorer in Tests at Lord’s with his half-century in the WTC final.

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World Test Championship finalCricket

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne plays a shot during the World Test Championship final between South Africa and Australia at Lord's cricket ground in London, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

No need for Marn and Co to start bailing yet

Marnus Labuschagne was the Daly Cherry-Evans of Australian cricket this week. He could have been picked and flicked but Test selectors are more willing to respect, protect and select a loyal servant.

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TENNISTennis

TOPSHOT - Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning against Italy's Jannik Sinner at the end of their men's singles final match on day 15 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on June 8, 2025. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)

Cabeza, corazon, cojones: How Alcaraz won the greatest match ever played

This was better than Roger versus Rafa. This was tennis from a higher place. Long live the greatest new rivalry in sport.

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King’s Birthday HonoursSport

Queensland Chairman of selectors Gene Miles speaks during a press conference in Brisbane, Monday, June 18, 2018. Queensland selectors have named the team for game two of the State of Origin series against the NSW Blues, to be played at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Sunday, June 24. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Miles of esteem as FOG scores acclaim

Gene Miles was a genius and a giant of Queensland’s earliest State of Origin teams. He’s run an esteemed charity, the FOGS, since 2008.

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tennisTennis

In this handout photograph taken and released on June 7, 2025 by French Tennis Federation (FFT) US Coco Gauff poses with her trophy at the locker room, after winning the women's singles final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka on day 14 of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris. (Photo by Corinne DUBREUIL / French Tennis Federation -FFT / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Look at the scoreboard, dear – Gauff wins then gets sledged by Sabalenka

Coco Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open final nearly as emphatically as Sabalenka defeated herself. Just ask her.

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Sport

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 05: Aziz Behich of the Socceroos celebrates scoring a goal during the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round Three AFC Asian Qualifier match between Australia Socceroos and Japan at Optus Stadium on June 05, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Bend it like Behich – Socceroos’ stunner all but books World Cup ticket

Nothing shall ever top John Aloisi’s penalty for World Cup qualification. But this wasn’t bad at all.

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FORMULA ONEMotorsport

Oscar Piastri of the McLaren F1 Team celebrates with his team after the race of the Spanish GP, the 9th round of the Formula 1 World Championship, at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, Catalunya, Spain, on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Andrea Diodato/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Oscar’s clutch move thwarts Verstappen’s ambition

Under scorching pressure, the Australian title hopeful jump started his campaign for the World Drivers’ Championship.

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TENNISTennis

Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates as she won the semifinal match of the French Tennis Open against France's Lois Boisson at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

101 damnations: Gauff’s gaffes are hard to watch

The French Open quarter-final was a horror show featuring more than a hundred unforced errors. If the top women players want more marquee match time, they must stop serving up such dross.

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CRICKETSport

Sam Konstas and Marnus Labuschagne walk out to bat on Day 2 of the 5th test.Photo: Tom Parrish

Sack Labuschagne. If Konstas fails … so what?

Why the dithering and debate about Australia’s XI for the World Test Championship final? Sack Marnus Labuschagne. Everyone’s thinking it. Can’t we just say it?

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