Penrith Panthers put Brisbane Broncos’ finals hopes in doubt
A host of big-name Origin stars are back in NRL action this week for a grand final rematch. Will the return of Reece Walsh at Suncorp Stadium spark a Brisbane side in free fall after four straight defeats?
- by Adam Pengilly
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‘It was taken away from me’: The Olympic champion who spent a year battling long COVID
For any Olympic gold medallist there can be a range of emotions in the weeks and months afterwards. For Matt Wearn, he couldn’t get out of bed or off the couch as he battled a virus which he still deals with before Paris.
- by Adam Pengilly
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Courts
‘I will destroy you in court’: Top jockey’s night of drunken, racial abuse of police
Chad Schofield was meant to be in Wagga for a lucrative horse racing carnival, but instead ended up in custody after a wild confrontation with police.
- by Adam Pengilly
Does any horse deserve a stakes win? Bjorn Baker thinks he has one
He’s anxious he’s gone to the well one time too many, but Bjorn Baker is confident he can nab the Winter Stakes before Iknowastar’s spring campaign.
- by Adam Pengilly
‘Good for the town, but good for me’: Dar Lunn’s 50-year journey to Elson Boy fame
The larrikin jockey-turned-trainer has seen plenty of horses in his time, but few as good as Elson Boy.
- by Adam Pengilly
Minjee and Min Woo Lee might not see each other in Paris. Why aren’t they playing together?
The star golfers will be the 16th set of siblings to compete for Australia at the Olympic Games in the same sport but admit their paths might not cross. Why isn’t golf moving to team events?
- by Adam Pengilly
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PGA Tour
His wife begged him to try hypnosis. It turned Cameron Davis’ career around in two weeks
The Australian golfer turned to therapy after months of underwhelming form. Now he’s ended an Australian drought on the PGA Tour.
- by Adam Pengilly
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Match report
The Dragons are in the top eight. Can their fans dare to dream?
Tougher challenges are ahead but, for now, Shane Flanagan is working minor miracles with a bunch of players of whom little was expected at the start of the year.
- by Adam Pengilly
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NRL off-field behaviour
‘It won’t happen again’: Trindall breaks silence on drink-driving, drugs charges
Braydon Trindall’s season was in peril after failing a roadside test the morning after a huge Cronulla win. But he’s got one goal on his mind after resuming his NRL career.
- by Adam Pengilly
Raiders firebrand Horsburgh sent off for fighting during NSW Cup match
The former Queensland representative was one of three players sent from the field in a match against the Warriors.
- by Adam Pengilly, Christian Nicolussi, Adrian Proszenko and Dan Walsh
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NRL 2024
‘It’s going to sting’: Sharks insist Hynes is their man as Burton’s boot does it again
The Sharks scored three tries to two but the boot of Matt Burton was the difference in extra time as the Bulldogs won a golden point thriller.
- by Phil Mitchell and Adam Pengilly
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