The latest news and views from the world of sport

Soccer

A host nation at war with a participant: uncertainty and tension swirl around soccer’s World Cup

NBA

The key to your team winning the NBA championship

NBA

Grading the top trades from the NBA Trade Deadline

Olympic Games

The Olympics’ transgender athlete ban is a legal and moral minefield

Cricket

Can NZ’s new T20 cricket franchise attract the dollars, players and fans it will need?

Basketball

The key to your team winning the NBA championship

Why your team can win the NBA title.

NBA

Grading the top trades from the NBA Trade Deadline

Many big names left teams, but who won out on the trades?

NBA

What these NBA championship contenders need ahead of the trade deadline

Who can these teams target ahead of the trade deadline.

NBA

Who is leading the NBA awards at the halfway mark of the season?

At the half way point of the season, there a clear leaders for each award.

NBA

Warriors star suffers ACL tear, ending 2026 Playoff hopes

It is a huge blow for Golden State.

NBA

The FIVE players that could be on the move ahead of the NBA trade deadline

Where are these player likely to end up if traded at the deadline?

NBA

Cricket

Can NZ’s new T20 cricket franchise attract the dollars, players and fans it will need?

New Zealand is the only major cricket country without a franchise competition.

Cricket

U19 Australian cricket rising star sets record for fastest World Cup hundred

Cricket prodigy Will Malajczuk has joined elite status after his knock against Japan in the U19 World Cup.

Cricket

2025/26 Ashes Series: Steve Smith, Travis Head break records in historic Day 3 at SCG

Australia will enter the finals two days with a 134-run lead.

Cricket

The evolution of cricket game-breaker Travis Head

Once an exciting yet inconsistent stroke maker, Head has transformed himself into one of the worlds most enthralling and consistent batsmen in all formats.

Cricket

2025/26 Ashes Series: Root’s SCG masterclass puts England on top as Australia lose two late

Travis Head will enter tomorrow, nine runs short of a century.

Cricket

The Ashes series that failed to deliver

Despite a massive build, this seasons Ashes series just never got going.

Cricket

Football

A host nation at war with a participant: uncertainty and tension swirl around soccer’s World Cup

Never before has a World Cup host nation been at war with one of the countries participating in the tournament.

Soccer

How England’s Premier League is trying to stop football’s financial arms race – without a salary cap

The Premier League is preparing the most significant overhaul of its financial rules in a generation.

Football

The Matildas keep soaring but the league, and players, beneath them are being left behind

The Matildas, Australia’s women’s soccer side, have become one of the nation’s most beloved teams, filling stadiums, breaking TV records and driving unprecedented growth at grassroots level.

Soccer

Premier League: from red success to grey failure – how kit colours appear to impact performance

Could shirt colour actually give teams a performance edge?

Soccer

Spurs boss fires back at questions over player’s off-field activities

Ange Postecoglou dismisses concerns the team is not focused on their Europa League showdown

Football

Liverpool miracle in Paris: Champions League wrap

Allison’s game “of his life” headlined a blockbuster Champions League night.

Football

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Who is the NBA GOAT?

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LeBron James (13%, 2 Votes)
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Tennis

Alex de Minaur: Fight unquestioned, but can he compete with the very best?

Effort and belief have never been the issue, but a lack of firepower may always limit his Grand Slam ceiling.

Tennis

Why can’t Australia produce men’s Grand Slam contenders anymore?

It’s an uncomfortable reality, but Australian mens tennis has been in a steady decline since the Lleyton Hewitt era.

Tennis

Could an AFL switch have changed Lleyton Hewitt’s Hall of Fame destiny?

As he enters the Sport Australia Hall of Fame, we revisit the surprising moment he nearly chose AFL instead.

Tennis

De Minaur’s grand slam puzzle: Energy and effort but still no semi-final

The losses fuels doubts about whether the Australian has what it takes to win a grand slam.

News

Kyrgios on course for Djokovic showdown

The Aussie star is currently ranked outside of the world’s top 1000.

News

Playing favourites, inconsistency or a fair decision? Unpacking Jannik Sinner’s doping case

What can be learned from Jannik Sinner’s WADA ban?

Tennis

Djokovic accuses WADA of ‘favouritism’ over Sinner ban

Djokovic has questioned fairness in tennis.

News

US Open changes slammed as a ‘profound injustice’

Backlash has grown over the US Open’s mixed doubles overhaul.

News

2024 Olympic Games

The Olympics’ transgender athlete ban is a legal and moral minefield

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed it is introducing a controversial new policy that will ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s events.

Olympic Games

Dash of new talent: The NBA prospect set to reshape the Boomers

At just 17 years old, NBA prospect Dash Daniels is making waves in Australian basketball, and now he’s set to make Boomers history.

News

Special moment on the cards for Harvie brothers at FIH Pro League

The event returns to Australia for the first time in two years.

News

Olympians request replacements as medals deteriorate

With hundreds of athletes returning damaged medals, the Paris Olympics is facing mounting criticism over medal quality.

Olympic Games

Tennis is facing an existential crisis over doping. How will it respond?

As the Australian Open gets under way in Melbourne, the sport is facing a crisis over positive doping tests involving two of the biggest stars in tennis.

Tennis