Gallop to take over Venues NSW after Iemma steps down
Former NRL and soccer boss David Gallop will take over the most important sporting role in NSW.
- by Alexandra Smith and Andrew Webster
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Opinion
FIFA Women's World Cup
Sweaty, unaffected joy: Matildas are bigger than sport and a reminder of what sport is about
The beauty of this World Cup is that it rises above the whiny pettiness of the NRL and AFL.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
FIFA Women's World Cup
It’s not just the Matildas. Why all women footballers deserve better pay
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino dismissed talk of pay equity on the eve of the World Cup. For how long can he remain silent?
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
NRL 2023
Why rugby league can be the greatest and dumbest game of all
When will the NRL match its tough talk on concussion with lengthy suspensions?
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Wallabies
Is Eddie Jones the sad clown of Australian rugby – or just diverting our attention?
The Wallabies coach and Tony Soprano might have more in common than many of us think.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Drugs in sport
Peter Bol has finally been cleared of doping, but he deserves answers about his treatment
The Australian middle-distance runner was the victim of a botched investigation by anti-doping authorities.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
NRL 2023
Better than Lego: Why Penrith have become the NRL’s super team
The salary cap is a greased pole. Just when a team thinks it has reached the top, it slides back down again. Not Penrith.
- by Andrew Webster
Analysis
NRL 2023
Why the Tom Bradys of the NRL are dominating this season
The best playmakers in the NRL are also among the oldest, with some of the biggest names in the game seeming to only get better with age.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Concussion crisis
‘It’s a life-changer’: Why medicinal cannabis may be able to treat concussions
Andrew Johns and other high-profile athletes are calling for federal government funding for research into the use of cannabis to treat and prevent concussion and head trauma in sport.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
The Ashes
Australia retained the Ashes by default – time to change Test cricket’s outdated rules
Imagine how much better it would be if the fifth Test at the Oval was alive and kicking?
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
State of Origin
Is State of Origin the monster devouring the NRL?
Play the series over three consecutive weeks, get them over and done with, so Origin doesn’t disrupt the regular home-and-away season.
- by Andrew Webster