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Politicians say the Fitzroy River has the green light for rowing events at the Brisbane Games, but others say it’s not a done deal.
Wealthy backers, including private equity veterans and family offices, are signing up to fund under-supported sports before the Games.
Four players have escaped charges after police confirmed they had finalised their investigation into a hotel room afterparty.
Despite taking questions for more than an hour, the Australian Test captain deferred six times to Cricket Australia, leaving the public with two opposing accounts.
The Australian Test captain has broken his silence on claims he and the rest of the team knew about cheating in South Africa in 2018.
According to Usman Khawaja, everyone was in on it. Surely, in Australia, we do not sweep a systemic problem under the carpet by pinning it on a few bad apples?
The price Steve Smith and David Warner paid for sandpapergate can be measured in reputation and millions of dollars. Can anything be done about it now?
As prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull led national outrage at the cricket ball tampering scandal in 2018. Now he says other players should’ve been more brave.
There’s one profession even more over-represented on Firmus’ share register than investment bankers: professional athletes.
Simon Longstaff, the author of a cultural review into Australian cricket, says he heard “whispers” that “the public record did not tell the full story”.
All I can say is that if what Usman Khawaja alleges turns out to be true, then I was also lied to, writes Simon Longstaff.
David Warner has broken his silence on the ball-tampering incident in an Instagram post, calling the Cricket Australia investigation “rushed and botched”.
Australia’s 45-22 Nations Championship mauling by England at Twickenham was their third successive 20-plus-point defeat, following twin Bledisloe Cup blowouts.
Usman Khawaja says “all of us” knew sandpaper was being used, but Cricket Australia is standing by the investigation that punished only three batsmen.
LIV Golf, which shook up the golf world in 2022, will liquidate after suffering major losses of big-name golfers and losing last-ditch financing to stay alive.
The rebel golf tour built up by $7 billion in Saudi funds and golf great Greg Norman is about to vanish, along with its Adelaide event.
In a rarity for the celebrity set, many of Tuesday’s attendees were actually interested in the horse racing.
Dealmaker John Wylie was sure Point of Law could win the Melbourne Cup. With a bit of help from King Charles and Australia’s new king of the turf, it did just that.
The Melbourne Cup field is down to 23 horses after a medication error; Politicians light on the ground at Flemington ahead of likely RBA rate rise; Hollywood star Jamie Foxx spotted.
Victorian racing bosses are turning to major international pop acts and Instagram personalities to combat animal welfare protests and rival interstate events.
The first Italian champion since 1953 sobbed with joy over the team radio as he took the chequered flag at Mexico’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit.
Paris Olympics CFO Fabrice Lacroix warns the massive demand from hosting an Olympics can create shortages in the economy, and not where you might expect.
Tristan Standish built his career trading derivatives in London. Now he’s thrown his skills and experience into horse racing, and finds himself with a chance.
The brands of all 35 AFL and NRL clubs in 2026 have been ranked. A new club has taken the top spot, and there was a surprising result for the Sydney Swans.
The Victorian election hung over Flemington Racecourse on Saturday, as politicians avoided the spotlight.
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