Sport
The Warriors turned DCE’s Roosters debut into a nightmare. It could get even worse
The Kiwis attacked Daly Cherry-Evans and the Roosters’ right edge all night, winning 42-18. Next up is South Sydney, who have one of the best left-edge attacks in the NRL.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Updated
Super Rugby
Lomax to chase Wallabies ‘dream’ after signing two-year deal with Force
- by Tom Decent and Christian Nicolussi
NRL
Analysis
NRL 2026
Another NRL opening week of rule changes and confusion. Here’s hoping history doesn’t repeat
Lopsided scores – even by record margins – in round one aren’t exactly new in the NRL. But a fresh batch of rules and interpretations is enough to make everyone nervous.
- by Dan Walsh
Dolphins 30 South Sydney 40
Match report
Trell and back: Mitchell, Murray spark Rabbitohs to sink ill-disciplined Dolphins
South Sydney make successful start to the season ahead of their blockbuster clash against arch rivals the Roosters on Friday.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Souths, NRL double down against pitch invasion threat as Johnston try record looms
- by Dan Walsh and Tom Decent
Insight & Analysis
Rugby’s conundrum: Get the right decision, or let the game flow?
The guidelines that keep the television match official out of the game hurt the Brumbies on Saturday night.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Mahoney’s Vegas verbals with old teammates light fuse for explosive reunion
The former Canterbury captain ran into his old teammates at a nightclub in Las Vegas last weekend – and some remarks to Marcelo Montoya did not go down well with the Dogs.
Danny Weidler
Sport columnist
Forget expansion. Niche is the best thing rugby league has going for it
Peter V’landys is keen to conquer new markets. But what if everything that sustains the NRL’s success is local, tribal, even individual?
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Rugby Union
Updated
Super Rugby
Lomax to chase Wallabies ‘dream’ after signing two-year deal with Force
- by Tom Decent and Christian Nicolussi
Cricket
Soccer
Analysis
Women’s Asian Cup
Matildas ‘make things harder for ourselves’ at Asian Cup. What’s new?
The Matildas could have had it easy and stayed in Sydney for their quarter-final. So, of course, they are travelling back to Perth for a more difficult match.
- by Emma Kemp
Late equaliser not enough to top group as Matildas bound for Perth
The Matildas have drawn 3-3 to South Korea after surrendering a halftime lead in their final Asian Cup group match.
- by Emma Kemp
AFL
Exclusive
AFL 2026
Dean Cox asked his players for feedback. This is what they told him
- by Caroline Wilson
Analysis
Sydney Swans
The third quarter that changed the game – and maybe the Swans’ season
- by Jonathan Drennan
Curnow admits Blues gave him the silent treatment, but star forward has the last laugh
- by Danny Russell, Peter Ryan and Jonathan Drennan
Basketball
Updated
NBL
Kings, Phoenix asked for a ‘please explain’ after fiery Goorjian spray
There were plenty of heated moments in a fiery clash between two of the NBL’s premier teams, one in particular leaving master coach Brian Goorjian under investigation.
- by Jon Pierik and Shayne Hope
Geelong one day, Super Bowl the next: The WNBL star bolting across the globe for her family
WNBL star Alissa Pili will join her nine siblings and parents for the trip of a lifetime to watch her brother Brandon play for Seattle in the Super Bowl on Monday AEDT.
- by Roy Ward
Racing
Also in Sport
Ben Tudhope wins Australia’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games
It’s the 26-year-old snowboarder’s second Paralympic medal after he clinched bronze at the 2022 Beijing Games.
- by Frances Howe
‘The disappointment is even greater’: Hometown curse continues as Russell triumphs amid the carnage
A crestfallen Oscar Piastri apologised to fans who turned up hoping to see an Australian on the podium for the first time in the event’s 30-year history at Albert Park.
- by Hannah Kennelly
Analysis
Australian Grand Prix
‘Very dangerous by Leclerc’: Inside an epic battle for supremacy at Albert Park
- by Matthew Clayton
