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Jared Stegman in action for Australia at the Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships.

How US raider sport ‘transcends’ local bids for Brisbane 2032

As contenders for Brisbane Olympics inclusion are shortlisted, an American initiative is pushing to usurp traditional Australian codes.

  • Nick Wright

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Nelson Asofa-Solomona could be done for 2025.

Storm lose $2.6m trio to put premiership tilt on the rocks

Dally M medallist Jahrome Hughes will be joined on the sidelines by two of Melbourne’s highest-paid stars on the eve of the finals.

  • Dan Walsh, Robert Dillon, Christian Nicolussi, Michael Chammas and Adrian Proszenko
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 18: Jordan Petaia of the Wallabies runs the ball during the Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Eden Park on October 18, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

Reds eye global takeover, spurred by former Wallaby’s daring US move

A rugby boss has outlined visions of taking the Reds brand global, and Jordan Petaia’s NFL dream could hold the key to realising them.

  • Nick Wright
Mayor Bilal El-Hayek wants a mural of Jordan Mailata painted in Bankstown.

This Sydney council wants to give the keys to the city to Jordan Mailata

There’s just one problem: Despite visiting Australia, the Super Bowl champ didn’t pop in to collect the keys.

  • Frances Howe
Laitia Moceidreke managed just one NRL game for the North Queensland Cowboys.

A brush with death almost drove him away. But one-time Cowboy now nears the NFL

After watching his twin struggle in a hospital bed, a former NRL winger contemplated a drastic career change.

  • Nick Wright
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump attends a game between the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Crowd reacts after Trump breaks with tradition at Super Bowl

When the US president briefly appeared on the Superdome big screen before the game began, the crowd erupted. The White House has claimed it as a win.

  • Michael Koziol
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Ohio State punter Joe McGuire plays against Notre Dame during second half of the College Football Playoff national championship game

He kicked the ball once, but now Eddie McGuire’s son is a US national champion

Australia’s Joe McGuire only needed a single well-executed punt to help seal his college’s first national championship in a decade.

  • Jonathan Drennan
Luc Longley, Mitch Wishnowsky and Jack Brabham.

Field goals, free throws and Formula 1: How Mitch made the list of Aussie firsts on the world stage

Mitch Wishnowsky is the latest Australian ‘first’ after kicking a field goal on the weekend. Here are other countrymen who’ve broken barriers.

  • Billie Eder
Eagles offensive tackle Jordan Mailata could feature in an NFL game in Australia.

‘Time to make it happen’: Sydney jockeying for historic NFL clash

The NFL has just played a historic season-opening match in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Could Sydney be one of the game’s next international stops?

  • Adrian Proszenko
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.

‘We’ll welcome Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift back’: Sydney puts up hand to host NFL game

Just months after the megastar singer and her boyfriend jetted into town, Sydney hopes the couple will be back for a historic NFL game in the city.

  • Adrian Proszenko