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Rory McIlroy wins the Masters.

Rory, Duplantis and India’s women cricketers: In 2025, it was a wide world of sports

Looking outside Australian sport puts us in position to pay respect to some outstanding achievements.

  • Malcolm Knox

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Jelly doesn’t grow on trees, you know

But bad karma does follow you around the back nine.

Donald Trump at the Ryder Cup.

‘Xenophobic frat-boy viciousness’: Trump’s America laid bare at Ryder Cup

Rabble-rousers interested in nothing but subjecting the Europeans to relentless venom turned the Ryder Cup into an unedifying experience.

  • Oliver Brown
Tensions were high throughout the weekend at Bethpage Black as Europe claimed a 15-13 victory in the 2025 Ryder Cup.
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Europe wins controversial Ryder Cup

Tensions were high throughout the weekend at Bethpage Black as Europe claimed a 15-13 victory in the 2025 Ryder Cup.

John Rahm hugs Shane Lowry after Europe retained the Ryder Cup.

Police escorts, a profane MC … and a beer hurled at McIlroy’s wife. This Ryder Cup had it all

The final day of the 2025 clash between the US and Europe was meant to be a procession. What followed will be long remembered.

  • Rick Maese
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Golfer Rory McIlroy was involved in a heated argument in the parking lot of the Marco Simone Golf Club outside Rome after competing in the Ryder Cup.

Caddy spat: McIlroy’s anger spills from greens to car park at Ryder Cup

The golfer was involved in a heated confrontation in the car park after play at the Ryder Cup in Rome.

  • Rick Maese and Noah Ferguson
Viktor Hovland’s caddie, Australian Shay Knight.

A former North Sydney Bears ballboy earned $3 million in a week ... for carrying a golf bag

Shay Knight once wanted to be the next Bears superstar. But after breaking his cheekbone in a tackle, the former landscaper is now one of Australian sport’s great success stories.

  • Adam Pengilly
Australia is keen to keep track cycling on the program for Melbourne.

Race is on as sports battle for a place in 2026 Commonwealth Games

There’s an apparent conflict between the Victorian government’s determination to attract world-class athletes in exciting sports and the lobbying by Commonwealth Games countries for traditional disciplines.

  • Roy Masters
Team USA players and captains with the trophy.

Americans send Europe a message in Ryder Cup rout led by rookies

The US strolled to a 19-9 victory at Whistling Straits, thanks in part to the performance of their six newcomers.