Oscar Piastri celebrates his win.

Oscar Piastri leads the F1 drivers’ championship. Here’s why he can win it this year

McLaren’s “papaya rules” are set to allow Piastri the best shot at what no Australian has achieved since Alan Jones with Williams 45 years ago – winning the title.

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Damien Hardwick makes his way through the Tiger crowd.

Hardwick takes a swipe at Victorian premier over Balta comments after Tiger cubs snare a thrilling win

The three-time premiership coach had some choice words for Jacinta Allan ahead of Noah Balta’s sentencing on Tuesday.

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Bombers hold on in Good Friday thriller but star big man is facing a long injury lay-off

Brad Scott has all but confirmed the worst fears of Essendon fans – that Sam Draper has injured his Achilles.

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Beau McCreery in the thick of the action with his Magpies teammates.

Magpies unveil ‘ferocious’ new midfielder as Swans sweat on Amartey hamstring scan

The Magpies were simply far too good for Sydney in their Gather Round clash at Adelaide Oval on Friday night.

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McLaren stars Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

‘I didn’t do a good enough job,’ Piastri admits after Verstappen flexes his muscle to win in Japan

The four-time reigning world champion has won in Suzuka for the fourth time in a row,despite Norris and Piastri having the best race car on the grid.

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Patrick Dangerfield of the Cats celebrates kicking a goal.

Dunstall’s huge call on Dangerfield’s forward future;Petracca’s emotions show after Demons loss to Cats

The Cats were too good for the Demons scoring a comfortable win at GMHBA Stadium. Relive the action here.

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Liam O’Connell of the Saints reacts to an injury.

Hawks hold off Giants,Lions top Cats in Saturday thrillers;Saint lose youngster to act ‘that’s got to be stamped out’

Gold Coast,St Kilda,Hawthorn and Brisbane Lions were the big winners on AFL Saturday while more questions will be asked players pushing opponents into traffic after a young Saint was left with a suspected concussion.

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Blues coach Michael Voss walks off after the loss to the Bulldogs.

‘That’s fair’:Voss admits composure failing the Blues as Bulldogs score comeback win

The Bulldogs were too good for the Blues in Friday Night footy. Now the Blues will face some storm questions after falling to 0-3.

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Oscar Piastri was back on the top step of the podium following his Melbourne heartbreak.

Glory for Piastri in Shanghai as he banishes Albert Park heartbreak

Oscar Piastri started from pole position in his first grand prix since his heartbreak at Albert Park and drove a near-faultless race en route to victory.

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Mason Cox was in the thick of the action late.

As it happened:‘He got punched in the face’ – McRae’s blunt assessment of incident in nail-biting win

Recap all the thrilling action from Friday night footy at the MCG as Collingwood spoiled the Bulldogs’ party.

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