Indigenous All Stars debutant Blake Steep.

Blake Steep heard his dad’s last words in the middle of the ocean. Then he saved his life

The rising Indigenous All Stars forward swam 1.6 kilometres back and forth through sharky seas after his father suffered a heart attack underwater.

  • byDan Walsh

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Ben Hunt’s only grand final appearance ended in heartache in 2015.

Grand designs:2484 games and not one NRL title. The veterans chasing premiership glory

Time is running out for a host of NRL veterans to live out their premiership dreams.

  • byRobert Dillon
Nathan Cleary.

Cleary opens up on Luai,little brother and being the ‘NRL’s Tom Brady’

Nathan Cleary,despite everything he has achieved already,continues to chase greatness. His inspiration comes from an unexpected source.

  • byAdrian Proszenko
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Insight&Analysis

We’ll never see a centre like Reg Gasnier again. Here’s why

Bradman Best and Stephen Crichton are extraordinary talents. But in today’s game,theirs is now the least important position on the rugby league field.

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Roy Masters

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You’re free to go,Sam,but the future is unsure

Sam Kerr walked free from court,but her behaviour on the night was appalling.

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Peter FitzSimons

Columnist and author

Kerr discovers one drunken night has more impact than all those brilliant goals

This is not a defence of the Matildas star,but context is needed around her police charges.

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Malcolm Knox

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Soccer

Macarthur FC club captain Ulises Davila appeared in court on Monday over betting allegations regarding yellow cards.

Former Macarthur FC captain faces new charges over alleged yellow card bet-fixing scheme

Police believe the alleged scheme,directed by a man in South America,now involves at least six A-League matches.

  • byRiley Walter andVince Rugari
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Why the battle has only just begun for Sam Kerr

Having left court on Tuesday in London after being found not guilty,Sam Kerr is about to meet a new set of challenges.

  • byJonathan Drennan

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Basketball

Xavier Cooks warms up before a match between the Kings and Adelaide 36ers in Sydney last month.

NBL star Xavier Cooks tested positive to cocaine

The drug carries a maximum four-year ban,but the penalty can be reduced to a month if proven it was taken for recreational use and not to enhance performance.

  • byChris Barrett
Ben Simmons is set to head to a third NBA club.

Ben Simmons has gone from All-Star to punchline. Will a third NBA team save him?

The Brooklyn Nets and representatives of Ben Simmons have negotiated a buyout of his $US40 million NBA contract.

  • byRoy Ward

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The hottest property in Australian athletics,Gout Gout has agreed to run in the nation’s richest foot race,a decision expected to create unseen hype for the event in its 143rd year.

  • byMichael Gleeson
Australian Jordan Mailata after winning the Super Bowl.

From Rabbitohs battler to Super Bowl champion:The rise of Jordan Mailata

Jordan Mailata became the first Australian to play in a Super Bowl victory as the Eagles beat the Chiefs in New Orleans.

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