The joy of six has not been entirely lost,but it’s getting there
Opinion
IPL

The joy of six has not been entirely lost,but it’s getting there

Cricket is overdoing a good thing with sixes. It is one thing to reinvigorate a sport to stay in line with the times,another to indulge it to death.

  • byGreg Baum

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If McKay and Curnow don’t get you,Daicos will
Analysis
AFL 2024

If McKay and Curnow don’t get you,Daicos will

Carlton’s forward line titans threatened early and late,but it was Nick Daicos who stood tallest when it mattered most.

  • byGreg Baum
‘Get your foot off Carlton’s throat’:When Eddie McGuire went into bat for the Blues

‘Get your foot off Carlton’s throat’:When Eddie McGuire went into bat for the Blues

For Eddie McGuire,there’s nothing better than the anticipation of playing Collingwood - and then beating them. Which is why he intervened at the Blues’ lowest ebb.

  • byGreg Baum
Andrews accused of trashing Commonwealth Games brand for own political gain

Andrews accused of trashing Commonwealth Games brand for own political gain

The boss of Commonwealth Games Australia has again taken aim at Daniel Andrews’ “callous” decision to abandon the 2026 Games.

  • byGreg Baum
‘It is breaking me’:Brayshaw brother launches attack on AFL judiciary

‘It is breaking me’:Brayshaw brother launches attack on AFL judiciary

Hamish Brayshaw has mounted an impassioned attack on what he sees as the incomprehensible way so-called head protection in the AFL is being administered.

  • byGreg Baum
Covering the Olympics and the party of the century:Our reporters get behind the scenes of the Games
The road to Paris
Paris 2024

Covering the Olympics and the party of the century:Our reporters get behind the scenes of the Games

Life at the Olympics isn’t all beer and skittles. It’s way better than that.

  • byGreg Baum
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A screamer,a banana and a monster torp:Breaking down the brilliant moments of Anzac Day draw

A screamer,a banana and a monster torp:Breaking down the brilliant moments of Anzac Day draw

Jamie Elliott was still rubbing his eyes in wonder at Bobby Hill’s laser-guided sidewinder of a kick to him in the first quarter when he said this Anzac Day skyscraper of a mark was the best of his career.

  • byGreg Baum
Chinese checkers and the WADA cone of silence

Chinese checkers and the WADA cone of silence

The thing about a cover-up is that there’s nothing to see. It’s the smell that gives it away.

  • byGreg Baum
The art of the sporting apology,and how it became a business
Opinion
AFL 2024

The art of the sporting apology,and how it became a business

Somewhere in the sports world,someone is always apologising,and saying sorry has become a business with its own skill set.

  • byGreg Baum
How many medals will Australia win at Paris 2024? Here’s what the data analysts think

How many medals will Australia win at Paris 2024? Here’s what the data analysts think

An independent forecast about Australia’s prospects in the Paris Olympics is bullish,but not unrealistic.

  • byGreg Baum
‘The little boy from Queensland,eh?’ Dunstall elevated to Legend status in hall of fame

‘The little boy from Queensland,eh?’ Dunstall elevated to Legend status in hall of fame

Dunstall said he’d struggle in the modern game because he’s not “an athlete”,but that truth hides a lie.

  • byGreg Baum