Summer in Sydney means ... burning feet on the driveway and the family minigolf championship

Summer in Sydney means ... burning feet on the driveway and the family minigolf championship

And why is it we cannot have daylight saving a few months longer?

  • byKathryn Wicks

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‘I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet’:The evolution of Serena Williams

‘I was just a kid with a dream and a racquet’:The evolution of Serena Williams

Breaking up is hard to do. Now the Serena show has come to an end,relive all 23 of her grand slam titles.

  • byKathryn Wicks
Call me paranoid or silly,I’ll still wear a mask in the office

Call me paranoid or silly,I’ll still wear a mask in the office

“So,how long are you going to wear your mask?” I was asked. The answer:As long as it takes.

  • byKathryn Wicks
‘Part of the strategy’:Why HSC students should attempt harder courses
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‘Part of the strategy’:Why HSC students should attempt harder courses

Analysis of band 5 and 6 HSC data shows that more students are able to achieve marks above 80 by doing difficult courses,not less-challenging ones.

  • byJordan Baker andKathryn Wicks
‘A window onto a world I once knew’:the Herald subscriber who is farthest from Sydney

‘A window onto a world I once knew’:the Herald subscriber who is farthest from Sydney

Professor James Kennedy used to read the Herald on the train to Newcastle. He now uses it to keep up with a Sydney that can seem “unrecognisable” from the one he left a decade ago.

  • byKathryn Wicks
'Dangerous behaviour':Horror crash in sprint to finish leaves rider fighting for life
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Cycling

'Dangerous behaviour':Horror crash in sprint to finish leaves rider fighting for life

A rider has been disqualified after his competitor was sent through the barriers and crashed in the Tour of Poland.

  • byKathryn Wicks
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Australia-NZ bid for Women's World Cup boosted by Brazil withdrawal

Australia-NZ bid for Women's World Cup boosted by Brazil withdrawal

With a decision on the host due in two weeks,Brazil has conceded it cannot run a major tournament following the coronavirus pandemic.

  • byVince Rugari andKathryn Wicks
From the Archives,1990:Longmire NSW hero as underdogs reign in rain

From the Archives,1990:Longmire NSW hero as underdogs reign in rain

On May 22,1990,future Sydney Swans coach John Longmire starred in an upset win against Victoria in a landmark State of Origin match.

  • byKathryn Wicks
Big Wave surfer rushed to hospital

Big Wave surfer rushed to hospital

Alex Botelho was rescued after he became displaced and dumped in the North Atlantic swell.

  • byKathryn Wicks
Matildas'Olympic qualifiers switched to Sydney after virus fears

Matildas'Olympic qualifiers switched to Sydney after virus fears

Australia's women's soccer team were set to fly out to China for next week's group matches,but the FFA have agreed to host the games in Australia as fears mount over the deadly coranavirus.

  • byAnthony Colangelo andKathryn Wicks
Meet the Herald's new trainee journalists

Meet the Herald's new trainee journalists

The appointment of eight trainees is an investment in the Herald's future,editor Lisa Davies says.

  • byKathryn Wicks