Opinion
Drugs in sport
Peter Bol has finally been cleared of doping, but he deserves answers about his treatment
The Australian middle-distance runner was the victim of a botched investigation by anti-doping authorities.
- by Andrew Webster
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Opinion
NRL 2023
Better than Lego: Why Penrith have become the NRL’s super team
The salary cap is a greased pole. Just when a team thinks it has reached the top, it slides back down again. Not Penrith.
- by Andrew Webster
Analysis
NRL 2023
Why the Tom Bradys of the NRL are dominating this season
The best playmakers in the NRL are also among the oldest, with some of the biggest names in the game seeming to only get better with age.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
Concussion crisis
‘It’s a life-changer’: Why medicinal cannabis may be able to treat concussions
Andrew Johns and other high-profile athletes are calling for federal government funding for research into the use of cannabis to treat and prevent concussion and head trauma in sport.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
The Ashes
Australia retained the Ashes by default – time to change Test cricket’s outdated rules
Imagine how much better it would be if the fifth Test at the Oval was alive and kicking?
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
State of Origin
Is State of Origin the monster devouring the NRL?
Play the series over three consecutive weeks, get them over and done with, so Origin doesn’t disrupt the regular home-and-away season.
- by Andrew Webster
Analysis
State of Origin
Blues waltz their way to victory just when it matters least
Just as some dance like nobody is watching, NSW should play like the result doesn’t matter after a much-improved performance in a dead rubber.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
State of Origin
When the rubber hits the road, this Origin should mean more to NSW than Queensland
Forget about a rare clean sweep for the Maroons: the Blues are trying to save the Origin futures of their coach and captain. Just don’t call it a dead rubber.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
The Ashes
How much longer can Australia show loyalty to David Warner?
The veteran opener’s returns so far this series look like bingo numbers — but who’s a better option?
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
State of Origin
What Brad Fittler can learn from Pat Cummins
Not how to bowl outswingers but how to handle bouncers from those heathens in the media.
- by Andrew Webster
Opinion
The Ashes
The first rule of MCC Fight Club is know the rules of cricket
I would have thought membership to the most famous club in cricket meant you understood the laws of the game.
- by Andrew Webster