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Beach fives rugby gets tick of approval from NRL greats January 26, 2021

Former NRL stars Lote Tuqiri and Willie Mason see a future for the hybrid sport — which is a mix of the rugby codes and touch football — after taking to the sand in a fast-paced tournament in Newcastle.

Former NRL player Masada Iosefa dies in NT quad bike crash January 26, 2021

NT Police say the 32-year-old Penrith Panthers and Wests Tigers hooker collided with a guard rail and rolled the quad bike after failing to successfully negotiate a bend in rural Darwin.

Amy Culpitt And Henry Zwartz

'These are the morals I've grown up with': Kyrgios to continue to hold Djokovic to account January 26, 2021

Nick Kyrgios is determined to keep calling out poor behaviour from Novak Djokovic, saying no other tennis players have been holding the world number one to account.

Australia must stick by Paine as skipper, Greg Chappell says January 25, 2021

Former selector Greg Chappell says Tim Paine is still the best wicketkeeper in the country and to remove him as captain would be a big mistake.

'I feel abandoned': COVID-positive tennis player lashes Australian Open organisers January 25, 2021

Discontent among tennis players in quarantine ahead of the Australian Open reaches a new level as Spanish player Paula Badosa accuses tournament officials of abandoning her and delivering "the worst experience" of her career.

How a refugee from Hungary suggested an Institute of Sport that kept Australia on the world stage January 25, 2021

The Australian Institute of Sport began as an idea in the mind of a Hungarian refugee but his recommendations were almost lost in the transition between the Whitlam and Fraser governments.

Tracey Holmes

Three brothers, two kayaks and one of Australia's most treacherous stretches of ocean January 25, 2021

When COVID dashed their overseas plans, the Lambers brothers looked for an adventure closer to home. Here they tell how they found it on the high seas of the notorious Bass Strait.

Emily Bissland

We now know who's going to the Super Bowl, and there's one very familiar face January 25, 2021

Veteran quarterback Tom Brady leads Tampa Bay to a home Super Bowl in his first season with the club thanks to a vintage performance against Green Bay.

Simon Smale

AFLW returns with some welcome changes, but some familiar issues January 24, 2021

After its 2020 season came to an abrupt, COVID-enforced end, the AFLW returns for a new year determined to learn from its mistakes. But despite notable improvements, writes Kate O'Halloran, the work is still just beginning.

Kate O'Halloran

With one round left the race for the BBL finals is going down to the wire January 24, 2021

Heading into the final round of regular season matches, seven of the eight BBL teams are in with a shot of making the finals, with only the ladder-leading Scorchers and second-placed Sixers guaranteed a spot.