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  1. Former Wallabies player Nathan Charles diagnosed with motor neurone disease aged 37

    Having defied death since birth with cystic fibrosis, a former Wallaby has now been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

  2. Bairstow not sweating Australian reception in BBL foray

    Ashes villain Jonny Bairstow will ply his trade down under, joining long-time England teammate Ben Stokes in the Big Bash League.

  3. ‘People didn’t even know each other, but they were hugging each other’: Tears, pouring rain and the unbreakable Newcastle spirit

    Newcastle’s improbable run has brought grown men to tears and will leave the town out of beer if they win it all. But this is all nothing new.

  4. VRC chairman to stand down after Melbourne Cup carnival, and his replacement has already been picked

    The surprise announcement comes at the start of the spring and means November’s Cup carnival at Flemington will be Wilson’s last in a leadership position.

  5. 'A knock on the door': How the sandpaper scandal kicked off

    Reporter Chris Barrett revisits the nastiness, distrust and leaks behind Australia's 2018 tour of South Africa.

  6. A sixth premiership and Immortality awaits. What’s left for Tamika Upton?

    The Broncos’ star fullback snared a third women’s Dally M medal in Sydney on Wednesday night.

  7. The ‘Roosters family’ guy with the NRL’s most confusing banner

    Rugby league fans have seen the banner Wayne Leong brings along to practically every Sydney Roosters game. And they all want to know what it means.

  8. AFL 2026: Brisbane premiership player Sam Marshall requests trade

    A premiership-winning Lion is seeking a trade back to Victoria and has nominated his preferred destination.

  9. Free-spirited Southam laps up pressure with 100m gold

    Flynn Southam has backed up his Commonwealth Games gold with victory in the 100m freestyle at the Australian short-course swimming championships in Sydney.

  10. ‘I keep chuckling at that’: McEvoy has reason to smile after hot streak

    Kerrin McEvoy is confident Bangkok Hottie can again defy market expectations as the champion jockey looks to continue a strong start to the season.