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Venus Williams’ ‘comeback’ is an indictment on tennis

Venus Williams’ ‘comeback’ is an indictment on tennis

It is a win for nostalgic fans who remember the seven-time grand slam champion’s halcyon days, but make no mistake, this is an indictment on a...

20.02.2025 7

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Venus Williams’ ‘comeback’ is an indictment on tennis

Venus Williams’ ‘comeback’ is an indictment on tennis

It is a win for nostalgic fans who remember the seven-time grand slam champion’s halcyon days, but make no mistake, this is an indictment on a...

20.02.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Venus Williams’ ‘comeback’ is an indictment on tennis

It is a win for nostalgic fans who remember the seven-time grand slam champion’s halcyon days, but make no mistake, this is an indictment on a...

20.02.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Venus Williams’ ‘comeback’ is an indictment on tennis

Venus Williams’ ‘comeback’ is an indictment on tennis

It is a win for nostalgic fans who remember the seven-time grand slam champion’s halcyon days, but make no mistake, this is an indictment on a...

20.02.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

The AFL clubs under pressure and players with a point to prove in 2025

The AFL clubs under pressure and players with a point to prove in 2025

We take a look at which players are in for big years and how your club might fare, as well as explaining why some are under more pressure than others.

12.02.2025 10

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

The AFL clubs under pressure and players with a point to prove in 2025

The AFL clubs under pressure and players with a point to prove in 2025

We take a look at which players are in for big years and how your club might fare, as well as explaining why some are under more pressure than others.

12.02.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

The AFL clubs under pressure and players with a point to prove in 2025

The AFL clubs under pressure and players with a point to prove in 2025

We take a look at which players are in for big years and how your club might fare, as well as explaining why some are under more pressure than others.

12.02.2025 30

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

The AFL clubs under pressure and players with a point to prove in 2025

The AFL clubs under pressure and players with a point to prove in 2025

We take a look at which players are in for big years and how your club might fare, as well as explaining why some are under more pressure than others.

12.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Essendon’s ruckman Sam Draper could be next on the Crows’ hit list

Carlton’s Tom De Koning, West Coast captain Oscar Allen and North Melbourne prime mover Luke Davies-Uniacke join Draper among the most fascinating...

09.02.2025 6

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Essendon’s ruckman Sam Draper could be next on the Crows’ hit list

Carlton’s Tom De Koning, West Coast captain Oscar Allen and North Melbourne prime mover Luke Davies-Uniacke join Draper among the most fascinating...

09.02.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Essendon’s ruckman Sam Draper could be next on the Crows’ hit list

Carlton’s Tom De Koning, West Coast captain Oscar Allen and North Melbourne prime mover Luke Davies-Uniacke join Draper among the most fascinating...

09.02.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Essendon’s ruckman Sam Draper could be next on the Crows’ hit list

Carlton’s Tom De Koning, West Coast captain Oscar Allen and North Melbourne prime mover Luke Davies-Uniacke join Draper among the most fascinating...

09.02.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Who has the best youngsters in the AFL? Your club’s under-23s ranked

Nick Daicos is one of the AFL’s biggest stars, but Collingwood are still lacking when it comes to the quality of their youth. See every club’s...

29.01.2025 9

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Who has the best youngsters in the AFL? Your club’s under-23s ranked

Nick Daicos is one of the AFL’s biggest stars, but Collingwood are still lacking when it comes to the quality of their youth. See every club’s...

29.01.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Who has the best youngsters in the AFL? Your club’s under-23s ranked

Nick Daicos is one of the AFL’s biggest stars, but Collingwood are still lacking when it comes to the quality of their youth. See every club’s...

29.01.2025 8

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Who has the best youngsters in the AFL? Your club’s under-23s ranked

Nick Daicos is one of the AFL’s biggest stars, but Collingwood are still lacking when it comes to the quality of their youth. See every club’s...

29.01.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Illness, pressure and a looming doping case: Sinner’s challenging road to final

Jannik Sinner’s “safe place”, as his Australian super coach Darren Cahill puts it, has been a little less so this past fortnight in Melbourne.

26.01.2025 10

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Illness, pressure and a looming doping case: Sinner’s challenging road to final

Jannik Sinner’s “safe place”, as his Australian super coach Darren Cahill puts it, has been a little less so this past fortnight in Melbourne.

26.01.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Illness, pressure and a looming doping case: Sinner’s challenging road to final

Jannik Sinner’s “safe place”, as his Australian super coach Darren Cahill puts it, has been a little less so this past fortnight in Melbourne.

26.01.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Illness, pressure and a looming doping case: Sinner’s challenging road to final

Jannik Sinner’s “safe place”, as his Australian super coach Darren Cahill puts it, has been a little less so this past fortnight in Melbourne.

26.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Why we shouldn’t give up on de Minaur being more than ‘a quarter-final guy’

The Demon has reached four consecutive grand slam quarter-finals. Is that his level?

23.01.2025 8

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Why we shouldn’t give up on de Minaur being more than ‘a quarter-final guy’

The Demon has reached four consecutive grand slam quarter-finals. Is that his level?

23.01.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Why we shouldn’t give up on de Minaur being more than ‘a quarter-final guy’

The Demon has reached four consecutive grand slam quarter-finals. Is that his level?

23.01.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Why we shouldn’t give up on de Minaur being more than ‘a quarter-final guy’

The Demon has reached four consecutive grand slam quarter-finals. Is that his level?

23.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

‘I mean, I’m different:’ Behind the 230km/h thunderbolt that is changing tennis

14.01.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

‘I mean, I’m different:’ Behind the 230km/h thunderbolt that is changing tennis

14.01.2025 10

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

‘I mean, I’m different:’ Behind the 230km/h thunderbolt that is changing tennis

No one on the men’s tennis tour has a serve to match the towering 21-year-old Frenchman’s. It’s a weapon that has all his opponents talking.

14.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

‘I mean, I’m different:’ Behind the 230km/h thunderbolt that is changing tennis

No one on the men’s tennis tour has a serve to match the towering 21-year-old Frenchman’s. It’s a weapon that has all his opponents talking.

14.01.2025 20

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Sinner v Alcaraz: Why the dream final could finally be realised at Melbourne Park

World No.1 Jannik Sinner and four-time grand slam champion Carlos Alcaraz have the best rivalry in men’s tennis – but they’re yet to meet in a...

09.01.2025 4

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Sinner v Alcaraz: Why the dream final could finally be realised at Melbourne Park

09.01.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Sinner v Alcaraz: Why the dream final could finally be realised at Melbourne Park

09.01.2025 20

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Sinner v Alcaraz: Why the dream final could finally be realised at Melbourne Park

World No.1 Jannik Sinner and four-time grand slam champion Carlos Alcaraz have the best rivalry in men’s tennis – but they’re yet to meet in a...

09.01.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Back for a good time, but not a long time? Enjoy the rest of Kyrgios’ career while it lasts

Brisbane: There is only one certainty about Nick Kyrgios right now. The Brisbane commitments of Australia’s most watchable tennis star are over...

01.01.2025 2

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Back for a good time, but not a long time? Enjoy the rest of Kyrgios’ career while it lasts

Brisbane: There is only one certainty about Nick Kyrgios right now. The Brisbane commitments of Australia’s most watchable tennis star are over...

01.01.2025 8

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Tennis doping cases expose the gap between Swiateks, Sinners and the rest

Tennis’ biggest drugs problem may not be the drugs themselves. Instead, it revolves around trust. Mere months after revelations that men’s world...

29.11.2024 5

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Tennis doping cases expose the gap between Swiateks, Sinners and the rest

Tennis’ biggest drugs problem may not be the drugs themselves. Instead, it revolves around trust. Mere months after revelations that men’s world...

29.11.2024 4

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Tennis doping cases expose the gap between Swiateks, Sinners and the rest

Tennis’ biggest drugs problem may not be the drugs themselves. Instead, it revolves around trust. Mere months after revelations that men’s world...

29.11.2024 4

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Tennis doping cases expose the gap between Swiateks, Sinners and the rest

Tennis’ biggest drugs problem may not be the drugs themselves. Instead, it revolves around trust. Mere months after revelations that men’s world...

29.11.2024 5

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Elite talent, depth and building for a flag: Analysing each club’s 2024 draft selections

Two nights of high emotion resulted in 71 players realising their AFL dream at the draft, but which clubs emerged as winners and losers may not be...

21.11.2024 4

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Elite talent, depth and building for a flag: Analysing each club’s 2024 draft selections

Two nights of high emotion resulted in 71 players realising their AFL dream at the draft, but which clubs emerged as winners and losers may not be...

21.11.2024 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Elite talent, depth and building for a flag: Analysing each club’s 2024 draft selections

Two nights of high emotion resulted in 71 players realising their AFL dream at the draft, but which clubs emerged as winners and losers may not be...

21.11.2024 20

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Elite talent, depth and building for a flag: Analysing each club’s 2024 draft selections

Two nights of high emotion resulted in 71 players realising their AFL dream at the draft, but which clubs emerged as winners and losers may not be...

21.11.2024 3

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

He’s the ‘most talented’ kid in the draft. So why isn’t Finn O’Sullivan a lock at No.1?

AFL recruiters will tell you there is no one more talented in this year’s highly touted draft class than Koroit kid and Xavier College boarder Finn...

17.11.2024 2

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

He’s the ‘most talented’ kid in the draft. So why isn’t Finn O’Sullivan a lock at No.1?

AFL recruiters will tell you there is no one more talented in this year’s highly touted draft class than Koroit kid and Xavier College boarder Finn...

17.11.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

He’s the ‘most talented’ kid in the draft. So why isn’t Finn O’Sullivan a lock at No.1?

AFL recruiters will tell you there is no one more talented in this year’s highly touted draft class than Koroit kid and Xavier College boarder Finn...

17.11.2024 2

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

He’s the ‘most talented’ kid in the draft. So why isn’t Finn O’Sullivan a lock at No.1?

AFL recruiters will tell you there is no one more talented in this year’s highly touted draft class than Koroit kid and Xavier College boarder Finn...

17.11.2024 2

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan

Winners and losers: We rank each AFL club’s trade period, and it’s not as easy as A, B or C-

We have graded every club’s performance – and ranked them from one to 18 – through the free agency and trade period to find the real winners and...

16.10.2024 2

WA Today

Marc Mcgowan

Winners and losers: We rank each AFL club’s trade period, and it’s not as easy as A, B or C-

We have graded every club’s performance – and ranked them from one to 18 – through the free agency and trade period to find the real winners and...

16.10.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Marc Mcgowan

Winners and losers: We rank each AFL club’s trade period, and it’s not as easy as A, B or C-

We have graded every club’s performance – and ranked them from one to 18 – through the free agency and trade period to find the real winners and...

16.10.2024 2

The Age

Marc Mcgowan

Winners and losers: We rank each AFL club’s trade period, and it’s not as easy as A, B or C-

We have graded every club’s performance – and ranked them from one to 18 – through the free agency and trade period to find the real winners and...

16.10.2024 2

Brisbane Times

Marc Mcgowan