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American’s double-bagel defeat might just be tennis’s answer to Scott of the Antarctic

Amanda Anisimova, who before our very eyes was thrashed in the Wimbledon singles final, delivered such a magnificent speech that the match will be...

13.07.2025 30

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

American’s double-bagel defeat might just be tennis’s answer to Scott of the Antarctic

Amanda Anisimova, who before our very eyes was thrashed in the Wimbledon singles final, delivered such a magnificent speech that the match will be...

13.07.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

American’s double-bagel defeat might just be tennis’s answer to Scott of the Antarctic

Amanda Anisimova, who before our very eyes was thrashed in the Wimbledon singles final, delivered such a magnificent speech that the match will be...

13.07.2025 20

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

American’s double-bagel defeat might just be tennis’s answer to Scott of the Antarctic

Amanda Anisimova, who before our very eyes was thrashed in the Wimbledon singles final, delivered such a magnificent speech that the match will be...

13.07.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Who the devil is this kid from Gunnedah? He hopes he’s a Lions tamer

Harry Wilson captained the Wallabies against Fiji last week. Next he’ll confront the British and Irish Lions. Let’s meet him properly.

12.07.2025 8

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Who the devil is this kid from Gunnedah? He hopes he’s a Lions tamer

Harry Wilson captained the Wallabies against Fiji last week. Next he’ll confront the British and Irish Lions. Let’s meet him properly.

12.07.2025 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Who the devil is this kid from Gunnedah? He hopes he’s a Lions tamer

Harry Wilson captained the Wallabies against Fiji last week. Next he’ll confront the British and Irish Lions. Let’s meet him properly.

12.07.2025 8

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Who the devil is this kid from Gunnedah? He hopes he’s a Lions tamer

Harry Wilson captained the Wallabies against Fiji last week. Next he’ll confront the British and Irish Lions. Let’s meet him properly.

12.07.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Laurie, we love you … but you’re not the man to coach the Blues

Great footballer, even better bloke – but all evidence points to the fact coaching is not Laurie Daley’s go. And there is a standout candidate to...

11.07.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Laurie, we love you … but you’re not the man to coach the Blues

Great footballer, even better bloke – but all evidence points to the fact coaching is not Laurie Daley’s go. And there is a standout candidate to...

11.07.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Laurie, we love you … but you’re not the man to coach the Blues

Great footballer, even better bloke – but all evidence points to the fact coaching is not Laurie Daley’s go. And there is a standout candidate to...

11.07.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Laurie, we love you … but you’re not the man to coach the Blues

Great footballer, even better bloke – but all evidence points to the fact coaching is not Laurie Daley’s go. And there is a standout candidate to...

11.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Tommy gun: Queensland’s No.7 cuts down the Blues

Tom Dearden owned the Origin arena in a man of the match performance.

09.07.2025 7

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Tommy gun: Queensland’s No.7 cuts down the Blues

Tom Dearden owned the Origin arena in a man of the match performance.

09.07.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Tommy gun: Queensland’s No.7 cuts down the Blues

Tom Dearden owned the Origin arena in a man of the match performance.

09.07.2025 3

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Tommy gun: Queensland’s No.7 cuts down the Blues

Tom Dearden owned the Origin arena in a man of the match performance.

09.07.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Is the world is on the brink of nuclear catastrophe? This expert thinks so

There are 12,000 nuclear weapons in the world, many of which are controlled by AI. We are close to a catastrophe.

05.07.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Is the world is on the brink of nuclear catastrophe? This expert thinks so

There are 12,000 nuclear weapons in the world, many of which are controlled by AI. We are close to a catastrophe.

05.07.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Is the world is on the brink of nuclear catastrophe? This expert thinks so

There are 12,000 nuclear weapons in the world, many of which are controlled by AI. We are close to a catastrophe.

05.07.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Is the world is on the brink of nuclear catastrophe? This expert thinks so

There are 12,000 nuclear weapons in the world, many of which are controlled by AI. We are close to a catastrophe.

05.07.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Lions series won’t be won on penalties and collapsed scrums

We had some fun at league fans’ expense last week. Their response – that rugby is a boring snooze-fest – just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny any longer.

04.07.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Lions series won’t be won on penalties and collapsed scrums

We had some fun at league fans’ expense last week. Their response – that rugby is a boring snooze-fest – just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny any longer.

04.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Lions series won’t be won on penalties and collapsed scrums

We had some fun at league fans’ expense last week. Their response – that rugby is a boring snooze-fest – just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny any longer.

04.07.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Lions series won’t be won on penalties and collapsed scrums

We had some fun at league fans’ expense last week. Their response – that rugby is a boring snooze-fest – just doesn’t stand up to scrutiny any longer.

04.07.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Lions for leaguies: My guide to the greatest rugby show on turf

Followers of the 13-man code can witness a true global sporting spectacle over the next month – right on their doorstep. Let me break it down.

03.07.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Lions for leaguies: My guide to the greatest rugby show on turf

Followers of the 13-man code can witness a true global sporting spectacle over the next month – right on their doorstep. Let me break it down.

03.07.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Lions for leaguies: My guide to the greatest rugby show on turf

Followers of the 13-man code can witness a true global sporting spectacle over the next month – right on their doorstep. Let me break it down.

03.07.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Lions for leaguies: My guide to the greatest rugby show on turf

Followers of the 13-man code can witness a true global sporting spectacle over the next month – right on their doorstep. Let me break it down.

03.07.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

Bridget Kelly is young, talented and “has an extra chromosome for emergencies”. Her love of art is infectious.

29.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

Bridget Kelly is young, talented and “has an extra chromosome for emergencies”. Her love of art is infectious.

29.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

Bridget Kelly is young, talented and “has an extra chromosome for emergencies”. Her love of art is infectious.

29.06.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

‘Art makes me feel seen’: Young creator tells

Bridget Kelly is young, talented and “has an extra chromosome for emergencies”. Her love of art is infectious.

29.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

They lost another tranche of key players in the off-season, then five of their first six matches. Surely the Panthers couldn’t win a fifth straight...

28.06.2025 9

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

They lost another tranche of key players in the off-season, then five of their first six matches. Surely the Panthers couldn’t win a fifth straight...

28.06.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

They lost another tranche of key players in the off-season, then five of their first six matches. Surely the Panthers couldn’t win a fifth straight...

28.06.2025 7

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Whisper it, but the Panthers can pull off the sports story of the year

They lost another tranche of key players in the off-season, then five of their first six matches. Surely the Panthers couldn’t win a fifth straight...

28.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

The sports panel show struck gold in the early days, and was still working 29 years on when it was inexplicably axed this week.

26.06.2025 5

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

The sports panel show struck gold in the early days, and was still working 29 years on when it was inexplicably axed this week.

26.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

The sports panel show struck gold in the early days, and was still working 29 years on when it was inexplicably axed this week.

26.06.2025 7

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Vale The Back Page, a rare and beautiful exception to Hunter S Thompson’s TV dictum

The sports panel show struck gold in the early days, and was still working 29 years on when it was inexplicably axed this week.

26.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

I skated with the world-famous stars of the ice. I must have been on thinner ice.

21.06.2025 8

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

I skated with the world-famous stars of the ice. I must have been on thinner ice.

21.06.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

I skated with the world-famous stars of the ice. I must have been on thinner ice.

21.06.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Hey, Torvill and Dean, remember the time I danced with you?

I skated with the world-famous stars of the ice. I must have been on thinner ice.

21.06.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

The Maroons Origin coach rightly apologised for referencing the late Paul Green this week but he definitely has a point about sledging through the...

21.06.2025 10

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

The Maroons Origin coach rightly apologised for referencing the late Paul Green this week but he definitely has a point about sledging through the...

21.06.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

The Maroons Origin coach rightly apologised for referencing the late Paul Green this week but he definitely has a point about sledging through the...

21.06.2025 10

The Age

Peter Fitzsimons

Billy Slater has a point on pre-game Origin sledging

The Maroons Origin coach rightly apologised for referencing the late Paul Green this week but he definitely has a point about sledging through the...

21.06.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Peter Fitzsimons

Bloody hell – those Queenslanders have done it again

It was all over after NSW scored the first try right? Wrong, wrong, wrong - you just can’t kill the Maroons.

18.06.2025 5

WA Today

Peter Fitzsimons

Bloody hell – those Queenslanders have done it again

It was all over after NSW scored the first try right? Wrong, wrong, wrong - you just can’t kill the Maroons.

18.06.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Peter Fitzsimons