Liberal candidate forced to apologise for insulting young girl in basketball match
The junior basketball coach – who is running for the Liberal Party in a key seat – was suspended for six weeks for bringing the game into disrepute.
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The junior basketball coach – who is running for the Liberal Party in a key seat – was suspended for six weeks for bringing the game into disrepute.
While the claims made by Usman Khawaja drive a wedge between a generation of Australian Test players, the former captain has been watching events unfold from New York.
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Marnus Labuschagne has shed light on his axing and why Jack Clayton is ready to succeed him, while addressing claims in Usman Khawaja’s book.
Mitchell Starc said he was “sticking to what I said five years ago”, when he and the other Test bowlers released a statement denying knowledge of a plot to use sandpaper on the ball in Cape Town in 2018.
Usman Khawaja’s controversial book has hit the shelves. Here are the highlights.
CA chief Todd Greenberg has backed Usman Khawaja’s right to tell his version of what happened in South Africa in 2018, but says the story does not correlate with what some other members of the team say.
Dual international Chris Ashton believes Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii looks lost on a rugby field, and questioned why Rugby Australia keep signing league players.
The Australian F1 gun and Mark Webber released a joint statement on Monday evening, confirming the agreement to go their separate ways was a mutual decision.
The Wallabies conceded over 40 points for a third straight Test match, in a record defeat to England. Coach Les Kiss says it’s not good enough.
Harry Grant is just one of a clutch of Australian stars whose future is the subject of daily conjecture. For now, though, he only has eyes for Sunday’s World Cup final against New Zealand.
He helped lead Brisbane to a drought-breaking premiership in 2025. Now, the game’s premier prop intends to do the same at South Sydney.