Sport

Video
Leandro Paredes

World Cup final ends on sour note as ‘sore loser’ lashes out

‘He threw two or three haymakers into someone’s face. There is no place or space for that.’

Updated
Read more (2 min) →
Video
Brendon McCullum is no longer England’s head coach.

Bazball is dead, so what comes next for Poms?

Not many will mourn the passing of Brendon McCullum‘s failed project, but English cricket now has an important choice to make on what it does now.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
An ambulance was called for Dan Turner after a rib injury.

Sign up to The Nightly's newsletters.

Get the first look at the digital newspaper, curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox.

Email Us
By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.
Jarome Luai.

Eels deal is more than a stopover for Luai

It has taken a bit of the shine off his big move to PNG in 2028, but a gap year at Parramatta could work well for both parties.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
Brendon McCullum has been sacked as England’s Test coach.

Why Aussies should mourn the overdue death of Bazball

The Poms have finally accepted the obvious, but it’s a sad day for this group of cricket fans.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
The Lions have now won their past four games.

Brisbane couldn’t pull off a three-peat, could they? 

The Lions have now won their past four games and have a bit of 2024 about them. Their best footy is still the best in the comp.

Updated
Read more (5 min) →
Video
The dejected Socceroos on Saturday.

The blueprint for avoiding more World Cup heartbreak

Simply making the biggest tournament on earth is not enough anymore, the Socceroos’ success needs to last longer and here is how they do that.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
The women’s side just won another World Cup in circumstances their male counterparts would never put up with.

World Cup winning cricketers draw the short straw yet again

The women’s side just won another World Cup in circumstances their male counterparts would never put up with.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
Video
Cody Walker should not captain Souths again.

The drastic action Souths must take after Walker brain snap

WATCH THE VIDEO: There are not many worse things you can do in an NRL game than kick a bloke, so the Rabbitohs need to set an example of the fill-in skipper.

Updated
Read more (4 min) →
Ben Stokes celebrates hitting the winning runs for England to win the Third Test against Australia at Headingley in 2019.

Ben Stokes shattered me, but I’ll never stop admiring him

JUSTIN LANGER: Heroes are not only born in moments of triumph, but they are forged in the quiet refusal to accept that all is lost, even when the odds are stacked impossibly high.

Updated
Read more (5 min) →
Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been indicted for allegedly vandalising the newly refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Canoeist faces 10 years jail if guilty of vandalising pool

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn’s attorney’s said he is the victim of an “outrageous” prosecution brought by allies of President Donald Trump.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
Video
An AFL mid-season tournament is a very bad idea.

This has to be the silliest idea suggested in a long time

The AFL has outdone itself this time with this proposal, but it’s only one of four things that are driving me a bit mad right now.

Updated
Read more (4 min) →
Video
England captain Ben Stokes shocked everyone when he retired.

The fanfare of Stokes’ farewell was too much to bear

The England captain had earned the right to go out on his terms but the send-off overshadowed a great cricketing result.

Updated
Read more (4 min) →
Laurie Daley was NSW most successful skipper.

Everyone is forgetting what Laurie Daley did for NSW

The armchair critics have had a field day, but few of them probably realise there have been few men who have done more for the Blues than the under-fire coach.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
Mohamed Salah looms large for the Socceroos.

The big money star standing between Socceroos and history

There are a lot of things we know about Egypt, but the strength of their soccer team is not one of them.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
Ben Stokes retires from international cricket as one of England’s greatest ever players. 

Ben Stokes played Ashes villain to perfection

Love him or hate him, retiring England captain Ben Stokes was the perfect Ashes villain for Australia. Here’s why.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →
NSW Blues coach Laurie Daley may have selected his last Origin team.

If nothing else, Daley can say he did Origin his way

Laurie Daley has channelled Frank Sinatra in picking what is likely to be his last NSW State of Origin team, writes Mark ‘Spudd’ Carroll.

Updated
Read more (3 min) →