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Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Steve Smith.

Who will be next out the door after Smith?

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The shock retirement will help herald a new era for the one-day team but also shifts the focus on the other ageing stars who may be ready to call it quits.

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Charlie Curnow (l) has been labelled a non A-grade player but I disagree.

The ‘fake’ AFL star getting a bad rap

RICHO’S TOP 10: There is one player whose status as a genuine star of the game has been questioned, but I think it’s an unfair call. Here’s why.

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Jessica Sergis of Australia makes a break during the International Match between the Australia Jillaroos and England.

Women should not pay price for NRL’s Vegas overreach

KIERSTEN DUKE: It’s the easy option but it definitely is not the right one. Here are several ways to fix the USA season openers without axing the Jillaroos.

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Legendary jockey Michelle Payne has lost her sister, Bernadette.

Shattering tragedy rocks legendary racing family

A statement has been issued as the family asks for privacy.

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Charlie Cameron and Bailey Smith will not face off on Thursday night.

These are more than just missed games

CAITLIN BASSETT: Players prepare meticulously for every game so while it was the right call to postpone the Queensland games, the teams now face a new challenge due to the disrupted start to their season.

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Toby Greene playing for Victoria in 2020. The AFL  gave up on State of Origin so will struggle to have it rival the NRL’s version, Mark ‘Spudd’ Carroll says.

The real reason AFL State of Origin will never work

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: The star players may want it but I will tell you why Aussie rules origin is going to fail.

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Georgie Parker says she owes Mel McLaughlin an apology for not backing her over the infamous Chris Gayle interview.

Why I owe Mel McLaughlin an apology

GEORGIE PARKER: It’s been nearly a decade coming, but it’s about time I made good over something I regret.

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defining what constitutes a “good” sponsor is complex, writes Mitchell Johnson.

Teams need sponsors but who decides which ones are ‘good’?

MITCHELL JOHNSON: It would certainly be appealing to have a cleaner, more positive image with sponsors, but defining what constitutes a ‘good’ sponsor is complex.

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Josh Inglis (centre) after Australia won the 2021 T20 World Cup.

Next Australian superstar’s long road to success

JUSTIN LANGER: He has patiently waited in the wings now this cricketer is taking the world by storm.

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Virat Kohli’s Indian team is playing all its Champion Trophy games in Dubai not Pakistan due to security concerns.

India’s ‘unfair advantage’ needs to be called out

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The cricketing powerhouse always get things their own way but the Aussies should not let that distract them as they hope to break a longstanding trophy drought.

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Patrick Cripps, Zach Merrett, Shai Bolton, Nick Daicos, Marcus Bontempelli and Matt Rowell are all playing in side’s that need to better in 2025 than they did in 2024.

The AFL team that MUST do better in 2025

RICHO’S TOP 1O: There are no more excuses left for this side not to lift this season, plus if your club’s forward line does look like this team’s then it’s game over before a ball has been bounced.

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Ryan Papenhuyzen, Kalyna Ponga and Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow are my top three players to watch this season.

My magnificent seven: The players set to star in 2025

KIERSTEN DUKE: With the start of the NRL season just days away here are the seven footballers you have to watch this year. The stars that did not make the cut will surprise you.

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Tarryn Thomas arriving in Perth on Tuesday.

Why I wouldn’t want to play at the same club as Thomas

CAITLIN BASSETT: The Perth WAFL club that has thrown Tarryn Thomas a lifeline are not reading the room. There is more at stake than helping this troubled former AFL player restart his footy career.

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Andrew Ettingshausen was my favourite rugby league  player growing up in North Queensland.

How ET inspired my love for rugby league

MITCHELL JOHNSON: There is nothing like the build-up to the footy season and as a young boy in Queensland it was the Cronulla Sharks, not the Brisbane Broncos I loved to get behind. Here’s why.

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Dustin Martin during the AFL Bushfire Relief State of Origin match in 2020.

The one thing the AFL should do to revive state of origin

GEORGIE PARKER: The fans would love it but how can we bring back state rep footy? It won’t be easy but here is my blueprint on how to make it happen.

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