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Jack Doohan lost his childhood dream of an F1 seat. He opens about the ‘brutal’ axing
Doohan said on Friday that discussions about his Alpine seat and future were happening before last year’s Australian Grand Prix. Now a reserve driver with Haas, his goal is to get back on the grid. Â
- by Hannah Kennelly
AFL Briefing
AFL 2026
Former skipper unloads on Blues in expletive-laden spray
- by Danny Russell, Greg Dundas and Peter Ryan
AFL
‘Completely false and unfair’: Collingwood deny rumours about McRae’s personal life
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- by Michael Gleeson
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Vale
‘He made footballers famous’: Bruce McAvaney’s tribute after beloved caller Dennis Cometti dies at 76
Cometti was long regarded as one of the doyens of sports commentary, especially AFL.
- by Jake Niall and Andrew Wu
Insight & Analysis
Dennis Cometti cracked many famous jokes, but there’s only one I would chisel on his tombstone
Just 76 years old, Dennis Cometti was so loved, so full of life. Has there been a more widely loved sports commentator in the history of our country?
Peter FitzSimons
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A dispute, an apology and a legal letter: The story Victoria Golf Club tried to shut down
When The Age came close to publishing a profile of Victoria Golf Club, which included details of an internal dispute that ended up in the Federal Court, the club tried to bury it.
Sam McClure
Sports reporter
Rebuilding, regrouping, unreliable or overripe: The AFL’s 17-year Victorian era is fading
In 2026, the Victorian clubs’ prospects aren’t bleak or bereft of hope. A premiership for one of them can’t be discounted. What is evident, however, is that the cycle is turning in favour of teams beyond Victorian borders.
Jake Niall
Chief football writer, The Age
Cricket
Analysis
Australian cricket
Australia are on the brink of a humiliating World Cup exit. They deserve it
- by Daniel Brettig
Soccer
Basketball
‘Greatest’: Fire crowned WNBL champs after OT thriller against Perth Lynx
An emotional Shannon Seebohm has heralded Townsville’s 108-105 victory against Perth as one of the greatest post-season games ever, after a battered Courtney Woods spearheaded the Fire to another WNBL title.
- by AAP
Updated
NBL
Kings, Phoenix asked for a ‘please explain’ after fiery Goorjian spray
There were plenty of heated moments in a fiery clash between two of the NBL’s premier teams, one in particular leaving master coach Brian Goorjian under investigation.
- by Jon Pierik and Shayne Hope
Racing
Tennis
Nearby explosions halt Fujairah Challenger
Play was halted at the ATP Challenger event in Fujairah, UAE, following explosions nearby linked to the escalating regional conflict.
The reason behind Craig Tiley’s massive Australian Open success
The measure of Craig Tiley’s success as head of the Australian Open is this: the tournament, in his tenure, shrugged off its image as the fourth, and least, of the grand slams and claimed a global sporting footprint that has re-shaped Melbourne’s image.
- by Michael Gleeson
Updated
Australian Open
‘You’ve got two jobs’: The priorities for Tiley’s successor at Tennis Australia
- by Marc McGowan and Scott Spits
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Jack Doohan lost his childhood dream of an F1 seat. He opens about the ‘brutal’ axing
Doohan said on Friday that discussions about his Alpine seat and future were happening before last year’s Australian Grand Prix. Now a reserve driver with Haas, his goal is to get back on the grid. Â
- by Hannah Kennelly
