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Remembering Ron Clarke's legacy - Pearson, Nunn and Tom Tate

Ron Clarke carries the flame around the arena during the opening ceremony of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Photo: Fairfax Archives. Australia's athletics legend Ron Clarke dies · Ron Clarke dies: Gold Coast farewells athlete who became their mayor. >> view original

Now is the time to get behind the Matildas

The Matildas showed ferocity and focus to make it through the "group of death" at the World Cup. If you haven't seen them play yet, haul yourself out of bed in the wee hours of Monday morning, writes Amanda Shalala. One of the most spellbinding sights in ... >> view original

US Open 2015: Australian golfer Clint Rice kicked off Chambers Bay course

Geoff Ogilvy, of Australia, hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during a practice round for the US Open at Chambers Bay. Australian golfer Clint Rice had his clubs confiscated while attempting a US Open practice round. Ranked No.1188 in the world, Rice is one ... >> view original

Kerr won't let brother's confession affect her

SAM Kerr says her family will continue to rally around her brother, former West Coast Eagles star Daniel Kerr, after he confessed to using the drug ice and alcohol abuse. Kerr, who helped Australia qualify for the round of 16 at the FIFA women's World Cup in a ... >> view original

Eddie McGuire leads charge over AFL's new revenue tax

Clubs are making a strong push to abolish the new AFL revenue tax, with Collingwood president Eddie McGuire demanding it was time that the AFL finally footed the bill for the competition. The equalisation measure — payable for the first time this year and ... >> view original

Footy Fans Survey 2015: Bring back State-of-Origin

Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. The Footy Fans Survey 2:15. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. AFL 360: Mark Robinson and Gerard Whateley preview the Footy Fans Survey. Fox Sports; 17 Jun 2015 ... >> view original

Andre Iguodala Was Key to Golden State Warriors' NBA Championship Hopes

The MVP of the 2015 NBA Finals isn't a superstar, lacking the name recognition of Stephen Curry and LeBron James. The Most Valuable Player wasn't even a starter this season. No, the Bill Russell Award was handed to Golden State Warriors shooting guard ... >> view original

Thanasi Kokkinakis wins but Wimbledon hopes of Nick Kyrgios and Bernard ...

LONDON: Thanasi Kokkinakis has saved Australia's blushes with a stirring win at Queen's Club after fellow rising stars Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic suffered swift first-round defeats in a worrying Wimbledon preview. Kokkinakis, who completed a round trip ... >> view original

Matt White to miss up to six weeks with hamstring injury

MATT White could spend as many as six weeks on the sidelines due to the hamstring injury he suffered on Friday night against Geelong. White will miss at least a month after scans revealed the damage to his left hamstring was between a grade two and three ... >> view original

State of Origin 2015: Queensland v NSW at the MCG. LIVE coverage

THIS is it. Game 2 of State of Origin 2015 has arrived and the is simple: If Queensland wins, they wrap up the series and reclaim the shield after NSW's surprise victory, making it nine wins in the past 10 series. If NSW wins, we go to a mouthwatering decider in ... >> view original