The day Putin rose from obscurity to one of the world’s most powerful jobs
It is December 31, 1999. Savage Garden is dominating global music charts and rugby fans are celebrating the Wallabies’ World…
Director of PNG’s NRL franchise stood down amid corruption allegations
A powerful businessman has stood down from the board of Papua New Guinea’s new NRL franchise amid corruption concerns relating…
How a shared love of NRL gave Australia an edge over China in PNG
On the eve of this year’s State of Origin grand final, a Papua New Guinean colleague gifted me two bright…
Saudi Arabia to host FIFA World Cup despite sportswashing concerns
FIFA has announced Saudi Arabia as the host for the 2034 men’s World Cup, despite a growing number of organisations…
‘My heart can’t take it’: Emotional Khawaja won’t wear ‘political’ shoes, but will fight ICC ruling
Australian batsman Usman Khawaja says he will not wear his shoes bearing the words “all lives are equal” during the…
Concerns grow over Socceroos match in China ‘unwittingly being used for propaganda’
The federal opposition has raised the alarm over the Socceroos’ friendly match with world champions Argentina tonight in China, warning…
Europe’s last dictator celebrated this young tennis star. Then Aryna Sabalenka publicly disowned him
Aryna Sabalenka has been on the end of a thrashing she usually reserves for on-court opponents as the tennis media…
‘Directly raising level of tension’: Tennis official takes aim at Djokovic over Kosovo comments
Kosovo’s tennis federation has accused Serbia’s Novak Djokovic of aggravating an already tense situation after the world number three wrote…
The rise of the ‘un-volunteer’: How French protesters are planning to disrupt the Paris Olympics
Retired and with time to kill, Bernard Gauvain wants to be a volunteer at the 2024 Olympics — but a…
‘Force for good’: Greg Norman defends controversial golf series
Australian golfing legend Greg Norman says he’s never raised Saudi Arabia’s human rights record with the backers of the LIV…