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Scott Spits is a sports reporter for The Age

Collingwood avert disaster with gusty win at the Gabba; Pendlebury ‘got sucked in’ before hitting Neale

Collingwood avert disaster with gusty win at the Gabba; Pendlebury ‘got sucked in’ before hitting Neale

Collingwood have revived their AFL season and sent the Brisbane Lions’ further south with a 20-point win in a scrappy, fluctuating grand final re-match at the Gabba.

  • by Scott Spits
As it happened Grand Prix Melbourne 2024: Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz triumphant amid high-drama

As it happened Grand Prix Melbourne 2024: Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz triumphant amid high-drama

Join us for live coverage of the 2024 Formula 1 race from Melbourne’s inner-city Albert Park circuit. World champion Max Verstappen was hot favourite, but his race finished early.

  • by Scott Spits and Roy Ward
‘It should change the way players think’: The AFL’s rule changes for 2024 explained

‘It should change the way players think’: The AFL’s rule changes for 2024 explained

Watch videos illustrating the AFL’s rule changes for 2024, aimed at making the game safer for players. Plus find out why whistling is banned.

  • by Peter Ryan, Marc McGowan and Scott Spits
Oliver ‘feeling better’ as he and Maynard return to training; Roughead back at Hawks
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Oliver ‘feeling better’ as he and Maynard return to training; Roughead back at Hawks

Melbourne star Clayton Oliver is back training with the Demons after spending three weeks on personal leave, and Brayden Maynard has rejoined Collingwood’s track work following Monday’s car crash. But at Adelaide, Rory Sloane is out of action because of a detached retina.

  • by Peter Ryan, Marnie Vinall and Scott Spits
Jannik Sinner says tennis needs generational change. The 22-year-old is leading the way

Jannik Sinner says tennis needs generational change. The 22-year-old is leading the way

Jannik Sinner is just the fifth man to win an Australian Open singles title in the past 19 years. He’s not writing Novak Djokovic off yet, but even he recognises his win could be a game-changing moment.

  • by Scott Spits
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As it happened Australian Open 2024: Sinner’s grand slam breakthrough after five-set comeback

As it happened Australian Open 2024: Sinner’s grand slam breakthrough after five-set comeback

Jannik Sinner produced a comeback for the ages to outlast Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in a high-quality final and win his maiden grand slam title at the Australian Open.

  • by Scott Spits, Roy Ward and Marnie Vinall
Too old, too good: How a pair of tennis veterans teamed up to top the world

Too old, too good: How a pair of tennis veterans teamed up to top the world

With a combined age of 79, the golden-oldie double pairing of Matthew Ebden and Rohan Bopanna now have a No.1 world ranking to go with their shiny new Australian Open trophy.

  • by Scott Spits
AI analysed Jannik Sinner’s skeleton. This is what it found

AI analysed Jannik Sinner’s skeleton. This is what it found

With the help of artificial intelligence, tennis insiders at the Australian Open have observed slight changes to Jannik Sinner’s serve. Before our eyes at Melbourne Park, those tweaks are bearing fruit.

  • by Scott Spits
Super Sabalenka: Star Belarusian’s sheer relief after back-to-back Australian Open titles

Super Sabalenka: Star Belarusian’s sheer relief after back-to-back Australian Open titles

Aryna Sabalenka has become the first Australian Open women’s defending champion in more than a decade, the world No.2 overpowering China’s Zheng Qinwen with a clinical straight sets victory.

  • by Scott Spits
‘Mentally I’m ready for whatever’: Sabalenka reaches her moment of truth against Zheng in title defence

‘Mentally I’m ready for whatever’: Sabalenka reaches her moment of truth against Zheng in title defence

Little more than 12 months ago, Aryna Sabalenka was officially the fifth-best women’s player in the world, a star of the game boasting awe-inspiring power, but one for which questions surrounded her consistency and composure.

  • by Scott Spits