Maya had a $220,000 decision to make. She chose college
Australian Maya Joint has been forced to forfeit a large chunk of her US Open prizemoney due to college laws in the United States.
- by Jesse Dougherty and Billie Eder
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Captain’s call: The players to watch in this year’s NRL finals
The skippers of this year’s top eight teams tell the Herald which players are primed to cause havoc in the play-offs, and which opponent they’ll be keeping their eyes on.
- by Billie Eder and Christian Nicolussi
‘I’ll always come under the microscope’: Hynes on injury and footy
Talking for the first time since fracturing his leg, Cronulla halfback Nicho Hynes says he feared his season was over – and revealed the person who helped him through it.
- by Billie Eder
Why your team’s on Mad Monday ... and do they have hope for 2025?
From off-field dramas to being plagued by injury, each of the nine teams have reasons for not playing finals this year.
- by Billie Eder
‘Tom will play’: Sea Eagles’ star to return after 20-point loss to Sharks
Star fullback Tom Trbojevic was sorely missed as Manly went down to a damaging 40-20 defeat at home to Cronulla in the final round before the play-offs.
- by Billie Eder
Dragons star Jack Bird agrees to two-year deal with Wests Tigers
Bird informed Tigers representatives on Friday he will take up a deal worth around $400,000 a year with the joint venture club from next season.
- by Michael Chammas, Dan Walsh, Billie Eder, Christian Nicolussi, Roy Ward and Adam Pengilly
US Open 2024 as it happened: Alex De Minaur defeats Jordan Thompson to advance to quarter-finals
Australian Alex de Minaur is through to the US Open quarter-finals after beating countryman Jordan Thompson if four sets on Tuesday morning.
- by Billie Eder
‘You’ve done it too many times’: Robinson, Whitehead clash after injuries rock Roosters
Coach Trent Robinson confronted the Canberra skipper after a fiery encounter left two key Roosters stars with potentially season-ending injuries.
- by Billie Eder
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Sydney slam: Australia’s US Open last-16 trio fly the flag for Harbour City
Australian trio Alex de Minaur, Jordan Thompson and Alexei Popyrin are all into the last 16 at this year’s US Open – and they all have one thing in common.
- by Billie Eder
What the data says about your NRL team’s finals chances
We take a look at the past 25 years of NRL finals data to see which teams will sink or swim in September.
- by Billie Eder
The weapons on display when Manly meet the Bulldogs
One of the competition’s best attacks, and the league’s best defence, go head-to-head when Canterbury meet the Sea Eagles on Friday night.
- by Billie Eder and Daniel Lo Surdo