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JUSTIN LANGER: There are superstars and then there’s MS Dhoni. I saw first-hand the mania that follows the former Indian cricket captain everywhere he goes. I was bowled over.
MITCHELL JOHNSON: Mitchell Starc is having the IPL season from hell and will be feeling immense pressure after failing to deliver on his big-money contract. But the Aussie veteran still has time to make amends.
RICHO’S TOP 10: Naughton is a forward NOT a defender. The Eagles should sign Reid for the next decade as soon as possible. And St Kilda simply can’t score (but what’s new).
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KIERSTEN DUKE: History is against Souths on Anzac Day, Teddy getting short-changed on his drawstrings and what the Ponga injury means for the Origin series.
CAITLIN BASSETT: Players movements are part of modern sport. Nothing is harder than facing your old team and the fans don’t make it any easier.
MARK CARROLL: What is Japanese for taking a nap? The two Roosters chasing the big bucks in rugby union might want to learn it as it’s what they will be doing on the field. Nothing beats the action of the NRL.
GEORGIE PARKER: The AFLW needs an overhaul of its fixtures for the women’s code to flourish. Soccer is leading the way but the AFL’s moves to increase crowds in the female code are piecemeal at best.
RICHO’S TOP 10: Why ‘cry baby-gate’ is over the top, the Lions can STILL win the flag and what’s sucking the energy out of our stadiums.
MITCHELL JOHNSON: The cricketing world has been firmly focused on the IPL but a change in England’s County Championship is causing a massive fuss. Here’s why I think it’s been a good albeit controversial move.
PETER LALOR: The Big Show is a big out but Maxwell is not the only Aussie hot under the collar in India. One young gun is firing on all cylinders as some big names struggle with the T20 World Cup months away.
Kelly Slater admits the dream of surfing at an Olympic Games “messed with me a bit” and is probably what spurred him to return from major hip surgery “a little too soon”.
CAITLIN BASSETT: Former Australian netball captain Caitlin Bassett breaks down every Super Netball team’s performance from round one and who is likely to make it all the way by season’s end.
KIERSTEN DUKE: Zac Lomax’s defection to the Eels could make Parramatta genuine NRL premiership contenders. Plus everything golden about extra time and why NRL fans are salivating over the Roosters-Storm clash.
MARK CARROLL: Jason Demetriou is a dead man walking who got a short reprieve at the weekend. The knives are clearly out for him and his players are doing little to blunt them.
JUSTIN LANGER: This week in India I visited a café in Lucknow known as the Sheroes Hangout. It’s a café run by survivors of acid attacks. Women and girls with scarred faces but inspiring mindsets.