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Follow our State of Origin live blog

Follow our State of Origin live blog

Johnathan Thurston will be watching from the sideline and so will we – Inside Sport contributing writer and live blogger extraordinaire Matt Cleary will be tracking Origin I this Wednesday night. 29 May 2017
Dead In Goal NRL podcast Origin 1 edition: listen now

Dead In Goal NRL podcast Origin 1 edition: listen now

It’s State of Origin time, so our rugby league nutters Anthony Brand and James Smith are here to chew the fat about everything State vs State and Mate against Mate … 25 May 2017
Top six State of Origin fights

Top six State of Origin fights

There’s been plenty of biff between the Cockroaches and Cane Toads over the years. In the June 2017 edition of Inside Sport, we’ve produced a guide to the most fiery and gruesome confrontations. 20 May 2017
Petero pumped for Maroon Festival

Petero pumped for Maroon Festival

Brisbane-based disciples of the Queensland Maroons will be able to start their State of Origin party early this year, with an action-packed “Maroon Festival” ahead of Game 1 of the 2017 series. 19 May 2017
Great mysteries of the Origin world: 2017

Great mysteries of the Origin world: 2017

Despite the Maroons’ current era of dominance, each year the unique interstate battle that is State of Origin throws up more and more questions. 19 May 2017
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast Rd 11: listen now

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast Rd 11: listen now

Our league-loving Inside Sport staffers Anthony Brand and James Smith are back for more analysis and jibber for the latest instalment of their burgeoning “Dead In Goal” NRL podcast. 18 May 2017
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast Rnd 10: listen now

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast Rnd 10: listen now

Our rugby league-mad duo of Anthony Brand and James Smith are back for another week of serious rugby league discussion … and a little bit of jibber as well. 11 May 2017
Dead In Goal NRL podcast rep round: Listen now

Dead In Goal NRL podcast rep round: Listen now

With Representative Round landing on planet rugby league, our dynamic duo of Anthony Brand and James Smith are here to chat about the huge program of matches on offer across a blockbuster weekend of action. 5 May 2017
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast Rd 9: listen now

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast Rd 9: listen now

Anthony Brand and James Smith are back with the fourth episode of their brand-new NRL hour of chat, giggle and controversy. 27 Apr 2017
Every minute counts in an NRL player’s week

Every minute counts in an NRL player’s week

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks staffer Andrew Gray has offered valuable insight into the training and preparation demands of elite-level rugby league players in the May 2017 edition of Inside Sport magazine. 20 Apr 2017
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast Rnd 8: listen now

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast Rnd 8: listen now

Our dynamic duo of Anthony Brand and James Smith are back with the third episode of their brand-new NRL hour of chat, giggle and controversy. 20 Apr 2017
Gallery: Iconic sporting streaks

Gallery: Iconic sporting streaks

Demetrious Johnson is the number one pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, current UFC Flyweight Champion and just equaled MMA immortal Anderson SIlva's record of 10 successful consecutive title defences, an iconic streak that has many pundits labeling Johnson as the G.O.A.T. A streak that is severely underappreciated, has seen us here at Inside Sport look at some of the most iconic streaks in world sport. 19 Apr 2017
Dead In Goal NRL Podcast Rd 7: listen now

Dead In Goal NRL Podcast Rd 7: listen now

Our dynamic duo of Anthony Brand and James Smith are back with the second episode of their brand-new NRL hour of chat, giggle and controversy. 13 Apr 2017
Australia's most heated rivalries

Australia's most heated rivalries

Everyone loves a good rivalry. The fan fare, the passion, the love and the hatred is what makes sport for what it is. Luckily enough for sporting fans in Australia, living in a multi code dominated sporting sphere allows us to experience many derbies across the sporting calendar. Here are 10 of our favourite derbies in Aussie sport. 12 Apr 2017
Billy Moore: how today’s game is different to my era

Billy Moore: how today’s game is different to my era

At a recent Fox Sports function, we sat the North Sydney Bears and Queensland Maroons legend down and asked him to outline the biggest changes he notices between the modern game and his era. 12 Apr 2017
Top 10 player movements proving why the NRL need a transfer window

Top 10 player movements proving why the NRL need a transfer window

With all the controversy surrounding the "Big 4" at the Tigers, we take a look at the most shocking player movements in the modern era. 12 Apr 2017
Inside Sport’s NRL podcast ready to rock

Inside Sport’s NRL podcast ready to rock

Australia’s Sporting Magazine now has its own weekly podcast, with the historic first edition of "Dead in Goal" padded up and ready to race down the players’ tunnel. 7 Apr 2017
League grassroots heroes vying for Clubbies Awards

League grassroots heroes vying for Clubbies Awards

The full-time siren is about to sound on Inside Sport’s Clubbies awards, and the crucial play could well be up to you, the voter. 7 Apr 2017
RTS reveals torment of long-term injury

RTS reveals torment of long-term injury

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck couldn’t hide his frustration. The 2016 season was only a few weeks old. His new team was looking sleek in attack. 20 Mar 2017
Wynn: representing Parra region was an honour

Wynn: representing Parra region was an honour

In the fourth and final instalment of our “Heritage Sessions” video series, Parramatta Eels stalwart Peter Wynn shares with us his and his team-mates’ pride of wearing the famous blue and gold during the club’s dominance in the 1980s. 16 Mar 2017
Big crowds set to return to NRL

Big crowds set to return to NRL

Two blockbuster matches featuring four premiership heavyweights will help boost NRL crowd averages this weekend following a low turnout across the opening round of the premiership. 7 Mar 2017