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Roy Ward

Roy Ward

Roy Ward is a sports writer, live blogger and breaking news journalist. He's been writing for The Age since 2010.

A driver has died after a car crashed into a pole at a racetrack in Melbourne’s north-west.

Driver dies in crash at community racing event

Police are preparing for a report for the coroner after a driver died while competing in a community motorsport event at Calder Park raceway on Sunday.

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Connor Metcalfe is swarmed by Socceroos teammates.

FIFA World Cup 2026 results as it happened: ‘Who got the goals? We got the goals’: Irankunda responds to Turkey’s talk

Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe delivered Australia’s first win in a World Cup opener since 2006 to set up a blockbuster showdown next Saturday with Group D rivals and hosts USA.

  • Emma Kemp, Frances Howe, Nick Ralston and Roy Ward
Aiden O’Neill, Jordan Bos and Connor Metcalfe all played a part in Australia’s World Cup win over Turkey.

‘A performance the world will notice’: Socceroos player ratings after World Cup win over Turkey

The Socceroos won their opening match over Turkey. Here are our player ratings from a special win in Vancouver.

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Angus Sheldrick and Chad Warner of the Swans celebrate a goal.

Swans superstar Heeney reveals Cox’s rev-up to their leaders before furious comeback

After Melbourne were a clear class above Essendon at the MCG, North Melbourne and Sydney survived interstate thrillers against West Coast and Port Adelaide respectively.

  • Danny Russell and Roy Ward
Suns coach Damien Hardwick.

Hardwick says Geelong crowd influenced free kicks that ‘weren’t there’

Geelong’s unbeaten streak against the Suns at GHMBA Stadium stretched to 10 as the Cats embarrassed Gold Coast’s big-name midfielders to strengthen their hold on a top-four spot.

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Socceroos star Jordan Bos, right, playing for Melbourne City’s academy in 2017.

One club, seven Socceroos: Melbourne team’s $1.2 million World Cup windfall

The Socceroos have a squad of 26 at the World Cup, and a quarter of those have close links to one A-League club.

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We used AI and a complex formula to predict how the World Cup will play out.

We asked our AI model to simulate the World Cup 100,000 times. Here are the results

There are 48 teams, 104 matches and infinite possibilities at the World Cup. We crunched the numbers to find every team’s probability of success.

  • Roy Ward and Mark Stehle
Jordan Dawson of the Crows leads the team out.

Inspirational Dawson opens up on losing his brother, leads Crows to domination of Dogs

The Crows’ skipper was at his on-field best in another incredible display during a period of such personal tragedy off the field.

  • Roy Ward, Jon Pierik and Russell Bennett
Brotherly love: Ben McKay of Essendon and Carlton’s Harry McKay.

McKay was ‘smart’ to milk the clock, Merrett role under the microscope

Carlton continue their resurgence under caretaker coach Josh Fraser with a tense five-point win over old rivals Essendon amid the AFL’s latest clock-related drama. Earlier on Sunday, a thrilling and late Jai Serong goal completed Sydney’s great escape against St Kilda, entrenching the Swans in the top two.

  • Roy Ward, Greg Dundas, Peter Ryan and Scott Spits
Nathan Jones is honoured to be a slider in Monday’s Big Freeze 12.

The Neale Daniher message that put a Demons great on the slide

Nathan Jones thought his old coach Neale Daniher was messaging him with a critique of the young Demons win over Carlton, it turned out to be far more poignant.

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