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Darren Walton

Sydney

Reporter for Australian Associated Press (AAP), mostly covering tennis slams, Wallabies adventures, NRL, golf 'n the magnificent game of squash. @aapsport

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  • 1 week ago | rugby.com.au | Darren Walton

    Wallabies halfback Jake Gordon has all but pledged to remain in Australia in a huge boost to his NSW Waratahs on the eve of their Super Rugby Pacific crunch match against the ACT Brumbies. Ahead of his long-awaited comeback from a knee injury on Saturday night, Gordon revealed it was "looking that way" after deciding to stay in Sydney rather than accept a big-money overseas move. Catch every game of SMARTECH Super Rugby Pacific live and on-demand via Stan Sport.

  • Apr 20, 2024 | smh.com.au | Darren Walton

    Wallabies World Cup halfback Nic White was unable to contain his excitement for Beale, who was front and centre in the Force's win in his first Super match in almost four years. On debut for the Force after being cleared of sexual assault charges, the 35-year-old one-time world player of the year nominee was brilliant at fullback. "His communication is phenomenal," White said.

  • Apr 12, 2024 | smh.com.au | Darren Walton

    DeChambeau remained at his overnight seven-under score through nine holes on Friday as fellow American and world No.1 Scottie Scheffler joined him atop the leaderboard with a birdie on the second. Davis enjoyed the clubhouse lead for 95 minutes until young Dane Nicolai Hojgaard (73) pipped him at four under. Big gun Cameron Smith remained the next best Australian at one under early in his second round. Playing with superstar five-time champion Tiger Woods, Jason Day was fighting to make the cut.

  • Apr 10, 2024 | smh.com.au | Darren Walton

    Augusta: A year after being persona non grata at Augusta National, Australian golf legend Greg Norman is back at the Masters, declaring "the boss is here" to cheer on his LIV stars. Norman stalked the fairways and wished countryman Min Woo Lee good luck during Wednesday's traditional eve-of-tournament revelry. Twice a Masters runner-up and arguably the greatest player to never win a famous green jacket, Norman was not welcome at Augusta National last year because of his role as CEO of LIV Golf.

  • Mar 6, 2024 | irrigator.com.au | Darren Walton

    An external review has examined the Wallabies' World Cup flop under Eddie Jones. (Andrew Cornaga/AAP PHOTOS)More transparency around player selections was one of 23 recommendations made to Rugby Australia following an external review into the Wallabies' diabolical 2023 season under Eddie Jones.

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Darren Walton
Darren Walton @DarrenWalton369
6 May 25

The wily @ChristypDoran taking the Dale Carnegie approach to win back the @NSWWaratahs faithful. https://t.co/Xq1Uyf6vlx

Darren Walton
Darren Walton @DarrenWalton369
3 May 25

"He belongs among the pantheon of greats as a Labor leader." So says Graham Richardson of Anthony Albanese. Who'd have thought Albo would be an Immortal like Joey Johns! #AusVotes25

Darren Walton
Darren Walton @DarrenWalton369
3 May 25

Never mind the three others in the lead-up but this Lonergan pass is 1.5 metres forward!!! What a blight on the game @iainpayten 🤦‍♀️ https://t.co/4BAEXfaJvQ