
Iain Payten
Sports Writer at Sydney Morning Herald
Sports writer, Sydney Morning Herald. [email protected]. DMs open.
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1 week ago |
stuff.co.nz | Iain Payten |Jonathan Drennan |Joe Pinkstone |Christopher Jasper
An Air India Boeing 787 identical to the plane that crashed last week made an emergency landing in 2023 after engine failure caused by poor maintenance. The airliner was forced to turn back an hour into its 14-hour flight between Mumbai and London, India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said.
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stuff.co.nz | Iain Payten |Jonathan Drennan
The Australia and New Zealand Invitational side to face the British and Irish Lions seven days ahead of the first test will lack serious star power with New Zealand five-eighth Richie Mo’unga to miss the game in Adelaide due to a broken hand. Mounga’s agent Cameron McIntyre confirmed that the world’s highest-paid player has not recovered from the injury sustained playing for Japanese club Toshiba Brave Lupus and has withdrawn from talks with Rugby Australia about playing in the game.
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1 week ago |
smh.com.au | Iain Payten |Jonathan Drennan
By Iain Payten and Jonathan Drennan June 16, 2025 — 11.40am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Australia and New Zealand Invitational side to face the British and Irish Lions seven days ahead of the first Test will lack serious star power after it was revealed New Zealand five-eighth Richie Mo’unga will miss the game in Adelaide due to a broken hand.
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3 weeks ago |
smh.com.au | Iain Payten
, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In the coming weeks, Michael Cheika could prove himself – again – as one of the world’s best rugby coaches by delivering Leicester an English Premiership title, after being at the club for less than a year. Then Cheika will return home to Australia and look at coaching opportunities in rugby league. It’s not a choice, necessarily.
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watoday.com.au | Iain Payten
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Leicester through to the final v Bath at Twickenham.

“Obviously rugby’s out of the question for me in Australia“ Has Leicester into semis in his first season. Feels like a failure of Aus system to be brushing Cheika. *** ‘I can’t coach Queensland’: Cheika on trophies, Aussie snubs and an NRL future https://t.co/oHR0qV8sQH

“Obviously rugby’s out of the question for me in Australia“ Has Leicester into semis in his first season. Feels like a failure of Aus system to be brushing Cheika. *** ‘I can’t coach Queensland’: Cheika on trophies, Aussie snubs and an NRL future https://t.co/oHR0qV8sQH

Great piece on the Gus stuff, and sports journalism, from @MichaelChammas ** I have nothing but respect for Gus, but I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t question him https://t.co/m3Ea0w3JcY