Greg Baum

Greg Baum

Greg Baum is chief sports columnist and associate editor with The Age

Black magic strikes again

Greg Baum RARELY before in the annals of great Australian horse tales has there been movement at the station quite like this.

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Corrupt sport is a fool's game

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Greg Baum SINCE before he could remember, he had loved foolball. Then, he had loved it innocently.

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It's good Warnie can play cricket as he can't count

Greg Baum Shane Warne has waved his magic wand again, and turned a rabbit into ... a rabbit.

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Net gain of common courtesy

Greg Baum Once, a player would deliberately lose a point, if his opponent was wronged by a line call.

Djokovic makes it three in a row, but the battle isn't over

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Greg Baum In the latest joust between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray at Rod Laver arena on Sunday night, cousinly co-claimants to emperor Roger Federer's slipping crown, Djokovic prevailed 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2.

Sumyk defends his star's teary triumph

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates with coach Sam Sumyk after defeating Li Na of China in her women's singles final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 26, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA  - Tags: SPORT TENNIS)

Linda Pearce, Greg Baum VICTORIA AZARENKA'S coach Sam Sumyk was proud, blunt, and rather angry. ''This is a trophy that she suffered to win, so maybe that explained the tears,'' said the Frenchman, who has coached Azarenka...

Djokovic makes it three in a row, but the battle isn't over

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Greg Baum In the latest joust between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray at Rod Laver arena on Sunday night, cousinly co-claimants to emperor Roger Federer's slipping crown, Djokovic prevailed 6-7 7-6 6-3 6-2.

Victoria takes crown but can't win over Melbourne

Greg Baum Victoria Azarenka, displaying stubborn and contrarian character, overcame a shaky beginning and hostility that sometimes bordered on unsporting to defend her Australian Open title on Saturday night...

Victoria reigns again

Australian Open 2013 Tennis, Melbourne, Womens Singles Finals winner Victoria Azarenka.

Greg Baum VICTORIA Azarenka, displaying stubborn and a champion's contrarian character, overcame a shaky beginning and hostility that sometimes bordered on unsporting to defend her Australian Open title on...

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Azarenka 'suffered to win' says coach

Victoria Azarenka with her trophy.

Linda Pearce and Greg Baum Victoria Azarenka's coach Sam Sumyk was proud, blunt, and rather angry.

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Grand prix counts for nothing

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Greg Baum Organisers of the Grand Prix can't count the crowd because they can't afford the scanners.

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The champion concedes to pretender

Roger Federer during his mens semi final match against Andy Murray.

Greg Baum The guard is changing, but the handover will be long and dignified. Andy Murray's victory last night was his first over Roger Federer in a major championship, and the match was akin to negotiations...

How to lure Federer into the odd stumble

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Greg Baum Andy Murray understandably is tired of the question about what has changed since he broke through for his first major championship victory last year, but Roger Federer identifies one difference, and...

Fit but not worthy: the plight facing Ferrer

Australian Open Tennis Day  9  , David Ferrer in action against Nicolas Alamgro on Rod Laver ArenaPhoto Pat Scala The AgeTuesday the 22nd  of January 2013

Greg Baum DAVID FERRER is as fit as any top-four player, and momentarily fits into the top four, yet by his own recognition he is not fit to be there.

Giant-killer becomes the new poster girl

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Greg Baum For teenager Sloane Stephens, beating her heroine and possibly the greatest woman tennis player in history in a quarter-final of the Australian Open posed some immediate, like, oh-my-god dilemmas.

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Li outlasts familiar foe in a battle of attrition

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Greg Baum THIS was the meeting of the immovable obstacle and the immovable obstacle and, inevitably it took a long time to resolve.

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Peerless Federer knocks over another cocky challenger

Roger Federer hits a return against Canada's Milos Raonic.

Greg Baum The tournament sets them up, and one by one, Roger Federer knocks them down.

Routine workout

Maria Sharapova.

Greg Baum Maria Sharapova's on-court routine verges on obsessive-compulsive.

Thanks for the beating, Roger

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Greg Baum The first game of Saturday night's bill-topper at Melbourne Park would have told you everything and nothing about what ensued.

Cancer story built a fake ideal of fighting spirit

Greg Baum TONY Greig, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Geoff McClure, Simon Townley. Some of these names will be familiar, some less so.