Sport
Aussie captain Healy preparing for under-fire NZ’s best
18 September
Australia will reignite their fierce rivalry with New Zealand as they prepare to defend their Twenty20 World Cup crown. Alyssa Healy’s team lock horns with the White Ferns in Mackay on Thursday night in the first of three matches. It is the first...[Read More]
Ten Australians to follow at the Paralympics
28 August
CURTIS McGRATH – CANOEING Australia’s co-captain is heading into his third Games with three gold medals to his name already. The 36-year-old, who lost his legs in a landmine explosion, will feature in the KL2 200m sprint and the VL3 over the...[Read More]
AFLW confident of regaining momentum, hitting metrics
21 August
New AFLW boss Emma Moore is adamant the competition can find the momentum needed to thrive and hit its own metrics for further season expansion. The 2024 season starts during next week’s AFL pre-finals bye, kicking off with Sydney hosting...[Read More]
AFL finals spots up for grabs in tight top-eight race
14 August
RUN HOME FOR THE AFL FINALS CONTENDERS 1. SYDNEY (60 points, 124.9 per cent) Remaining matches: Essendon (a), Adelaide (h) 2. PORT ADELAIDE (56 points, 113.3 per cent) Remaining matches: Adelaide (h), Fremantle (a) 3. GWS (56 points, 111.8 per...[Read More]
Merci, Paris! Thanks for hosting the greatest Olympics
14 August
It was Juan Antonio Samaranch, the long-time Spanish IOC ringmaster, who would end each Olympic Games by declaring them the best ever — even when they patently weren’t. The only exception was Atlanta 1996, so wretched that even dear old Juan...[Read More]
AFL’s top-eight finals race could be tightest on record
7 August
The race for AFL finals spots could be the tightest in the 31-season history of the top-eight format. With three rounds to play, not even ladder-leaders Sydney (14-6) are guaranteed of playing in September as they sit 10 points clear of Essendon in...[Read More]
O’Callaghan wants more after slaying the Titmus beast
31 July
After slaying the beast, Mollie O’Callaghan wants more. The Australian swimmer says she’s far from satisfied with her Paris Olympics despite collecting her first gold medal in an individual event at the sporting showcase. The 20-year-old downed...[Read More]
Fox sisters spurring each other at Paris Games
24 July
Jessica and Noemie Fox are the great sibling sparring partners who loom as one of the biggest stories of the Paris Olympics. After winning her breakthrough gold medal at the Tokyo Games, Jessica could sweep the canoe slalom and kayak slalom this...[Read More]
Tips for Aussie rules women to head off concussion rate
17 July
Neck muscle training could be key to protecting women’s footballers, with a study finding they are far more likely to suffer concussion than their male counterparts. A University of South Australia study – touted as the first large-scale injury...[Read More]
AFL community confused by tackling bans
17 July
THE AFL COMMUNITY REACTS TO THE THREE-GAME BANS HANDED OUT TO BRISBANE’S CHARLIE CAMERON AND GWS’S TOBY BEDFORD: * “I thought it was the perfect tackle. So it’s a very harsh penalty, but I mean, what do you do? It’s hard to know as a...[Read More]
Thunderbirds smash Swifts to top Super Netball ladder
10 July
The Adelaide Thunderbirds have leapt to top spot on the Super Netball ladder with one round left to play after smashing the NSW Swifts 60-48 at Ken Rosewall Arena. The Thunderbirds were never headed or remotely threatened in Sunday’s rout in...[Read More]
NBL expansion on cards as Blitz returns to Gold Coast
3 July
NBL officials will test basketball fans’ appetite for an expansion team on the Gold Coast when the pre-season Blitz tournament returns to the city in September. Gold Coast has had two previous stints in the league – as the Cougars and Rollers...[Read More]
Umpiring standard is as good as ever, says AFL boss
3 July
The standard of umpiring is as good as ever despite widespread outcry, AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says. Dillon is staunchly defending new umpires chief Steve McBurney and his cohort amid criticism of decisions influencing the outcome of...[Read More]
Australia on cusp of greatest Olympic Games of all
26 June
Anna Meares doesn’t want to jinx it. So Australia’s Olympic chef de mission baulks at making medal predictions. But one month from the opening ceremony in Paris, Australia is on the cusp of its greatest Games of all. Australia’s Olympic...[Read More]
Aussie golfers eye major redemption at Women’s PGA
19 June
Minjee Lee and Grace Kim will be eyeing redemption as the flurry of women’s golf majors continues at the PGA Championship in Washington. Two-time major winner Lee and 2019 PGA champion Hannah Green will spearhead a seven-strong Australian...[Read More]