Sport
One year out, Aussies set sights on Paris Olympics
26 July
The countdown to the Paris Games has got very real for a handful of aspiring Olympians as they celebrated one year to go to the opening ceremony. Flanked by political heavyweights, Australian Olympic Committee top brass and sporting luminaries at...[Read More]
Chalmers cruises in swim quest to find missing piece
26 July
Kyle Chalmers is buoyed by a minor milestone in the first stage of his quest to claim the missing piece of his storied swimming career. The Australian logged his fastest-ever 100 metres freestyle heat time at the world championships in Japan on...[Read More]
AFLW players agree on 10-round regular season in 2023
19 July
AFLW players have struck an agreement with the AFL to play a 10-round regular season in 2023 as their push continues for an extended competition in future years. The AFL confirmed on Monday the eighth season of its women’s competition will begin...[Read More]
Men, women’s Ashes series produce record TV numbers
12 July
Sky Sports have reported another surge in viewing figures for this summer’s Ashes, with records broken in the men’s and women’s series. The satellite broadcaster brought in an average viewership of 965,000 across the four days at Headingley...[Read More]
Extra funding proposed to protect Test and Women’s cricket
12 July
Extra funding to protect Test cricket and the women’s game has been proposed by the MCC’s world committee, which has also called for men’s ODIs to be “significantly reduced” after the 2027 World Cup. The financial imbalance existing...[Read More]
Wimbledon stars want new mum Ash Barty back in tennis
5 July
The news of Ash Barty becoming the mother of a baby boy has overjoyed her old rivals at Wimbledon – and they hope she will one day return as a tennis ‘supermum’. The Australian great and her husband, golf professional Garry Kissick, reported...[Read More]
Pressure on Australia to host five-day women’s Test
28 June
England captain Heather Knight has put the heat on Cricket Australia to schedule a five-day Test for their next Ashes tour, desperate for the era of four-day internationals to end. Australia’s 89-run win over England in Nottingham snapped a run of...[Read More]
Extended AFL mid-season bye period here to stay
28 June
AFL fixtures boss Travis Auld has indicated mid-season byes will remain split over at least three rounds next season despite facing push back over this year’s drawn-out break period. Prominent critics have slammed the extended four-week stretch of...[Read More]
Swimmers to share in revenue under new deal
21 June
Australia’s top swimmers will earn a share of the sport’s commercial revenue for the first time after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Swimming Australia. The Australian Swimmers’ Association has struck a deal with the...[Read More]
World Cup glory on home soil ‘ultimate dream’: Sam Kerr
14 June
Hailing it as a once-in-a-lifetime experience, Matildas megastar Sam Kerr has urged her teammates to embrace the pressure of a World Cup on home soil. Kerr will have the nation’s expectations on her shoulders when Australia launch their campaign...[Read More]
Former AFL stars may merge concussion damage lawsuits
14 June
A group of ex-AFL stars suing the league and their clubs for concussion damage may have their claims merged, as lawyers call for the cases to be sped up. Lawyers for former players Ty Zantuck, Liam Picken, Gary Ablett Sr, and two class actions...[Read More]
What you need to know for World Test Championship final
7 June
A QUICK GUIDE TO THE WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL WHAT IS THE WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP? Teams face six opponents in a two-year cycle. They are awarded 12 points for a Test win, four for a draw and none for a loss. The ladder is determined by a...[Read More]
Some players unlucky in tackle crackdown: Goodwin
31 May
Simon Goodwin has warned the tribunal collateral damage will keep coming as AFL players rush to re-learn their tackling techniques. Four players are challenging their one-game bans this week at the tribunal as the competition continues to reel from...[Read More]
Australia won’t set medal target for Paris Olympics
24 May
Australia’s Olympic hierarchy are again baulking at setting a medal target for next year’s Paris Games, while defending sending athletes home within 48 hours of the end of their competition. The new chef de mission of Australia’s Olympic team,...[Read More]
Brisbane Tigers launch bid to become NRL’s 18th team
17 May
History, heritage, a shiny new stadium and financial backing to rival the Broncos are behind Brisbane Tigers’ fight to become the NRL’s 18th team. The 106-year-old club on Wednesday officially launched its bid to become the fifth Queensland NRL...[Read More]