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With LIV on life support what now for the players?
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Reports from the Wall St Journal suggest the Saudi Arabian investment in LIV is over, so what now? We speak to the man who broke the story to underst...
If the PNG Chiefs can sign Jarome Luai, is anyone off limits?
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jarome Luai is the first PNG Chief. The expansion team has landed its first official signing and it’s a big one. Luai has been instrumental in rebu...
Millie Elliott was training a month postpartum, on Thursday she’ll play Origin
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Eight months ago Millie Elliott welcomed baby Gigi into the world, now she’s preparing to enter NRLW’s toughest arena, State of Origin. She hasn’...
Sabastian Sawe’s miracle marathon has made the unbelievable, believable
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It was not so long ago running fans thought a sub-two hour marathon in race conditions was impossible but two runners in the London Marathon have don...
Fri Fix: Luke Ball on ‘baffling’ Collard appeal, plus ANZAC footy in both codes
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
St Kilda’s Lance Collard has had his ban for using a homophobic slur decreased significantly thanks to the AFL’s appeals board and the decision a...
Have Man City pinched the Premier League title from Arsenal again?
23 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Arsenal were in the box seat to win the Premier League title all season, until they weren’t. Manchester City have taken top spot with five matches ...
Why David Pocock thinks the new gambling reforms are "infuriating"
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian Government has introduced new reforms around gambling advertising in an attempt to shield young sports fans from the negative impacts ...
Tom Boyd on the ‘suffocating nature’ of footy in wake of Elijah Hollands’ episode
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Elijah Hollands’ mental health episode against Collingwood on Thursday night has raised many questions, particularly of the Carlton Football Club. ...
Shane Flanagan is gone, but do the Dragons’ problems run deeper?
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In round 23 of last year the St George Illawarra Dragons were celebrating a win over the Sharks and a contract extension for coach Shane Flanagan. 11...
Peter Bol on winning, parenthood and the joy of running
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Bol is a five-time 800m national champion and after winning that title last weekend, next on his list is trying to win gold at the Commonwealth...
Fri Fix: LIV Golf's murky future and Netball Australia chooses eyeballs over money
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
LIV Golf has had a rollercoaster 24-hours. Rumours started to swirl that the league would have to fold due to funding cuts then the CEO poured cold w...
The emotional toll of Alexa Leary's traumatic brain injury
16 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You might have seen Paralympian Alexa Leary winning gold medals, dancing on the pool deck and giving the most bubbly and joyous interviews. But the r...
Does the Lance Collard hearing raise more questions than answers?
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
St Kilda’s Lance Collard has been handed a nine-week suspension from the AFL tribunal for a homophobic slur during a VFL match last month. It took ...
Patrick Johnson on the Australian sprinters coming for his record
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gout Gout and Lachie Kennedy were the headline acts at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships and they didn’t disappoint. Gout broke his own 2...
Is Rory McIlroy's second Masters the start of his second act?
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Because there's only one thing better than one green jacket. Rory McIlroy has made history again by winning consecutive Masters on a rollercoaster Su...
Fri Fix: The NRL heads west, will AFL's Wildcard Round do the same?
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With the Perth Bears joining the competition next year, the double header in Perth this weekend feels extra important for the NRL. The Bulldogs spoil...
Are we gathering 'round in Adelaide for the last time?
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All 18 teams in the AFL are headed to Adelaide for Gather Round this weekend but with the deal between the league and South Australia expiring after ...
The Rory v Bryson rivalry reignites as McIlroy looks to defend his Masters crown
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Masters you sensed that a weight lifted off his shoulders, this year he's returning to Augusta looking to go back-to-b...
Stawell Gift win just the beginning for Femi Komolafe
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Femi Komolafe is 21 years old, a medical student and is now the winner of the Stawell Gift. The Adelaide sprinter was on a line-up with his idol Chri...
Raw, freezing, stunning: how Ireland became a big wave mecca
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you think about the biggest waves in the world… what comes to mind? Pipeline, Hawaii? Nazare, Portugal… the lighthouse watching over monsters...
‘Just admit it’: Molly Picklum’s not so secret list
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Molly Picklum enters the 2026 season in unfamiliar territory; she's the hunted not the hunter. Some might find that dynamic uncomfortable. However, P...
Fat shaming, spite, gripping hoops: a wild NBL GF series
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Off the court it's been a series defined by animus as Sydney Kings co-owner Andrew Bogut has clashed with... almost everyone. On the court, it's been...
Michael Jackson, Irankunda, the World Cup: a Socceroos breakdown
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It took two goals, a somersault, and a Michael Jackson dance impersonation, but Nestory Irankunda reminded Socceroos fans why we can be excited about...
Golf’s toxic relationship with Tiger Woods and vice versa
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A week out from the US Masters and the biggest story in golf is Tiger Woods latest car crash. On one level, it's sad that the legendary golfer is cle...
Alex Carey on the joy of back to back Shield wins
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Carey could easily be on holiday after an intense Ashes series. He could be chasing T20 franchise riches in another part of the world. Instead, ...
BONUS INTERVIEW: Nina Kennedy
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nina Kennedy is always a fun interview, but what about when she's endured one of the hardest years of her career? When the pole vaulter won gold at t...
Fri Fix: NRL cycle of boos, an AFL feud, an IOC trans ban
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Manly fans booed their former skipper DCE, before eventually shifting focus to their coach. Is Anthony Seibold coaching for his job? Probably. In the...
Chasing Daicos, losing Hawthorn, making history: Tassie CEO Brendon Gale
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a feel-great week for the Tasmania Devils. They won their first game in the VFL and the Daicos family coincidentally came to the Apple Isle...
What's driving Chris Rogers?
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know Chris Rogers is out of contract? It feels odd for a guy who has had such success. The Victorian cricket coach is many things: colour bli...
Cronk has lived the DCE experience here’s his advice for the Rooster
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cooper Cronk is maybe the only person who can understand what Daly Cherry-Evans is going through this week. He left the club where he made his career...
Was that the start or the end for the Matildas?
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With the golden opportunity slipping for the Matildas golden generation we've been left wondering if this is the end of the road for this specific gr...
Steph Gilmore is back on tour, why now?
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Eight-time world champion Steph Gilmore has decided to return to the WSL tour after two years away from the sport. She spent the time starting busine...
Fri Fix: Tillie time FTW, coaching sprays and Walsh trolling
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ellie Carpenter summed it up in Sydney, Saturday's Asian Cup final is a 'once in a lifetime' moment. We hear from the Matildas star about the energy ...
In the age of longevity, James Slipper is king
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In an age of optimisation in the search of longevity, it's a humble prop who is setting the gold standard. As Brumbies veteran James Slipper readies ...
Sam Kerr has played better, but maybe never bigger
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
At this point, we're all aware of how special Sam Kerr is as a player. In a tournament where she's on the record as saying she could be better, she i...
Why McLaren and Piastri have had disastrous start
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar Piastri has gone from world title contender to annoyed spectator. McLaren, his team, have gone from the best technicians in the game, to unable...
Joe Montemurro on how Matildas found belief
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Montemurro says possession based, control orientated football is in his DNA. He understands the irony of the fact the Matildas abandoned that men...
Fri Fix: "who would be a coach?" the footy rollercoaster takes shape
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Carlton performed an exercise in disaster aversion as Michael Voss talked about being 'targeted'. Who has greater scrutiny on Friday, Zach Merrett or...
Crunch time for golden generation Matildas
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Matildas have a team full of stars who play at the biggest clubs in the most prestigious leagues. They have a decorated coach, an army of loyal s...
Secret meetings, retribution concerns, a changed mind: the incredible Iran story continues
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Iran football story keeps evolving. On Wednesday morning, Tony Burke announced two more members of the group were granted asylum. By the afternoo...
Zac Lomax has zero regrets
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The ex-Origin winger has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars and drawn heavy criticism from the game where he made his name, but Zac Lomax clearly ...
The Iran soccer team is THE story of the Asian Cup
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Iran's AFC Asian Cup is over, but the on field part of their story feels insignificant in the context of the players' broader situation. Confusion an...
Danielle Scott on medals, music and telling her family to stay away
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Scott is an Olympic silver medallist. At her fourth Winter Games the aerial skier finally won that elusive Olympic medal. The weight of expe...
Fri Fix: F1's new era throws competition wide open
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Formula 1 season gets underway in Melbourne this weekend and with a huge raft of changes to the cars it's safe to say we can expect the unexpecte...
The AFL returns with fresh hopes, new homes and big expectations
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Opening Round of the AFL gets underway on Thursday night and fans of every club are all still hopeful that their team could make a run at the finals ...
Remembering Dennis Cometti as one of broadcasting's best
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Cometti has been the soundtrack to so many of Australia’s great sporting moments, and today the record stopped. From Australian Rules to Oly...
'Heroes': The impact of the Iranian women's football team
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Iranian women's football team lost 3-0 on Monday night in the Women’s Asian Cup, but for many Iranians the fact they made it onto the park was ...
Sam Kerr scores but admits it ‘didn’t click’ in Matildas’ Asian Cup opener
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Some things are just meant to be, like Sam Kerr and scoring goals in Perth. The Matildas got their Women’s Asian Cup campaign underway with a 1-0 w...
Toby Greene doesn’t “give a f*ck what you say"
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
His teammates love him, but opposition players? Not so much. Toby Greene is the AFL's anti-hero and that's just the way he likes it. But that doesn't...
Egos, fresh faces and redemption on the cards for NRL 2026
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The NRL season is kicking off in Vegas this weekend and there are plenty of threads to pull ahead of the 2026 season getting underway. Can the Bronco...
Kyah Simon is fighting back
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kyah Simon has won Australia the Asian Cup. She was the first Indigenous Aussie woman to score at a World Cup. The first to 100 caps. And yet she's s...
Craig Tiley is out, he tells us why
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As Tennis Australia, Craig Tiley has presided over immense moments of success and immense moments of controversy. Having transformed the Australian O...
Why the World Cup calamity is far from Australia's biggest T20 story
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
All summer, it felt as though Cricket Australia was warming up fans to the idea of selling part of the BBL. This hypothetical sale might deliver rive...
Milano-Cortina: The good, the bad, and the wacky from Australia's best ever Olympic Winter Games
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Olympic Winter Games are officially closed and the baton has been passed to France, but before we look forward to that we reflect on what was a r...
Milano-Cortina: How Alysa Liu reclaimed her joy and turned it in to gold
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alysa Liu retired from figure skating four years ago, aged 16, saying she'd lost herself in competition. Fast-forward to the 2026 Olympic Winter Game...
Milano-Cortina: Danielle Scott flies high for long-awaited aerials medal
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Scott has won World Cups and medalled at World Championships but was missing one thing - an Olympic medal. In her fourth Winter Games she fi...
Milano-Cortina: Come for the curling drama, stay for the chess on ice
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Did you see the cheating scandal in the curling and think to yourself 'I should watch that' but then have no idea what's happening on the ice? You're...
Milano-Cortina: Can 'the GOAT' Mikaela Shiffrin overcome the yips?
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
American slalom skier Mikaela Shiffrin is one of the sport's best, but when it comes to performing at the Olympic Games in recent times she's succumb...
Milano-Cortina: Gold medallist Cooper Woods on Australia's mogul magic
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics have been Australia's most successful ever with five medals so far and three won by the moguls team. Cooper Woods ...
Milano-Cortina: Basking in the glow of Cooper's gold
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Moguls skier Cooper Woods has won Australia's first medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, and it's gold! He had to overcome injury, form and arguab...
Milano-Cortina: 'I'm bummed' Jakara Anthony misses moguls medals
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Reigning Olympic champion Jakara Anthony finished last in the moguls super-final in her pursuit to become the first Australian to defend a Winter Oly...
Milano-Cortina: An Olympic cheating scandal and US athletes make a stand
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A Norwegian bronze medallist has admitted to cheating... on his girlfriend. The biathlete has used his post-race interview to try and win back his ex...
Milano-Cortina: Big chances missed but big momentum created
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Australians Tess Coady and Mela Stalker both finished in the top 10 of the snowboard Big Air, but neither could crack into the medals. Both competito...
Milano-Cortina: Career-ending crashes and more medal chances for Australia
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsey Vonn went into her fifth and final Olympic Winter Games without an ACL, but with her typical determination to compete. While that attitude ma...
Milan: Is this Australia's best ever Winter Olympics team?
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Australia's best medal haul at a Winter Olympics is four, back in Beijing in 2022. The 53-strong team sent to Milano-Cortina could be the group to be...
The Aussie, the QBs, Bad Bunny: your Super Bowl guide
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As Seattle gears up for New England, this is a Super Bowl rich with storylines. There's a revenge arc, a redemption arc, an Australian thread and a h...
Gideon Haigh on the depths of Pakistan's World Cup boycott
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A 43-word social media post from the Pakistan government has been enough to rock cricket across the globe. Gideon Haigh explains why Pakistan won't p...
Why 2026 is crucial for the AFL and Andrew Dillon's tenure
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-season is generally when we wonder if our footy team is going to get it right this year, but the same question might apply for the AFL's head off...
Taking in the scale of the Alcaraz career slam
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As Carlos Alcaraz sipped on champagne and plotted kangaroo tattoos as a way to mark his AO crown, the tennis industry was grappling with magnitude of...
Fri Fix: why Sabalenka is “pissed”, AO softens on cameras and Molineux on winning captaincy
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Aryna Sabalenka is "pissed", is she right to be? We speak to Roger Rasheed about that as well as the conclusion to the "behind the scenes camera" dra...
The undercover world of professional sports betting
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In a world where the house always wins, what happens when you beat the house? We're talking to a professional sports gambler who has been blacklisted...
Demon knows what must change, can he execute it?
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alex de Minaur and Carlos Alcaraz identified the exact same problem for the Australian after his AO defeat to the world number one. The question now ...
The influence of influencers at the Australian Open
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Each summer, tennis fans descend on Melbourne Park for the Australian Open but this year has looked a little different. Tennis Australia has engaged ...
Fri Fix: The Osaka arc and Waugh on Crichton defection
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Was Naomi Osaka out of line with her behaviour during her round two match? What about her behaviour afterwards? We pull apart that conversation ahead...
Indra Brown is the 15-year-old Olympian you should know about
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
One of the best things about the Winter Olympics is the relatively sudden arrival of new prodigies. In the next month, you're probably going to hear ...
Steve Waugh on launching a T20 league and his Ashes review
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Waugh considers himself a cricketing traditionalist, so what does it tell us that this Test and ODI great is now a co-owner of the newly launch...
Arguably the wildest end to a soccer tournament ever
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Player protests, two fuming coaches, a controversial penalty, a botched Panenka, ball boys harassing a substitute goalkeeper, and the riot police. Di...
Are Steve Smith's Sixers the BBL team to beat?
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
He's wearing eye blacks, spraying punters, smashing sixes and finding a fidgety flow state, so is Steve Smith the key to the BBL finals? We preview t...
BONUS: Michael Dickson on his insane punting career with Seattle
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Dickson had dreams of playing for the Sydney Swans and came through the academy at the same time as Isaac Heeney and Callum Mills. He has mor...
Fri Fix: A demonic draw for Alex and after the Barty
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alex de Minaur has been playing the Australian Open for a decade now, so is this the year he breaks through? Wally Masur dissects a rough draw for th...
The resumption of Novak's complicated relationship with Australia
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The last time he was at Melbourne Park Novak Djokovic was booed off the court in the latest chapter in a complex relationship with Australian tennis ...
“I made my bed”: why Smith is staying with LIV
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When five time major champion Brooks Koepka quit LIV to return to the PGA it shook up the world of golf. Australian fans wondered whether Cam Smith m...
Ellyse Perry on the impact of Alyssa Healy
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ellyse Perry first saw Alyssa Healy playing cricket when the pair were nine years old. A quarter of a century on Healy has announced she's retiring f...
Australia’s female athletes have some uncomfortable truths for us
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The ABC spoke to more than 150 elite athletes to get an understanding of their experience with sport and the testimonies don't paint a rosy picture. ...
Fri Fix: grey beards, dreamboats, grills, your guide to the NFL playoffs
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you've woken from an Ashes induced cricket stupor and you need to get across the NFL playoffs, we are here for you. The enigmatic Aaron Rodgers go...
How will we remeber this Ashes series?
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pre-summer Brendon McCullum suggest it would be the "series of our lives". With the Ashes wrapped, what's the epitaph for this edition? Starc shone, ...
The perfect imperfection of Steve Smith
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When a player is as consistently excellent as Steve Smith, you can be inoculated to that quality. It might be doubly so when the batter in question i...
The sacking of Amorim and the United doom loop
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Manchester United spent more than 400-million pounds in fourteen months to try and support the Ruben Amorim vision... only to decide it was the wrong...
How the Special K's are rediscovering joy
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
At times, Thanasi Kokkinakis has wondered if his career was dead and buried. Now with a deceased man's achilles tendon holding his shoulder in place,...
Re-Spin: Mark Schwarzer on Australian football's past glories and future challenges
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Socceroos' 2005 World Cup qualifier win over Uruguay is arguably Australia's greatest sports moment. Mark Schwarzer was at the centre of it and h...
Re-Spin: how Dyson Daniels quit 'fitting in' to reach new heights
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2024, young Australian Dyson Daniels was in the second year of his NBA career and struggling to make a mark. He had a nagging sense he wasn't quit...
Re-Spin: Molly Picklum is a champion to behold
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview from the archives, Molly Picklum calls in from Fiji to talk about partying in a wetsuit, the big names who reached out to congratul...
Re-Spin: Tony Armstrong puts himself on the line in the fight against racism
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Armstrong considers himself a cynical person, which is why it's a somewhat ironic that he's emerged from his latest project with renewed optimis...
Re-Spin: What is the point of sport? We asked Ben Crowe
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scottie Scheffler has done almost everything in golf. The world number one has multiple majors. He has millions in career earnings. And yet, he told ...
20 Biggest Stories of '25 - Part Five
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unbox what we've picked as the four biggest Australian sports stories of 2025. Including a massive Australian at the centre of arguably the biggest s...
20 Biggest Stories of '25 - Part Four
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are getting to the pointy end of our countdown and that means BIG stories. Perhaps Australia's most famous athlete facing jail time in an overseas...
20 Biggest Stories of '25 - Part Three
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One Australian champion announced her arrival, while another absolute superstar shocked us with an early retirement. A flawed genius shook up the NRL...
20 Biggest Stories of '25 - Part Two
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our countdown we have some fascinating stories. One Australian went to the precipice of greatness but stumbled at the last moment. A p...
20 Biggest Stories of '25 - Part One
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What was your favourite Australian sports story of 2025? We are counting down the 20 biggest Aussies tales of the year. In part one there's AFL excel...
Fri Fix: Sincaraz, Novak, Sabalenka and Nick
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian Open is less than a month away and if you're anything like us, you might feel like you've lost track of what's going on in tennis. Ex-...