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Cummins and Starc on the evolving cricket leadership question
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The short-term focus of Pat Cummins' back injury has become the opening Ashes Test, but the ailment brings into focus the inevitable shift in leaders...
The storylines to define the NRL finals
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the industry, they call it the 'second season'. Only eight teams remain as the NRL gears up for a finals series rich with storylines. What are the...
BONUS: sprinter Rohan Browning on athletics golden age, Gout Gout and dealing with disappointment
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Rohan Browning ran 10.01 at the Tokyo Olympics, he assumed fame, fortune, and faster times would naturally follow. That's not how it played out....
Fri Fix: brilliant Broncos, Quaynor booed, Pies surge and Cheika talks Wallabies
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Collingwood shook up the AFL finals with an upset over Adelaide, but the booing of Isaac Quaynor has dominated much of the conversation. It's an ugly...
Why your AFL team will *definitely* win the premiership
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eight teams remain and we're here to tell you why every single one can win the 2025 AFL Premiership. Corbin Middlemas joins us to make a case for eac...
Molly Picklum recaps her world title and celebrations
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Molly Picklum calls in from Fiji to talk about partying in a wetsuit, the big names who reached out to congratulate her, how she steeled herself afte...
Molly Picklum is a world champ to behold
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some athletes have a way of making you smile inherently. Molly Picklum is one of those competitors and she gave Australian surfing fans reason to gri...
It's time for Irankunda to stamp his Socceroos credentials
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teenage football sensation Nestory Irankunda has had an impressive week in the Championship with Watford FC and he's back in the Socceroos squad. Alo...
Post-footy life laid bare after Adam Hunter's CTE findings
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When former West Coast Eagle Adam Hunter passed away his family made the decision to donate his brain to the Australian Sports Brain Bank, and the re...
Why Kipchoge and Co still run marathons
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to competing Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan have nothing left to prove, so what drives them to keep showing up for elite level maratho...
How ex-AFL player Mitch Brown coming out might change Australian sport
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In nearly 130 years of Australian Rules no male player has revealed they're bi-sexual, until now. Former West Coast player Mitch Brown has opened up ...
Belinda Clark has some thoughts on Australian cricket
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We already knew Belinda Clark was a legend of Aussie cricket, now Sport Australia has made it official, elevating her to "legend" status in its hall ...
With Hasler sacked, can Hannay fix the Titans?
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Des Hasler won't coach the Gold Coast in 2026 and appears finished as a head coach in the NRL after agreeing to leave the Titans. The Gold Coast has ...
Fri Fix: the Rankine rules, Freo’s final and NRL crunch time
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Izak Rankine finding has landed and it's managed to seemingly frustrate all involved parties. We ask Kath Loughnan why. Then we look at the Frema...
Did we just fix mixed doubles or ruin it?
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The US Open of tennis just dramatically overhauled the mixed doubles. A new short format, held before the grand slam's official start, with a huge pr...
America's Team and the murky power of nostalgia
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Dallas Cowboys are about to have a cultural moment. A new Netflix documentary on the team promises to be the NFL equivalent of The Last Dance. As...
Why we think the Wallabies come up is for real
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A classic movie needs a brilliant soundtrack. Sport is no different, you need a commentator to elevate the moment. For Australian rugby, that job has...
The Izak Rankine allegations are an opportunity for a big impact.
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The AFL's investigation of the Izak Rankine homophobic slur allegations has the capacity for far-reaching on-field consequences. However, the off-fie...
BONUS: Jess Stenson on how to attack a marathon
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So, you've decided to run a marathon... you might be one of the MANY competitors tackling Sydney and Melbourne in coming weeks and you might have don...
Fri Fix: the lessons from a Storm-Panthers epic, plus AFL finals come early
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Penrith/Melbourne rivalry delivered a win for the Storm, controversy for officials, frustration for the Panthers and lessons for both teams and o...
Embracing the unrealistic expectations of a new Premier League season
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone wants to believe they can win, but the reality is that there can be just one. Now is not the time for realism; that comes in week two. In th...
The inside story of an iconic AFLW moment
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Gillon McLachlan had to lock out fans from the first ever AFLW game, it signalled the arrival of a movement. Marnie Vinall has spoken to key pla...
WNBA and sex toys: what does crypto have to do with it?
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When sex toys started being thrown onto WNBA courts across America we assumed this was some base level misogyny. What we didn't expect is that it mig...
How WUFC went from winning the A-League to thrown out of it
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2022 Western United won the A-League in just their third season. It was a victory not only for the club's small fan base but also for the competit...
BONUS: Mark Schwarzer UNCUT
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BONUS: This week we spoke to Mark Schwarzer the day he was unveiled as joining Sport Australia's Hall of Fame. The interview was too long for our nor...
Fri Fix: Mick Malthouse on stopping Collingwood's downward spiral
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is a season in decline and there is one that's unravelling. Collingwood is getting close to the later after its fourth loss in five weeks. Why ...
Mark Schwarzer on Australian football's past glories and future challenges
07 Aug 2025
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...
Charlotte Caslick and the race to elevate women’s rugby
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine being world class in your chosen career and tossing it in to try and be just as good in another field. When Olympic gold medallist Charlotte ...
The big questions after Melbourne cuts Goodwin
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's always a big call to sack a coach, but especially so when the decision makers are operating as caretakers. Melbourne has an interim CEO and pres...
Cate Campbell explains why swimming is in a "golden era"
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cate Campbell wants Australian sports fans to know that we are in a golden era right now. Kayle McKeown is the "best backstroker the world has ever s...
Fri Fix: tears to cheers, the pub sesh that delivered an iconic run
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This might be our favourite interview of the year because Simone McKinnis and the Melbourne Vixens might be the best story in Australian sport right ...
How selling part of the BBL will change cricket
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cricket Australia has the consultants' report telling them what they probably already knew. To compete with global franchise cricket leagues, the BBL...
Gideon Haigh on English cricket's dance with villainy
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when cricket neutrals couldn't help being intoxicated by Bazball. Here was a cricketing cult based on feeling good in order to "save...
World Rugby boss on penalty drama, player safety and reviving the code in Oz
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wallabies players, coaches, fans and administrators are still be struggling to come to grips with the controversial on-field refereeing decision that...
Alex de Minaur explains how he changed his mindset and won a title
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alex de Minaur talks to us in the afterglow of his ATP victory at Washington. Alex discusses shifting his mindset to know he's an elite talent, how h...
BONUS: Bob Murphy and Paul Roos on the magic of footy clubs
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BONUS: If you like hearing two legends of their sport talk about how much they love their code and why they think footy clubs are places of magic, th...
Fri Fix: Hulk the deeply flawed icon, O’Connor Tour glory, AFL grudges and NRL drama
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hulk Hogan sat in the intersection of sport and entertainment. Wrestling fans loved him, but when a living, breathing, comic book style hero does dee...
Boycotts, bribes, death threats: the forgotten story of our scorned Olympians
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Representing your nation at the Olympics should be the pinnacle of athletic achievement, but in 1980 the honour was vexed. The Moscow games took plac...
Even on ‘the moon’ Pogacar remains the man
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tennis has Wimbledon. The AFL has MCG. Cricket has Lord's. Cycling has Mont Ventoux. This mountain is the heartbeat of the Tour de France, so it was ...
Does the Caitlin Clark effect go both ways?
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caitlin Clark might be an athlete, but she's also come to represent a movement in women's hoops. What happens to that movement, when the athlete repr...
The case for Tim Tszyu to retire
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At what moment should a boxer say the risk is too great? Has Tim Tszyu reached that threshold? The 30-year-old has been famed for his refusal to yiel...
Fri Fix: Wallabies Lion taming blueprint, AFL’s moving day, netball finals guide
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can the Wallabies tame the ferocious Lions of Britain and Ireland? We ask Australian rugby legend Tim Horan. This Sunday shapes as moving day in ...
What is the point of sport? We asked Ben Crowe
17 Jul 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 ...
SBW vs Gallen: future of boxing or a bit sad?
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two former footy players on the other side of forty, fighting shortened rounds, in a shortened bout. Sonny Bill Williams vs Paul Gallen might be sp...
The unanswered Ashes questions from a Windies sweep
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mitch Starc set records with the pink ball in Test 100. Scott Boland had an enthralling spell that yielded a hattrick. A series sweep. The feel good ...
Viva l'Italia - how Italy made their T20 World Cup dreams a reality
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What do a teacher, a carpenter and a former Australian Test opener have in common? They all helped Italy qualify for their first ever T20 World Cup. ...
Fri Fix: Wallabies wind back the clock and Red Bull's Horner split
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Wallabies have revealed their squad for their upcoming matches with the British and Irish Lions, and there are some blasts from the past. How wil...
The impact of this Origin reaches beyond a normal series
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It was the kind of victory that can imbue a new generation with Queensland folklore. Queensland has claimed a win that will be re-visited as long as ...
The man who spent $10b buying the Lakers
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I reckon you've probably heard of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson. How about Mark Walter? The 65-year-old has recently spent US $10b to b...
How Molly Picklum is using fear as her friend
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You only had to see Molly Picklum's emotional celebration in Brazil to know her most recent WSL title hit her differently. The 22-year-old broke a ti...
Why Piastri is seething and how it will colour the season ahead
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar Piastri said a lot without saying much at all. The Australian driver gave an air of quiet fury after a ten-second penalty cost him a famous win...
We asked the BBL boss how to fix the BBL
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a cricket world dominated by the IPL, the race is on to be the next best T20 league. As the Big Bash League launches season 15 we ask CEO Alistair...
Fri Fix: Jota tragedy, SCG turf war, top order woes, Wimbledon vibe check
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The death of Diogo Jota has rocked the football community, we remember him with Daniel Garb. The SCG curator, Adam Lewis, tells us about a week of he...
Tour de France primer: cycling has reached peak rivalry
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Roger and Rafa needed each other. Same with Ledecky and Titmus. Or Magic and Bird. Now cycling has reached peak rivalry and we have a Tour de France ...
The EPL moving to Stan drastically alters the sports landscape
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Premier League broadcast rights are some of the most prized content in sport, so why is Optus paying Stan tens of millions to take them off their...
A goth basketballer got us thinking about self expression in sport
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You've probably heard about Caitlin Clark, but what about Caitlin 'Dark'? With an emo/goth aesthetic, Caitlin Cunningham is not your garden variety b...
The Slater gambles that will define Origin decider
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A fearsome, mullet-clad prop plucked from retirement. A journeyman who thought his career was at the crossroads. They are the kind of selection plays...
Fri Fix: Konstas concern, Carlton vandals, Lions launch
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia still might eek out a win in the Windies, but the top order looks ragged. Jason Gillespie provides analysis from Barbados. In the AFL, Carl...
What’s going on with Warren Tredrea?
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Tredrea is a Port Adelaide legend who's found himself tangled in a dispute with his former TV employer. Now the Power board member is also bei...
Gideon Haigh on Australian cricket’s great re-set
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Cummins was clear that he saw the World Test Championship final as the end of one cycle and the start of a new one. Something of a re-set. That h...
OKC and the benefit of patience in an impatient world
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an era of tiny attention spans and instant gratification, Oklahoma City Thunder has built success slowly. The NBA is the kind of global sports lea...
How Australia's quiet overachiever got back to winning
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Minjee Lee unravelled at the 2024 US Open, some wondered whether the mental wounds would heal. The Australian has bounced back with her third ma...
Fri Fix: the AFL’s NRL problem, Marnus dropped, NBA goes the distance
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We investigate why the AFL might have an NRL problem before forecasting the weekend for both codes. In cricket, Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped f...
Queensland go full Queensland
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Under fire Maroons coach Billy Slater has turned Cameron Munster into a conduit for the Queensland spirit as the Maroons sparked a gritty, nailbiting...
What's motivating the 'King of Soccer'?
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not that one exists, but if I asked you who was the 'King of Soccer', who would you say? US President Donald Trump believes that the mantle rests wit...
Bruce McAvaney on the athlete re-setting the world record 1cm at a time
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis is the Usain Bolt of pole vaulting. Half American, half Swedish, entirely brilliant, the 25-year-old's biggest competition i...
The man who tamed the toughest tournament in golf
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A year ago, J.J. Spaun thought he might be done with pro-golf, but the American stumbled across rom-com sports movie Wimbledon. It inspired a dramati...
Fri Fix: Cummins appreciation, big AFL news and more
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pat Cummins has reminded us he's the man you want in a cricketing crisis. Ed Cowan casts an appreciative eye over the relentless quick. In the AFL th...
Why our star swimmers are struggling out of the pool
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ex-Olympian Cate Campbell has been covering the World Championship trials in Adelaide. What she's seeing is some great swimming and some athletes at ...
Socceroos captain Mat Ryan on the 'fairytale that came true'
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It wasn't that long ago Mat Ryan wondered if his international career was over. Instead, the Socceroo keeper and captain helped Australia to a 2-1 wi...
The storylines that might define the WTC final
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The World Test Championship final is already high stakes, but the storylines contained within it are ratcheting things up. Marnus Labuschagne might b...
Fri Fix: Socceross in heaven, Tassie Devils in hell
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aziz Behich gave us another qualification hero moment as the Socceroos moved to the cusp of the World Cup. Mark Bosnich pulls it apart. Tasmania's AF...
The secret to an NBA title... friendship
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The 2025 NBA finals won't feature big names like LeBron, Stef or Luka. Major markets like New York, LA and Boston aren't involved either. They're two...
Who can be the Socceroos next hero?
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew 'Grey Wiggle' Redmayne. John Aloisi. Mark Schwarzer. Josh Kennedy. World Cup qualification moments are nearly as iconic as the main stage. Who...
A 50 foot wave and 3 per cent vision
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To surf Nazare in Portugal takes unfathomable courage. Imagine attempting it when legally blind. Australian Matt Formston is many things, he is a Par...
What is Joe Montemurro's biggest Matildas challenge?
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Montemurro has the reigns of Australia's most beloved team. What's his biggest Tillies test? Defensive structures. Attacking systems. Media perfo...
BONUS: Why your NBA friends are talking about a ‘conspiracy’
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The NBA is one of the biggest sports leagues on the planet. It's wildly sophisticated and professional. They wouldn't rig their own draft lottery... ...
Fri Fix: AFL shake up, A-League grand final preview, QLD fightback
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The AFL has overhauled its executive. Why did they do it and what does it mean? We speak with Corbin Middlemas. Veteran commentator. Simon Hill previ...
Is this NSW team the QLD myth busters?
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remember the mythology around Queensland at Lang Park? Around Queensland in Origin? The unceasing belief that regardless of the odds, the men in mar...
What is 'Run It Straight?'
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a relatively simple concept: two blokes running straight at each other. One holds a footy, the other tries to lay a tackle. Damage generally ens...
How the Liverpool FC parade went from joy to fear
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There is something wonderfully joyous about a sporting victory parade. A rare moment of collective celebration that cuts across societal lines. The s...
Gould, Galvin and the Dogs: an NRL power play
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Lachlan Galvin detailed plans to leave the Wests Tigers, people wondered where he might land. NRL commentator and Canterbury football boss Phil ...
BONUS: Destanee Aiava's French connection
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BONUS: There was a time where tennis fans wondered if Destanee Aiava might be lost to the sport, instead the 25-year-old is preparing to play the Fre...
Fri Fix: Bailey banter, Bevo blues, Magnussen rope a dope
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bailey Smith had his way with former club the Bulldogs on field and then gave them a clip after. Did his old club let him off easy? James Magnussen h...
Angeball, mate
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ange Postecoglou said he "always" wins a trophy in his second season... well, he did. Tottenham claimed the Europa League, its first trophy in nearly...
William Goodge did something incredible, why are some questioning it?
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
William Goodge did the unthinkable, running across Australia in 35 days to set a new record for the feat. The British runner is not a conventional at...
Origin storylines: selection controversy, coaching cross roads, halves headaches
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's an Origin series already rich with storylines. Terrell May's confounding non-selection. NSW taking not one, but two halfbacks. The Spencer Leniu...
How the Adam Selwood story reverberated through the AFL
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The death of Adam Selwood has rocked the AFL community four months on from the passing of his twin brother, Troy. The West Coast premiership player w...
Fri Fix: Women’s Origin glory, men’s Origin quandaries, and sporting palate cleansers
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Biblical rain, inner demons, Queensland, none of those impediments could stop NSW claiming the women's Origin series. Can they make it a sweep? In ...
“Do you understand the legacy you left?” - Paul Roos on Robert Walls
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tough. Innovative. Pragmatic with a soft side. Those are some of the words an emotional Paul Roos used to describe Australian Rules titan Robert Wall...
"Cry for help": Charlie King on Willie Rioli
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
'A cry for help' that is what legendary ABC broadcaster Charlie King sees in the 2025 season of Willie Rioli. As the AFL community prepares for Sir D...
"Australian-like" Virat Kohli changed Test cricket and India
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Virat Kohli might have had a tumultuous relationship with Australian cricket fans but the Indian champion transformed his own nation as Test force an...
The Pakistan-India conflict has global cricket on notice
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Pakistan-India conflict saw Australian cricketers and coaches rushing home from both nations. As the IPL and PSL try to complete their respective...
Fri Fix: the Ange prophecy, Willie's ban, NRL mega-clash
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ange Postecoglou always wins a trophy in his second season and now Tottenham are one win away from doing just that. The Aussie manager is on the cusp...
Bears roar again, what now?
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Bears are back in the NRL and there's a lot to unpack. Big emotions out of North Sydney and big questions for rugby league. Ex-Bear and QRL CEO B...
Another Caleb Ewan plot twist... retirement
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caleb Ewan is an all-time Australian cycling champ. The 30-year-old has eleven grand tour stage victories, five at the Tour de France. Why has he ret...
When an unrepentant Sinner returns
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jannik Sinner faced his first press conference since his doping ban concluded and was met with... applause. Yes, the Italian player was in Rome, but ...
Is Oscar Piastri now the F1 favourite?
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Three straight Grand Prix victories has Oscar Piastri taking command of the F1 driver standings. The latest win came in Miami where the Victorian sho...
Fri Fix: Magic Round grab bag, Origin eye gouge truth, unbreakable Crisp
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A record crowd, plenty of points, a NSW win and allegations of eye gouging, Women's Origin had nearly everything. We explain why the gouging claims h...
The unwelcome Storm on Welcome to Country
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The impact of the Melbourne Storm's decision to pull an ANZAC Day Welcome to Country continues to reverberate through the community. The incident has...