Category: Sports

Lasting, structural change rarely comes from one person alone. It usually happens through collective efforts that often involve people in power and those on the outside. But often these actions require a spark – and that is where one person can make a difference. For netball in Australia – a sport that has been battling...

The four-day event included presentations from Accelerate alumni and former Australian Diamonds Vice-Captain Natalie Von Bertouch and experts in navigating change, career transitions, networking and storytelling. In their downtime, the group got to know each other on a deeper level and share stories around the campfire which, for former rower Georgina Gotch, was a great chance...

The herd of sports cars available to those on a budget continues to thin, as does the number of options for fast cars with petrol engines, but a couple of cars set to debut in 2024 keep things grounded. Electrification looks like, for a while at least, it might make performance cars exclusively six-figure options...

In short: Liz Ellis tried to join the Netball Australia board in 2023 but was knocked back. Privatisation and the commercial viability of the league are high priorities on her list. Ellis believes now is the right time for her to contribute to the sport’s governance after a few seasons since she last commentated a game....

The 2024 Olympic Games are less than 100 days away, and the Australian team for Paris is slowly forming. Swimming is typically one of the nation’s strongest sports, with several iconic Olympic moments happening in the pool. The Sporting News tracks the Australian swimming team for the upcoming Olympic Games. MORE: The updated Australian Olympics squad | When...

Skin folds have been a hot topic this week after the AFL formally banned clubs from conducting the test that measures them on any athlete in its talent pathways. This follows the sport’s decision to prevent draft prospects from being subjected to skin fold testing back in 2021 and removing player weights from any official...

Nikita Tszyu insists he was fine but his team admit to being slightly scared at one moment during his unanimous decision (100-88, 100-89, 99-90) victory over Danilo Creati at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday. The southpaw dominated the bout either side of being wobbled by a short right hand in the sixth round, retaining his...

This was the focus of a recent inclusive leadership development program for leaders across the sector, hosted by the Australian Sports Commission. More than 60 CEOs and executives from the sport sector, representing national sporting organisations and national sporting organisations for people with disability (NSO/ NSODs), state sporting organisations (SSOs), the national institute network (NIN),...

Australia’s Tim Tszyu is in discussions to face Vergil Ortiz Jnr this August — and on the same card as the US superstar he eventually plans to dethrone, Terence Crawford. ESPN was the first to report on Wednesday morning that talks are underway for a fight between Tszyu and Ortiz Jr. in Los Angeles this...

Dozens of young athletes have taken part in a high-performance talent search at the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI), aiming to secure a spot in the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.  Almost 100 school children participated in the latest round of the program, which has already produced 22 Olympians since its inception in 1996. It tests...

The 2024 NRL season is rolling along at a rapid pace with a host of injuries to key players rocking the competition.  Mitchell Moses has been sidelined with a broken foot, Tino Fa’asuamaleaui has been ruled out for the season with an ACL injury and Kalyn Ponga has suffered a serious foot injury.  Jayden Campbell has...