Picture: stock Diamonds head coach Stacey Marinkovich’s 50th match in charge was marred by a second straight loss to New Zealand in the 2024 Constellation Cup netball series. A fired-up Silver Ferns, playing in Auckland on Wednesday night, set up an 11-goal, 63-52 victory. The Silver Ferns won their first Test, on Sunday 64-50 in…
Picture: stock CRICKET Australia has released the Ashes 2025 tour schedule earlier than usual featuring a day-night Test in Brisbane. The Australia-England Test series dates were announced at Scarborough Beach, Perth, recently with the support of the WA Government. The Ashes series gets under way with a Test at Perth Stadium from November 21-25, 2025.…
Cathy Freeman has been honoured at Sydney’s Accor Stadium. Image credit: Roadrunnerz45, Wikimedia Commons A major grandstand at Sydney’s Accor Stadium has been named after Aboriginal sporting legend Cathy Freeman — known officially as “Cathy Freeman Stand”. This is part of the New South Wales Government initiative to recognise and celebrate Australia’s greatest female athletes.…
The BBC has reinstated host of the show Match of the Day, Gary Lineker, after the network faced faced mounting controversy over its suspension of the sports presenter. Source: Liton Ali/Wikimedia. Gary Lineker, host of the BBC’s Match of the Day has been reinstated in his hosting role after the network became the centre of controversy…
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed his support for two “brave” female Liberal politicians speaking out against transgender women competing in nationally governed female sport. However, it is unclear whether legislation will be introduced making it official. The issue gained international media attention in December last year, after transgender New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard broke…
Naomi Osaka’s decision to withdraw from the French Open, sparked by a media boycott and mental health issues, has prompted an outpouring across the tennis and sporting world. Osaka declared prior to Roland Garros that she would not speak to the media, tweeting: “I’ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes mental health…