In the strides after Jess Hull crossed the finish line in the race of her life in Paris on Saturday, the Australian put her hands to her face in disbelief as she burst into a smile, ecstatic to have won a silver medal at the Olympics. With a capacity crowd at Stade de France roaring...
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Explosive claims gang ‘blackmailed’ ex-player as AFL drugs policy under fresh scrutiny
The AFL and its controversial illicit drugs policy (IDP) is under fire again after shocking revelations surrounding an ex-player. Federal MP Andrew Wilkie has again come forward with bombshell claims against the sporting organisation, claiming to have “credible evidence” that a former footballer was “blackmailed” by a criminal organisation as a result of the player’s...
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Vandals ‘take action’ amid Aussie cricket great Michael Slater’s fall from grace
Michael Slater’s name has been removed from monument at the former cricketer’s sporting ground in Wagga Wagga in an act of vandalism. The development comes in the middle of an ongoing dispute surrounding the 54-year-old’s stature in the local community and in Australian sport. Once one of the most celebrated names in Australian Test cricket...
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Sam Squiers: Sport plays a powerful role in domestic violence rates and we all must be better
Domestic violence is leading the national conversation, with a woman killed at the hands of a man every four days in 2024. And while fingers are pointed to politicians, authorities and society to do more, a finger also needs to be pointed at sport. Sport plays a powerful yet unwitting role in domestic violence rates...