June 2024
How Australia became a big money-maker for the NBA
NBA says Australia is the highest revenue-generating market for merchandise and its streaming service, NBA League Pass.
- Zoe Samios
April 2024
Surfing’s GOAT, Kelly Slater, hangs up his wetsuit
While the 11-time world champion did not officially announce his retirement, Slater said he was heading into a new chapter of his life.
- Lincoln Feast
January 2024
‘This is his home’: Djokovic one step closer to 11th Open championship
Novak Djokovic is still the man to beat at the Australian Open as he surpasses rivals - and Taylor Fritz.
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- Gus McCubbing
September 2023
- Exclusive
- Fitness
Pickleball is about to go major league in Australia
The son of an Australian business icon is helping to bring a new level of professionalism to a sport that is taking the world by storm.
- Zoe Samios
August 2023
How Jordan nets greater wealth from basketball
The NBA legend has boosted his fortune to a massive $5.5 billion, cementing his place in the ranks of billionaire athletes.
- Amanda Albright and Devon Pendleton
June 2023
Adidas bet big on a volatile artist, and lost
The German shoemaker’s alliance with rapper Kanye West was a spectacular and fascinating failure of corporate strategy.
- Kim Bhasin and Tim Loh
April 2023
Yes, people will pay $40,000 for an old ‘Rocky’ tape. Here’s why
Collectors are finding that their childhood has a price – and it’s going up.
- David Streitfeld
Michael Jordan sneakers sold for record $3.3m
With a stroke, the Air Jordan 13s became the most expensive sneakers known to have sold, ever.
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- James Tarmy
September 2022
‘A hard decision’: $10m man Franklin will play on at Swans
AFL veteran Lance Franklin used a cheeky Michael Jordan reference to reveal he will play another season with the Sydney Swans.
- Roger Vaughan and Alex Mitchell
June 2022
Own a pair of Nikes? This is why
After half a century, Nike’s story is one of sports and marketing. But even more, it’s a story about how we construct the myths of ourselves.
- Vanessa Friedman
February 2022
Virgil Abloh couture sneakers sell for $35 million at auction
Two hundred pairs of Nike Air Force 1 sneakers created by the late fashion designer Virgil Abloh have sold for a combined $35.53 million at a Sotheby’s auction.
- Marina Stanley
October 2021
A pair of Michael Jordan’s Nikes just set an auction record of $1.96m
The basketballer’s earliest known regular season game-worn shoes have been sold by Sotheby’s, breaking the high for sneakers sold under the hammer.
- Sophie Alexander
October 2020
Border battles resume as SA prepares to dance
While the border stand-off in the eastern states inspired some more political potshots, South Australians are dusting off their dancing shoes. Here is Thursday's virus briefing.
- Kris Swales
- Opinion
- Passive investing
Was COVID-19 the 'last dance' for active managers?
Managed funds in the "growth" category finally beat the index as global markets tanked on the pandemic but that glory was short lived, according to research house Morningstar.
- Aleks Vickovich
September 2020
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
ASX 10-bagger joins Michael Jordan in US gold rush
PointsBet's capital raising is a model of fairness for existing investors. Now it needs to pull off huge growth ambitions shared by none other than Michael Jordan.
- James Thomson
August 2020
Jordan's 'broken glass' Airs bring record price
An unusual pair of Michael Jordan's signed Nike sneakers, with glass still in the soles, sold for almost $850,000.
- Cindy Boren
May 2020
How Nike's deal with Michael Jordan gave rise to sneaker culture
Sneakers became more than just shoes when Nike launched the Air Jordan brand for the US basketball legend.
- Max Mason
Why everyone's talking about Michael Jordan
The US basketball star at the peak of his career is compelling viewing, especially for populations starved of live sports.
- Will Leitch
Michael Jordan's $2b Nike deal happened only thanks to his parents
The legendary basketball player originally wanted to sign with Adidas before his parents made him listen to Nike's offer, which became a 36-year-partnership.
- Barnaby Lane
January 2020
LA Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant killed in chopper crash
Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA's all-time greatest players whose international stardom transcended basketball, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash. His 13-year-old daughter also died in the crash.
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- Steve Gorman