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‘Grateful it’s over’: Rickard doping case dropped, major changes to WADA rules
Retired swimmer and dual Olympian Brenton Rickard says he feels “fully vindicated” by the decision, but that the case has taken “a huge toll on my life”.
- by Samantha Lane
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Olympics
'Innocent but trapped': Brenton Rickard faces hardest battle
The Australian Olympian's lawyers will present three main arguments against the IOC case when it is heard in Switzerland on Monday.
- by Samantha Lane
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Drugs in sport
Australia has never lost an Olympic medal to drugs. That might be about to change
How, when testing technology continues to advance, does an athlete prove their innocence eight years after the fact?
- by Samantha Lane
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Drugs in sport
Australian Olympic swimming medals at risk after athlete tests positive to 2012 drug sample
In a violation that could strip the entire 4x 100m medley team of its medals, breaststroker Brenton Rickard has tested positive in a retrospective drug test from the London Olympics. Rickard is fighting against the finding.
- by Samantha Lane
Adam Goodes reveals the moment he decided to end his AFL career
In a rare interview, the AFL great says strangers are hugging him on the street and apologising for his treatment. He is now focused on a positive future.
- by Samantha Lane
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Racism
'My love for the game died inside of me': Adam Goodes moves on
In a candid interview, the Brownlow medallist says he has 'no aspirations to go back to the game in any way, shape or form' after he was booed into retirement.
- by Samantha Lane
AFLW: Daisy Pearce named All-Australian team captain
Daisy Pearce has been named captain of the first female AFL All-Australian team.
- by Samantha Lane
AFLW: Erin Phillips wins competition's inaugural best and fairest award
Adelaide premiership co-captain Erin Phillips has capped her outstanding AFLW season by winning the best and fairest award.
- by Samantha Lane
Super footballer, super mum, Erin Phillips is officially MVP
When Erin Phillips accepted her third major gong in 48 hours, she gave insight into how she's managed to mother, train and, in the past two months, blitz on footy fields.
- by Samantha Lane
Adelaide Crows have magic and music on their hands with coach Bec Goddard
The Adelaide premiership coach has a bit of Luke Beveridge about her, and she belted out a rendition of a Tina Turner classic at the Crows' AFLW premiership function.
- by Samantha Lane
Desperate footy acts, Nelson Mandela quotes, it's the AFLW grand final
Craig Starcevich stuck to a classic script: predicting the first AFLW premiership would be determined by desperate acts.
- by Samantha Lane and Gold Coast
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