Gardner denounces Jan 26 Test on ‘day of mourning’
Ash Gardner spoke out earlier this year after Cricket Australia slated her sideside to play on January 26. Now she feels Scott Boland could be put in the same situation.
Womens Sport
The anxiety-relieving pregnancy plan extending careers
It’s very expensive, but this insurance policy had helped ease the stress on netball star Geva Mentor. And she hopes more players follow her lead.
10 kids in a year: Opals star’s fostering journey
Abby Bishop says he wouldn’t change a thing about her incredible journey. And taking in her niece Zala has inspired her to continuing providing love to those in need.
Jobless and uncontracted: Poor maternity cover exposed
Netball Australia’s maternity was formerly heralded as the best in Australian sport. Now, it has dangerously fallen behind the other codes that attempt to keep their stars from leaving the sport.
Too risky: Why pregnant athletes must have more protection
When Romelda Aiken-George told the Firebirds she was pregnant she found herself dumped and without a contract. Now she wants her awful experience to act as a catalyst for change.
Anything’s possible: Stenson eyes Paris miracle after second baby
Jess Stenson might be expecting her second child in September but that doesn’t mean she is ruling out a push for the Paris Olympics.
Behind the internal battles of returning to footy as a mum
Renee Garing was determined from the get-go to return to football after her pregnancy. She opens up on the realities and the struggles she faced on and off the field.
Pittman: Past relationship didn’t survive devastating baby loss
Jana Pittman has experienced the sadness of miscarriage four times. And after one of her past relationships ended, she feared she wouldn’t ever find someone to have children with.
The reality of wanting to be a pro athlete and a mum
NSW and Jillaroos star Corban Baxter is allowing just four months between giving birth and playing professional contact sport – this is how she’s making the stunning transition a reality.
Smart, inventive! Type of players targeted for U19 women’s State of Origin
State of Origin coach Kate Mullaly has a list of attributes she wants from players up for U19 women’s State of Origin selection – and it’s not just about their skills on the field.
WNBL players caught in crossfire as BA, owners go to war
In what looms as a flashpoint in the WNBL’s 43-year history, bleeding club owners have united to fight Basketball Australia over the league’s future. And it’s getting messy.
Police urged to act over Olympian’s sick rape threat
Olympic champion Cate Campbell has been subjected to a terrifying rape threat – and now authorities have been called on to extend their powers and find the culprit.
Sally Fitz: The double-edged sword of social stardom
Sally Fitzgibbons has a healthy side hustle leveraging her massive social media reach – but the champion surfer had to navigate a steep social media learning curve.
Deluge of disgust: Gamblers guilty of sickening abuse
Even when Priscilla Hon wins a match she is on the receiving end of some of the ugliest and most aggressive death threats. Without urgent reform, athletes are powerless to stop the hate.
‘Looks unhealthy’: insane take on WNBL’s fittest player
Bec Cole is often on the receiving end of some abhorrent abuse but it’s the comments on her body that are the most jarring.
Social media rich list: How much stars can earn from one post
They are some of the biggest names in Australian women’s sport. But how much can they earn on their social media channels? See how much one post is worth.
‘Buy my bathwater’: From maths teacher to OnlyFans boxing star
As a boxer, Ebanie Bridges would have two paydays per year. But as an OnlyFans star, she is pulling in huge money. She opens up on the two sides to her life.
Three Aussie Olympic stars who can break 60-year record
Swimming great Dawn Fraser’s achievements are in a league of their own. But three Aussie swim stars are eyeing one of her most cherished records.
Why female athletes can’t just ‘get off social media’
In her exclusive column, Cate Campbell details the online and real life abuse she has received and why the simple solution is not so simple after all.
OnlyFans has been life changing, damn the trolls
Former jockey turned OnlyFans tipster Libby Hopwood says she copped abuse long before she defected to working on the steamy website. Now it’s par for the course.
Daughter’s epic eight-year wait to extract Stawell Gift revenge
A young teenager has avenged her mother’s defeat in the Stawell Gift against the same athlete, while another teenager has won the men’s sprint after a summer with Essendon footballers.
AFLW Draft: See every pick, ex-players earn lifeline
After leaving the Cats in 2019, Erin Hoare was selected by Geelong with pick one in the AFLW supplementary draft. See every selection and who your club picked here.
Two years after taking up rugby this rookie will make Super W debut
This young gun’s dedication to rugby – involving travelling around 30 hours a week just to train with the NSW Waratahs – has been rewarded with a Super W debut on the cards
Good time to be a Super W rising star at Waratahs after big changes
This coach has lost more than one third of his team as they bid to win back one of the most prestigious titles in Australian rugby. And he couldn’t be happier.
Why female athletes will pass men as most marketable
With a jam packed schedule of major women’s sporting events, one expert is tipping our female athletes will bypass men as our most marketable stars in the near future.
Gymnast turned surf life saver finds new home in another sport
Teenager Natalie Drobot always knew she wanted to be an elite athlete. It just took her 14 different sports to find out which one. Now she’s a rising star of it with an Olympic dream.
Aussies youngsters on track for rugby history on world stage
There’s the daughter of a Wallaby, the sister of a NRL gun, a soccer talent, future Olympians and head-turning speedsters. Meet the rising stars of rugby about to make history.
The message sport stars have for their younger selves
To celebrate International Women’s Day we asked six athletes to share their vision for the future of women’s sport. Read what they had to say
‘You do a good job for a woman’: Sexist side of sport media
They’re the faces you see on sports television every day, but do you know the hurdles they were forced to jump? Inside the stories of these fiercely driven women leading the way at Fox Sports.
Doing it her way: 12yo changing sport forever
She’s the 12-year-old who decided there was something wrong with sport media — and decided to do something about it. Now, she’s interviewed some of the world’s biggest stars.
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