The AFL and NRL seasons are getting longer, seemingly every year. This poses some major difficulties for cricket in summer.
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Thirty years ago, the Australian Open looked at introducing five-set tennis for women, an experiment that ultimately never took place.
WADA’s fight against doping in sport is under threat due to its funding model and challenges maintaining its independence and impartiality.
There are signifiant advantages to being tall on a tennis court, due to some fascinating physics and biomechanics.
Planning health and fitness goals for 2025? Here’s how to make home exercise equipment work for you (and keep it from becoming useless household clutter).
Women are closing the gap on males in many ultra-endurance sports because of a mix of physiology, metabolism, and strategy.
Backyard cricket is a key entry point for cricket participation but it is facing many challenges, including apartment living and modern technology.
Research has identified 17 of the world’s best sports coaches – and all had at least one parent who worked in the helping professions, such as teaching or health.
Does evidence support the claim that hosting a soccer World Cup promotes human rights improvements?
The Big Bash League started off with a bang 14 years ago but has struggled to capture the public’s imagination since then.
The Australian taxpayer will fork out $600 million for a new NRL team in PNG. It is a bold, expensive and untried sports diplomacy adventure.
Gout Gout has captured Australia’s and the world’s attention. What will he be working on as the LA and Brisbane Olympics loom?
Sports leagues and teams have realised they need to produce content when games aren’t being played to keep relevance and resonance with their markets.
Soccer is neither the most violent or physical sport, yet its fan base is uniquely prone to aggression. There are reasons why this is the case.
As the AFLW prepares for its grand final, it’s clear the competition needs a strategic overhaul.
Ten years after the death of Phillip Hughes, cricket’s governing bodies are still wrestling with ways to make the sport safer for all.
Some 90% of the world’s cricket fans are from the Indian sub-continent, but how exactly did the sport build such manic support in that part of the world?
Ahead of the AFL draft, a steady decline of Indigenous players in the men’s and women’s leagues needs to be rectified.
Despite the emergence of nutrition science and the resources available to most elite athletes, many don’t consume enough carbohydrates.
Some athletes seem to have an ability to predict what’s going to happen in their sports but anticipation is an attribute anyone can develop.
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