Andrew Tate
Financial own goals in pandemic could remake sport
There is a school of thought that has some Australians arguing that sport is really of no intrinsic value to society. These...
AFL folds, but NRL and A-League still hold losing hands in coronavirus gamble
When Melbourne’s Australian Formula One Grand Prix collapsed in chaos just 10 days ago, the sport was pilloried for failing to outpace...
‘Social responsibility’: Time for Olympics to live up to its ideal
“Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort, the educational value of good example, social responsibility...
Silence of the fans: How sport is killing its own mystique
As the trickle of corporate influence over the AFL in the late 1980s became a raging flood, it’s often been noted that...
Coronavirus hits sport: AFL ponders late start as Olympics doubt emerges
The AFL will on Tuesday decide whether to roll the dice and begin its shortened season behind closed doors before the worst...
NRL coronavirus assistance call slammed as all sport suffers
In any normal sporting week, the outrage generated by the head of NRL pleading for what amounts to a government bailout would...
Sport in chaos: Kiwis look to home, as isolation bans kick in
The NRL’s Auckland Warriors are staying in Australia, but only for now, as events caused by the coronavirus pandemic smash through sport’s...
Warriors to stay in Australia as NRL forges ahead with season
The NRL has resolved to continue playing matches despite the coronavirus pandemic, although fans will be locked out and the Warriors will...
Coronavirus: AFL and NRL are battling to find some way to save their seasons
As sports around the world react to the spread of the coronavirus, Australia’s two biggest competitions – AFL and NRL are considering...
‘Short steps’: PM gives sport a coronavirus leave pass until Monday
Given the dangers inherent in seat-of-the-pants open wheel racing, formula one has survived and thrived through more grim days than most sports...