
How does it feel? Pondering 80 years of growing older with Bob Dylan
So, Mr Bob Dylan, you’re turning 80 – as a nasally younger man sang 55 years ago, ‘how does it fe-eeee-l?’ As...

After all 2020’s knocks and woes, the AFL bounces back with healthy intent
One year ago the pandemic-hit AFL was desperately looking for a way to save its 2020 season by pushing forward with an...

F1: Lockdown and new horizons keep Daniel Ricciardo on track at McLaren
Australia’s formula one star Daniel Ricciardo unveiled his new McLaren car to the world and said his three-year contract with the storied...

Eddie McGuire quits Collingwood, football moves forward
Sport – when given the chance – has always been a vehicle for social change and acceptance. On race, on gender, football...

Sport in 2021: Comeback stories everywhere you look
Sport suffered its greatest setbacks since World War II in 2020, as competitions, including the showpiece Tokyo Olympics, were shutdown – but...

Winners and losers in sport’s 2020 test of endurance
If 2020 was a sporting contest, many fans would be thinking of a three-legged marathon race with the 42.195-kilometre course strewn with...

MCG’s time to shine as Australia looks to an Indian summer
There were times in 2020 when cricket fans had cause to wonder if the traditional Boxing Day Test could be held at...

Ricciardo’s ‘exceptional influence’ praised by Renault F1 chief
Formula one driver Daniel Ricciardo may be leaving Renault for McLaren, but his contribution over two years to the rising French team...

Tennis: Victoria must ace its embrace of a COVID-safe Australian Open
Melbourne loves to self-identify as the capital of Australian sport, but after its season in pandemic hell Victorians are weighing up just...

The mad and magical moments that made Diego Maradona
In a world where celebrity is easily gained and lost, the football world has a story to tell you about Diego Maradona,...