The road back to sport after pregnancy
Better help is now available for women.
Better help is now available for women.
Goodwood FC has pioneered the change.
The Wallabies team has been struggling recently.
Better help is now available for women.
Goodwood FC has pioneered the change.
The Wallabies team has been struggling recently.
It’s often said that ‘great players don’t make great coaches’, a phrase that has re-emerged this week with Essendon’s appointment of James Hird. But does it really ring true? Evan Harding looks back at the successes and failures of star players in the coaching ranks.
Collingwood are firm favourites for Saturday’s Grand Final. But can they sink their boots into the Saints? Ben Waterworth ponders what Pies fans might find unfathomable.
With the Brownlow Medal count just a few hours away, upstart’s resident AFL expert Ben Waterworth takes stock of the contenders to walk home with the game’s most coveted individual prize.
Four great sides, but only two can make it through to that last Saturday in September. Ben Waterworth previews this weekend’s do or die AFL preliminary finals.
After a week where the finances have been in the news, a welcome return to on-field drama sees table-toppers Adelaide United and Perth Glory look to stay on the winners list, while Sydney FC’s misery has no end in sight, says Evan Harding as he looks ahead to Week 6 of the A-League.
Can the Dockers mount another surprise annihiliation, this time on the Cats at the MCG? And will the Swans end the hopes of the Western Bulldogs for 2010. Ben Waterworth previews the second weekends of the AFL finals.
With the Melbourne spring racing carnival now in full swing, here’s Ben Asgari’s guide for first-time racegoers. And when you’ve read this, check out Ben’s Cup Day preview.
Umpire Matt Stevic’s call in the Geelong-St Kilda game has resonated in Geelong supporter Ben Waterworth’s heart. He reports on Friday night’s match.
After being denied a maiden victory by Michael Baird, who received a two-match ban for diving, the Heart has another chance at home against North Queensland. And what of the other winless teams Gold Coast, Sydney and the financially-strapped Newcastle Jets? John Takemura takes a look at this week’s A-League action.
What do Geelong, Hawthorn, Collingwood and Sydney have in common? All is revealed in Ben Waterworth’s preview of the first weekend of this year’s AFL finals.
Ben Waterworth has returned from the Youth Olympics in Singapore in time to preview the final seven games of the home-and-away season for 2010.
Can the Wellington Phoenix beat the travel sickness and knock off the Brisbane Roar in the opening game of the round? John Takemura previews week 4 of the A-League season.
A fortnight out from the finals and the top eight is all but decided, but those eight teams are jostling for position… except perhaps Fremantle, who has flown the white flag. Ben Waterworth gives us his Round 21 preview.
Two weeks of the A-League season have raised more questions than answers – with no team yet able to get the jump on the rest of the competition. Evan Harding wonders if that will happen in the coming days as he previews Week 3.
After impressing during an unexpected call-up to the World Cup, Melbourne Heart defender Michael Beauchamp is back in the A-League for the first time in three years and loving every moment, writes Evan Harding.
After a tough opening to the A-League season, Melbourne Heart coach John van ‘t Schip reminded supporters that a limited preparation was never going to breed fluency early. Evan Harding reports.
After an opening round which saw a great deal of excitement and plenty of goals, Wellington joins the fray as the rest of the competition settles down. John Takemura brings us his preview of the second week’s action.
For the second week in a row, two of the competition’s ‘big’ clubs meet at the MCG: Essendon come in on a high while Carlton plumbed the depths but the real interest this round is the top of the table clash between Collingwood and Geelong. Ben Waterworth gives us his preview of this week’s AFL fixtures.
Last night, new A-League team Melbourne Heart took to the field for the first time. Former upstart editor Matt de Neef was in the crowd.
As the Australian soccer season prepares to kick off, much has changed in the A-League but John Takemura sees the gap between last year’s grand finalists is as tight as ever as he previews the opening round of fixtures.