Roy Masters
Roy Masters is a Rugby League Columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Olympic Park upgrade would deliver new home for elite women's sport
Roy Masters John Fahey, the new Sydney Olympic Park chairman, could oversee the redevelopment of the Tennis Centre into a de facto home for women's sport in Sydney within 12 months.
Mike Baird to pay up to $220m to buy back ANZ Stadium
Roy Masters The Baird government will pay up to $220 million to buy back ANZ Stadium.
A funny thing happened when Muhammad Ali walked into a Sydney pub in the 1970s...
Roy Masters Muhammad Ali slid into a Sydney bar in the 1970s and eyed off a big front-rower with his back to the crowd, who was waiting to buy a drink but got much more than he bargained for.
Netball deal shows future of broadcasting, one that could freeze out pay TV
Roy Masters Overlooked in Netball Australia's boast that it has achieved "the biggest TV deal for womens' sport in the world" is their pointer to a future where top games will be shown live anywhere, any time on...
New national netball competition with big investment and TV coverage a leap forward for women's sport
Roy Masters Womens' sport has finally found its deserved footprint in the Australian recreation and television landscape.
Mixed martial arts mixing it up: UFC wants to break into Olympic Games
Roy Masters If modern pentathlon can get a start at the Olympics, mixed martials arts believes it should be allowed onto sport's biggest stage.
Sydney and Melbourne fighting over hosting rights for next UFC battle
Roy Masters The sport both appals and appeals. It is universally known by its abbreviation – UFC – which, in itself, sounds like the initials of a swear word laced confrontation.
ASADA spent nearly $6m pursuing Essendon, Cronulla
Roy Masters ASADA spent nearly $6 million pursuing Essendon and Cronulla players over doping violations, according to evidence presented to a Senate committee on Thursday.
Australian Institute of Sport must 'regain its position as a centre of excellence'
Roy Masters The father of the AIS has warned that the Canberra facility must be returned to its original status as a centre of excellence or the flow of Olympic gold medals will stop.
Federal government to review Australian Institute of Sport operations five months from Rio Olympics
Roy Masters AOC president John Coates has criticised the Australian Sports Commision after a change in policy left the body with 560 public servants and no athletes - and the AIS a 'ghost town'.
Michael Clarke's return to Pratten Park for Western Suburbs Cricket Club feels 'brilliant'
Roy Masters Separating fact from fiction is always difficult with superstar sportspeople, but Michael Clarke says his return to Pratten Park is 'all about Western Suburbs ...
Sketcher of the stars Tony Rafty dies days before his 100th birthday
Roy Masters Tony Rafty's zest for life, so evident in his more than 10,000 published sketches of politicians, sportspeople and entertainers, finally left him at 4pm on Friday, only three days shy of his 100th...
Women's World Cup: After FIFA corruption, Matildas bring back joy to the beautiful game
Roy Masters FFA boss David Gallop has been inspired by the efforts of the Matildas at the Women's World Cup.
ASADA boss gets support from anti-doping agencies around the world
Roy Masters Alarmed at the precedent set by the not-guilty verdict for the "Essendon 34" in the long-running AFL supplements saga, the heads of many western national anti-doping agencies have contacted ASADA...
Phillip Hughes tragedy echoes down the ages
Roy Masters As Macksville prepares to farewell Phillip Hughes, Roy Masters looks at the impact of his death on the NSW country town.
US anti-doping boss Travis Tygart slams Australia's former government over supplements scandal
Roy Masters The United States’ leading investigator into doping in sport has slammed the role of Australia’s former federal government in the AFL and NRL’s supplements saga.
Given a free hand, David Gallop tackles his FFA role with zest
Roy Masters There was something presidential about FFA chief executive David Gallop's "State of the Game" address in Sydney on Thursday, a US-style declaration of national goals achieved and those still to be...
Drugs in sport
ASADA wants to sidestep legal action, judging by chief's Senate admission
Roy Masters ASADA chief Aurora Andruska's revelation that show-cause letters involving players and officials embroiled in football's supplements investigation were being prepared is an acknowledgement that the...
Drugs in sport
WADA may not believe fanciful tale of two cities
Roy Masters Dank has always maintained his programs at AFL and NRL clubs were never about doping.
