The proposal for a new home for elite women's sport
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.
Roy Masters is a Sports Columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald
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.
The Baird government will pay up to $220 million to buy back ANZ Stadium.
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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 any device.
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If modern pentathlon can get a start at the Olympics, mixed martials arts believes it should be allowed onto sport's biggest stage.
ASADA spent nearly $6 million pursuing Essendon and Cronulla players over doping violations, according to evidence presented to a Senate committee on Thursday.
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.
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