At a casual gathering of family and friends not atypical for the time of year, the equally unsurprising topic of sport made a conversational appearance, with the subject being the Big Bash League.  

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The veteran commentator's golden age run on the Wide World Of Sports in the '90s opened up a generation to a, well, wide world of sports.

Fewer people than last year paused their betting and boozing to watch the race that stops a nation.

It's been the year for sports grand finals, with Nine network enjoying a similar gloat as Seven over its AFL ratings, since the NRL showdown between Melbourne Storm and Cronulla Sharks reaped the biggest city audience it's ever had.

Seven network's coverage of this year's AFL Grand Final has amassed the highest television ratings for the match since Seven took back screening rights in 2007.

Gold Coast to be first of SEQ's regional councils to decide.

Lauren Jackson will be going to Rio – just in a different capacity.

Frankly, it's all been downhill since Sid-En-Eee. We did, after all, stage the greatest Olympics.

You can watch events at the Rio Olympics 24/7.

The Official Film for the 1956 Melbourne Games opened with this commentary, perhaps anticipating our modern world of social media and big-screen TVs.

The first episode of Jeremy Clarkson's The Grand Tour has been filmed in a plush outdoor tent in the hills of South Africa's Johannesburg.

Erin Molan has found her voice in the male-dominated world of sports journalism, whether it be talking about the game, or how she deals with sexism, or raising awareness for causes dear to her heart.

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In the wake of the Caroline Wilson/Eddie McGuire spat, there's still a discussion to be had about why there aren't more female sports presenters in Australia.

With all the brouhaha surrounding BBC's Top Gear, was anyone bothering to pay attention to the USA version?

They always had big boots to fill, but it looks like the new hosts of Top Gear have missed the mark - spectacularly.

Australian teenager Minjee Lee has scored a rare hole-in-one albatross during the third round of the LPGA Tour's Kia Classic.

Here we are. The serious stuff. The real thing. The true test.

The former Top Gear presenter is in Barbados filming his anticipated Amazon Prime series.

He might have turned his hand to fiction, but politics still defines this former MP.

• Presenter jumps ship

Sports presenter Mel McLaughlin has reportedly signed a lucrative deal with Channel Seven after three years with Ten.

In the 1988 Seoul summer Olympics, American diver Greg Louganis was at the peak of his discipline. And then he faded from sight.

• New blood

The BBC has unveiled a final lineup of seven presenters for its flagship motoring program Top Gear, including two international racing drivers and American actor Matt LeBlanc.

• Top fear

 Top Gear fans aren't sure how to feel about Friends star Matt LeBlanc being unveiled as the show's new co-host.

As The Shane Warne Foundation sinks into financial oblivion, it's hard not to compare its fate with that of another Melbourne charity.