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  1. Hitting 'rock bottom': When athletes struggle with life after sport

    Moving from life in the sporting spotlight to relative anonymity is not always easy for retired athletes, writes Mary Gearin.

  2. Grant Hackett 'just wants to hide from everybody', father says

    Grant Hackett contacts his family to tell them he is safe, after they issued a public plea for help to find him when he went missing this morning, a day after his arrest over a disturbance at his parents' house.

  3. India lack home-ground experience in upcoming Test series against Australia

    Three of the four venues for the India v Australia series have not yet hosted a Test. Will that help the tourists?

  4. A club going backwards: Wenger's time at Arsenal is surely up

    He is part of the furniture at Arsenal, but Arsene Wenger's 20-year reign as Gunners manager surely has to come to a sad end following a 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich.

  5. AOC president Coates freezes out ASC boss Wylie

    The bitter feud between AOC president John Coates and ASC chairman John Wylie deteriorates further following the drafting of a new agreement from Australia's Olympic body.

  6. Five things we learned from the AFL chairman's departure speech

    Mike Fitzpatrick reflects on the ups and downs of his 10-year reign as AFL chairman, including Essendon's doping saga, the AFL's expansion plans, gambling and the new women's league.

  7. Super Netball to build on women's sport momentum

    Super Netball is a new product of a long-standing popular code about to join the growing landscape of women's sport.

  8. Tasmania Tigers axe Marsh as coach

    Tasmania Tigers coach Dan Marsh is sacked, with a year left to run on his contract.

Features

  1. Hackett's struggles

    Olympic swimming champion Grant Hackett has struggled to adjust to life in retirement like many other sportspeople.

  2. 'Feminist footy frenzy in Freo'

    Think sport and art don't mix? The artists behind a PIAF show opening at Fremantle Oval on Sunday want you to think again as they celebrate women in football.

  3. ABC Sports Quiz February 13

    Think you know your sport? Test your knowledge of the sporting week that was with our quiz.

  4. What's gone wrong for Leicester City?

    Nine months ago, Leicester City was crowned Premier League champions. But with the Foxes now staring relegation in the face, what has gone so drastically wrong?

  5. Breaking point

    Relations between top sports bodies reach new low, with AOC chief John Coates cutting AIS director out of 2020 Olympics planning.

  6. Tributes flow for Springboks great

    Former team-mates and opponents pay tribute to Springboks great Joost van der Westhuizen, who dies from motor neurone disease at 45.

  7. Mundine-Green streamers apologise after Foxtel warnings

    Two men who streamed the Anthony Mundine v Danny Green fight live on Facebook offer almost identical apologies after warnings of legal action from Foxtel.

  8. Alastair Cook steps down

    Alastair Cook, the captain who led England to victory in two home Ashes series against Australia, has resigned from the role after a rough 2016.

  9. Bolt will be missed

    Talking 'smack' to a 16-year-old schoolgirl may hardly seem fair, but his antics and charisma at the Nitro Athletics series meet in Melbourne shows Usain Bolt will be missed when he retires.

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Cricket

  1. Tigers sack Marsh

    Tasmania Tigers coach Dan Marsh is sacked, with a year left to run on his contract.

  2. Lack of home advantage?

    Three of the four venues for the India v Australia series have not yet hosted a Test. Will that help the tourists?

  3. Voges ends Test career

    Adam Voges officially calls time on his Test career, leaving the game with the second best average in the game's history, behind only Don Bradman.

  4. Return to training

    Australia Test batsman Nic Maddinson resumes training with New South Wales after taking a break from the game but there is no time frame on his return to the field.

AFL

  1. Wheelchair AFL proves winner

    Tasmania is hopeful of forming its own wheelchair AFL side after a successful come-and-try match.

  2. 'Feminist footy frenzy in Freo'

    Think sport and art don't mix? The artists behind a PIAF show opening at Fremantle Oval on Sunday want you to think again as they celebrate women in football.

  3. Reflections from Fitzpatrick

    Mike Fitzpatrick reflects on the ups and downs of his 10-year reign as AFL chairman, including Essendon's doping saga, gambling and the new women's league.

  4. Fitzpatrick retires from AFL Commission

    Mike Fitzpatrick retires from AFL Commission, with ex-Wesfarmers chief Richard Goyder to take over.

Rugby League

  1. Foran's back

    Kieran Foran is cleared to return to the NRL, with the league registering his Warriors contract for the 2017 season.

  2. Canberra to host Anzac Test

    This year's Anzac rugby league Test between Australia and New Zealand will be held in Canberra.

  3. Radradra's partner recounts alleged abuse

    The ex-girlfriend of NRL star Semi Radradra tells a Sydney court he punched her in the face, and then confessed to their pastor.

  4. JT at it again

    Johnathan Thurston is the man of the match as the Indigenous All Stars run out 34-8 winners over the World All Stars in Newcastle.

Rugby Union

  1. Walker eyes Brumbies comeback

    Retired Wallaby Andrew Walker puts his hand up to come out of retirement to play for the Brumbies if they want him.

  2. Chiefs win Tens title

    The Chiefs take out the inaugural Brisbane Global Rugby Tens title, beating the Crusaders 12-5 in Sunday's final.

  3. Force ready for Brisbane Tens

    Fourteen teams will compete in this weekend's inaugural Brisbane Tens, including the world club 10s champions, the Western Force.

  4. Brumbies record $800k loss

    The Brumbies record an operating loss of $864,000 for 2016 — a situation they blame mostly on the protracted legal battle with former CEO Michael Jones.

Football

  1. Wenger's reign has to end

    He is part of the furniture at Arsenal, but Arsene Wenger's 20-year reign as Gunners manager surely has to come to a sad end following a 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich.

  2. Bayern and Real big winners

    Arsenal is all but out of the Champions League for another season after going down 5-1 to Bayern, while Real Madrid beat Napoli 3-1.

  3. Football players may face dementia risk

    A study of the brains of former football players raises concerns about the potential risk of dementia.

  4. Rampant PSG stuns Barca

    Favourites Barcelona are on the brink of an early Champions League exit, losing 4-0 away to PSG in Paris in the round of 16, first leg.

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