Liam Adams on the pain and pleasures of the long-distance runner.

Australian handball team captain Bevan Calvert on building domestic skill levels.

Jason Belmonte on the trials, tribulations and triumphs of the international tenpin bowling tour.

Finally granted a league of their own, female Australian Rules players now have the chance of professional progression through the sport. The fans are onboard, but will the dollars – and the skills – follow?

Netballer Susan Pettitt on fighting her way back into the Australian Diamonds line-up.

Matildas and Melbourne City defender Laura Alleway on the professionalism in women’s soccer.

Olympic bronze medallist Rowena Webster on how she got her head back in the game.

Tarek Elrich on the A-League’s growing strength and doing his bit for charity.

As a soccer player banned for match-fixing seeks to have Football Federation Australia permit him to rejoin the game, a former FIFA integrity official warns such a move would make a mockery of the fight against corruption in the sport.

Fast bowler Liam Hatcher on being able to take as good as you give.

The Sydney Kings’ Jeromie Hill on the strength of our National Basketball League.