Alan Attwood
Alan Attwood is a former Age writer, section editor and foreign correspondent.
Opinion
Arts
Why I won’t go to the NGV’s perplexing and problematic Pharaoh blockbuster
When Indigenous artefacts are being returned, and there is global recognition of the sanctity of the dead. Why do we make an exception for Egyptian rulers?
- by Alan Attwood
Latest
The tennis-superstar mum: It’s the birth of a new era – almost
A raft of former top-ranked players competing in this year’s Australian Open are now mums. But what seems like a new trend is, in fact, anything but.
- by Alan Attwood
Missing Ash and the Fed? Meet Coco and Carlos, tennis’s new smash hits
Long-time fan favourites might be ageing, but fear not – two of the most exciting players on the circuit are only just leaving their teens.
- by Alan Attwood
Opinion
Satire
Hypocrisy over Khawaja’s armband now borders on the absurd
Despite fears about the future of Test cricket, the International Cricket Council – which is based in human rights bastion United Arab Emirates – has made its priority squelching one player’s freedom of expression.
- by Alan Attwood
How Naomi Osaka became the most unique champion in tennis
She may be a former world number one and four-time grand slam winner, but motivation may be a challenge for Naomi Osaka.
- by Alan Attwood
Opinion
Australian cricket
Red, white or pink, balls are having a moment in the sun
Usually they’re just … there. Nobody thinks about them much. Truth is, they’re usually treated poorly.
- by Alan Attwood
Opinion
AFL 2023
The footy finals bye is a momentum killer – it’s time to boot it
It began in 2016 to stop key AFL players being rested in the final round. Now everyone, including fans and their TV remotes, must endure a period of enforced idleness.
- by Alan Attwood
Opinion
Wimbledon
Djokovic seldom feels love from the Wimbledon crowd – it annoys him immensely
Wimbledon’s biggest ovation came when Roger Federer appeared in the royal box. If you’re watching Novak Djokovic play, you may need to turn up the sound.
- by Alan Attwood
Opinion
Test cricket
Put the champagne cork back in the bottle, Australia needs to get ready for Bazball 2.0
Remember how Pat Cummins tossed his helmet and bat away exuberantly at Edgbaston? He will need both of them again soon.
- by Alan Attwood
Opinion
World Boxing
Most sports protect the head. Boxing shouldn’t be free to keep pounding it
Like many young sportswriters, I had been seduced by boxing. This was the world of Mailer and Plimpton, Ali and Foreman. But the closer I got to boxing, the more ghastly things got.
- by Alan Attwood
From the Archives, 1997: Susie Maroney’s epic Cuba to Florida swim
In 1997, Australian marathon swimmer Susie Maroney became the first person to swim the 179-kilometre Straits of Florida from Cuba to the United States.
- by Alan Attwood