Saturday November 22, 2008
Cash flows for medallists but coaches high and dry
AUSTRALIA'S medal-winning Olympic athletes will continue to receive a bonus of up to $15,000, but money for winning coaches has been withdrawn under the new Australian Olympic Committee funding program.
Friday November 21, 2008
Contra claims muddy waters around high-tech swimsuits
AN INFLUENTIAL US swimming coach has revealed global swimsuit manufacturers injected millions of dollars of sponsorship into the world swimming authority FINA at the same time as they successfully sought approval of the new generation technical suits.
Sex-change vaulter takes the big leap
A YEAR ago, Germany's top pole vaulter, Yvonne Buschbaum, spoke candidly of how she felt trapped within a man's body and felt driven to do something about it.
Saturday November 1, 2008
Try injecting a little truth into your story, Marion
NOTE to Marion Jones: "I don't believe you." Nor should anyone else. The tears, the contrition, the personal revelations on The Oprah Winfrey Show this week - her first extensive interview since serving a six-month jail sentence - were a great act.
Thursday October 30, 2008
Coaches may ban superfast swimsuits
AUSTRALIAN coaches are considering banning the controversial
swimsuits that contributed significantly to the rewriting of the
record books before and during the Beijing Olympic Games.
Tuesday October 28, 2008
Athletes tested on doping attitude
A SUBSTANTIAL minority of Australia's elite athletes believe athletes who are taking drugs will avoid detection "and get away with it".
Saturday October 25, 2008
Sorry, Melbourne, but Cup outsiders are here to stay
WHY is it that crossing the Murray River turns normal sane,
rational people into possessive, insular and territorial
characters? Suddenly, with nine "international raiders" vying for a
start in the Melbourne Cup, the locals down south - punters and
racing folk alike - are crying foul, writes Jacquelin Magnay.
Thursday October 23, 2008
Russians are coming … to race to Hobart
ONE of the world's great adventurers, Russian Fedor Konyukhov, has
entered this year's Sydney to Hobart yacht race.
Wednesday October 22, 2008
Seven medley sins are history to Russia
RUSSIAN athletics officials have provoked the ire of global sports authorities after backdating two-year suspensions for seven high-profile athletes suspected of systematic doping.
Saturday October 18, 2008
NRL clubs' reliance on corporate dollars spells trouble
NRL clubs must have been comforted recently to hear David Gallop refer to them as "resilient".
Friday October 17, 2008
Missing test results turn up but WADA isn't happy
THE International Olympic Committee says all of 300 missing test
results from the Beijing Olympic Games have been found and are all
negative.
Tuesday October 14, 2008
Networks to get more power for less
TELEVISION insiders have warned that the days of inflated fees paid
for sporting rights have come to an abrupt end. In a worrying trend
for the football codes whose rights come up for negotiation from
2011, negotiators are anticipating that broadcasters will enjoy a
significant increase in power at the table.
Monday October 13, 2008
Sport will be forced to shrink
THE chairman of Westfield Group, Frank Lowy, has warned that all sport will have to contract in order to survive the upheaval caused by the credit squeeze.
Friday October 10, 2008
Masters predict a blast in Sydney
MORE than 30,000 competitors, including 10,000 from NSW are expected to compete in the biggest sporting event in Sydney since the Olympics - the World Masters Games.
Saturday October 4, 2008
Bet shop offerings too sweet to resist
TO BET or not to bet? Black or red? Yes or no? As Melbourne and Manly battle it out for rugby league's centenary premiership, the game's administrators face a seismic shift in handling the code's public image off the field.
