Matildas part ways with coach Gustavsson after Olympics flop
Tony Gustavsson and Football Australia have agreed there will be no new contract after the Swede’s previous deal expired with the team’s elimination from Paris 2024.
- by Vince Rugari
Latest
As it happened: Zhanle world record turns heads as Chalmers charges to silver, heartbreak for Matildas and O’Callaghan
Kyle Chalmers powered home in the 100m and Mollie O’Callaghan missed the podium on a night belonging to a young French star. The Matildas lost. Fox won gold again.
- by Billie Eder, Scott Spits, Andrew Wu and Vince Rugari
Teen prodigies, an alien and some GOATs: 10 athletes who’ll blow your mind in Paris
From a seven-foot-four Frenchman to a teenage swimming sensation, here are the athletes to keep your eyes on these Olympic Games.
- by Vince Rugari and Billie Eder
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Blues hit by another injury; Giant reprimanded over tribunal rant; Carlton breached concussion protocols
Carlton will be forced into at least three changes after an important midfielder was ruled out, while the AFL reprimanded a star Giant for a scathing assessment of the league’s crackdown on dangerous tackles.
- by Andrew Wu, Jon Pierik and Vince Rugari
Analysis
FIFA
Money and power: Why Europe’s top leagues have declared war on FIFA
The game’s governing body is the subject of legal action by players and leagues who say the international calendar is at breaking point. Here’s what you need to know.
- by Vince Rugari
For her coach, Mary Fowler is an unsolved riddle. And she may be the Matildas’ most important player
The challenge, as is the case with many ethereal shape-shifters who require freedom to make their magic, will be how to get the best out of the 21-year-old.
- by Emma Kemp and Vince Rugari
Analysis
AFL 2024
Comedians vs sticklers: Heeney-Greene feud proves Sydney’s AFL rivalry has come of age
Isaac Heeney and Toby Greene are, to a large degree, representative of their clubs: one is prim and proper, possibly too much so, the other a serial troublemaker who should probably rein it in from time to time.
- by Vince Rugari
Analysis
EPL
Ange Postecoglou would be perfect for England. Thank god it won’t happen
He’s reportedly on the Football Association’s shortlist to replace Gareth Southgate. As he should be: Ange Postecoglou would be an ideal fit for England.
- by Vince Rugari
‘He wants to be No.1’: Socceroos captain gambling on game time with Italian giants
Maty Ryan is not joining AS Roma to be a back-up goalkeeper and is ready to challenge for the No.1 jersey, Socceroos coach Graham Arnold says.
- by Vince Rugari
Failure to launch: Football Australia’s mooted national second division in doubt
Hopes of a 10 to 12-team home-and-away competition kicking off in 2025 hinge on the outcome of an FA board meeting on Thursday.
- by Vince Rugari
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Bedford, Cameron handed three-match bans; fears grow over the return of ‘the chicken wing’
Lions star Charlie Cameron and Giants tagger Toby Bedford have been handed three-match bans. Meanwhile, Leigh Matthews is among those concerned at the increased prevalence of the “chicken wing” tackle.
- by Jon Pierik and Vince Rugari