Adelaide United coach Aurelio Vidmar is a contender for another honour with his inclusion in a prestigious line-up of world coaches.

The dust is settling with the Kiwis still not believing that they are the World Champions after executing one of the great upsets of the modern era. Equally, it appears that many Australians are in the same state of disbelief.

In the history of Australian sports, there have been many memorable moments that have been passed on from generation to generation. But what are the ten greatest moments in Australian sports, the ones that had people saying, “I was there”?

Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has admitted Britain would not have chosen to host the 2012 Games in London if it had know about the economic downturn, it was reported today.

Australian basketball has celebrated a truly momentous day in its chequered history with the national and domestic organising bodies agreeing to operate under one umbrella.

Golden girl Stephanie Rice’s Beijing treble topped Australia’s favourite Olympic moments but she still couldn’t fill the huge shoes of Ian Thorpe.

The Chinese have a saying: “For a journey of a thousand miles, it is necessary to make the first step.” In terms of the Wallabies attempt to capture a third Rugby World Cup in 2011, the tour that is starting in Hong Kong on Saturday and then travels on to Padova, Twickenham, Paris, Cardiff and [...]

Another day, another gong for Stephanie Rice. The darling of the Beijing Olympics was named Australia’s Swimmer of the Year at an awards ceremony in Sydney tonight.

Adelaide United are only two games away from creating Australian football history. Their Asian Champions League success is a testament to the progress made in the game over the last few years.

Since crashing Grant Hackett’s party in Beijing, Oussama Mellouli’s world has become a weird and wonderful one.

Nick D’Arcy doesn’t reckon he can shake his tarnished reputation as he dips his toe back into competition for the first time in seven months.

Candidates to host the 2016 Olympics pitched their bids to Asian delegates and IOC chief Jacques Rogge on Tuesday, confidently predicting they can weather the global economic crisis.

International cricket’s custodians are divided about whether the game should push for inclusion in the 2020 Olympics, after IOC supremo Jacques Rogge put the ball firmly in the court of the sport’s governing body.

International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge today rejected growing demands from the cricket community to include the popular Twenty20 format at the 2016 Summer Games.

Madrid’s Olympic bid chief is concerned that another racist incident in Spanish sports could affect the city’s chances of hosting the 2016 Games.

I came across an article yesterday written a couple of months ago by Spiro Zavos entitled, Phelps is the greatest Olympic Swimmer, not the greatest Olympian.

The global finance crisis should be ringing alarm bells loud and clear as the AFL pushes on with its fanciful plans to base the competition’s 18th team in western Sydney. The league’s strategy is centred on being able to get a hefty increase in payments for television rights when they come up for renewal in [...]

The other day, the head of the South African sports portfolio, Butana Komphela, called for the Springbok to be culled as the emblem of the national rugby team. He argued that, among other things, “the Springbok divides us”, and that there can be “no negotiation” on its future.

After being underwhelmed by The Graham Arnold Olyroo’s Finishing School, that was the Beijing Games, I opined that the FFA served the bad china in the wash-up. And now it appears that Baan has poured the tea.

The AFL needs to take control and develop the way the sport is covered by television if it wishes to show the game at full panoramic throttle. The visual medium via free to air, pay TV, HD TV or the Internet creates a tremendous opportunity to promote the game.