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Football Federation Australia Chief Executive Officer James Johnson made his displeasure known to reporters after it was revealed the English Football Association voted for Colombia to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup. 

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has weighed in on the growing issue over vaccinations in the National Rugby League (NRL). According to him, players who refuse to get vaccinated should be barred from playing.

Queensland has given the green light for the National Rugby League (NRL) to resume its 2020 season.

Talking about the Piston’s and the “Bad Boys,” Michael Jordan revealed that he “hated them.”

Steve Kerr spoke out about his former teammate Scottie Pippen’s decision to have his foot surgery during the 1997-98 NBA season.

Manny Pacquiao says he is “not afraid to die” of COVID-19 as he continues to help poor Filipinos battle poverty amid the growing coronavirus crisis.

Finally some good news out of Formula 1 as the McLaren team member diagnosed with coronavirus appears to be recovering. Formula 1 managing director Ross Brawn is confident the sport will still have a 17 or 18 race season.

Being captain of the Australian cricket team has been described as the nation’s most aspired-to job after the role of Prime Minister. Being chief executive of Cricket Australia (CA) can’t be too far behind?

If you’re listening to the action, you need the information in a different order to written English, so the literary decisions commentators make are typical of archaic improvised or semi-improvised epic poetry.

Williams won the match 6-4 6-0 against the 68th-ranked Polish player.

The study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of two very different approaches to improving mental health in collegiate athletes.

As someone who has studied the WNBA for years, I’ve been excited to witness, over the course of this season, continued growth in viewership and attendance, along with sponsorship revenue.

India, which dominates world cricket, is embroiled in a bitter battle over how it runs its domestic sport. The turbulence dates back to when the country’s supreme court issued a set of recommendations several years ago, designed to reform Indian cricket from top to bottom.

Serena Williams is a well-known advocate for “clean sport”. For any athlete to be effective in such a role, it is important to comprehend how anti-doping programs work. Misunderstandings of the drug-testing process can lead to misperceptions about fairness between different athletes or across sports.

Who would have thought that Gareth Southgate and his squad of England footballers would have done much better than the prime minister and her cabinet at giving a boost to the UK economy?

Optus Sport has allowed SBS to air the remaining 2018 FIFA World Cup matches.

After the U.S. men’s soccer team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, the question about which team to root for has become commonplace among American soccer fans.

Familiar names still dominate the sport this year.

Shaquille O’Neal revealed during a recent podcast that he believes Paul George and LeBron James are signing with the Lakers.

Andrew Bogut is returning home and has officially signed with the Sydney Kings. However, some fans wonder why the Melbourne-born athlete chose to sign with the Kings and not his local team, Melbourne United.

DraftKings has announced it will begin offering daily fantasy sports (DFS) to Australian consumers in Q2.

The 2018 NBA Playoffs kicked-off over the weekend and it has been action-packed so far. The Celtics win in OT, while the Cavaliers lose game 1 to Pacers.

Andy Murray lost Wimbledon 2017 but won praises from social media and his mum after he corrected a reporter who appeared to have overlooked the achievements of female tennis players. The 30-year-old world no. 1, who lost to American Sam Querrey in the quarter-final on Wednesday, did not let people forget women play the sport as well.

UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is currently undergoing boxing preparations for his much-hyped match with undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr on Aug. 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Andre Iguodala could be playing for another NBA team next season, depending on the moves of the Golden State Warriors plus the money on the table.

The New York Knicks are listening to Derrick Rose, possibly an indication that the former NBA MVP will be back in Gotham next NBA season.

Lavar Ball and his sons appeared on WWE Raw and the elder could have a place on the show if Vince McMahon is interested.

At 39, Dirk Nowitzki is aware that his NBA playing days are numbered. The Dallas Mavericks used their US$25 million (AU$33 million) team option though it does not necessarily mean they will be cutting ties with the all-star forward.