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Youth sport is no longer mucking around and kids are getting injured and burning out.

Injuries, burnout, huge bills: Are pushy parents ruining children’s sport?

Too much pressure is being placed on kids to excel in elite sport, with the goal being Olympic gold, not enjoyment.

  • Jordan Baker

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The Married At First Sight experts (from left) Alessandra Rampolla, John Aiken and Mel Schilling. 

Winter Olympics, MAFS spin-off and celebrities swimming with sharks: Nine reveals 2026 programs

No new drama or comedy was announced, with the broadcaster instead leaning heavily on sport, game shows, reality and crime.

  • Louise Rugendyke
Anatomy swimming index

Inside the race and the rivalry that helped to define Arnie’s career

She held the world record. Lost it. Regained it. Lost the gold medal. And after conquering the world, it would be a teammate who emerged as Ariarne Titmus’s fiercest rival.

  • Tom Decent, Tommy Saputra and The Visual Stories Team
Australia’s Ariarne Titmus poses with her 800m freestyle silver medal at Paris 2024.

Albanese, Thorpe lead tributes as Titmus retires from swimming

After months of speculation – and over a year out of the pool since the Paris Olympics – Ariarne Titmus confirmed her decision to call time on her competitive career in an emotional Instagram video.

  • Tom Decent
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.

Imane Khelif launches legal challenge against ban from fighting against women

The Algerian boxer at the centre of the gender dispute at the 2024 Olympics has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against mandatory sex testing.

  • Ben Rumsby
Crows star Izak Rankine.

Rankine, Snoop and the AFL’s hypocrisy on homophobia

Rankine is the fourth player at AFL level since Gather Round last year to be accused of making homophobic comments. Why does this keep happening?

  • Michael Gleeson
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After starting a relationship with Stan Grant, Holmes says she had a “rude awakening” to the issues of race in Australia.

From falling in love to a ‘rude awakening’: Tracey Holmes reflects on 25 years

In her long career covering sport, the broadcaster witnessed ugly episodes on and off the field – including when it affected those she loves most.

  • Tracey Holmes
Sam Short reacts to his heat time in the Men’s 400m freestyle.

Sam Short was Australia’s brightest hope on the first night of the Olympics. He flopped

The 20-year-old went to Paris as a world champion, but what happened next was “a failure”. He opens up about the heartbreak and reveals his plan to return to the top next week.

  • Tom Decent
JK Rowling and Elon Musk have been named in an online bullying lawsuit filed by Olympic champion boxer Imane Khelif.

‘Women won’t be battered to death by men’: J.K. Rowling hails Imane Khelif boxing ban

The author applauded the governing body’s decision to prevent the Olympic gold medal winner from entering any future events in the female category.

  • Oliver Brown
Khelif

Imane Khelif banned from competing in women’s World Boxing events

The Algerian boxer who won gold at the Paris Olympics last year will not be able to compete in the women’s division unless she can provide proof of being biologically female.

  • Oliver Brown