Breaking Binaries: Transphobia in sport
Lucy Watson examines a problem that plagues even the most progressive of sports
FIRST PERSON: Rolling in the derby
Photo: Richard Rayment If you had asked me a year ago, I would have said that roller derby wasn’t my thing. It wasn’t the aggressive nature of the sport that turned me off, nor the high risk of injury. It’s just that I’m obviously not cool enough to be a sassy, confident ‘derby girl’. Derby […]
Arts vs Science: Interfaculty Sport edition
Josh Tassell encourages SciSoc and SASS Sports Executives to give 110%
Fiction, capitalism, and being a winner
Caitlin Still takes a look at the myth behind the competitive nature of sport. Does the emphasis on winning in our sporting culture force competitors to take drugs?
Rugby league’s culture must change
Michael Coutts pens an open letter to the Chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission
An education in homophobia for players and fans alike
Lane Sainty isn’t convinced that there are no gay players in the AFL
No rainbow card for football players
Precious few of our athletes are choosing to make their sexuality public, writes Thomas Poberezny-Lynch.
GF 2012 Preview: Sydney Vs. Hawthorn
Richard Withers dissects the key issues ahead of tomorrow’s Grand Final between Sydney and Hawthorn
Waratahs’ back looks to the future
Richard Withers talks with Sydney University’s Bernard Foley about his rugby sevens career and breakout season with the Waratahs
Battle of the species: a marathon with a difference
Lane Sainty will probably never run a marathon of any kind
Two strikes and you’re out
There’s a vast grey area surrounding bans on performance enhancing drugs. Arghya Gupta looks into the controversial policies our athletes must abide by
Who’s next? Australian Olympians have been made to feel their pain
Whether hounding Stephanie Rice or shaming James Magnussen, the judgemental tendencies of the Australian media do our athletes no favours, writes Samantha Wright
A tireless athlete secures his first Tour win
Can Team Sky do it again next year? Matt Withers watched as the peloton descended on Paris
Finally, we can sleep again: the end of le Tour
Honi’s resident cycling-tsar Arghya Gupta burned the midnight oil keeping tabs on the world’s most famous bike race: the Tour de France.
Sydney students off to London
University sports stars are hitting new highs, writes Kira Spucys Tahar.
Chess and Boxing: A match made in heaven?
Upon hearing the phrase ‘chessboxing’, a small number of people may be reminded of ‘Da Mystery of Chessboxin’, a 1992 song by the Wu Tang Clan. A much larger number of people would simply be confused. However, there are a select few who would immediately associate ‘chessboxing’ with an exciting, fast-moving sport; a dark underworld […]
Chelsea’s crown, England’s reputation
Easily lie the heads that will wear this crown, reports Richard Withers
Goodes holds a place among the greats
This has been a journey worth reliving, writes Richard Withers.
Hipsters in lycra
Melbourne is famous for its trackstands, gear ratios and no brakes, writes James O’Doherty.
Boom or bust for struggling clubs?
Michael Coutts wonders whether billionaires are creating as many problems as they solve.
Run out: the Australian summer of cricket has taken its toll
Fabian Di Lizia isn’t bowled over by Cricket Australia’s administration.
Iron Man vs. Ironing Man
Lane Sainty explores an extreme sport that should probably feature at the London Olympics.
State of Play: Turmoil in the English Premier League
Paul Ellis worries about how scandalous football in England has become
