Yesterday, English football player Wayne Rooney announced retirement from international football via his official website. In his official statement, Rooney, who left Manchester United to join Everton FC last month, said it was time to "bow out" and wanted to "focus all my energies on helping them [Everton FC] be successful."
Read MoreIconic cycling coach Gary West passed away on the weekend following a battle with Motor Neurone Disease. Australian Sports Commission CEO Kate Palmer paid tribute to Gary saying “Australian sport has lost a wonderful man, coach and ambassador. “It was wonderful to see Gary inducted into the AIS Best of the Best
Read MoreThe AFL Match Review Panel has reviewed the matches played in Round 22 of the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. The following charges were laid to WA teams: Jack Redden, West Coast Eagles Jack has been charged with engaging in rough conduct against Josh Kelly, GWS Giants, during the fourth quarter of
Read MoreFormer Hockeyroo and AIS performance manager Kim Crane has been appointed to the newly created position of National High Performance Director of Surfing Australia (SA). Australian Sports Commission CEO Kate Palmer said Kim’s experience, which also included a stint as Manager High Performance Sport and Excellence at the News South Wales
Read MoreThe Australian Sports Commission has paid tribute to former AIS scholarship holder and world champion cyclist Stephen Wooldridge OAM. ASC CEO Kate Palmer said: “The ASC and AIS extend our thoughts to Stephen’s family and friends. Stephen was a former AIS scholarship holder who achieved remarkable things at Olympic Games, Commonwealth
Read MoreThe State Government, through Tourism WA, has secured the BMX National Championships for 2018 and 2021, which are expected to attract thousands of visitors to Western Australia. BMX is one of the fastest growing sports in Australia, with the country attracting the second biggest number of participants behind the USA. More than
Read MoreWhen you think nicotine, you probably think of smokers, addiction, carcinogens and disease - not elite athletes and sporting performance. However, our research published today shows that the use of nicotine among athletes is high and increasing. In some sports, up to half the team uses nicotine in various forms, mostly as
Read MoreThe Australian Sports Commission joins the entire sporting community to pay tribute to Betty Cuthbert AM, MBE, who has passed away aged 79. A four-time Olympic champion, Ms Cuthbert was a pioneer for Australian female sprinters and a true legend of track and field. ASC Chair John Wylie said: “As one of
Read MoreYesterday, French capital football club Paris Saint-Germain triggered a €222 million (AU$330 million) buyout clause of Brazilian winger Neymar to sign him from FC Barcelona, making him the most expensive footballer of all time by breaking the previous fee record of Paul Pogba's transfer from Juventus FC to Manchester United. Neymar
Read MoreThe Australian Football League (AFL) has come together to support and encourage fans to sign up as organ and tissue donors throughout DonateLife Week and Round 20 of the 2017 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. Federal Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Indigenous Health, Ken Wyatt, and AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan
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