WHEN I SPEAK to Taylor Fritz’s coach, Michael Russell, everything is going according to plan in the world no.4's quest to make it to the pointy end of the Australian Open. Fritz is coming off a straight sets thrashing of Chilean Cristian Garin and has only dropped a...
ONE OF THE highlights of this year’s Australian Open thus far, aside from Nick Kyrgios’ typically drama-filled showing on Monday night, has been the muscular form of world no.3 Carlos Alcaraz. The young Spaniard has taken care of business on the court, winning in...
WHEN STRONG MAN MITCHELL HOOPER set up to complete a Flintstone Barbell – a behind-the-neck overhead press using two giant rocks – in the qualifying rounds of the 2022 World’s Strongest Man, he was slightly apprehensive. He’d never attempted the move before,...
ANY YEAR IN SPORT that has the summer Olympics affixed on its calendar is bound to be defined by it. For Australia, 2024 was indeed the year of Olympic glory, but there was also plenty more to cheer for. Outside of Australia’s record-setting gold medal haul at the...
THERE WAS A time earlier this year when it looked like Christian Petracca might never play footy again. During Melbourne’s King’s Birthday clash with Collingwood back in June, Petracca suffered a lacerated spleen, four broken ribs and a punctured lung after an...
The world no.4’s coach Michael Russell reveals that while the rising US tennis star may have exited the AO a little earlier than expected, his revolutionary approach to recovery may offer a template for unlocking peak performance
The 21-year-old Spanish wunderkind has shown up to the Australian Open with a beefed-up rig. Here’s how he did it
Elite athletes use visualisation for everything from running 5Ks to riding bulls – and the science increasingly backs it up. So what can it do for you?
It’s been a big year for Australian sport. These are ten of the nation's greatest sporting moments of 2024
After a season-ending injury landed him in the ICU, the man known as ‘Trac’ is getting back on track, but he isn’t going easy on himself
We’re feeling a golden generation coming on. These are the athletes leading it
One of the round-ball game's key features could be a risk for long-term brain impairment, according to the findings of a new study
The Olympic diver and Commonwealth Games medallist could soon add ‘TikTok award winner’ to his list of accolades after amassing more than two million followers on the platform
With a seat at the biggest team in F1 potentially on the line, contract uncertainty ahead and only three races left to prove himself, a lesser man than Liam Lawson might buckle under the pressure. But as he explains to Men’s Health, Lawson is no ordinary driver
Three years after coming out and becoming the world’s only openly gay top-flight footballer, Ralph Lauren ambassador Josh Cavallo talks recovering from injury, his go-to fragrance and how much work still needs to be done before the game he loves can truly be called inclusive
Given a rare respite from captaining the national team, Pat Cummins is using the time off to boost his strength and prevent injury, while also expanding his personal style
After a standout Olympic campaign and a trade to the Atlanta Hawks, the Aussie defensive stalwart is ready to show the NBA who he really is
