JENI O’DOWD: If Australia wants to be taken seriously as a world-class sporting nation, we should aim for Olympic venues that don’t double as wildlife documentary sets.
Ben Simmons will again play with Patty Mils, this time in the City of Angels. As he started trained with his new teammates he had a sublte swipe at the Brooklyn Nets.
Sam Kerr will be welcomed back to the Matildas but in what role remains murky after Football Australia said it ‘invests heavily in building the behavioural standards’.