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ABC SPORT DAILY is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that’s making headlines.
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For Olivia Gadecki, the growth starts when she gets uncomfortable. The 22-year-old has been chasing that feeling of discomfort for some time and the mentality yielded big results this week. Gadecki fell just short of a maiden WTA title in Guadalajara, but is now Australia's top ranked female player. Ahead of the summer of tennis she talks to us about being mentored by Ash Barty, her ongoing development and how she quit the sport as a teenager. Featured: Olivia Gadecki, Australia's top ranked female tennis player. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
This 16-year-old is fast. Really, really fast. Fast enough that he recently broke a 56-year-old Aussie sprint record. Fast enough that Adidas has signed him to a lucrative deal. Fast enough that he's been invited to train with Noah Lyles. Fast enough that Sally Pearson has compared him to Usain Bolt. Manager James Templeton joined us to understand the young man behind the quick times. Featured: James Templeton, manager Gout Gout.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Alexa Leary might be the feel-great sports story of 2024. Three years ago the Queenslander suffered a bike accident so bad that doctors did not expect her to survive. When she did, walking and talking were not considered likely. At this year's Paralympic Games she claimed two gold medals and won countless hearts with her brilliant swimming and incandescent personality so we wanted to relive it at least one more time. Featured: Matthew Cowdrey, Paralympic gold medallist.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
The Boxing Day Test is one of cricket's biggest occasions - day one, 90,000 people at a packed MCG, heck of a time to make your debut. Sam Konstas has come into the team at the top of the order at the expense of Nathan McSweeney, who isn't the only one who's struggled with the bat but is the only one to make way. With the series all tied up after lopsided results, will Melbourne provide an opportunity for both teams to play their best cricket at the same time?Featured: Jim Maxwell, Grandstand Cricket commentator. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
105 yachts will set sail on Boxing Day for the 79th Sydney Hobart Race. From 100-foot maxi yachts vying for Line Honours to 30-foot double handers looking to get themselves in a position to take out the Overall win, it's going to be an enthralling few days on the water. Will Comanche get redemption after a 51-second loss to LawConnect in 2023? Can Alive go back-to-back for overall honours? Or could a team of just two take out the whole thing? Featured: Nicole Douglass, professional sailor and commentator.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Ange Postecoglou is no stranger to silverware, and he's put Tottenham in a position to win some as they made their way to the League Cup semi-finals. Can he relieve some of the pressure with a trophy? Plus Raygun is back in our newsfeeds thanks to a legal battle with a comedian. Featured: Vince Rugari, author Angeball: The definitive biography of Ange Postecoglou. Jordan Baker, Sydney Morning Herald. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
After five days of rain with a side of cricket, the Brisbane Test was a draw. The cricket we did get was electric and there is plenty to discuss. Steve Smith found form, Jasprit Bumrah continued his dominance, Australia has injury concerns and India is down a bowling option thanks to a retirement. Both teams showed flashes of what they were capable of, so who holds the momentum going into Boxing Day?Featured: Alison Mitchell, Grandstand Cricket on ABC SportSubscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
With the summer of tennis just around the corner, there are plenty of storylines to dig into. The breakthrough seasons from Australians like Alex de Minaur, Olivia Gadecki and Alexei Popyrin. The doping sagas around Iga Świątek and Jannik Sinner, and can Novak Djokovic win his 25th Grand Slam, proving to the next generation that he's still got it? Add to all of that the long awaited return of Nick Kyrgios and there is a lot to get excited about. Featured: John Millman, former ATP player and ABC Tennis Podcast hostSubscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Maddi Levi is the best women's Rugby Sevens player in the world right now. At age 22 she's already been to two Olympic Games and has her sights set firmly on a gold medal in LA, plus a transition to the 15-player game with a World Cup on the horizon. We talk to the star flyer about representing Australia alongside her sister, self-belief and a potential code-swap to the NRLW.Featured: Maddison Levi, Australian Rugby Sevens player. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Bryce Cotton is carving his name into the NBL history books, having become just the third player in league history to score 40+ points in four consecutive matches. The last time that happened was Andrew Gaze in 1991, a year before Cotton was born. The four-time MVP is pressing his case as one of the best we've ever seen but with contract negotiations still up in the air, his future in the NBL remains uncertain.Featured: Derek Rucker, 1990 NBL MVP and NBL analyst.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
There’s something about this GABBA Test that feels definitive. In this series, each team has exerted their will. Both have been bent. Who’s going to break? There’s so much baked in in Brisbane. The increasing pantomime villainy of Mohammed Siraj. The growing aura of Jasprit Bumrah. Not-quite-secret Josh Hazelwood sessions. Pat Cummins and co. rising to the moment. An always big series is feeling even bigger. We’re heading to Queensland to get ourselves primed. Featured: Quentin Hull, commentator, ABC Sport. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Building an expansion team in any competition is a challenge. Trying to do so in a foreign country with a history of instability and unrest, that's something else. The NRL's launch into PNG might be one of the most ambitious moves rugby league has ever made. It also might be one of the most reckless. Nick Campton joins us to qualify the scope of the challenge and opportunity. Featured: Nick Campton, NRL reporter, ABC Sport.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Australia great David Warner leading the Thunder in western Sydney. Melbourne cool kids Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa lighting up the Vic franchises. Heavyweight teams like Perth, Brisbane and Hobart. There are reasons for optimism around this BBL season, the negative is the lack of international star power. Ed Cowan offers solutions to that problem while previewing the 14th edition of the competition. Featured: Ed Cowan, ex-Australia opener. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
A 26-year-old baseballer just won the largest contract in sport. Is Juan Soto worth more than a billion dollars AUD? The reasons and ramifications of this deal are set to shake up baseball, New York city and all of sport. Featured: Jared Diamond, senior baseball writer, Wall Street Journal. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
It took just seven sessions for Australia to defeat India in the second test of the Border-Gavaskar trophy. The host nation looked dominant with the pink ball in hand and Travis Head continues to cause issues for the visitors. The series is level, but both matches have felt incredibly lop-sided, so which versions of these two teams are real?Featured: Daniel Cherny, News Corp.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
It may be the final race of the Formula 1 season but tensions are high as two stars of the sport are in a very public feud. There have been barbs and name-calling between four-time World Champion Max Verstappen and Mercedes' George Russell since the Qatar Grand Prix last weekend. Why are they feuding and will it all come to a head in this weekend's season finale? Plus the women's ODI series is under way between Australia and India. It was expected to be a competitive match-up but India were disappointing in their first outing. Were we expecting too much or have they underperformed? Featured: Britt Carter, ABC Sport. Michael Lamonato, F1 podcaster. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Incoming CA Chief Executive Todd Greenberg is about to get busy. He's going to try to fix cricket's financial struggles, get along with India, ensure our national teams stay competitive and consider how to improve the T20 leagues. How will he do that? We asked him. Featured: Todd Greenberg, CEO Cricket Australia. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
The son of an Australian sporting legend making his F1 debut in the last race of the season. The Jack Doohan story is already captivating, but there's even more to it than you might appreciate. The 21-year-old's team is fighting for its place in the constructors championship standings and if they fail it could cost them millions. We break down how Doohan got to this point and what's at stake for the young talent. Featured: Mick Doyle, F1 journalist, ABC Sport. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
Jordan Petaia was once the most exciting young talent in Australian rugby, now he's trying to make it in the NFL. The sometime Wallaby has explained why playing American football is his dream and what he needs to do to achieve it. Will he make the grade like Jordan Mailata or struggle with the transition like Valentine Holmes? Jess Stewart unpacks an unlikely story. Featured: Jess Stewart, journalist, ABC Sport. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
As manager Pep Guardiola reminded the Anfield crowd of his previous six Premier League titles, it raised questions about whether this one has slipped away for the reigning champions before Christmas. Man City's loss to Liverpool is the latest in a string of bad results for a team teeming with talent and it felt like a moment of reckoning. Is this the crumbling of a dynasty or a blip for an established juggernaut? Why have Liverpool made such a jump in quality? We're navigating an increasingly dramatic Premier League landscape. Featured: Daniel Garb, football journalist, ABC Sport. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter
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