Hockey
‘Legacy starts now’: The Gold Coast’s $10m Olympic hockey runway
The hockey centre will undergo a $10m revamp ahead of the 2032 Games, locking in major international fixtures and vindicating Ballymore’s Olympic snub.
- Cameron Atfield
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Hockey and hostility: Canada blows gold medal match against the USA
Canada had more to gain, and to lose, as a nation now defined by resistance to a monstrous neighbour. The disappointment at the overtime defeat will reverberate for a long time.
- Jake Niall
‘Fast and physical’: Why Australia is getting into ice hockey
Ice hockey teams around the country are seeing bigger audiences turn out to watch the winter sport – even in summertime.
- Dominique Tassell
‘Does not belong in this country’: Hockey Australia stands by Peris as more anti-Islam re-posts emerge
The Olympic champion shared a series of social media posts scathing of the religion in the lead-up to her election as a director of the government-funded sport.
- Chris Barrett
Anti-Muslim post shadows Nova Peris’ election to Olympic sport board
The gold medallist became a Hockey Australia director weeks after sharing a comment that called Muslims “Satan worshipping cockroaches that need to be eradicated”.
- Chris Barrett
Former Australian women’s indoor hockey coach admits to kissing teenage girl
Lauren Austin, 39, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday where she pleaded guilty to kissing a girl who was in her care.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Olympic sports make 11th-hour bid for 2032 legacy
Olympic sports have made last-ditch appeals ahead of the Queensland government’s response to the independent 100-day infrastructure review being signed off by state cabinet on Monday.
- Cameron Atfield
Olympic sports push back on venue plan that would leave them with nothing
Hockey has made a pitch to ditch Ballymore for the Gold Coast, while swimming has called for a new aquatic centre at Victoria Park.
- Cameron Atfield
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Deal finally done to build home of Australian hockey in Perth
The new deal comes after protracted negotiations that spilled out into a public row between the state government and Curtin University.
- Hamish Hastie
An injury crisis could have ended his career. It put him in the Hall of Fame
Mark Knowles broke his ankle – twice – at 19, but went on to become one of the greats. He now wants the Brisbane 2032 plan changed to provide a legacy for his sport.
- Nick Wright