Meet the 16-year-old kicking his way to Italy
While many members of Dante Rodrigues’ famous family have made their mark on the football field, the year 11 student from Darwin is kicking his own goals in the kickboxing ring. Rodrigues, 16 who is […]
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Borroloola girls have goals of their own
Matildas’ head coach Alen Stajcic was in the tiny town of Borroloola in the Northern Territory this week checking out the Indigenous talent in remote regions. Mr Stajcic, who heads Australia’s national women’s soccer team, […]
Stacey’s hitting ‘em out of the park
Indigenous softball player Stacey Porter—regarded as one of the world’s best—will lead the Australian national team into the Softball World Championship next month. Porter, 36, from Tamworth in New South Wales, is captain of the […]
The pure appiness of running
A new running app—being touted as the first of its kind—is connecting Indigenous communities across Australia. The app has been developed by the Australian arm of global IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services with a […]
Ramone lines up new soccer league
A new national Indigenous football league is kicking off in Queensland and organisers hope it will discover Australia’s answer to legendary international players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The first Australian Indigenous Football […]
Meet Deeks’ next crop of stayers
A new 12-person squad of Indigenous runners has been chosen to tackle this year’s New York Marathon as the Federal Government announced it will invest another $3 million in Robert de Castella’s Indigenous Marathon Project. […]
Facilities upgrade for Thursday Island
The Torres Straits is to get better sports facilities on Thursday Island. The Torres Strait Regional Authority has announced $1.25 million will be spent on upgrading the Wongai Multi-Purpose Courts. The courts had been identified […]
Basketball needs an Indigenous round
An Indigenous round within the national men’s and women’s national basketball leagues would help encourage the next crop of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stars such as Patty Mills and Rohanee Cox, according to former […]
Historic women’s side is ready to Rumba
The Rumbalara Football and Netball Club has become the first Aboriginal club in Victoria to compete in a women’s competitive football league. The Rumbalara team played Shepparton in the new season of the MBCM Northern […]
Indigenous sides pad up for historic tour
The details of an historic cricket tour of the UK by Australia’s best Indigenous players have been released by Cricket Australia. Women’s and men’s squads will tour the UK for the first two weeks of […]
