Three decades ago,a decision in Monaco changed Australia forever.
The star striker believes the upcoming home World Cup is a chance for the national side to build a legacy that could change the women’s game forever in Australia.
So many of the exceptional memories from Tokyo’s Olympic Games had nothing to do with standing on a podium.
The backing from the International Olympic Committee of Brisbane as the likely city to host the 2032 Olympics is a heartening sign.
I watched as they built the Olympic Stadium. I drove my car around the athletics track when it was still dirt. A couple of years later,I would win gold twice on that same soil - my home turf.
From Siobhan Paton in the pool to Louise Sauvage on the track,the Sydney Games were a turning point for Australian athletes – and the para sport movement.
Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst's gold medal game is one of the most enduring images of the Sydney 2000 Olympics - but half of Bondi never wanted it to happen.
Award-winning former Herald sport photographer Tim Clayton picks his five favourite photos from the 2000 Olympics and reveals the story behind them.
In 1996,a dinner of prawn cutlets in Chinatown helped to guarantee the success of the Sydney Olympics and the future of the Australian Olympic Committee.
Handball had a participation base of around 500 players when Sydney were announced host of the 2000 Olympics - prompting a push from Channel Seven for ex-AFL and NRL stars to switch sports.
There wasn't a fairytale medal for Andrew Gaze as the curtain came down on Sydney,but it was a golden moment when Juan Antonio Samaranch uttered the words we all wanted to hear.