Had the pleasure of talking to Jono Ridler after his epic, 90-day, 1,367km Swim4TheOcean down the east coast of New Zealand’s north island. It’s a big read, but theirs is a big topic to get across.

Poolside again tonight. #AustralianOpen 🏊‍♀️

I may have spent most of yesterday playing with puppies instead of watching the swimming. It was worth it. #AustralianOpen 🏊‍♀️ 🐶

Lots of fun and frivolity (and bugs) in the pool today. Great evening at the #AustralianOpen swimming championships.

Lovely day for it at the #AustralianOpen swimming championships…

Australian Open swimming championships - night one. Molly, KC, Kaylee and Sam. Lani, Bailey, Shayna and Meg. Solid performances all round ahead of a busy 2026. #AustralianOpen 🏊‍♀️

That was pretty special. Another incredible race between two of the best to ever do it. #RVV26 #RVVmen

There are few things more thrilling than seeing the very best in the world trade blows on the most storied climbs in cycling. #RVV26

Loved talking to Sam Williamson ahead of the #AustralianOpen swimming this week - such an impressive guy whose has to deal with a frankly awful injury over the past year. Looking forward to seeing him back to his best on the Gold Coast.

Phenomenal read, this. Covers an awful lot of ground and does so in a very digestible way.

A tough blow to cop for the Aussie Stingers as star player Luke Pavillard pledges his future allegiance to Croatia.

I was so impressed with Kristina Clonan when I spoke to her this week. She has had a really rough run of it with injuries but, instead of wallowing, she’s spent the time elevating others, setting up a scholarship that rising road star Amelie Sanders won. Oh, and she likes bobsleigh too. Epic.

Great wins for Leigh Hoffman and Alessia McCaig in the keirin last night. With Japanese professional keirin opening up to foreign riders for the first time since COVID, you’d have to think both riders would be high on the list for a possible invite if they keep their form high. #TrackNats

Track cycling again tonight… Good crowd too. Great to see some rainbow bands on the boards as well. #TrackNats

Rate the office tonight. #NRL double header on a Friday night, Warriors vs Wests Tigers first, then the Battle of Brisbane at Lang Park, Broncos vs Dolphins. ABC Sport live blog here: abc.net.au/news/2026-03-27/nrl-live-updates-warriors-vs-wests-tigers-broncos-vs-dolphins/106502564

Sophie Edwards is in career best cycling form - crushing it in the ProVelo Super League and claiming the individual pursuit title on the track. That’s despite being in the third year of a gruelling medical degree. It’s a good job she’s comfortable being busy. #TrackNats

All about the velodrome… 🚲 #TrackNats

Pleasure to talk to Cam McEvoy today about his world record. Less pleasurable to hear that he earned nothing extra for breaking a legitimate record, while drug cheats at the Enhanced Games will be rewarded to the tune of $2million if they do the same.

It was a real pleasure to chat to Olympic champions and Team Brennan teammates Ollie Bleddyn and Conor Leahy last night about the challenge of shifting from the road to the track in the space of a couple of days. Congratulations to Conor as well on a 10th national title on the boards. #TrackNats

Absolutely stunning performance from Conor Leahy. Lapping Ollie Bleddyn and then setting a new national record of 4:04.062 in the 4,000m individual pursuit. It’s his sixth national title in the event since 2020. #TrackNats

Duncan Hamilton writing about Neville Cardus is like spreading exquisite raspberry jam over the most delectable of scones. One of the great sports writers of the mid-War years being explored by one of the very best sports writers of modern times. A tremendously written book, a joy to read.

Pure racing, pure respect 😍 Tadej Pogačar and Tom Pidcock delivered a Milano-Sanremo 2026 finale for the ages, with the Slovenian securing his eleventh Monument. 📸 Getty Images

It’s the Women’s Asian Cup final. It’s Australia’s Matildas 🇦🇺 against Nadeshiko Japan 🇯🇵. It’s an ABC Sport live blog, right here. #WAC2026 #Matildas #AUSvJPN

Inside a sparsely populated Suncorp Stadium to see the Brisbane Roar vs Wellington Phoenix in the #ALeague. #BRIvWEL

The men’s race at the #QTour has been on from the very start - attacks almost as frequent as the turnover of pedals. Olympic track champion Conor Leahy of Team Brennan has been very conspicuous towards the front of the peloton, but he is far from alone in pushing the pace. #ProVeloSuperLeague

Sophie Edwards with the blue points jersey and the yellow race leaders’ jersey after stage one of the #QTour. Phenomenal performance from the entire Butterfields Ziptrak Racing team. She is second overall in the #ProVeloSuperLeague behind Sophia Sammons (Team Redcat).

Stage one of the #QTour on the #ProVeloSuperLeague at the Lakeside Raceway.

Who is going to play the Matildas in Saturday’s Women’s Asian Cup final? ABC Sport live blog right here as Nadeshiko Japan takes on the Taegeuk Ladies of South Korea in Sydney. 🇯🇵 vs 🇰🇷 #WAC2026 #KORvJPN

It’s Tillies time - AFC Asian Cup semifinal between Australia and China kicking off soon in Perth. Live blog on ABC Sport. #CHNvAUS #Matildas #WAC2026

Thoroughly recommended reading this World Cup year for anyone who needs a reminder of the nefarious history of FIFA’s global showpiece. Typically brilliantly researched and written by @jonawils.bsky.social.

Watching the rugby with my dad - a rare treat. #REDvsWAR #SuperRugbyPacific

Back at the squash tonight. The skill and dexterity of these players is out of this world. So impressive to see in person. Terrific venue for it too, right on Brisbane’s South Bank. #SquashAusOpen

Squash is absolute box office. The undivided attention on the players, trapped in a glass box with both their opponents and their emotions, allows for extraordinary drama to develop in each match. It is going to be so intense with Olympic medals on the line at LA28, too. #LA28 #Olympics

Olympic 1,500m champion Ronnie Delany has passed away. Won the gold medal at the Melbourne 1956 Games. #Olympics

It’s gunna be real popular to hammer Antonín Kinský for those two errors, but I really hope someone looks after him. He’s only 22yo, hasn’t played since October and was thrust into a shocking Spurs team away at the Metropolitano. To be taken off inside 16 mins is the most abject of humiliations.

Not been a bad season, all things considered… #DomenPrevc #FISSkiJumping

Guess who's back. Shady's back, tell a friend 🇸🇮 TADEJ POGACAR FOR A RECORD FOURTH 🇮🇹 STRADE BIANCHE! 🇫🇷 Paul Seixas finishes in second with 🇲🇽 Isaac del Toro third!

Football under lights at Roots Hall. 💙 🦐 Whirlwind post-Olympics trip home complete.

Hardy folk in the grey and drizzle, watching enthusiastic kids on muddy fields. This is the lifeblood of sport, the roots that allow the elites to flourish.

Friday Night Under Lights Race in Battersea Park. Unreal performances all round. Great atmosphere too.

Extraordinary to see a game at San Siro before it’s pulled down. Even more extraordinary that Bodø/Glimt won it 2-1 against Inter.

Signing off from these Winter Olympics filled with pride at what our small ABC Sport team was able to achieve together. Ciao, Livigno. #MilanoCortina2026

Australia’s greatest Winter Olympics. What an honour it has been to cover these tremendous athletes - not only over the last two weeks but in the years leading up to these Games. 🇦🇺 ❄️ #MilanoCortina2026

Closing ceremony tonight after Australia’s greatest ever Winter Olympics. Cooper Woods and Dani Scott will carry the flag.

Indra Brown was disappointed in finishing fifth. But that just shows how far she’s come. #MilanoCortina2026

Second time of asking for the women’s freeski halfpipe. Much better conditions than last night’s blizzard. #MilanoCortina2026

Australian teen Indra Brown's spectacular rise to Winter Olympic medal contender has been stunning to watch, but defending freeski champion Elieen Gu says it's not a surprise.

Indra Brown’s youthful exuberance is a joy to behold, a young athlete with the world at her skis. But only once she finishes her homework. #MilanoCortina2026

It was harrowing to watch. An athlete hitting the deck so hard that she lost consciousness, medics racing to be next to her as she started to convulse. A reminder once more that these sports are not for the faint of heart. #MilanoCortina2026

The tears flowed as Dani Scott overcame years of Olympic pain and disappointment to claim a stunning silver medal in the aerials competition today. It was a pleasure to see her come out victorious. #MilanoCortina2026