Jo Khan

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Jo Khan

Joe Montemurro will use the start of his tenure to test the depth of Australian women’s football, after the new Matildas coach announced an extended squad for four friendlies that lacks star power and is awash with fresh and fringe faces. Continuing the experimentation of interim coach Tom Sermanni, nearly half of the 33 players called up by Montemurro for the series against Slovenia and Panama have fewer than 10 caps.

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Jo Khan

Hollywood icon Whoopi Goldberg is taking Australian netball to the world with her new global sport television network dedicated exclusively to women’s sport. Netball Australia and the All Women’s Sport Network (AWSN) announced on Monday a multi-year broadcast deal to show Super Netball matches to more than 65 new countries. Goldberg said she was “so proud” to see the Super Netball competition join AWSN. “I think y’all are terrific,” she said in an Instagram video.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jo Khan

Henry Young doesn’t mind being asked about his secret to a long, active life – it comes with the territory when you’re a 101-year-old competitive tennis player. It has its perks, like getting to play on centre court during the Australian Open, but what he does mind is that it’s considered so remarkable that he is playing at all. That he is seen as extraordinary and there must be some magic trick that keeps him going.

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jo Khan

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featurePreambleG’day and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the World Cup 2026 qualifier between Australia and Japan in Perth. My name is Jo Khan and I’m here to take you through the pre-game news, live football and some post-match analysis.

4 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jo Khan

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featurePreambleHello and welcome to the Guardian’s live blog of the first of two international friendlies between the Matildas and Argentina. It’s Jo Khan here, and I’ve got you covered for all the pregame news and minute-by-minute football action. The last time we saw the Matildas on home soil was in April when they took two wins from two against South Korea.