Simon Smale

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Simon Smale |Jon Healy

Hello everyone and welcome to Magic Round!Brisbane is the beating heart of rugby league this May weekend (if it isn't always) and the crowds are showing up in force from across the country, airplanes disgorging fans of every conceivable sporting hue, all with their eyes set on the Mecca that is Lang Park.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Simon Smale |Chris De Silva |Marnie Vinall

Hello and welcome to ABC's live coverage of Saturday's action in the AFL!We have a great slate of matches, with storylines aplenty — culminating in a ripping pair of games under lights tonight, with four big names taking each other on (Brisbane — Geelong at the Gabba , Hawthorn — GWS in Launceston). A little later on, we'll have St Kilda hosting Richmond at Docklands as the Saints try to build on last week's win over Geelong and the Tigers aim to repeat the upset against the Blues).

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Simon Smale |Jon Healy

The NRL kicked off the 2025 season in Las Vegas for the second year in a row, with the four-time defending premiers Penrith in action in Sin City. Bolstered by a Super League contest and a desperately lopsided women's international between the Jillaroos and England, there was plenty of action in Allegiant Stadium. Here are the five quick hits. It's safe to say that Xavier Savage will look back fondly on this trip to Las Vegas.

Feb 1, 2025 | abc.net.au | Dean Bilton |Simon Smale

Australia may have collapsed, but still completed a desperate thrashing of England inside three days at the MCG, thanks in no small part to a nine-wicket haul from spin queens Alana King and Ashleigh Gardner. Here are five quick hits from day three of the MCG Test. For most of the past two days any vision of Ellyse Perry has been of her sat on the boundary in her training kit, an interested onlooker to the game unfolding.

Jan 30, 2025 | abc.net.au | Simon Smale |Dean Bilton

Good morning folks and welcome to day two of the only Test match of this multi-format women's Ashes series at the MCG. My name is Simon Smale, Dean Bilton is here with me and we're on deck to take you through all the action as it happens in Melbourne over the course of the day. And what sort of day do we have to look forward to today? Probably a big batting day. Australia is well and truly in the box seat at the moment, trailing by 114 runs but with nine first innings wickets in hand.