The 2025 Formula 1 season is upon us and there are new drivers, new storylines and new contenders. Lewis Hamilton will race in Ferrari red for the first time when the cars hit the track in Melbourne this week, leaving his old team Mercedes to debut a highly touted rookie. Australian Oscar Piastri will be ready to contend after being given the go-ahead to compete with his talented teammate Lando Norris. But the real question is can anyone stand in the way of 4-time Drivers' Champion Max Verstappen? 

Featured: Mick Doyle, ABC SPORT. 

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AFL and NRL are both back this weekend and there are already plenty of storylines to unpack. In the NRL there are new coaches up against their old clubs and boom recruits with the weight of expectation. The AFL's Opening Round will see only two matches played due to Cyclone Alfred in Queensland, but there is no shortage of drama there either. 

Featured: Zac Bailey, Nine NRL. Matt Clinch, ABC SPORT. 

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Craig Bellamy is one of the toughest characters in one of the toughest sports. What does his soft side look like? In a revealing new sports documentary, film maker Adrian Brown goes behind the scenes with one of the most decorated coaches in NRL history. Bellamy joins us to talk about the experience with a focus on how his family influences him. Featured: Craig Bellamy, Melbourne Storm coach.

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Pakistan is hosting the Champions Trophy, but India would not play there due to longstanding geo-political issues. It's meant a rails run to the final via Dubai, but they're rejecting claims of favouritism. And what of Australia, the team they just eliminated? The Aussies exit the tournament with plenty of questions unanswered. Featured: Alex Malcolm, journalist, Cricinfo.

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The 2025 AFL is packed with flashpoints. We’ve got a succession plan, redemption arcs, a could-be dynasty, historic coaches trying to break historic coaching trends and a litany of teams in the pressure cooker. Bruce McAvaney joins the podcast to forecast what might define the season. Featured: Bruce McAvaney, broadcaster Channel Seven. 

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Not long ago, Ryan Peake was in prison, now the West Australian is celebrating a famous victory. His win at the NZ Open is one of the most astonishing turnarounds in sport with the 31-year-old going from bikie to qualifying for the British Open. Ben Cameron has been there along the way and joins us to chart the story. Featured: Ben Cameron, commentator, ABC Sport. 

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Peter V'landys thought inviting Donald Trump to the footy would bring publicity. It did, just not the way he may have expected. On the field are people seriously doubting the Panthers? We head to New York to learn about a beard ban reversal at the Yankees. Plus, egg on the face of a world famous boxer. Featured: Jason Gay, Wall Street Journal. Nick Campton, NRL writer, ABC Sport.

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Each time the Aussies and Afghanistan play at an ICC event questions abound over Australia's refusal to play the nation outside of those tournaments. On the cusp of the teams' Champions Trophy clash, Gideon Haigh unpacks the complexities around a cricket story that is simultaneously joyous and dark. Featured: Gideon Haigh, cricket writer, Cricket Et Al. 

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This was not the Matildas story we expected this week. A slew of negative comments from a commercial radio announcer about the Australian women's football team has opened old wounds around women's sport and equality. Featured: Marnie Vinall, journalist, ABC Sport. 

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It can seem like every few months someone is completing a feat of running that reaches new heights of toughness. Maybe it's Nedd Brockmann running across Australia. Maybe it's the Mont-Blanc Ultra-Trail. Aaron Crook did the infamous Marathon des Sables and now he's found something extreme in a different way. He's running across the Arctic. This might be the coldest race on earth.

Featured: Aaron Crook, Australian ultra marathon runner.

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