The withdrawal of a sponsorship lifeline from mining giant Hancock Prospecting to Netball Australia, means the financial viability of the sport is at risk and questions are being asked about the governing body's ability to manage a range of matters including sensitive cultural issues while raising concerns for other sports.

Former Socceroo, Tim Cahill, is no longer playing but his impact on the team at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be enormous; Former world surfing champion, Shaun Tomson, on riding life's waves; and the youth of Iran have had enough but what hope is there after a month of nationwide protests?

The competing rights of religious views and sexual orientation have come head to head in the sports arena again. Is another legal challenge on the cards? Plus, sports power and the call to dismantle global white privilege.

The AFL has discovered being judge, jury and executioner in an investigation into itself is no longer acceptable, and its authority is being challenged by those at the heart of the game's latest racism furore with the Federal Government now making moves.

The AFL is dealing with its biggest scandal yet, allegations that First Nation's players at Hawthorn had sim cards replaced to cut off contact with family members, and in one instance advised a player to have his unborn child aborted. Does the AFL need a game-wide truth telling session? Should heads roll? What now for the AFL?

The FIBA Women's World Cup will start in Sydney this week without one of its star players who's languishing in a Russian prison, and without one of Africa's star teams, both absentees are pawns in political games. While basketball is on the rise, navigating the politics is the biggest challenge.

It's called the darkest day in Olympic history. Five decades on from the Munich massacre, where eleven Israelis tragically lost their lives, Germany has agreed to pay compensation and establish a Commission to answer the many questions that remain. The story of the Munich '72 Olympics is not over. as this week's commemoration has proved.

FINA's Berlin World Cup and Melbourne World Short Course Championships are around the corner, with global threats a constant challenge. The FINA CEO Brent Nowicki on trends, technology, transgender and more. Plus US Paralympic legend Erin Popovich and Australian Deaflympic swimmer Henry Hughes.

Serena. There is only one. Regarded as the greatest of all time, her legendary status extends way beyond the tennis court. There have been challenges, controversies, and celebrations. Above it all, she has changed the game of tennis forever.

Sport can no longer be a retrofit of the old model built by men, for men. That's the view of Australia's new sports minister, Anika Wells, who hosted a roundtable of women in sport ahead of the government's jobs and skills summit.