The Ticket Podcast
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A weekly sports panel program for sports enthusiasts who can talk about more than just the score card and injury sheet.
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The Ticket: 18 September 2020
Sydney 2000. The Best Games Ever. A look back 20 years on from the Sydney Olympic and Paralympic games with athletes, Australia’s most senior Olympic officials, the then city mayor who signed the contract for the Games, and one of the most important, rarely recognised legacies – the invention of anti-doping’s blood test for EPO.
Sep 12, 2020
The Ticket - 12 September 2020
The FIFA 2022 World Cup legacy arrives early in Qatar with labour reforms legislated; a team from Oxford say bidding for the Olympic Games is not worth it – but they have suggestions to make it so; Understanding Djokovic after he was DQ’d from the US Open; and remembering John Fahey with IOC VP John Coates.
Sep 5, 2020
The Ticket - 6 September 2020
How an AFL Grand final and sport’s Covid exemptions bring into focus the haves and have nots; World Rugby’s controversial transgender policy gets a work over; the AOC CEO on sports growing concerns over future Olympic funding; the FFA boss on an imminent Matildas coaching appointment; and is it time to re-imagine sport?
Aug 28, 2020
The Ticket - 29 August 2020
Online abuse and alleged defamation contributed to this week’s resignation of NRL coach Anthony Seibold who has called for tougher laws to crack down on such harassment. Hear from Seibold, plus the Federal Communications Minister, Paul Fletcher, who says legislation is imminent and CEO of the AFL Coaches Association, Mark Brayshaw, with some advice to the NRL’s equivalent.
Aug 22, 2020
The Ticket - 23rd August 2020
Documentary ‘Athlete A’ has encouraged gymnasts from around the world to speak out against abuse they have suffered – including in Australia. The Ticket explores whether genuine change will occur in sport to protect athletes rather than the reputation of sports governing bodies.
Aug 15, 2020
The Ticket - 16th August 2020
IOC Member James Tomkins on the challenge to the anti-protest rule; Olympic boxer Brad Hore; Prof Mark Pieth on crime, sport & governance; and the former NRL player who believes he should be the next CEO of the Broncos, Ben Ikin.
Aug 8, 2020
The Ticket - 09 August 2020
A criminal investigation without detail has FIFA fuming - we take a closer look at the Swiss legal system; a feature interview with the new head of the 2023 Women’s Football World Cup; and changes afoot for the once world class Australian Institute of Sport.
Jul 31, 2020
The Ticket - 01/08/2020
Promises, promises: a look at sport & human rights. What are they promising? Who is delivering? And what next?
Jul 30, 2020
The Ticket Catch-Up John Coates
The Ticket Catch-Up: a one-on-one with IOC Vice President, John Coates, on the current challenges facing sport, the Tokyo Olympics and the IOC movement itself.
Jul 24, 2020
The Ticket 26/07/2020
As we mark ANOTHER one year countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, we hear from two of Australia's legendary swimmers, Dawn Fraser and Murray Rose.
Jul 17, 2020
The Ticket Presidents and Pandemics
WADA’s President addresses challenges; The Athletics Association inaugural president – Christian Taylor; PFA CEO Kate Gill on the future for the women’s game; and Olympic champion Kerri Pottharst launches conversations with champions.
Jul 11, 2020
The Ticket 12/07/2020
When Australian Olympian Alex ‘Chumpy’ Pullen died this week he was remembered as a true leader. As a tribute, this week’s edition is all about leadership and culture. What is it? Where do we find it? How do we continue to make it better?
Jul 4, 2020
The Ticket 05/07/2020
Australia’s female basketballers call on Basketball Australia to commit to eradicating racial injustice in the sport; Former AFL player Heritier Lumumba says racism in sport will never be fixed while all-white panels investigate; and meet the CEO of Australia’s newest sports body, Sport Integrity Australia.
Jun 27, 2020
The Ticket - 28/06/2020
It’s a special: the FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand. Here from the FIFA President, star players including Sam Kerr, and others on what it means for the world game, for women’s sport and beyond the pitch.
Jun 19, 2020
The Ticket - 20th June
FIFA will vote this week on the venue for the 2023 Women’s World Cup – what would it mean to Japan, Colombia or the joint Australia-NZ bid should they win? Plus the future of Australian cricket after CEO Kevin Roberts became the latest sports CEO to walk out the door in a fraught first half of 2020.
Jun 13, 2020
The Ticket 14/06/2020
What’s next for sport as calls for social change sweep around the globe? The Commonwealth Games says its athletes are free to protest; the Olympics says no; we speak to both to find out why. Plus the FIFA bid report is in for the next Women’s World Cup; What happens when a sport calls in Voluntary Administrators? And, the serious challenges facing the Tokyo Olympics.
Jun 6, 2020
The Ticket special: Protest – Sport – Change
How will the US protests this week spark change in global sport.
May 29, 2020
The Ticket Podcast 30/05/2020
The Ticket special – ‘The Bronson Xerri effect’: a detailed look at the story that derailed the post Covid-19 return of professional sport in Australia and the impact of testing positive.
May 23, 2020
The Ticket
Stardom, social media, morals, issues, rights and politics. The Last Dance, Tokyo 2020NE, NCAA sport and more.
May 16, 2020
The Ticket 17th May
A suite of athletes’ rights are to be wiped if Australia votes into law changes governing anti-doping body ASADA. Plus, should athletes be forced to have flu injections before returning to work? And has Rugby Australia this week emerged from the turmoil?
May 8, 2020
The Ticket: 9th May
The ‘Almost’ sports governance edition: interim chairmen, interim CEOs, honorary life presidents & more - Rugby Australia’s balancing act; The Tokyo Olympics & Covid vaccines; and Sun Yang’s latest legal challenge.
May 2, 2020
The Ticket: 03 May 2020
David Sharpe, a man with intimate knowledge of crime gangs, terrorism and anti-doping will head head up powerful new body Sport Integrity Australia. He is a feature guest along with one of the world’s great cyclists Anna Meares.
Plus the Covid-19 impact on mental health, broadcast fees and smaller sports going to the wall.
Apr 24, 2020
The Ticket: 25 April 2020
Australia’s two professional rugby codes are without CEOs this week, but the sports’ problems remain. Cricket is also suffering some discontent. Program guests: Rugby Australia chairman, Paul McLean; Rugby Union Players Association CEO, Justin Harrison; CEO Cricket Australia, Kevin Roberts.
Apr 18, 2020
The Ticket Podcast 19/04/2020
Gambling sports cash reserves; busking for bailouts; owning the competition not the club... some of the #Covid-19 challenges for sport examined on The Ticket this week.
Apr 11, 2020
The Ticket: 12 April 2020
Remote islands could be a safe place to resume action but as ABC NewsRadio's Tracey Holmes discovers, not all support sports early return from Covid-19 isolation.
Apr 4, 2020
The Ticket: 5 April 2020
Australian Rugby is standing on a cliff edge looking at insolvency.
Mar 28, 2020
The Ticket: 29 March 2020
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will now be in 2021, global sport is almost all at a standstill... hear from the IOC, Tokyo, and a host of athletes about what post-pandemic sport will look like.
Mar 21, 2020
The Ticket: 22 March 2020
Australia seems to be a lone actor in going ahead with its major football competitions during the Corona Virus crisis. Pressure is also mounting for Tokyo 2020 to be delayed or cancelled. Hear from Australia’s Federal Sports Minister, Lord Sebastian Coe as well as sports leaders and players associations.
Mar 13, 2020
The Ticket: Coronavirus havoc 13 March 2020
Corona virus havoc - The Ticket measures the economic costto global sport, takes a close up look at extreme measures in Italy and catches up with one Olympic team hoping its debut in Tokyo will not be put on hold. Plus the man who helped write the rules says justice has not been served in the Sun Yang swimming case.
Mar 6, 2020
The Ticket 7 March 2020
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang is under fire after receiving an eight year ban from the Court of Arbitration for Sport but his world title has not been stripped. Why? The Ticket looks at independent sports panels, the Court of Arbitration for Sport and strict athlete liability.
Feb 28, 2020
The Ticket: 29 February 2020
The Ticket today – a one hour special on the challenges the Corona Virus poses for the Tokyo Olympic games.
Feb 22, 2020
The Ticket: 22 February 2020
Is it philosophical, or is it personal? On the eve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games Australia’s two most powerful sports administrators spell out their differences.
Feb 17, 2020
The Ticket: 15 February 2020
Leadership in their own words: former netball coach, Lisa Alexander, and former cricket captain, Ricky Ponting.
Feb 8, 2020
The Ticket: 9 February 2020
Sport globally is facing renewed issues of integrity. The Ticket this week asks why the integrity spotlight remains focussed on athletes, instead of equally on adminstrators and others in positions of power.
Jan 30, 2020
The Ticket: 2 February 2020
Tracey Holmes presents The Ticket, a weekly sports panel program that looks beyond the score card and injury sheet.
Jan 23, 2020
The Ticket: 26 January 2020
Tracey Holmes presents The Ticket, a weekly sports panel program that looks beyond the score card and injury sheet.
Jan 16, 2020
The Ticket: 19 January 2020
Tracey Holmes presents The Ticket, a weekly sports panel program that looks beyond the score card and injury sheet.
Jan 9, 2020
The Ticket: 12 January 2020
Tracey Holmes presents The Ticket, a weekly sports panel program that looks beyond the score card and injury sheet.
Jan 2, 2020
The Ticket: 5 January 2020
Tracey Holmes presents The Ticket, a weekly sports panel program that looks beyond the score card and injury sheet.
Dec 23, 2019
The Ticket - 27th December 2019
The Ticket 2019 Final Edition – a look at some of the world’s most remarkable sports stories with renowned documentary maker Dan Gordon.
Dec 19, 2019
The Ticket: 21 December 2019
The FFA’s Independent Review is out, but not everyone is happy; International tennis makes a move against corruption; has the innovative ISL swim league hit the mark? And two of Australia’s Olympic champions reveal their shared disappointment from the Sydney games.
Dec 12, 2019
The Ticket: 14 December 2019
Everything Russian – except the athletes – has been banned from major international sport. All is not as it seems – the key players speak to The Ticket.
Dec 5, 2019
The Ticket: 7 December 2019
2019 will be remembered for challenges and changes... this week there’s a CEO Panel; a review of Folau v Rugby Australia and the USADA boss on why he thinks Russia should be banned.
Nov 28, 2019
The Ticket: 29 November 2019
Is Russia to be wiped from the global sports landscape? Is the Qatar blockade cracking? Why is FIFA ignoring its own Human Rights policy? And why are the Matildas Australia’s most emotionally connected sporting team?
Nov 22, 2019
The Ticket: WADA v SUN YANG
What does a live stream from the Court of Arbitration for Sport reveal about sports justice and athletes rights? WADA v SUN YANG, a special edition of The Ticket.
Nov 7, 2019
The Ticket - 8 November 2019
In a landmark deal the Socceroos and Matildas will share all revenue closing the pay gap and setting a challenge to other sports and nations. The Ticket takes a close look at the historic agreement.
Sep 19, 2019
The Ticket: 20 September
Tracey Holmes presents The Ticket, a weekly sports panel program that looks beyond the score card and injury sheet.
Aug 1, 2019
The Ticket: 1st August
The National Sports Integrity Forum: Inclusion, Gender & the Caster Semenya test case.
Jul 28, 2019
'Drug Cheat': the Horton v Sun case
Tracey Holmes presents The Ticket, a weekly sports panel program that looks beyond the score card and injury sheet.
Jun 27, 2019
The Ticket: The Remarkable Week Special
Tracey Holmes presents The Ticket, a weekly sports panel program that looks beyond the score card and injury sheet.