Finding out I was pregnant is something I will 'never forget'
Australia midfielder Katrina Gorry tells us why she chose to have a baby in 2021 and miss playing in a second Olympic Games
鈥淲e鈥檝e had huge football moments but nothing will ever compare to seeing those two solid lines on a pregnancy test鈥 - Katrina Gorry on impending motherhood.
Australia midfielder Katrina Gorry tells us why she chose to have a baby in 2021 and miss playing in a second Olympic Games. The 28 year old is due to give birth in August after undergoing successful IVF treatment and says when the Tokyo Games were moved from 2020 she did have second thoughts about her plan. Gorry is now targeting playing at the 2023 World Cup on home soil.
With Melbourne in a five day lockdown following a coronavirus outbreak in Victoria state, we have the latest news from the Australian Open Tennis. The event had been accepting fans this week but Saturday鈥檚 action will be the first day of the tournament played behind closed doors.
This time next year the Winter Olympics will be underway in Beijing. The 成人快手鈥檚 Alex Capstick looks ahead to an event that has had concerns raised about human rights and air pollution, with the World Uighur Congress going as far as describing the event as the 鈥淕enocide Games鈥.
Joel Hamer and Jacob Few join us to discuss playing for the Cardiff Lions. The team calls itself Wales' first gay and inclusive rugby union side. Joel says after coming out, playing for any of his previous clubs was a non-starter and he reveals how being part of the Lions has helped him during the covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown. Jacob tells us about the inclusive ethos of the club and how his family still ask him why a straight man would want to play for an inclusive team.
The 成人快手鈥檚 Henry Moeran brings us the latest on day one of the second test between India and England. The hosts are looking to bounce back following a 227 runs defeat in the first test.
In Sporting Witness we tell the story of Nova Peris. In 1996 she became the first Aboriginal Australian to win an Olympic Gold medal, when the 鈥淗ockeyroos鈥 women鈥檚 hockey team took victory at the Atlanta Games.
Andrew Kelly pays tribute to Tony Collins after the first black manager in the English Football League passed away at the age of 94 this week. Kelly was on Rochdale鈥檚 books as a young player, when Collins was manager and he鈥檚 now a director of the club. He says Collins 鈥渂roke through a barrier that had been around eternally鈥.
And 鈥 the 成人快手鈥檚 football correspondent 鈥 John Murray 鈥 joins us live from the King Power stadium ahead of Leicester City鈥檚 game against Liverpool in the Premier League.
Photo: Katrina Gorry #19 of the Australian National Team during a game between Jamaica and Australia at Stade des Alpes on June 18, 2019 in Grenoble, France. (Photo by Andrew Katsampes/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
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