Mental health

It should have been one of the greatest moments of Caitlin Thwaites' life. Instead, she was thinking about locking herself away from the world.

The scrutiny on Ben Hunt entering the NRL finals has been extraordinary. One of his best mates, Andrew McCullough, will play against him on Sunday. He believes he knows what's going on.

Three years to the day since Hannah Mouncey last represented Australia's men's handball team, she will debut for the national women's team. And that isn't even the most remarkable part of her story.

Alex Glenn has seen social media's destructive impact on young people. He has a plan to fight back.

Rowie Webster helped Australia win an Olympic medal worth about 50 cents a day. To her, it was priceless. So is getting to the next Olympics – which has demanded pain, overwhelming stress and high doses of drugs.

An Opal and a star of the WNBL, Maddie Garrick is a picture of strength. But when she was 15 – and in the grip of anorexia – it was a different story.

There are things people don't realise about elite netball. Things that almost pushed Erin Bell into retirement at 30, drained and resentful. But she wouldn't have her career end that way.

To be the best, LOL pro Brandon Defina has to spend 10-12 hours a day staring at a screen. Yet to keep his mind sharp & in the game, rather than stressed, there are other things that he has to do, too.

Few AFL players have copped the criticism that Dale Thomas has at Carlton. Within a few days at the Blues, he had the toughest time of his career and the best moment of his life.

Usman Khawaja counts his Muslim faith as 'the most important part of my identity'. He explains how religion has kept him level through an at-times tumultuous career.