ABC SPORT Daily

Australia’s female athletes have some uncomfortable truths for us

The ABC spoke to more than 150 elite athletes to get an understanding of their experience with sport and the testimonies don't paint a rosy picture. Underpaid, underappreciated, overworked, lacking support. Online abuse, in-person mistreatment, racism, sexism… the picture isn’t pretty… understanding it is pretty important. Featured: Amanda Shalala, senior journalist, ABC Sport. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

Fri Fix: grey beards, dreamboats, grills, your guide to the NFL playoffs

If you've woken from an Ashes induced cricket stupor and you need to get across the NFL playoffs, we are here for you. The enigmatic Aaron Rodgers going strong in his forties. The dreamboat QB Josh Allen trying to make things right for Buffalo. Australian Super Bowl champ Jordan Mailata attempting to go back to back. All the American football storylines in one place. Featured: Phil Murphy, NFL reporter, ESPN. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

How will we remember this Ashes series?

Pre-summer Brendon McCullum suggest it would be the "series of our lives". With the Ashes wrapped, what's the epitaph for this edition? Starc shone, Carey excelled and Head humbled the English attack as Bazball was buried. There were minimal contributions from Cummins, Hazelwood and Lyon, while Jacob Bethell announced his arrival. We pull apart the big series lessons and cast forward to the Test campaigns ahead. Featured: Ben Cameron, cricket commentator, ABC Sport. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

The perfect imperfection of Steve Smith

When a player is as consistently excellent as Steve Smith, you can be inoculated to that quality. It might be doubly so when the batter in question is as unconventional as Smith. His Sydney hundred might be remembered more for his ticks than then manner of the runs scored. Today, Dean Bilton joins us to unpack the perfect imperfection of the Ashes best since Bradman. Featured: Dean Bilton, cricket writer, ABC Sport. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

The sacking of Amorim and the United doom loop

Manchester United spent more than 400-million pounds in fourteen months to try and support the Ruben Amorim vision... only to decide it was the wrong course of action. Craig Foster unpacks the latest chapter of a once mighty empire now stuck in a doom loop. Featured: Craig Foster, ex-Australia footballer and Stan Sport analyst.Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter