Sports injuries

Melbourne's Angus Brayshaw's AFL career is over, after the 2021 premiership player is ruled out of playing football due to neurological testing following his concussion in last year's qualifying final.

Australians know they are accepting a certain level of risk every time they step onto a sporting field. But when playing sport leads to death, society's tolerance and the sport's social licence is tested.   

Collingwood defender Nathan Murphy is not contemplating retirement but will remain on the sidelines indefinitely due to concussion-related issues.

Children are now recommended to sit out sport for at least 21 days after a head knock.

Victoria batsman Will Pucovski will miss the next Sheffield Shield game against South Australia because of delayed concussion symptoms.

New guidelines from AIS recommend players under the age of 19 to take 21 days off after contact sport-related concussion injury.

The league has been recommended to limit "full-contact training" to reduce concussions and to have an independent GPs at games.

Walking netball is enabling people of all ages and abilities to get on the court. But it could also be a key to tackling loneliness, especially in regional Australia.

Among those looking to tackle the issue are physiotherapists James McLoughlin and Greg Rosenbauer, who have helped to develop a baseline testing program that utilises virtual reality technology.

Wendy Smith's 20-year-old son, Antonio, died after a collision on a football field. Now, she is calling for better education around concussions and head knocks, along with a national injury database.

Damian Jamieson moves carefully to avoid aggravating a back injury sustained in a workplace accident. But when he's fully submerged underwater, exercise physiologists have a hard time stopping him. 

A horrific hammer mishap has resulted in an official at the Asian Games being hospitalised after an errant throw saw the projectile smash into and break the 62-year-old's leg.

Leigh McDonald's depression and anxiety have "gone through the roof" over the past five years — a result, he believes, of the large number of concussions he suffered while playing amateur Aussie Rules football.

Four games. Five similar incidents. Three different decisions. As rugby grapples with its head-contact rules, players and coaches plead for consistency, writes Simon Smale.

A senate report has called for a national strategy to set binding rules that sports can follow to reduce the impact of concussion.

David Mark discusses the landmark inquiry into the impact of concussions in sport as it handed down thirteen recommendations to prevent head trauma.  

The federal government committee made 13 recommendations, including that a national strategy be developed to reduce concussions in contact sports.

A senate committee has called on the government to urgently establish a national sports injury database and better protect athletes.

Serbian basketball player Boriša Simanić loses one of his kidneys as the result of an injury sustained during a FIBA World Cup game against South Sudan, with the team dedicating their quarterfinal victory to him.

Australia risks an exodus of top athletes ahead of the Olympics as many buckle under financial pressures and consider quitting, survey results show.

A soccer referee who is also a cardiac expert describes the moments in which he rushed to help Adelaide United young gun Nestory Irankunda, who hit his head and appeared to start choking during an alarming on-field incident.

Athletes who sustain concussions are usually quickly pulled from play and have teams of medical professionals overseeing their recoveries. Why aren't victims of domestic violence with brain injuries getting the same care and attention?

Adelaide Crows midfielder Paul Seedsman becomes the latest AFL player to retire due to ongoing concussion issues, saying he has been advised to "cease all contact sport".

Liz Stavreski suffered serious shoulder and chest injuries when she was hit by a roo that jumped down from a ridge above a popular cycling route.

Coleen Kehoe became a paraplegic after a mountain bike riding accident. Adaptive bikes and trails have helped her, and husband Rick, get back on the track together.