Chris Dutton
Chris Dutton has worked at The Canberra Times since 2007, starting as a junior reporter before covering the Canberra Raiders and ACT Brumbies. He now writes extensively on Super Rugby and is part of the Fairfax team covering the London Olympic Games - with, of course, a focus on Canberra athletes.
Cricket
Perry ready for a rare break
Chris Dutton Ellyse Perry is set to enjoy her first three-month break from cricket and soccer in almost a decade.
Basketball
Fire still burns for the once top guns
Chris Dutton Before the Raiders and the Brumbies, the Cannons ruled Canberra sport by playing before sell-out crowds at The Palace.
Saturday Serve
Spotlight takes its toll
Chris Dutton Prevent the problems instead of treating the symptoms - that's Clyde Rathbone's view for helping the generation of superstars being thrust into the sporting limelight as teenagers.
Greyhounds
Owner fined for photo row at track
Chris Dutton Canberra greyhound stewards have found dog owner Jeremy Osborne guilty of calling a committee member a cheat, but concede photo-finish technology at the track needs to be improved to protect race...
Greyhounds
Integrity of photo finish in spotlight
Chris Dutton The Canberra Greyhound Racing Club will hold a stewards' inquiry on Thursday after an alleged verbal altercation between a dog owner and a committee member last weekend that resulted in a complaint...
Athletics
Breen questions future after Pearson loses sponsors
Chris Dutton Olympic Games glory failed to help Sally Pearson keep her sponsors and as the hurdler revealed her gold medal could not attract new deals, Canberra runner Melissa Breen declared: ''What hope do the...
Rugby union
Kimlin leaves Brumbies to sign French deal
Chris Dutton Versatile ACT Brumbies big man Peter Kimlin will leave Australian rugby at the end of the Super Rugby season to test himself in Europe.
Athletics
It's 'a great step forward' as walkers may keep their footing
Chris Dutton Olympic hurdler Tristan Thomas regrets the loss of the ''AIS family'' that kick-started his career but says increased accountability in Australian sport will benefit athletes.
Athletics
Athletics Australia boss backs new scheme
Chris Dutton Athletics Australia boss Dallas O’Brien is adamant a new ‘‘national athlete support scheme’’ will provide the blueprint for greater international success on the track, as the AIS athletics programs...
Mountain biking
Downhill success an uphill battle
Chris Dutton Caroline Buchanan continues her bid to make an impact on the mountain bike downhill scene.
Monday's Expert
Centenary party needs happy returns
Chris Dutton Anyone can tell you the sporting centenary is a success. The challenge is not going into a sporting spiral.
Athletics
In the long run, Dent comes up short
Chris Dutton Martin Dent wanted the Australian 100km record but the gruelling race won the battle and shattered the Olympian.
Boxing
Athlete spurned ballet for boxing
Chris Dutton It's the Billy Elliott story, only in reverse.
Athletics
Marty's keen to put a Dent in 100km record
Chris Dutton Marty Dent doesn't know what to expect in his six-hour slog at Mount Stromlo on Saturday night.
Golf
Davies, with teens in sight, eyes off title No. 85
Chris Dutton Laura Davies is adamant she can match it with the new generation of golfing superstars in the capital this week.
Racing
Qbn double brings back memories
Chris Dutton A victory at Queanbeyan launched trainer David Vandyke's career and the track is still a happy hunting ground.
Cosier ready to mask the pain
Chris Dutton Caps star claims broken nose worse than giving birth to her son.
Sailing
Cook sets sail on Olympic dream
Chris Dutton Two-time Olympic rower Sarah Cook will use the national championships and her first international competition to prove she can be a force in sailing at Rio in 2016.
Saturday Serve
Raiders and Brumbies tarred by same brush
Chris Dutton Name and shame - that's the only way to repair the damage caused by the ''blackest day in Australian sport''.
White confident match fixing, drugs not an issue in union
Chris Dutton World Cup-winning coach Jake White says rugby union’s unpredictability protects it from corruption and is confident the sport isn’t riddled with athletes using performance-enhancing drugs.
