Michael Gleeson

Michael Gleeson is a sports writer with The Age, focusing primarily on AFL football, athletics, cricket and tennis. He has been awarded the Grant Hattam Trophy for outstanding journalism in football, while his cricket writing has been recognised in twice winning the Cricket Victoria cricket writer of the year award.

Athletics Australia tight-lipped over sprinter's two-year ban for doping

Michael Gleeson Sprinter Matt Davies is understood to have been banned for two years for taking a prohibited substance.

Athletics

Sprinter cops two-year ban for taking substance

Michael Gleeson Australian sprinter Matt Davies is understood to have been banned for two years for taking a prohibited substance.

Athletics

Merger may help retain athletes

Michael Gleeson A merger of Little Athletics with Athletics Australia could result in the popular junior sport receiving millions of dollars in federal funding and help tackle the chronic problem of the drain of...

Athletics

Seventh heaven for sprint ace Ross

Michael Gleeson, Sydney Josh Ross has equalled the record of sprinting legend Hec Hogan.

Athletics

Up, up and away as Boyd heads home

Michael Gleeson Alana Boyd crossed the country to train in Perth with Russian pole-vault coach Alex Parnov.

Athletics

Burning desire earns Gift

Michael Gleeson Andrew Robinson makes good on promise to give coach a gift.

Athletics

Stubbs, Williams-Swain qualify fastest for Gift final

Michael Gleeson Only three men have won the Stawell Gift twice, but after two former champions qualified in the two fastest times for the final on Monday afternoon, a fourth name is poised to be added to that list.

Athletics

Ross talks up his chances as Powell plays a waiting game

Michael Gleeson Asafa Powell exploring possibility of being fit enough to run in the Stawell Gift.

Athletics

Powell on ice, but local hero fires up

Michael Gleeson He was the fastest man in the world but he wasn't the fastest man in western Victoria.

Athletics

Sprint king in Bolt's shadow

Michael Gleeson Before there was Bolt there was Asafa. Only Asafa. He was Bolt before Bolt. He has not gone away but he has, like the rest of the sprinting world, been largely eclipsed by Usain Bolt.

Athletics

Full steam ahead for Powell

Michael Gleeson For Asafa Powell, it's quite a change from the Olympics to Stawell.

Athletics

Long-jump shootout fizzles as Watt cramps on runway

Michael Gleeson Silver medallist has to once more bow to his Olympic conqueror Greg Rutherford.

Athletics

Female athletes on course for Moscow

Michael Gleeson Melissa Breen likely to earn spot on the team for this year's world championships.

CA recruits Anderson for review

Michael Gleeson Man who began tanking investigation to review how cricket manages integrity issues.

Cricket

Adrian Anderson joins Cricket Australia

Michael Gleeson A day after the AFL’s extraordinary ruling that Melbourne simultaneously did not tank yet behaved poorly to damage trust in the game, Cricket Australia has recruited the man who began the...

Athletics

Hooked on Rio

Michael Gleeson Steve Hooker is confident that he will yet be there in Rio for the next Olympics.

Watt a winner in first hit-out

Michael Gleeson Mitchell Watt won comfortably and felt better than a year ago when he won Olympic silver.

Athletics

John Steffensen suspended by Athletics Australia - again

Michael Gleeson Controversial runner John Steffensen has been banned from competing for a second time after making unsubstantiated claims of racism in athletics and calling the head of his sport a liar.