Thanks, B, for the lovely message. Chatting as we collaborated on your column each Monday morning was always a highlight of my week at CODE!

And the ⁦Melbourne Vixens ⁦Sharelle McMahon⁩ medallist is…⁦Kiera Austin⁩. Runner-up ⁦Kate Moloney⁩ #netballchaos #netball

Started at the top for the first of my fortnightly features for Netball Australia: a chat with new Chair Liz Ellis. #netball netball.com.au/news/netballs-…

And for my next Netball Australia story ... the always accommodating and now all-conquering @aussiediamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich ahead of the series against @englandnetball and then Silver Ferns. #netball

Ali Tucker-Munro has opened up on the sport's growth in the First Nations space ahead of this week's pilot First Nations Tournament. ✍️ Linda Pearce READ 👉 netball.com.au/news/tucker-mu…

Thanks to ⁦Ashley Browne⁩ for the invitation to make my @AFLRecord return on #AFL prelim finals weekend. And to the always candid Greg Williams for being part of this feature on #Brownlow eve.

Always great to chat with #netball's ever-interesting Jo Weston, who returns from injury for the @aussiediamonds v Silver Ferns series. Defender, leader, thinker and celebrator of a Big Birthday in 2024. diamonds.netball.com.au/news/new-strin…

Building the base of netball's pyramid is key for newly appointed EGM of Netball, Megan Simpson. ✍️ Linda Pearce READ 👉 netball.com.au/news/simpson-n…

Enjoyed doing this off-the-court piece with JLP, the Origin Australian Diamonds & GIANTS Netball star. Chatted about life, long-distance romance, a passion for netball fashion, NY resolutions and any prospect of an eventual move south. #netball #netballchaos

Making a few contributions to The First Serve during my 37th #AusOpen. Here's the first. #ausopen thefirstserve.com.au/post/hopefully…

Australian legend Neale Fraser is being remembered through the Neale Fraser Scholarship — an initiative he would be fondly proud of. Linda Pearce caught up with a handful of Aussie greats. #TheFirstServe thefirstserve.com.au/post/neale-fra…

The irresistible force that is Carlos Alcaraz, though the eyes of many. From ticket prices, to promoters' bang-for-buck, to already transcending tennis. And still just 21. The Alcaraz Effect: what's not to like? Australian Open @thefirstserveAU thefirstserve.com.au/post/the-carlo…

Not a bad way to spend a Saturday night. #tennis ⁦#AusOpen⁩

So glad to be here #AusOpen to farewell the great Greg #Baum, my long-time former colleague at The Age Sport. #GOAT #tennis

Heading into the finale of my 37th #AusOpen, most players are already well into post-AO life for another year. Chatted re what's nxt to @destaneeaiava (who had a special shout out to that famous fashionista Ben Rothenberg) The First Serve. #tennis thefirstserve.com.au/post/destiny-s…

Great and deserved ovation for the incredible Australian of the Year ⁦Neale Daniher⁩ tonight ⁦#AusOpen⁩. ❤️💙

Great to be back in @satpaper ahead of Suncorp Super Netball season two for the Melbourne Mavericks. Chatted with coach Tracey Neville MBE, captain Amy Parmenter et al about what's been learnt and what's to come. #netball thesaturdaypaper.com.au/sport/netball/…

Australian tennis fans might remember when "Aussie" Hana Mandlikova was partnering Pat Cash @ Hopman Cup? My Christopher read on TennisAustralia recruits and, ahem, acquisitions through the decades, from non-Aussie Hana and beyond. #WTA #tennis thefirstserve.com.au/post/i-wasn-t-…

Enjoyed being part of ep5 of the Guardian Australia podcast series on Gina Rinehart. We revisit the Netball Australia donnell wallam debacle, following David Pocock's interesting take on Hancock's ongoing athlete support at Swimming Australia and elsewhere. #netballchaos theguardian.com/australia-news…

Consistent results obtained by Aussie Kim #Birrell have paved the way for greater opportunities as a regular top 100 player, but her ranking is the last thing on her mind. ✍️ Linda Pearce #TheFirstServe thefirstserve.com.au/post/addicted-…