Simon Smale is an online sports reporter who specialises in covering a wide range of different sports.
He has been with the ABC since 2018 and, as well as reporting and blogging major events, is a regular contributor to ABC Radio, as well as commentating and hosting coverage of football and rugby union matches.
Simon covered the 2022 Winter Olympic Games from Beijing, the 2024 Summer Games from Paris and the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.
Prior to becoming a sports journalist, Simon worked on three different continents as a geologist.
Josh Inglis's second Test century allows Australia to build a 100-run first innings lead over South Africa on day two of the third Test in Cape Town. Follow live.
Alex Carey and Josh Inglis put together a handy partnership late on day two in Cape Town to put Australia in firm control of the third Test against South Africa.
Mitchell Starc makes the new ball talk to drag Australia back into the third Test as day one ends with honours even in Cape Town.
South Africa battled the weather and a resilient Australian rearguard to win the second Test in Gqeberha by an innings and 31 runs to level the series at 1-1.
Steve Smith will be one of six Australia wickets that South Africa has to pry out on day five in Gqeberha as it looks to level the Test series at 1-1.
Temba Bavuma's sensational century turns the second Test on its head and leaves Australia on the ropes after day three.
Scott Boland continues to deliver for Australia as the tourists make the most of a rain-shortened day two of the second Test against South Africa in Gqeberha.
Leigh Hoffman's star continues to rise in the world of track cycling, but he could not best Dutch legend Harrie Lavreysen in the final of the individual sprint.
Scott Boland strikes twice in two balls during a brief period of play as rain almost entirely washes out the first day of the second Test between Australia and South Africa in Gqeberha.
Australia heads back to South Africa for a three-Test series for the first time since 2018 and the infamous Sandpapergate series. Here's everything you need to know.
In 2018, Sandpapergate rocked Australian cricket to its very core. Here's how a febrile atmosphere colluded with a team persistently testing the limits of acceptability to change the game.
A Daly Cherry-Evans field goal proves the difference as the Sydney Roosters beat the Newcastle Knights 19-18 in the NRL grand final. Follow live.
Lani Pallister won four gold medals and booked her spot at the world short course championships in Sydney this week, but that didn't stop her from flying to Queensland to win the Bluff to Bar ocean race.
Tigst Assefa ran the final two kilometres of the Berlin Marathon with a badly damaged Achilles tendon, which required immediate surgery to repair. She still ran the third-fastest women's marathon in history.
AFL premiership-winning coach Chris Fagan has stepped down from the club days after securing a third-straight grand final victory.
Jenna Forrester has never competed at the short course world championships, but winning a silver and a gold in the same evening, also beating a 17-year-old a national record, has put her in pole position to do so.
The Socceroos once again gave Brazil an enormous scare, but the five-time world champions rallied to secure a 4-2 win at a packed Lang Park in Brisbane.
Nathan Cleary thanks supporters after surgery on his badly broken ankle, writing "I'll be back" in an upbeat Instagram post. Meanwhile, Billy Slater questions the NRL over rule-changes that he says led to the incident that saw Cleary injured.
Michael Matthews's second place finish in the road race at the UCI World Championships is the perfect silver lining after he beat a life-threatening illness and suffered a death-defying crash.
Matt Hauser barges his way through to claim victory in the World Triathlon Championship Finals, while Lauren Parker writes herself into the record books with a sixth world championship crown.
George Russell has claimed a nail-biting victory in Baku, holding off Max Verstappen by just 0.196 seconds to secure his third victory of the season.
Nestory Irankunda's incredible free kick against Brazil in Townsville shows the Socceroos have stars to rival some of the biggest and best in the world.
Australian cyclist Sarah Gigante has only recently returned to racing after more than 400 days, following complications from a fractured femur. Now the 25-year-old is set to make up for lost time, starting at the UCI World Championships in Montréal.
Brazil scored with the last touch of the game to deny the Socceroos a famous victory in Townsville, after a stunning free kick from Nestory Irankunda gave the Socceroos the lead.
Everything you need to know as the youthful Socceroos take on a Brazil team on the rebuild under legendary coach Carlo Ancelotti in Queensland, with international friendlies in Townsville and Brisbane.
