David Mark is the ABC's National Sport Reporter, breaking and covering the big stories and events in Australian and international sport.
He's worked for the ABC for 25 years including the last six in sport, first as the National Sport Editor and now National Reporter. He previously reported, presented and produced the Radio Current Affairs programs, AM, PM and The World Today, as well as reporting for ABC TV News, 7:30 and Lateline.
Sporting highlights include covering the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, the 2014 Soccer World Cup in Brazil and Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast and Melbourne. He's also produced many documentaries for ABC RN and ABC local radio.
His favourite sports are Aussie Rules, cricket, soccer and cycling, and on weekends you'll find him running, cycling and playing social Aussie Rules with friends.
Glasgow has stepped up to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games but with just over half the number of sports remaining and cost blowouts putting off other countries, do the Games have a future?
The Greater Western Sydney Giants have always had to go above and beyond to make a mark in rugby league heartland. But its antics at an end-of-season function have damaged its reputation, writes David Mark.
Cameron Green's surgery would mean Australia's selectors must find a new batter to slot into the Test top six as they ponder a possible rejig to the batting line-up.
It is a sport that looks easy to the everyday sports fan watching at home, but as this Australian star duo explains, sometimes the difference between a medal and missing out can come down to millimetres.
As one of Australia's most-recognisable Paralympians, Madison de Rozario's voice holds significant strength heading into Paris — and she believes old tropes need to change.
Rioli has lodged a racism claim in the Federal Court on behalf of his wife and other former First Nations players.
The board of Volleyball Australia has issued an apology to former players who suffered through "an environment of fear," coercive control, physical and psychological abuse.
The chief executive of Paralympics Australia — who has been on personal leave since last month — resigns from the post in the run-up to the Paris games.
Andrew Wilkie says the AFL "dodged a WADA breach on a technicality" as Sport Integrity Australia finds there is no evidence to support the MP's explosive claims.
The Parramatta Eels' jerseys from next season onwards will feature a throwback to the club's most successful era, but the return of James Hardie as a lead sponsor isn't a move that has been celebrated by everyone.
For a game that began with 10 rules written down in a pub in 1859, Australian football has been characterised by the evolution of those laws.
The concept of Zone 2 training is all the rage for endurance sports like cycling or running, but is the hype real?
It is one of the most devastating weapons a fast bowler can own — but the art of swing is steeped in mystery and myths that only science can explain.
Growing concern around concussions in sport has seen the AIS recommending longer periods before athletes return to training and playing post-injury — but we don't yet know how the NRL and AFL, among others, will respond, writes David Mark.
The momentum of women's sport is in unstoppable motion, but the wages of some codes compared to others shows not all sports are created equal, writes David Mark.
Swimming Australia adopts a new constitution that gives athletes a greater voice and increases the voting base of the organisation.
Football Australia has not ruled out hosting the 2034 FIFA World Cup but would need to build extra stadiums to stage the event or team up with at least two other countries.
With the Wallabies' Rugby World Cup hopes hanging by a thread, a former Rugby Australia chairman and Super Rugby chief say the sport needs an urgent review. But Rugby Australian says action is what's needed.
The federal government committee made 13 recommendations, including that a national strategy be developed to reduce concussions in contact sports.
The Women's World Cup showed Australia can be a footballing nation, but the people in charge have to figure out how to extend that for more than a couple of months.
Swimming Australia calls a special general meeting to avoid being kicked out of the sport's global governing body due to perceived governance issues.
In Aotearoa/New Zealand, there are virtually no clues the world's third-largest sporting event is about to kick off ahead of the co-host nation's Football Ferns' clash with Norway.
A court has heard Stephen Mitchell created a web of lies and fabrications in order to sexually assault six little girls who trusted him — this week, the former rock climbing instructor was finally punished.
Canberra man Stephen Mitchell groomed and sexually assaulted girls for more than a decade – many of them were champion rock climbers – one became world champion. Today he was sentenced to 13 years and five months jail, after pleading guilty to child sexual assault offences.
Rugby Australia says it will participate in a trial of lowering tackle heights in community rugby to below the sternum to help protect players from head injuries and concussion.