Best coverage of a sporting event

This award recognises an organisation across any media platform that has delivered exceptional coverage of a sporting event during the nomination period.

2020 Winner

‘Boxing Day Test’, Fox Sports Australia

Fox Cricket’s coverage of the Boxing Day Test included 36 cameras, a production crew of 107 people and augmented reality(?) graphics. For the first time in International Test Cricket players were interviewed live during play via world leading technology attached to the Flying Fox Spider Camera, while Smash Factor provided data from the bat including bat speed, bat angle and point of impact.

Finalists

‘2020 Tour de France’, SBS Sport

The global pandemic forced SBS to produce its 2020 Tour de France coverage from its studios in Sydney and Melbourne, opens in a new tab. SBS delivered extensive coverage across its traditional broadcast  and digital platforms including 21 live stages, morning and evening highlights programs, stage replays, Zoom links to Australian cyclists, and a daily podcast, opens in a new tab. The Cycling Central website was transformed into a TDF Hub and the Tour Tracker App delivered audiences uninterrupted live streaming.

‘ICC Women's T20 World Cup’, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,

The comprehensive coverage of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup from The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, opens in a new tab included profiles, analysis, detailed match previews, columns from players and live online coverage. Some of the mastheads’ best writers including Greg Baum, Melinda Farrell, Andrew Wu, Jon Pierik and Lisa Sthalekar delivered consistent quality coverage giving readers genuine insights into the event.

‘Best Games Ever’, The Sydney Morning Herald

The 2000 Sydney Olympic Games marked a special moment in time for all Australians. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sydney Olympics and Paralympics, The Sydney Morning Herald set out to shed new light on the famous moments from the Games, opens in a new tab, and to tell amazing stories that had never been aired.

‘UEFA Champions League’, Optus Sport

All 237 matches of the world's premier club competition are live and on-demand on Optus Sport, opens in a new tab. Optus Sport's studio coverage featured homegrown and international talent that have played at the highest level, who present an upbeat, fun and colourful product perfectly suited to midweek mornings. Coverage included social media material from inside and outside the stadium, behind the scenes with the fans and players.