INTERVIEW | Adam Pretty and Ryan Pierse, winner and runner-up of the title of Sport Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards in London, talk to Australian Times.

Swimming Australia have announced former Hockey Australia boss Mark Anderson as the new chief executive and former head of British swimming Michael Scott as high performance director.

Leigh Nugent has resigned as Swimming Australia head coach in the wake of the sport’s dismal showing at the London Olympics.

AOC president John Coates has conceded Australian sports international reputation has been tarnished by the ACC report into doping and the recent Stilnox swimming scandal.

INTERVIEW | Aussie expat and newly-appointed CEO of Opera Australia, Craig Hassall, shares his career highlights, mentor’s advice and networking tips with MICHELLE MCCUE. He offers his advice to Australians in London trying to pursue careers in the Arts, and reflects on what makes Aussies popular in the UK.

2DayFM radio personality Jackie O has “exclusively revealed” that she has it on good authority the Spice Girls would be reforming to tour Australia in 2014. However Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham’s representation claims that the singer has no intention of joining her former band mates on any projects next year.

OPINION | The Stilnox scandal currently engulfing Australian swimming has attracted public attention because of the Men’s Relay team’s ‘door-knocking’ antics. PAUL BLEAKLEY asks, is it just a case of ‘boys being boys’ or does it raise more important questions about the misuse of prescription drugs in our society?

London-based Australian Craig Hassall has been appointed as Opera Australia’s new chief executive officer after a four-month international search. The former managing director of the English National Ballet said his time in the UK has given him a different perspective and objective view of the Australian arts scene.

The Australian men’s swimming 4x100m relay team have faced the media today over allegations of bad behaviour at the 2012 London Olympics. Four of the six Aussie swim team members have admitted to taking Stilnox in a ‘bonding session’.

Australian Paul Thompson, Chief Coach for the British Women and Lightweight rowing squads, has received an MBE from Prince Charles “for services to rowing and the London 2012 Olympic Games”.

TWO-TIME Olympic rower Sarah Cook has swapped oars for awesome, winning her first national sailing title just five months after switching to the sport.

The Australian swimming community has been rocked with allegations of drug use, alcohol abuse and bullying after the release of two reports today that described athlete behaviour during the 2012 London Olympics as “too loose” and “culturally toxic”. The Bluestone Review, commissioned by Swimming Australia, and the Australian Sports Commission’s Independent Swimming Review have both raised questions about the culture within the Australian swim team.

Rower Josh Booth has been forgiven for his London Games sins and leads the contenders to replace Drew Ginn in Australia’s silver-medal winning men’s fours crew.

Steeled by his London Olympic critics, James Magnussen has gone to “another level” at training as he prepares to come under scrutiny again at his first meet since his 2012 Games disappointment at next week’s inaugural Aquatic Super Series in Perth.

BRON IN THE DON | With fireworks featuring in the Timeout London Top 100, our resident adventurer made it her mission to see as many as possible in 2012 and crossed #39 – Fireworks, off her list.

London has rated poorly when it comes to friendliness, cleanliness and ease of getting around, a worldwide survey has shown.

Record breaking runs for our cricket captain and champion thoroughbred were not enough to brighten the darker days of Australian sport in 2012.

Kieran Govers’ golden goal in extra-time gives sensational hockey Champions Trophy victory to Australia.

Retired great Leisel Jones believes rivals should be scared that Swimming Australia (SA) has organised a review of the team’s culture.