Finals season is all about winners and losers, but what about the unlikely champions who got everybody cheering? We’re talking about Steven Bradbury, the Matildas, even Phar Lap: legends of Australian sport who rewrote the rulebook, beat the odds and now belong in The Big Issue’s Underdog Hall of Fame.
Writer Tim Hall celebrates the Cinderella stories that’ll bring even the most sports-agnostic reader to their feet – from the David and Goliath battle for the America’s Cup to Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s remarkable comeback at Wimbledon. Everyone loves barracking for an underdog, and in this inspiring edition, everyone’s a winner!
More highlights in this edition:
- Adaptive boxing: the wheelchair sport that’s about to hit Australia
- A Letter to My Younger Self from Sam Docherty, ex-Carlton captain and cancer survivor
- Singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin gets nostalgic on shiny new album The Gem
- Plus, Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s easy-peasy Lemony Tuna Spaghetti. Read the full recipe here.
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