Tara Rushton

Tara Rushton
Rushton (right) and Cooper Cronk in 2016
Born (1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 (age 40)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
OccupationSport presenter
Years active2005–present
Employer10 Sport
Known forKick Off and Sunday Shootout
Sport presenter on Fox Sports
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​

Tara Rushton (born 2 July 1984[citation needed]) is an Australian sports presenter and journalist.

Rushton is currently sports presenter on 10 News First Sydney. She has previously presented the association football series Kick Off and Sunday Shootout on Fox Sports Australia as well as appearing on Fox Sports News.[1]

Early life

Born in Perth, Rushton grew up on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, before moving to Sydney where she attended school at Oakhill College. She then completed a Diploma in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts at Macleay College,[2] majoring in Media and Communications. She moved to London at the age of 18.[3]

Career

In 2010, Rushton moved to Singapore and took on a television presenting role on Singtel TV's Mio Stadium channel. She hosted the English Premier League-focused Tiger Goals on Sunday series.[3]

In 2013, Rushton moved home to Australia and replaced the departing Mel McLaughlin on Fox Sports.[4] As well as presenting match broadcasts of the A-League, English Premier League and Socceroos matches, she also began presenting the network's weekly A-League wrap show, Sunday Shootout, alongside, as of 2016, Mark Bosnich, John Kosmina and Ned Zelic.[1] When not hosting from the studio, she is also often used as a sideline reporter in matches that Fox Sports presents.

In 2015, Rushton was nominated for an ASTRA award, for Most Outstanding Female Presenter.[5]

According to The Daily Telegraph Rushton is set to co-anchor a UFC Tonight style show for Fox Sports on Australian pay television network Foxtel[6] called UFC Fight Week that premiered on Thursday, 16 April 2015[7]

In October 2021 Rushton join Network 10 Sport Football Commentary Team for All the A-Leagues, Matildas, Socceroos and FFA Cup matches as a sports presenter.[8]

In December 2024, Rushton was appointed sports presenter on 10 News First Sydney replacing Matt Burke from 2025.[9]

Personal life

Rushton is mixed-race, being half-Anglo-Celtic Australian (through her father) and her late mother Hillary being a member of the Anglo-Burmese community in Western Australia. She is an avid Arsenal F.C. fan, having previously lived in Islington in North London, near Arsenal's home ground.[3] Her favourite player is Thierry Henry.[3] She has also played local football herself, for Lindfield F.C. on Sydney's North Shore. In January 2016, she started dating former National Rugby League player Cooper Cronk.[10] They married on 14 December 2017. They have two sons, born in 2018 and 2021.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips".
  2. ^ Smith, Kira. "Meet Tara Rushton". www.macleay.edu.au. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "10 questions with TV's sexiest football babe Tara Rushton". sg.sports.yahoo.com. 5 December 2012.
  4. ^ Harris, Amy (19 August 2013) Tara Rushton named the new face of football at Fox Sports, replacing Mel McLaughlin, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
  5. ^ "Wentworth and Devil's Playground dominate nominations for 2015 ASTRA Awards". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  6. ^ Ultimate Fighting Column Ufc Fighters Set To Get Nrl Treatment In 2015 With New Tv Show The Daily Telegraph [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Fox Sports Australia launches dedicated weekly UFC show". 14 April 2015.
  8. ^ "A-Leagues". Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ^ Leong, Matthew (16 December 2024). "Tara Rushton named sports presenter for 10 News First Sydney in 2025". Mumbrella. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  10. ^ Phelps, James (2 January 2016) Cooper Cronk could quit final year of Storm contract to be closer to new flame Tara Rushton, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
  11. ^ Sullivan, Rebecca (14 December 2017). "Cooper Cronk and Tara Rushton wedding pics". news. Retrieved 13 May 2023.