Tara Rushton
Tara Rushton | |
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Born | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | 2 July 1984
Occupation | Sport presenter |
Years active | 2005–present |
Employer | 10 Sport |
Known for | Kick Off and Sunday Shootout Sport presenter on Fox Sports |
Spouse(s) |
Tara Rushton (born 2 July 1984[citation needed]) is an Australian sports presenter and journalist. Rushton 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 that premiered on Thursday, 16 April 2015[7][8]
In October 2021 Ruston join Network 10 Sport Football Commentary Team for All the A-Leagues, Matildas, Socceroos and FFA Cup matches as a sports presenter.[9]
Personal life[]
Rushton is mixed-race, being half-Anglo-Celtic Australian (through her father) and half-Burmese (through her mother). 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[]
- ^ a b http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/meet-tara-rushton-the-fox-sports-football-teams-new-international-recruit/story-e6frf4gl-1226700076767
- ^ Smith, Kira. "Meet Tara Rushton". www.macleay.edu.au. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "10 questions with TV's sexiest football babe Tara Rushton". sg.sports.yahoo.com. 5 December 2012.
- ^ Harris, Amy (19 August 2013) Tara Rushton named the new face of football at Fox Sports, replacing Mel McLaughlin, The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)
- ^ "Wentworth and Devil's Playground dominate nominations for 2015 ASTRA Awards". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/ultimate-fighting-column-ufc-fighters-set-to-get-nrl-treatment-in-2015-with-new-tv-show/story-fni2fnkz-1227289649084[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.foxtel.com.au/got/whats-on/foxtel-insider/fox-sports/ufc-fight-week.html
- ^ http://www.fightnewsaustralia.com/fox-sports-australia-launches-dedicated-weekly-ufc-show/
- ^ https://www.a-league.com.au/news/10-viacomcbs-unveils-football-commentary-team
- ^ 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)
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/marriage/nrl-star-cooper-cronk-marries-fox-sports-presenter-tara-rushton-at-jonahs-in-whale-beach/news-story/44a1716b686a78b940bfbfb235712d11
External links[]
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Burmese descent
- Australian association football commentators
- Australian television presenters
- Australian women television presenters
- Fox Sports (Australian TV network) people
- People from Perth, Western Australia
- Rugby league players wives and girlfriends
- People educated at Oakhill College