Striker’s big Olympics call after goal-fest
A new Matildas hero says she will back herself to make a difference in Paris as a huge selection headache emerges for the coach.
A new Matildas hero says she will back herself to make a difference in Paris as a huge selection headache emerges for the coach.
The Matildas are in the box seat to qualify for the Olympic but the ever-attacking coach won’t be parking the defensive bus in Melbourne.
Look up resilience in the dictionary and you’ll find a picture of Kristy Wallace. After back-to-back ACL’s, the Opal almost quit the sport. So a meniscus injury’s a walk in the park, right?
After the shock of a poor showing at the Tokyo Olympics the Opals have shown once again they will be a medal threat in Paris.
With a home World Cup on the horizon, women’s football in Australia is set to explode after the Matildas’ Tokyo success. Here’s how the sport can capitalise.
They’re arguably the most intimidating sight in the Olympics but as the Boomers get ready to tackle Team USA today, the Aussies want to make one thing clear – we don’t fear you.
In reality, the Opals’ Tokyo campaign was over before it had really begun with Liz Cambage’s messy pre-Games exit “draining” the team tipped to medal.
Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy are two wins from a beach volleyball gold medal and the pair says two of the sport’s pioneers are their biggest cheerleaders.
Making an impression in front of Team USA and San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has worked out super well for one Australian Olympic star.
The result of cycling’s biggest controversy is still uncertain after reports of a new protest surrounding accusations of a team cover-up.
This photo might make you think Germany got things horribly wrong in its semi-final against Australia, but there’s a logical explanation.
A storm has erupted in Tokyo after a team was spotted using a questionable accessory during an Olympic record performance.
Australia’s record-breaking Olympians are now contending with the reality of quarantine in the Top End, where some odd activities have been planned in a bid to stave off boredom.
Australia has been cruelly knocked out of the women’s water polo by a nation that shouldn’t even be allowed to compete at the Olympic Games.
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