Aussies suffer penalty shootout heartbreak
There was pure devastation for the Kookaburras after they lost the men’s hockey final in the most dramatic, cruel fashion imaginable.
Olympics 2016
Star’s blunt message for Boomers after loss
Australia’s highest-profile Boomers were too shattered to speak after losing to America, but they don’t have time to dwell on their devastation.
Mills’ ‘nightmare’ as Boomers flattened
Australia made a dream start to its semi-final clash against the United States but Patty Mills never got going and it eventually caught up.
Art of defence: Boomer Matisse’s plan to stop Durant
If the Boomers are going to upset the Dream Team, they’ll need to quell Kevin Durant. Andrew Bogut breaks down how the US superstar can be stopped.
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Tears flow as Edmondson meets sponsor child
IT’S the first time Annette Edmondson was happy to let the tears flow – and it had nothing to do with competition as she finally met her Brazilian sponsor child of 10 years.
Champions who stole our hearts in Rio
WHO was the champion who stole your heart in Rio – Michael Phelps for winning five golds or the boy who beat him for winning one? Robert Craddock looks at the stars of Rio.
Australian team proves nice guys finish last
Thank goodness for Chloe Esposito. Just what the dickens is going on with our team? The BMX fiasco summed up an underwhelming Olympics for Australia, writes Mike Colman.
40-year-old father’s dream Olympic debut
SOME people jump out of planes when they turn 40. Some splash out on a Porsche, or a couple of tickets to Bali. Scott Westcott got himself to an Olympic Games.
Gaze: Bronze can ease Boomers’ mental anguish
FIVE-TIME Olympian Andrew Gaze says only a bronze medal for Australia’s Boomers will ease the mental anguish suffered from the semi-final capitulation to Serbia.
Aussie stars primed for Tokyo 2020 glory
RIO is so last Olympics. Everyone is talking Tokyo these days. They are only 1433 days away, after all.If you’re Australian, the 2020 Games can’t come quick enough.
No Rio spot but a Boomers rock
YOU could forgive Brad Newley for feeling bitter watching the Boomers’ historic surge to the semi-finals at the Rio Olympics.
Jordan, Johnson and the making of a dream
THE US Dream Team assembled the greatest talent in sporting history. It had the egos of a heavyweight title fight, the bickering of a daytime soap opera and the partying of the Rio Carnival.
‘Dream Team like Playstation gone crazy’
A BOOMERS legend who played four Olympics has ranked and rated every USA line-up from the Dream Team onwards, sharing some epic memories of facing the superstars.
Delly’s perfect smackdown for NBA haters
IN the NBA, he’s known as the Aussie scrapper who has to play dirty to make a living. But fresh off a $39 million contract, Matthew Dellavedova has delivered a perfect serve.
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