Three insane moments that saved Matildas hopes
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Olympics 2016
Sevens title defence ends with a whimper
How about this for unfortunate symmetry! Just as the men did 72 hours earlier, the Aussie women’s Rugby Sevens teams has fallen at the same stage of the tournament to the same opponent.
Boomers star in hospital, Olympics over
Aussie star Aron Baynes Olympics campaign is over after a freak incident away from the basketball court inside the dressing room.
Olympic team dumps uniform in bin
A team of Mexican softball players have been slammed after their Olympic uniforms were found dumped in an Olympic Village bin.
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Mum’s fury over front page pic
A MEDALLIST’S mum has vented her fury over a paper’s front page which shafted her son completely in the picture it published.
Sevens heaven, hopes sunk in pool
A round up of what went down on day 3 in Rio: our women’s rugby sevens team win their gold medal match with the Kiwis, but medal hopes fall short in the pool …
‘She has absolutely no shame’
A RUSSIAN drug cheat has wept uncontrollably at the Rio swimming centre in a move that has seen her branded “shameless”.
Delly stunner: ‘$39 million … he’s underpaid’
MATTHEW Dellavedova produced an all-time masterclass as the Boomers beat Serbia, doing something he never has in the NBA to earn rave reviews from two legends.
Delly’s perfect 10: Boomers player ratings
MATTHEW Dellavedova put in one of the greatest performances seen from a Boomer and he wasn’t the only gun performer as Australia beat Serbia today.
USA’s ‘ridiculous’ secret weapon
MICHAEL Phelps swears by it. But this doctor says the cause of the red spots on his shoulders is a ridiculous therapy.
Sevens glory! How our women won gold
FOUR years ago the team didn’t exist. Now they’re Olympic gold medallists. How our Aussie womens sevens team became an international force.
America’s toughest sportswoman
ON the field, she’s part of a seven-woman team chasing Olympic glory. Off the field, this athlete has overcome incredible obstacles to rise to the top of her sport.
China’s fury over embarrassing flag fail
CHINESE fans were irate after a stuff-up at the Rio Olympics left their gold medal winners celebrating under the wrong flag for two days.
Hockeyroos coach takes aim at officials
HOCKEYROOS coach Adam Commens has launched a withering attack on hockey’s officialdom after a second straight loss, labelling Team USA a “protected species”.
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