Olympic sports axed as crippling funding crisis deepens
Just three months after the Paris Olympics – and eight years before Brisbane hosts in 2032 – four iconic sports have had their programs cut as a savage funding crisis engulfs Australian sport.
Hockey
The $10m medal: Australia’s eye-watering Olympic price tag reveal
Australia’s record-breaking Olympic feats come at a high price, including $100m in high performance funding over the past year alone.
Disgraced Olympian slugged with monster cocaine ban
Australian hockey star Tom Craig has learned his fate over the Paris Olympics cocaine scandal – with the Kookaburras gun set for a lengthy stint on the sidelines.
Hockeyroos’ toxic past behind them as funding restored for LA
Despite a campaign that ended in a quarters finals defeat the Hockeyroos have had their funding restored for LA after their program was slashed in the lead in to the Paris games.
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Hockeyroos clinch last-second draw against Argentina
No matter the deficit, Hockeyroos’ coach Katrina Powell has declared no margin is too big for her side, after Australia snatched a last-minute draw against the highly-fancied Argentina.
Ockenden’s retirement revelation as Kookaburras reach quarter final
Tom Wickham’s insane mid-air deflection and a Blake Govers’ hat trick helped Australia smash NZ 5-0, as a Kookaburras legend made a revelation about his future.
Hockeyroos fire another Olympic warning shot
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’My terms’: Claxton ready to bow out as veteran confirms retirement
Hockeyroos captain Jane Claxton is preparing for her Olympic curtain call, having squeezed a lifetime of memories — good and bad— into her 250-game career. This is why she believes the Hockeyroos are in the best spot they have been.
Squads, times, latest news: Ultimate guide to Hockeyroos, Kookaburras
Australia’s hopes of returning to medal glory at the Paris Olympics looks bright. This is everything you need to know.
Inept and incompetent: Olympics disaster as Kookaburras thrashed
Australia’s men’s hockey team was smacked around the chops by Belgium despite believing they had bridged the gap after recent tournaments. How do they bounce back to keep their Olympic hopes alive?
Comeback complete for Weyer as Kookaburras remain unbeaten
After being declared as having ‘the best story in the team’, inspirational Kookaburra Corey Weyer has sweetened his return to the national team by scoring in Monday’s victory over Ireland.
Bolter Arnott’s explosive display justifies Malone axing
Alice Arnott was preferred over media darling Rosie Malone and missed the first game of the Olympics with injury. But she came up big in a feisty Ashes battle as the Hockeyroos shot to the top of their pool.
‘Blew my mind’: Junior coach lifts lid on Hockeyroos’ newest hero
Young Toowoomba star Tatum Stewart was the hero for the Hockeyroos in their opening clash at the Paris Olympics on Sunday night. Her junior coach reveals what it was like to help develop one of the country’s most promising talents.
Hockeyroos respond to critics with victory over South Africa
Hockeyroos coach Trinity Powell’s decision to overlook star striker Rosie Malone has paid off as the youthful side kicked off their Paris campaign with a victory after early struggles.
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