The family effort behind Fowler’s rise to the Olympic Games
This is the committed team behind Mary Fowler’s rise to the Olympic Games and, finally, her first “A” international senior cap which now ties her to Australia’s national football team.
Olympics 2016
Broadcast mistakes Mills for a woman
He might be one of Australia’s most famous athletes but apparently Patty Mills isn’t a big name in Canada.
Better than Messi: Wiki hack’s ultimate sledge
Only weeks after being elevated to the Olyroos squad, Marco Tilio is the name on every Australian football fans’ lips. This is how he became an overnight sensation.
Final call made on hopes of equestrian duo
Equestrian bosses have made a final call on whether two Australian showjumpers can compete in Tokyo after their teammate was banned for cocaine use.
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Australia’s Sevens dream ended
AUSTRALIA have been bundled out of the Rio Olympic men’s rugby sevens tournament by South Africa in a 22-5 quarter-final defeat.
Kookaburras crumble under Olympic desire
DO the Olympics simply mean too much to the Kookaburras? Are the Games to them what Augusta was to Greg Norman, a goal you are so obsessed by that it almost melts your inner self.
Utter stupidity sinks 12 years of toil
DUTCH gymnast Yuri van Gelder finally made an Olympics team on his fourth attempt. Then he went and completely stuffed it up.
‘Absolute savage’ makes Olympic history
GOING where no man has gone before, this rugby Sevens star stamped his mark on the competition in “violent” fashion.
Phelps’ golds and Matildas’ goals
A round up of what went down on day 4 in Rio: Michael Phelps claims his 20th and 21st gold medals, Emma McKeon on the podium and a Matildas goal-fest.
McKeon wins bronze in women’s super final
EMMA McKeon has pulled out a stunning 200m freestyle performance with an incredibly brave swim to claim a deserved bronze medal at the Rio Olympic Games.
‘Aussies left medal in the pool’
AUSSIE swimming officials have been slammed for a controversial last-minute call that may have cost us an Olympic medal.
How close Boomers really got to snaring Kyrie
HERE’S what really happened with the bold bid that so nearly had NBA superstar Kyrie Irving playing for Australia rather than Team USA at the Olympics.
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