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PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 13: Ben Simmons #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on during the game against the Phoenix Suns on February 13, 2021 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2021 NBAE Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Barry Gossage / NBAE / Getty Images / Getty Images via AFP)

Boomers stunner turns torch on Simmons

Ben Simmons hasn’t played since the 76ers flamed out of the NBA playoffs, but the basketball world has shown once again it has a long memory.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach gestures as he arrives at a meeting with Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto (not pictured) at the Tokyo 2020 headquarters in Tokyo on July 13, 2021. (Photo by Takashi Aoyama / POOL / AFP)

Protester’s dark Hiroshima threat to Olympic boss

As the president of the International Olympic Committee attempts to reassure the Japanese public, he copped a brutal call regarding the victims of the Hiroshima atomic bomb.

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Dante Exum #11 of the Australia Boomers drives against Damian Lillard #6 of the United States during an exhibition game at Michelob Ultra Arena ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games on July 12, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Australia defeated the United States 91-83. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Bargain Boomers who beat billion dollar team

Australia stunned Team USA in their Olympic warm up game, but it wasn’t just the usual suspects who got the Boomers over the line.

Patty Mills was on fire for Australia.

OK, Boomers! Aussies spring monster upset over NBA All-Stars — but the job’s not done

Australian NBA Stars Patty Mills and Joe Ingles led the charges for the Boomers in a stunning win over a Team USA outfit packed with All-Stars talent, and sent an ominous warning.

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STRICKTLY EMBARGOED CHECK WITH ADAM MOBBS BEFORE USE - Australia's women's Sevens Olympic team photo at the Sydney Academy of Sport, Narrabeen before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Pic Brett Costello

Our sevens wonders in Rio

In 2014 Emilee Cherry was voted the world’s best women’s sevens player and next month she’ll be a key player in Australia’s pursuit of Olympic gold in Rio.

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FILE - In this Aug. 26, 2015 file photo, Kenya's Julius Yego celebrates after winning the men's javelin at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing. Yego wanted to be an athlete, only he couldnâ€™t run very fast. That can be a significant setback for a kid growing up in the highlands of western Kenya, where the best distance runners in the pre-eminent distance-running nation on earth are molded. Yego had a different plan to succeed in track and field. With the help of a sharpened stick, an â€œelasticâ€ right wrist, and, crucially, a selection of YouTube videos that were his coaching manual, he became a javelin world champion instead. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

‘How YouTube made me an Olympian’

JULIUS YEGO wanted to be an athlete, only he couldn’t run very fast. So he came up with the most remarkable plan to ensure he fulfilled his Olympic dream.

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****IMPORTANT***** PHOTOS EMBARGOED BY 2K SPORTS UNTIL 1201 AM FRIDAY THE 22ND OF JULY. ***** Boomers Australian basketball player and NBA Spurs star Patty Mills, at Carina Basketball Gym during a NBA 2k17 video game announcement. Pic Jono Searle.

Mills: Drawing USA boosts our chances

STAR guard Patty Mills says the Boomers’ hopes of winning a maiden Olympic medal have increased by being drawn in the same pool as the USA’s “Dream Team”.

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Decision that could decide Russia’s Rio fate

Decision that could decide Russia’s Rio fate

THE Olympic Charter may provide a path to eject Russia from Rio but will officials have the courage to make the call? Or will the decision be easier made for them?

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Image from HWT book 'MOMENTS IN TIME'. Portrait gallery. Sprinter Raelene Boyle after winning the 100m sprint at Aberfield Park. VWAAA. Neg: FL24182

Boyle: kick Russia out of Rio

RAELENE Boyle, the Aussie sprinter robbed of two Olympic golds by the East German doping system, says the IOC must send drug cheats a message by banning Russia.

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Australian sevens Olympic squads announced

Rio romance: Selection thrill for Rugby couple

LEWIS Holland and Charlotte Caslick, Australia’s rugby sevens power couple, have their eyes on the top prize after both being handed their boarding passes for the Rio Olympic Games.

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What you can’t see in this photo

What you can’t see in this photo

IT looks like America’s 12 Olympic basketballers posing casually for a team photo. When Nike is involved, it’s never that simple.

Australian Boomer Team. Andrew Bogut. The squad will not be officially announced until Monday morning at 10.00am at MSAC. The announcement is an official Australian Olympic Committee announcement. We canÕt have any photos release until after 10.00am Monday. Picture: Tim Carrafa

New Rio nightmare for our biggest stars

HERE’S a sneak peek at where Aussie athletes will be forced to sleep at the Rio Olympics, and it is making our biggest stars more than a little bit nervous.

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