The Australian women’s water polo team has continued to come close without securing an elusive gold medal in 24-years, however a golden opportunity may present in Paris under new coach Bec Rippon.
Madi and Teagan Levi have established themselves as among the best Sevens players in the world, but an Olympic gold medal looms as ‘dream’ result for the Gold Coast sisters.
Australia has reunited brothers in the Kookaburras national team as the men’s hockey outfit countdown to Paris Olympics with a new sponsor and vision for the future.
Stars returning from injury has only heated up the selection battle for the Hockeyroos’ Paris squad, as Australia takes a full team of 22 for their final hitout before the Games begin.
While Brisbane looked unstoppable against Adelaide, Canberra and Melbourne struggled to finish in their season openers. See all the likes and dislikes from Round 1 of Hockey One.
NSW Pride won both men’s and women’s Hockey One titles in 2022, but teams have reloaded in 2023 to break the Pride’s dominance. Read the full season preview for each Hockey One team here.
The buzz created by the launch of the Hockey One league in 2019 all but disappeared after the pandemic wrote off the next two seasons. About to enter its third season, a new international broadcast deal has brought renewed hope.
The cultural issues and Tokyo failure that left Australia’s women’s hockey program lagging behind the men are in the rearview as the Hockeyroos’ Paris Olympic hopes get a big boost.
A historic decision on whether to include cricket as an official sport at the next Olympic and Paralympic Games has been postponed by organisers, leaving Brisbane Games organisers hanging.
The inclusion of cricket in the Olympics would change the game for Brisbane, in a way that is far bigger than the inclusion of a popular sport we are good at, writes the editor.
The equation was easy — win, and the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras would be on the plane to Paris. New Zealand had other ideas. Can the Aussies bounce back?
A star striker with freakish matchwinning ability comparable to Richmond great Dustin Martin in the AFL headlines hockey’s next crop of Olympic hopefuls attempting to book a trip to Paris. Meet every current Kookaburra and Hockeyroo.
Lauren Jackson may be 42, but the Aussie basketball great says she has never felt better as she weighs up another return to the court.
The stars of Australia’s water polo teams have hailed the arrival of a breakthrough sponsorship deal that will hopefully aid a climb back onto the podium at the biggest events in world sport.
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