Aussies crowned junior surf champs despite shocking attack from rival
Australia have been crowned world junior surfing champions with two gold medals despite a shocking act of unsportsmanship that threatened to derail their title bid in El Salvador.
Olympics 2016
The baby Stinger set to steal the hearts of the nation
Water polo star, Keesja Gofers is showing no signs of slowing down as she heads to her third Olympics as a new mum, with baby Teleri set to warm the hearts of Australia this July.
Australia skipper anoints GOAT’s Opals successor
In the latest episode of En Route to Paris, Opals captain Tess Madgen has revealed the player she expects to carry the torch after Lauren Jackson hangs up the boots. Watch the episode here.
The engaged couple shooting for gold as Olympic teammates
Anneli Maley and Marena Whittle’s journey to Paris is unlike any other. MATT LOGUE discovers how the engaged couple and teammates supported each other and helped Australia’s 3×3 side qualify for the Olympics.
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‘If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be going to Stanford’
It’s an unlikely international mixture which has set the daughter of a legend on the road to her own slice of history. Read about Izzy Scott’s rapid rise, see her play at the AWPYC from Saturday.
Spectre of Goorjian hovers over under-pressure NBL coaches
It’s only a matter of time before Brian Goorjian is back coaching in the NBL — a reality which has almost every coach on notice. Where would the Boomers head honcho fit best?
Olympic gold: Young Aussie cricketers eyeing Brisbane 2032
With Olympic gold now a realistic dream for Australian cricketers, we reveal a list of junior stars that may well find themselves padding up at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games.
Opals make it official: Lauren Jackson’s Paris dream alive
Lauren Jackson is officially in the frame for a fifth Olympic Games — at age 42 — after she was named in the Opals squad charged with punching its ticket for Paris. SQUAD REVEAL
Olympic dreams: 20 sporting stars who could fill quarterback role
Flag football is on the radar after an Olympics berth and the hunt is on for two quarterbacks to lead the way. We look at 20 men and women who could switch codes and lead the charge in 2028.
Coach’s ominous Paris warning as Kookaburras squad unveiled
As they try to go one better from their Tokyo silver, the Kookaburras have named a 27-player squad — with an ominous Paris warning from their hard-nosed coach. SEE THE SQUAD
NSW hockey prodigy set to lead Australia’s next great era
A NSW teenager who is yet to finish his HSC studies has been chosen in Australia’s under-23 World Cup squad in a sign he has been earmarked as a future international star of the sport.
NBA Power Rankings: Boomer’s $10.7m bench-warming gig
There are nine Australians in the NBA – but who is providing the best return on investment in the world’s best basketball league? Our power rankings reveal all – and raise a big Boomers problem.
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