AFL approaches Gout Gout over grand final sprint
The grand final sprint hasn’t been much more than a footnote, but the AFL is chasing Australia’s hottest young star to put some stakes on the run. Plus, the latest on the grand final entertainment.
Athletics
Aussie star’s part in fastest race in history as Kennedy takes big step
Olympic silver medallist Jessica Hull produced a trademark gutsy performance as a Kenyan superstar made history, and Lachlan Kennedy got the biggest start of his career.
Gout Gout blows world away in record run
It has been an extraordinary night for Australian athletics with Gout Gout’s history making run stealing the show.
Star’s penis nightmare as ‘equipment fails’
TV broadcasters tried to apologise as millions watched a world champion runner expose himself. WARNING: Explicit images.
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‘Big money’: Gout snubs riches for Australia
Sprint sensation Gout Gout has revealed he has sacrificed massive money in order to stay loyal to where he was born and bred, Australia.
Gout Gout’s ‘crazy’ big-money sacrifice for Australia
Sprint sensation Gout Gout has revealed he has sacrificed massive money in order to stay loyal to where he was born and bred, Australia.
Viewers stunned by unbelievable race finish
Fans couldn’t believe their eyes after this hurdler crashed mid-race and then pulled off a finish no one saw coming.
16yo stripped of state title over post-race act
A 16-year-old has been left devastated after she was stripped of a state 400m athletics title for her post-race celebration.
Runner who cost Aussie gold fails drug test
The runner who won the Paris 2024 race in which Australia’s Jaryd Clifford was disqualified has been banned for doping.
Kennedy steps out of Gout Gout’s shadow with sub-10 stunner
A heartbreaking national championships looked set to haunt Lachlan Kennedy, who seemed destined to always be in the shadow of Gout Gout. But there were two things which gave Kennedy a chance at history.
Gout of this world! The making of our sprint sensation
He’s an Olympic champion-in-waiting, a promoter’s dream and a national cult hero – at just 17 Gout Gout already needs little introduction. SPECIAL REPORT
Scandal erupts after Aus record shattered
An Englishman has shattered an iconic Australian record, but it has come shrouded in controversy with cheating claims being raised.
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