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Brent ReadSenior Sports Writer

Brent Read is one of rugby league’s agenda setters but is also among the nation’s most well-known golf writers. He also covers Olympic sports, writing with authority, wit and enthusiasm. Brent began his career in sport as a soccer player, playing with the Brisbane Strikers in the NSL.

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Athletics

Aussie hurdler’s insane 70,000km trip to make Olympics

Injury could have forced hurdler Celeste Mucci to give up on her Olympic dream. Instead, she travelled the globe in a personal odyssey that will end down the straight at Stade de France.

Olympics

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 07: Peter Bol of Team Australia competes during the Men's 800m Round 1 on day twelve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 07, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

’I’ve got nothing to answer for’: Bol confronts WADA drama

Peter Bol is headed for the repechage in the 800 metres at the Paris Games but try as he might, he can’t out-run his past.

Olympics

Noah Lyles is a "good boyfriend". Picture: Instagram

100m champ got wild 2am request after win

Noah Lyles was the most famous man in the sports world after winning the 100m final at the Olympics, but he came crashing back to earth.

Olympics

‘I felt isolated, unable to leave my room’: Aussie longjumper’s living hell

Mentally, Brooke Buschkuehl was fried. Physically, she struggled to put one foot in front of the other. The medal hopeful unpacks a year that left her questioning whether she should even bother trying to qualify for Paris.

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Nicola Olyslagers has revealed the inspiration for her second consecutive silver medal at the Olympic Games

Bible verses and ratings: Inside Olyslagers’ medal inspiring journal

Australian high jumper Nicola Olyslagers has revealed the journal entry that fuelled her pursuit of a second consecutive medal at the Olympic Games.

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PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: (L-R) Bronze medalist Eleanor Patterson of Team Australia , Iryna Gerashchenko of Team Ukraine, Gold medalist Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Silver medalist Nicola Olyslagers of Tram Australia celebrate during the Women's High Jump Final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 04, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

High flyers: Aussie women soar to silver and bronze

Nicola Olyslagers soared to a second consecutive Olympic silver medal and she was joined on medal dais by Aussie teammate Eleanor Patterson.

Athletics

(FILE PHOTO) Olympic Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce To Retire after Olympics Paris 2024 TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 06: Briana Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson of Team Jamaica celebrate winning the gold medal in the Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final on day fourteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 06, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Mystery of the disappearing Jamaican track queens

For over a decade Jamaican women have dominated the sprint events like no other country, but after two of their stars withdrew from their races it appears the empire is starting to crumble.

Athletics

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Torrie Lewis of Team Australia competes during the Women's 200m Round 1 on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 04, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Win and you’re in: Aussie teen sensation inspired by the best

She ran a personal best in her heat but Aussie teen sensation Torrie Lewis will have to run again for a chance at the 200m final, and she is already taking inspiration off the newly crowned world’s fastest woman.

Olympics

Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce reacts after competing in the women's 100m heat of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

‘That’s crazy’: Fraser-Pryce talks security stoush, shock withdrawal

Jamaican legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce’s 100m campaign ended in controversy, and the three-time Olympic gold medallist has addressed what happened just hours before she went missing.

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Paris Olympic 2024 photo finish of the mens 100 meters.

All hail the King! 100m photo finish decides race for ages

The 100m final was so close no-one knew who had won the gold medal until frame-by-frame replays crowned US star Noah Lyles.

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