Knocked out by a nation that shouldn’t be at Games
Australia has been cruelly knocked out of the women’s water polo by a nation that shouldn’t even be allowed to compete at the Olympic Games.
Olympics 2016
Boomers ‘haven’t done s**t’: Patty Mills
They beat Team USA in a pre-Olympic game and demolished Argentina, but Patty Mills says the Boomers ‘ain’t done s**t’ as a rematch with their arch enemy looms.
‘Do it the hard way’: Kookaburras primed for Rio redemption
The Kookaburras have booked their place in the gold medal match with a brilliant victory over Germany. Now, only Belgium stands in the way of destiny.
‘Farcical’: Matildas robbed of gold
Sam Kerr and the Matildas were denied a chance to play for a gold medal at the Olympics after an outrageous call by the referee.
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Aussie swimmers in Rio ‘better than London’
KIEREN Perkins looks at where it went right for Australia in the pool, where it went wrong, and why Rio’s performance was ‘way better than London’.
‘The greatest choke in Olympic history’
CATE Campbell has been scathing in her own assessment of her performance in Rio but bounced back to help the medley relay team win silver with her final swim. WATCH THE VIDEO
Lapierre fails to fire as hand costs US star gold
HE finished 10th but long-jumper Fabrice Lapierre is convinced he threw the gold medal away, as Henry Frayne performed better but still missed the medals.
Sevens squad warned over night on the drink
THE Australian men’s sevens team have been given a warning about behaving responsibly after members of the squad had a boozy night in Rio.
Super Bowl champion lifts rugby profile in USA
THE USA have long been regarded as the sleeping giant of world rugby and coach Mike Friday thinks he may have found an alarm clock in a man by the name of Nate Ebner.
‘Classless’ US star slammed
IT’S not often America turns on one of its own athletes in the middle of an Olympic Gamesbut this “coward” is copping it.
Matildas coach reacts to Brazilian penalty ploy
AFTER 120 minutes of a gripping Olympic quarter-final, it was a dodgy tactic and a passive referee that helped decide Australia’s bitter exit against Brazil.
Cate’s redemption, Matildas’ heartbreak
A roundup of what went down on day 7 in Rio: Cate Campbell returns to form, agony for the Matildas, Dane Bird-Smith takes race walking bronze — then sees his dad hauled off by the cops …
NBA clubs eyeing Boomers big man
NBA clubs are circling veteran Boomer David Anderson as his brilliant cameos for Australia jeopardise his imminent move to NBL club Melbourne United.
Sun Yang catches cold, a billion people sneeze
China’s Olympic hero Sun Yang dived into the water for the heat of the 1500m freestyle as world record holder and defending champion, he left the pool as a failed qualifier.
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