Australia secures its only dry land medal
A bold team decision has helped Rohan Dennis give a bit of limelight to Australia’s non-watersport athletes as veteran Ritchie Porte concedes his time at the top is coming to an end.
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Aussies charge up Olympic medal tally
A sensational day in the pool — led by giant-killer Ariarne Titmus — has seen Australia soar up the Olympic medal tally.
World cringes at awkward Tokyo moment
One Olympian thought she’d achieved the ultimate redemption but came crashing back to earth in the most heartbreaking way possible.
Toughest day ever: cycling medal hopes melt away
Australia’s bid for its first medal of the Olympic Games has ended in shock and disappointment on a hot, hilly road in the shadow of Mount Fiji.
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Spratt attack bodes well for Rio
RIO-bound road rider Amanda Spratt has produced a confidence-boosting ride ahead of the Games to take her first victory of the Thüringen Rundfahrt race in Germany.
Opals star talks about depression battle
BASKETBALL star Liz Cambage has spoken out about her fight with mental illness after the Opals Olympic squad member battled depression mid-last year.
New Rio nightmare for our biggest stars
HERE’S a sneak peek at where Aussie athletes will be forced to sleep at the Rio Olympics, and it is making our biggest stars more than a little bit nervous.
Gerrans out, Rio hopes now rest on Richie
AUSTRALIA is poised to back Richie Porte as its outright leader for the road race at the Rio Olympics after Simon Gerrans was forced to withdraw due to a broken collarbone which ended his Tour de France.
Gerrans in doubt for Rio after TdF fall
SIMON Gerrans is facing a race against time to be fit for the Rio Olympics road race after breaking his collarbone in last night’s chaotic stage of the Tour de France.
Women’s road race cycling team for Rio named
AUSTRALIA’S professional women’s cycling team Orica-AIS has produced the four female road riders who will compete in next month’s Rio Olympics.
Aussies march out of opening ceremony
AS few as one in three Australian Olympic athletes will march behind golden girl Anna Meares at next month’s Rio opening ceremony.
Sprint prodigy’s horrific injuries
YOUNG cycling star Courtney Field has had surgery after a nasty fall involving Australia’s Olympic flag-bearer Anna Meares left her with pieces of the track embedded in her leg.
Meares athletes’ leader and people’s champion
ANNA Meares — Australia’s flagbearer at the Rio Olympics — is loved by athletes and fans alike for her cycling exploits. But the woman behind the champion is every bit as impressive, says Reece Homfray.
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