The $10m medal: Australia’s eye-watering Olympic price tag reveal
Australia’s record-breaking Olympic feats come at a high price, including $100m in high performance funding over the past year alone.
Basketball
NBA legend fires up over star’s remarks
Magic Johnson had the perfect response to silence Anthony Edwards after the young star’s shot at 90s NBA players.
Rookie Opal defies odds to elevate famed SA family’s sporting legacy
Izzy Borlase has plenty to live up to in a family filled with SANFL and netball stardom. But the rookie Opal more than held her own in her role in Australia’s bronze medal efforts in Paris.
‘Rose gold to us’: Next-gen Opals break drought, Jackson signs off
While the GOAT Lauren Jackson capped off her remarkable career and created history with bronze in Paris it was the next generation of Opals stars who stole the show against Belgium.
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The Opals’ physical formula to topple team USA’s dynasty
How the physical Opals plan to shut down the most dominant team in basketball history and cause one of the Olympics’ biggest boilovers when they face team USA in the semi-final.
‘Couldn’t give a rats’: Olympic sport divides
As debate rages about the new sports added to the Olympics in recent years, an Australian legend says we are falling behind.
Why it’s time for Patty Mills to leave the Boomers for good
There is talk Patty Mills is considering playing on for the Boomers but that would be a mistake. It’s time to pass the baton to the next generation so they can flourish in LA and Brisbane, writes Matt Logue.
Photo sparks Olympic conspiracy: ‘Story drop’
It doesn’t happen every four years but there’s a couple of very famous examples of the Olympics having a dramatic impact on the make-up of the NBA.
Aussies on cusp of breaking 12-yr drought
Australia’s Opals face the toughest task in world basketball, but Shane Heal believes they’ve got what it takes to challenge the USA.
They’re human: Opals declare no fear ahead of looming USA battle
The Opals have kept Lauren Jackson’s fairytale farewell tour alive with a commanding win over Serbia to book a likely blockbuster semi-final date against Team USA.
Anatomy of the Boomers’ Olympics disaster
Twice up by 24 points against a stacked Serbian team with triple NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and an array of quality shooters around him, the Australians couldn’t crush their rival.
Boomers blow biggest lead in Olympic history
Australia’s hopes of another men’s basketball medal ended with a crushing defeat against Serbia in what may be the final game for two of our legends of the game.
Draws, squads, latest news: Ultimate guide to Opals, Boomers
Australia’s strong history of results at the Olympic Games goes on the line again in Paris 2024.
World reacts to exit: ‘Australia should riot’
The Boomers coughed up a 24-point lead as their Olympic medal dreams evaporated – and the basketball world had plenty to say about it.
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