Hockeyroos, Kookaburras fluff chance to seal Olympic berth
The equation was easy — win, and the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras would be on the plane to Paris. New Zealand had other ideas. Can the Aussies bounce back?
Olympics 2016
‘Dustin Martin’ of Aussie hockey headlines our next Olympic stars
A star striker with freakish matchwinning ability comparable to Richmond great Dustin Martin in the AFL headlines hockey’s next crop of Olympic hopefuls attempting to book a trip to Paris. Meet every current Kookaburra and Hockeyroo.
Jackson refuses to put red pen through Olympic comeback
Lauren Jackson may be 42, but the Aussie basketball great says she has never felt better as she weighs up another return to the court.
‘Unprecedented’ backing puts Aussie water polo back on map
The stars of Australia’s water polo teams have hailed the arrival of a breakthrough sponsorship deal that will hopefully aid a climb back onto the podium at the biggest events in world sport.
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Boomers history means more than NBA ring
If you don’t think that the Boomers are putting everything in to their Olympic charge, you clearly haven’t heard from Joe Ingles.
Covid survivor ready for Tokyo
When Nathan Power’s mum passed away when he was just 12 he wanted to stay connected to her. And he found a way to do that through a sport taking him to the Olympics.
2.29m giant makes everything look tiny
For the most part Olympic venues are pretty much dead but we found Tokyo’s biggest party — and so too did a former NBA giant.
SAS raids and poetry at sunrise: Gold medal-winning coach’s bizarre Olympics tactics
TOKYO — From buses stormed by SAS soldiers to poetry at sunrise, these are the unusual tactics gold medal-winning coach Tim Walsh has used to inspire his Australian men’s sevens team.
Awkward Sam Kerr truth hurts Matildas
Sam Kerr has long been Australia’s biggest football superstar but a key deficiency has left the Matildas exposed on the world’s biggest stage.
The family effort behind Fowler’s rise to the Olympic Games
This is the committed team behind Mary Fowler’s rise to the Olympic Games and, finally, her first “A” international senior cap which now ties her to Australia’s national football team.
Broadcast mistakes Mills for a woman
He might be one of Australia’s most famous athletes but apparently Patty Mills isn’t a big name in Canada.
Better than Messi: Wiki hack’s ultimate sledge
Only weeks after being elevated to the Olyroos squad, Marco Tilio is the name on every Australian football fans’ lips. This is how he became an overnight sensation.
Final call made on hopes of equestrian duo
Equestrian bosses have made a final call on whether two Australian showjumpers can compete in Tokyo after their teammate was banned for cocaine use.
Schedule for opening day of Tokyo Olympics
The full schedule for the opening day of the Tokyo Olympics shows there is plenty of action before Friday night’s opening ceremony.
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