SBW: Why Hayne didn’t make Olympics
SONNY Bill Williams has provided a simple assessment on why Aussie Jarryd Hayne’s rugby sevens career was doomed.
Australian Team
Elvin believes GB cyclist is clean
AUSTRALIAN cyclist Gracie Elvin believes current world champion Lizzie Armitstead is clean and deserves to race in Rio after successfully appealing a two-year ban.
Matildas’ Olympic-record disaster
THE Matildas suffered Olympic stage fright in their first match in Rio, including a disaster never seen before at the Olympics.
Flanagan’s bizarre Olympics double life
ANNA Flanagan is both a star and a shadow of the Hockeyroos, the highest profile female player in the country but nothing more than a non-playing reserve at the Olympics.
Aussies get the gold for whingeing
AUSTRALIA has won their first gold medal of the Olympic Games and the opening ceremony is still three days away. We are the Olympic champions for whingeing.
Hockeyroo opens up on Olympic mistake
HOCKEYROOS poster girl Anna Flanagan has spoken of the heartbreak of missing Olympic selection through her controversial conviction.
Mills prefers cuddle over USA’s luxury liner
ANDREW Bogut and Patty Mills proved one man’s shoebox is another man’s castle.
AOC boss shocked by Rio village problems
JOHN Coates says Australia’s accommodation problems were “extraordinary” and he expects other operational issues to follow.
Dancing Jenneke the face of Rio
SHE’S never made it past a semi final of a major championships but Michelle Jenneke is unmissable in the Olympic city of Rio.
What every rookie must know about the Olympics
THE $2 gadget that could make or break an Olympic campaign is just one of the pieces of useful advice in this guide for Olympic Games rookies.
Mystery bug quarantines Aussie Olympians
A MYSTERY virus has struck down the Australian women’s water polo team with four members placed in quarantine.
Virus forces water polo women into quarantine
FOUR members of the Australian women’s water polo team have been segregated from their teammates after being floored by a virus.
Australia’s Olympic funding in firing line
AUSTRALIA’S ruthless Olympic funding model is set to be put under heavy scrutiny in Rio following claims it is killing the growth of smaller sports.
Explosion at main Rio Olympics stadium
TENSIONS are high in Rio with bomb disposal experts taking no chances with a suspicious package at the venue set to host the Olympic opening ceremony.
Russia bans worth weight in gold for Aussies
EXPULSION of the Russian weightlifting team could see Australia make history by leapfrogging the superpower on the gold medal count for the first time ever.
‘She is breaking people’s ankles out there’
LIZ Cambage proved her worth to the Opals but it was another Aussie who caught the eye of WNBA scouts at Madison Square Gardens.
‘I’m going out there to win’
LONG-jumper Fabrice Lapierre has vowed to step up and take over from injured hurdler Sally Pearson as Australia’s best chance to claim athletics gold.
USA beat Aussie Opals in final Rio warm-up
THE USA reminded Australia’s female basketballers just how tough it will be to win an Olympic gold medal in their last hurrah before the Rio Games.
Bruce’s 50 must-see Rio moments
WORRIED you might miss the Rio Olympic moments we’ll be talking about for years? Fear not, Channel 7’s Bruce McAvaney is here to mark your card …
Orchard lifts lid on mental health battle
KOOKABURRAS midfielder Simon Orchard says he would never have made the Rio Olympics if not for a two-month lay-off dealing treating anxiety issues.
Aussies warning to other nations in Rio
AUSTRALIA has warned other countries of possible fire hazards at the Rio Olympic village after conceding some failings in its emergency plans.
Brooke belongs and is ready to rein
A LOOK at the IAAF world list for women’s long jump tells the story. Brooke Stratton belongs on the world’s biggest stage and is among Australia’s main medal chances in Rio.
Cate makes the switch to automatic
CATE Campbell’s coach has tried to turn her into a swimming “robot” but from now until the Olympic Games she’s being treated as fragile as a China doll.
Dwyer to exit grand stage with golden decree
SET to retire for a second time after the Rio Games, Kookaburras star Jamie Dwyer is leaving no stone unturned in pursuit of a second Olympic gold medal.
Jess running down familiar road
JESS Trengove remains confident of improving on her London Olympics performance despite an injury-interrupted build-up to Rio.
Unluckiest man in Australian sport
DESPITE qualifying for Rio, this Aussie athlete has tragically missed out on realising his Olympic dream by the smallest margin.
Australia sevens squads unveiled for Rio
AUSTRALIA’S men’s and women’s sevens squads have been named for Rio, as the abbreviated rugby code prepares to make its Olympic debut.
Chiller: We’ll double the golds we got in London
After announcing the last of Australia’s 410 Olympians going to Rio, team boss Kitty Chiller admits they face a tough task to fulfil their aim of a top-five finish on the medal table.
Our Olympic team: Every athlete as they’re named
AUSTRALIA has named another 18 athletes to our Rio Olympic team. Here’s every athlete named in every sport so far.
The Rio dream born in a concrete bunker
SAM von Einem’s Rio dream began in a concrete bunker in Abu Dhabi. He just didn’t know it at the time.
Record depth to biggest team since Sydney 2000
EIGHTEEN new addition to the track and field team heading to the rio Olympics means Australia is fielding its biggest track and field team since Sydney 2000.
Short and Sweet: Thank goodness for female golfers!
ROOKIES rule, golfers excited, a working mum excels, NSW Swifts soar and a legend misses the Games cut. All this and more women’s sport news in SHORT AND SWEET.
Opals plan to strike gold in Rio
SHE was part of an Opals outfit which created history as the first Australian basketball team to win a world crown and Laura Hodges says the team heading to Rio has a “similar vibe’’.
Young gun forced to say sorry to teammate
TENSIONS continue to run high in Australia’s Rio shooting team after SA forced Mitch Iles to apologise to fellow Rio Olympian Adam Vella for saying he was a better shooter.
From Splendour bender to Opals X-Factor
OPALS coach Brendan Joyce says the towering presence of Liz Cambage can help Australia finally dethrone America at the Rio Olympics.
London 400m hero misses Rio by 0.2sec
TWO tenths of a second has cost Steve Solomon in his final attempt to qualify for the Rio Games, while Australian 800m record holder Alex Rowe also failed to make the cut.
How sevens stars shut Wallabies out of Rio
AFTER a year of speculation about which 15-a-side stars would hit the Olympic sevens stage, it appears the medals in Rio will be almost entirely decided by … sevens players.
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.
Opals shock selection for Rio Olympics
THREE-TIME Olympic medallist Suzy Batkovic has been left off Australia’s 12-woman basketball roster for next month’s Rio Games. The 35-year-old is one of three big names to miss out.
Dubler embraces power of social media
NOT every elite sportsman is keen to tell the public of the day in make-or-break competition that he cried four times. But Cedric Dubler embraces the reaction he gets from social media.
Medal predictor: Aussies to exact revenge in Rio
DON’T worry about the mossies and the muggers … the big question of the Rio Games is whether Australia can beat the Kiwis and the Poms.
‘Devastated’ Webb misses Rio cut
WHILE Australia’s top men have turned their back on the Olympics, the one woman desperate to go, Karrie Webb, has been left devastated after missing the cut.
How Delly plans to spend $38m windfall
MATTHEW Dellavedova drives a Mazda, doesn’t buy clothes and celebrates with Coronas over $1000 champagne. So what will Australia’s newest millionaire splash his cash on?
Goulding ready to fly high in Rio
ANDREW Bogut wasn’t the only Aussie basketballer fighting off injury to qualify for Rio. Melbourne United star Chris Goulding will be on the plane after an ‘aggressive rehab plan’.
Bogut in charge of Olympic destiny
BOOMERS coach Andrej Lemanis says Andrew Bogut will be handed the sole responsibility of deciding whether he is fit to chase Rio gold. SEE THE SQUAD HERE!
Patterson raising the bar on her path to Rio
RISING high jump star Eleanor Patterson is trading the tranquillity of country Victoria for the bright lights of London as she ramps up her Olympic campaign.
Why Delly-Patty combo can lead Boomers to gold
MATTHEW Dellavedova is a snarling junk yard dog and Patty Mills the sweet-shooting NBA super sub. And coach Lemanis says the duo compliment each other perfectly.
Athletes drilled on cyber safety, UNsocial media
AUSTRALIAN athletes at the Rio Olympics will be taught how to protect themselves from the pitfalls of social media and the dangers of cybercrime.
Video: Mills nails incredible trick shot
PATTY Mills can do plenty of tricks with a basketball but this incredible trick shot with a football from beyond half court might be his best. WATCH THE VIDEO
Security concerns for Rio athletes
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police are advising Australia’s Olympic team on a range of security contingencies to protect athletes and officials in Brazil.
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