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.
Hockey
Disgraced Olympian slugged with monster cocaine ban
Australian hockey star Tom Craig has learned his fate over the Paris Olympics cocaine scandal – with the Kookaburras gun set for a lengthy stint on the sidelines.
Hockeyroos’ toxic past behind them as funding restored for LA
Despite a campaign that ended in a quarters finals defeat the Hockeyroos have had their funding restored for LA after their program was slashed in the lead in to the Paris games.
Inside timeline of Aussie star’s cocaine run-in with Paris law
As a Hockey Australia family-and-friends function broke up on Tuesday night, Kookaburras striker Tom Craig went looking for trouble. A timeline of the events that followed.
Arrest photo: Olympian tried to run from cops after buying cocaine
An Australian hockey athlete says he is “truly sorry” after being barred from the Olympic village and closing ceremony for buying cocaine on a Paris street and fleeing police.
Aussie drug arrest rocks Paris Olympics
An Australian Olympic hockey player has reportedly been arrested for drug offences in Paris.
‘WTF’s going on?’: Infamous night nine Olympians faced slammer
They were just trying to support their Olympic mates but one cheeky plan landed former Kookaburra Simon Orchard and eight other Aussie Olympians inside a Brazilian jailhouse.
‘I feel terrible’: Aussie legends plot Hockeyroos’ downfall
The Hockeyroos suffered yet another heartbreaking Olympic quarter-finals defeat in Paris, this time against a China side coached by one of Australia’s greatest hockey players.
Hockeyroos face green and gold legends with everything at stake
Trinny Powell knows how high the stakes are as the Hockeyroos heads to a quarterfinal against a Chinese team coached by a gold medal teammate and supercoach.
Kookaburras shattered as Dutch ruin medal dream
A brilliant Netherlands team slowly suffocated Tokyo silver medallists Australia in their Paris quarter final as a shattered Kookaburras side crashed out short of the medal rounds. MATCH REPORT.
Aussie star Charter is hockey’s lifesaving revolutionary
Andrew Charter has done plenty on the field to help the Kookaburras, and this year he played a pivotal role in securing sponsorship for the team. However, his greatest impact could save lives.
Real test lies ahead for unbeaten Hockeyroos in Paris
Australia is hoping to overcome the demons of Tokyo’s quarterfinal ‘capitulation’ when the Hockeyroos face China after maintaining their unbeaten streak in Paris.
Aussie hits out over Paris’ secret shame
It’s been dubbed the gender-equal Olympics, but there is one statistics about the Paris 2024 Games that will shock you.
Dustin Martin, Piastri guru is hockey’s secret weapon
Australia’s hockey heroes have turned to the mindfulness expert who helped F1 star Oscar Piastri and triple Norm Smith Medallist Dustin Martin as they hone their mental craft to achieve Paris gold.
Kookaburras off target in shock loss to India as injury concerns lurk
The Kookaburras are gearing up for a knockout quarterfinal in Paris despite suffering a shock loss to India. But it won’t be easy for the Aussies with a star defender carrying injury concerns.
Hockeyroos clinch last-second draw against Argentina
No matter the deficit, Hockeyroos’ coach Katrina Powell has declared no margin is too big for her side, after Australia snatched a last-minute draw against the highly-fancied Argentina.
Ockenden’s retirement revelation as Kookaburras reach quarter final
Tom Wickham’s insane mid-air deflection and a Blake Govers’ hat trick helped Australia smash NZ 5-0, as a Kookaburras legend made a revelation about his future.
Hockeyroos fire another Olympic warning shot
Renee Taylor has faced a tougher journey than most Aussie Olympians, but it may have all been worth it for her after starring in Australia’s latest impressive victory in Paris.
’My terms’: Claxton ready to bow out as veteran confirms retirement
Hockeyroos captain Jane Claxton is preparing for her Olympic curtain call, having squeezed a lifetime of memories — good and bad— into her 250-game career. This is why she believes the Hockeyroos are in the best spot they have been.
Squads, times, latest news: Ultimate guide to Hockeyroos, Kookaburras
Australia’s hopes of returning to medal glory at the Paris Olympics looks bright. This is everything you need to know.
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