11,000 runners DQed from race for cheating
The Mexico City marathon has ended in farcical scenes after an insane number of competitors were disqualified for the same reason.
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Australian James Webb has done what so few have been able to achieve as he etched his name into the record books on Monday.
Victoria Point, Northern Rivers Tigers win premierships
SEQ AFL under 17 Div 1 and Div 2 grand finals – fitting finish to bumper season with wins to Victoria Point and Tweed Coast Northern Rivers Tigers.
Weightlifter banned for life over handshake
An Iranian weightlifter has been banned for life in a stunning reaction to a simple handshake from the World Masters Weightlifting Championships.
Script flipped after ‘shameful’ medal furore
Aussie Nina Kennedy has responded with a victory of sheer class following the “shameful” world championships medal furore.
Half of Aussie athletes below the poverty line
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Star cleared in bombshell sex toy scandal
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‘Turning blue’: Details of WWE great’s death
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Swim star’s cause of death revealed
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SEQ AFL under 17s girls grand finalists decided
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American slams US ‘world champions’
American sprint king Noah Lyles has called out US sports over two words which cheapen his World Athletics Championships achievements.
Athletes die on ‘packed sardines’ course
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Former WWE champion dead at 36
The wrestling world has been left in a state of shock after a former WWE champion died unexpectedly at the age of only 36.
‘RIP dear friend’: WWE legend dead at 79
The wrestling community have been left heartbroken after one of the “greatest wrestlers who ever lived” passed away on Thursday.
Stuartholme School bound for the Rugby Heritage Cup
Stuartholme School students were poised to represent Australia at the inaugural Rugby Heritage Cup.
Photo of 18yo chess prodigy goes viral
A photo showing the emotional rollercoaster of a mother as she watches her son play chess has gone viral on social media.
SEQ AFL under 17 footy finals – and then there were four
SEQ AFL under 17 girls footy finals – and then there were four after the weekend’s elemination finals.
‘Never seen this’: Lunacy rocks world champs
A moment of heartbreaking drama has rocked the world athletics championships. Track legend Michael Johnson has “never seen anything like it”.
Trans women banned from women’s chess
All transgender women are banned from competing in women’s events pending further changes, the International Chess Federation has ruled.
Marsden SHS pen academy deal with football powerhouse
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Double delight as Aussie star wins in Tahiti
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Para-cyclist gets worst possible prize
A world champion cyclist has become a cult hero after a trophy presentation blunder that is spreading across the internet.
Outrage as trans lifter breaks record
Piers Morgan has ripped into a trans weightlifter after they set a new Canadian powerlifting record, declaring it as ‘preposterous’.
Shayna Jack keeping secret from teammates
Aussie swim star Shayna Jack has admitted she will be “deceiving” the teammates closest to her before the Paris Olympics.
Man sells firm for $840m, buys back at $1
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy bought back his brash media brand for a single dollar, months after selling it for more than $840 million.
Perfect sport feat ‘won’t happen ever again’
Michael Smith sent the sporting world into meltdown last year with an insane feat the world champion says will never happen again.
Gina Rinehart to save Aussie Comm Games
Australia’s richest person has thrown her support behind a bid for an Aussie city to host the Games for the second time in eight years.
‘Broken’: Australia shatters World Cup dream
Australia is through to the Netball World Cup final after a result that has left the sport heartbroken for their opposition.
Piers reacts to British trans sport ban
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