Burrito has decimated Olympian’s dream
American Olympic hopeful Shelby Houlihan received a four-year ban after testing positive for steroids, which she blamed on a pork burrito.
Athletics
Records tumble in stunning 28-year first
An Ethiopian athlete has broken a world record for just the fourth time in 28 years, but only two days after the previous best was set.
The Olympic team representing all of Australia
In search of their true colours, the Aussie Women’s water polo team has gone bush in a bid to represent Australia’s rich Indigenous heritage on the world stage.
Teen machine smashes Usain Bolt record
A 17-year-old specimen that simply can’t be human has stunned the world to topple Usain Bolt’s freakish 18-year-old record.
Aussie to become world’s most famous voice – for 10 seconds
You’d be forgiven for not knowing who Leigh Diffey is, but globally he is poised to become a superstar having secured the most important 10 seconds in sport.
‘Just a start’: Abuse survivor responds to historic apology
The shocking review into the abuse of female gymnasts has prompted the government-run Australian Sports Commission to offer a formal apology.
Aussie medal hope forced interstate
World No. 3 high jumper Brandon Starc has been forced to relocate ahead of the Tokyo Games.
Ripped Aussie Olympic hopeful is too fit
Kurtis Marschall flopped at last weekend’s national championships, but the ripped Aussie Olympian believes there’s no cause for concern.
‘Unbelievable’: Aussie Olympian’s crazy feat
Ahead of her maiden Olympic Games, Nicola McDermott has achieved something no other Australian woman managed before her.
How a Bible verse inspired highest leap ever in Olympic trials
The first Australian woman to clear a mystical and long unobtainable mark in high jumping was just one of many highlights to emerge from the national Olympic qualifiers.
Aussie stud is Olympics’ ‘next big thing’
Aussie rising star Ash Moloney has put up freakish numbers at the Australian Track and Field Championships in a warning for the Tokyo Olympics.
Sprint star reveals one benefit of empty stadium
Australia’s fastest man has lamented the fact that stadiums will be empty at the Tokyo Olympics, but it says there’s one benefit to the closed stands.
Australia’s fastest man is on fire
Australia’s newest sprint sensation Rohan Browning has broken the country’s lengthy Olympic drought by booking his ticket to Tokyo.
Olympic hopeful’s incredible Aussie first
As she sets her sights on the Tokyo Olympics, champion runner Linden Hall has become the first Aussie woman to run 1500m in under four minutes.
Revealed: Australia’s historic Tokyo 2021 kits
The Australian Olympic team has given a nod to athletes of the past as they unveiled the uniform for the 2021 Tokyo Games.
The shock Aussie venue set to pinch massive sporting event
In another huge boost for Australian sport, one of the few mega events yet to grace our shores looks to be in the bag, although it won’t be going anywhere near Sydney or Melbourne.
‘Wow’: Aussie freak shocks the world
A relatively unknown Aussie runner has stunned the world with one of the fastest times of all-time.
Olympics boss apologises for sexist claim
As if Tokyo 2020 organisers didn’t have enough on their plate, they’ve now been sent swirling into a sexism storm after some outrageous comments.
Aussie Olympic hopeful’s 15-year feat
Australian distance runner Stewart McSweyn has capped off a remarkable 2020 by registering a 15-year first in Tasmania on Tuesday.
Receipts expose world’s fastest man
Christian Coleman, the favourite to win the 100m sprint at the Tokyo Olympics, was caught out by doping officials in stunning fashion.
Semenya snub a victory for sport or rights violation?
Caster Semenya has slammed World Athletics for being ‘on the wrong side of history’ after she lost an appeal to compete at next year’s Tokyo Olympics without taking medication to reduce her testosterone levels to the same as he competitors.
Barber among five Aussies given ticket to Tokyo
Reigning javelin World Champion Kelsey-Lee Barber says the Olympics feel “real again” after having her selection, with four other athletes, locked in for Tokyo 2021.
Walker ready to help other athletes on the tough road to Japan
The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has rattled the medal dreams of walker Dane Bird-Smith, who is quickly making other athletes aware they do not have to go through this mental upheaval alone.
Karl ridicules star for ‘pashing’ his mum
Karl Stefanovic was in top form breaking down vision of a 20-year-old Swedish pole vaulter who celebrated a new world record by kissing his mum.
Olympian notches historic Noosa victory
In a race she has been trying to win for more than a decade, Olympian Genevieve Gregson has finally cracked through at the Noosa triathlon festival.
Olympic star’s coach cops massive drugs ban
The man that trained four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah and a number of other top runners, has copped a massive doping ban after a long-running investigation by USADA.
Silent shame of athletics World Champs
Some of the greatest athletes of all time are registering incredible feats at the World Athletics Championships — but it’s masking a secret embarrassment for the sport.
‘Heat chambers, saunas, spas’: Aussie’s wild WC preparations
When an event starts at midnight in an attempt to beat the heat, you know it is going to be hot. And after her top 10 finish in the 20km walk, young gun Jemima Montag reveals her wild preparations.
Aussie track team looks to future with new pups
The world championships represent a changing of the guard for the Australian track and field team with a 16-year-old one of the headline debutants in Doha as we build towards Tokyo in 2020.
Weird loophole costs blind athlete
A blind triathlete has been caught up in a doping scandal and banned from competing in the sport he loves even though he’s never failed a drug test.
Runner banned over bizarre substance
Athletes being caught for trying to gain an advantage over competitors is nothing new, this Kenyan star tooks things to odd heights.
‘P***ed off’ star slams gender rules
SOUTH African star Caster Semenya says her looming court battle against the IAAF is not for herself but rather is a fight for future generations of runners.
Deng smashes half-century old record
FORMER refugee Joseph Deng has smashed the 50-year-old Australian 800m record at the Diamond League athletics meet in Monaco.
Pearson eyeing off extra event at Games
SALLY Pearson will throw her hat into the ring for the chance to race a second event at the Commonwealth Games if Australia opts to field a relay team on the Gold Coast.
Wright, Pearson up for Laureus awards
SURFER Tyler Wright’s return from a potentially season-ending knee injury to win a second world crown and Sally Pearson’s comeback to win another world title has seen the pair nominated for prestigious Laureus world sports awards.
Gatlin ‘shocked’ by allegations about coach, agent
JUSTIN Gatlin says he is “shocked and surprised” by allegations in a British newspaper that his coach and an agent offered to sell performance-enhancing drugs to undercover reporters.
Gift brings life back to former home of running
AFTER 30 years of being idle there is hope Kensington Oval will again be an athletics stronghold.
Pole vault legend’s Hall of Fame gong
STEVE Hooker became one of Australia’s most recognisable faces after his gold medal at the Beijing Olympics and he’s using his Sport Australia Hall of Fame dinner to say thanks.
Speedy Bolt turns talent to round ball
THE world’s fastest man says he’s yet to hit full speed on his sporting career and is set to start training to become a Manchester United football star next month.
How I coached myself to gold
SALLY Pearson was given two medals for winning the 100m hurdles at the World Championships — one for her and one for her coach,. The only problem was she coached herself.
Why no one should doubt Pearson for Tokyo
SHE has already pulled off one remarkable comeback. So no one should doubt world champion Sally Pearson when it comes to making the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Brain fade shock at world champs
WE’VE seen jockeys get the lap count wrong in horse races before but we have new entrant for bizarre sporting bloopers.
Crossfit win ‘100 times better’ than Olympics
SHE represented Australia in weightlifting at the Rio Olympics, but Tia-Clair Toomey says winning this year’s CrossFit Games is “100 times better”.
Ready to take on the world
THE man behind Kurtis Marschall’s journey to the world athletics championships says the SA pole vaulter feels at home alongside the superstars of the sport.
Bolt’s six words for booed ‘cheat’
JUSTIN Gatlin not only ruined Usain Bolt’s farewell party, but he created a firestorm in the process, following his drug-filled past.
Nothing goes to plan for Solomon
FIVE years ago it was the scene of his greatest achievement but unfortunately Steve Solomon found out exactly how far the 400m event has shifted since his injury-enforced lay-off.
Bolt slow out of the blocks in farewell dash
IT wouldn’t be classified as a scare but Usain Bolt did have to overcome a horrible start in the opening race of his grand farewell at the World Championships.
Farah going out in customary style
RETIRING British superstar Mo Farah has now won 10 consecutive global track distance titles — and will chase No. 11 in the 5000m later in the week.
‘I just felt this energy overwhelm me’
STEVE Solomon is in awe of 2016 Rio Olympic 400m gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk, but that goes out the window when he takes on the South African at the London world championships.
Riley ticking off life goals, one Day at a time
SHE ticked off racing against Usain Bolt earlier in the year and now schoolgirl sprint star Riley Day can cross off another bucket list item.
Pearson comeback still on track
SALLY Pearson posted her second fastest time of the season at the Diamond League meet in Monaco, while Usain Bolt claimed a routine win on his farewell tour.
Teen ‘over the moon’ with second world title
SCHOOLGIRL Isis Holt was surprised when she won her first world title this week. Now the teen is “over the moon” after picking up another – along with a world record.
Sailing dad Belcher in seventh heaven
MAT Belcher has become Australia’s most successful Olympic class skipper in history with his seventh world crown after a sensational comeback at the world 470 titles in Greece.
Pearson produces five-year stunner
SALLY Pearson has returned to the scene of her greatest triumph to breathe life into her world championship campaign with a blistering run at the London Diamond meet.
‘Faster than we thought was humanly possible’
HE SMASHED the mark, but Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge’s amazing marathon run will not be counted as a world record.
How does the AOC vote work?
THE Australian Olympic Committee will elect a president, vice president and board on Saturday morning using an exhaustive voting system. HERE’S HOW
Rio marathon champion fails drug test
JEMIMA Sumgong, the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold in the marathon when she triumphed in Rio last year, has failed an out-of-competition dope test.
Aussies celebrate world selection
SALLY Pearson, discus star Dani Stevens, sprinter Ella Nelson and hurdler Lauren Wells swapped track shoes for heels to celebrate their world selection.
Dani throws weight behind world discus bid
IT’S been eight years since she stunned by becoming the youngest discus world champion in history, but Dani Stevens reckons she is still nowhere near her peak.
Lightning Bolt ready to strike twice
USAIN Bolt’s determination to see his All Stars outfit win the inaugural Nitro Athletics series will see him race twice in Saturday’s finale.
Bolt’s second act lives up to the billing
NITRO Athletics was meant to excite, bring in a new audience and set up a cliff-hanger finish on the final night. Tick, tick and tick. Thanks, largely, to Usain Bolt.
Bolt is quick to party in Melbourne
USAIN Bolt went straight from the track to the club last night, DJ-ing after a packed-out athletics tournament with dancers, flame throwers and disco.
Jamaica, Bolt stripped of gold medal
JAMAICA and Usain Bolt have been stripped of the 4x100m gold medal from the 2008 Olympics after a positive doping test.
Who’s Australia’s top sportswoman?
WHO is Australia’s top sportswoman in 2016? Have your say and VOTE in the Swoop People’s Choice awards.
Usain Bolt’s surprising admission
USAIN Bolt has dropped a hint on the future of his career — and it’s not looking great for the world’s fastest man.
Paralympic Games: That’s a wrap
IT was the second biggest sporting event in 2016 behind the Olympics. But this time Australia cracked the top five. Our wrap of the Paralympic Games.
100m silver for Year 9 schoolgirl Holt
TEEN sprint sensation Isis Holt has added a Paralympic Games silver to her world championship golden double, finishing second in her T35 100m final.
One giant leap from poverty to $150K
ONE year ago, Mariyappan Thangavelu lived in extreme poverty and couldn’t afford a bed to sleep on. That all changed after one jump.
Stories behind our Paralympians
THEY are teachers, advocates, adventurers, cafe owners, AFL referees and Newcastle Knights fans and they are set to take the world by storm in Rio.
Ballard hopes Rio will remember Paralympic titans
ANGIE Ballard says she has had her “mint moment” as an athlete, but the soon-to-be five-time Paralympian may rethink that if she can pick up an elusive gold in Rio this month.
Coach slams Jiggling Jenneke
AUSTRALIA’S track and field coach has questioned the commitment of dancing hurdler Michelle Jenneke, saying she arrived in Rio out of shape.
Olympic hero’s angry message to Rio
JOHANN Diniz will be remembered as the man who soiled himself in Rio. Lucky him. But the athlete claims it should never have happened.
No regrets for Aussie marathon men
FOUR marathons inside 12 months is far from the ideal preparation but it paid off for Liam Adams who was the first Australian home in his Olympic debut.
Golden girl’s Rio triumph a real family affair
INSTEAD of lapping up the plaudits for her gold medal, Chloe Esposito was back at the modern pentathlon course — to cheer on her brother.
Moffatt conquers demons at farewell Games
EMMA Moffatt conquered her demons and defied her own expectations with an Olympic farewell performance to prove she is one of Australia’s toughest triathletes.
Mighty Mo makes Olympic history
LIVE: The UK’s finest distance runner dropped to the ground in elation upon finishing with gold in the men’s 5000m.
Mo produces more magic, but Aussies battle
MO Farah completed an incredible double in the athletics, winning the 5km in a canter, but the Aussies battled throughout a tough night. Re-live the action!
Farah makes history in 5000m
MO FARAH defended his 5000m title while Caster Semenya took gold in the women’s 800m. Elsewhere, Aussie Ryan Gregson didn’t make an impact in the 1500m final and Neymar handed Brazil gold in the men’s soccer. FOLLOW LIVE!
The forgotten Bolt race: Legend’s only Games loss
USAIN Bolt is proud of his perfect record at the Olympic Games but there’s one problem: it’s just not true. And Bolt could soon be brought down a peg.
Champions who stole our hearts in Rio
WHO was the champion who stole your heart in Rio – Michael Phelps for winning five golds or the boy who beat him for winning one? Robert Craddock looks at the stars of Rio.
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