Shame that will drive Boomers’ history bid
THE Boomers don’t just want to make history in Rio, they want to make amends. That, in itself, is what’s driving them to win the team’s first ever Olympic medal.
Australian Team
Tears for Meares as old foe cheers
WITH her Olympics over and the dust settled, Australian team captain Anna Meares has had the chance to reflect on a highlight of her campaign — and it involved an old rival.
Shocker! Boomers player ratings v Serbia
THE Australian Boomers crashed out of gold medal contention after a stunning blowout loss to a seasoned Serbian side. Here are our player ratings from the one-sided affair.
Aussie sailors and brilliant Bolt come good again
A roundup of what went down on day 13 in Rio: Aussie sailors and kayakers weigh in with more medals, a BMX beat-up and Usain Bolt strolls to 200m gold …
Gregson’s 40-year first in superb 1500m run
RYAN Gregson is dreaming of medals after producing a historic run in the Olympic 1500m semi-finals in Rio.
Does the punishment fit the ‘crime’?
TWO Australian swimmers have been banned from the closing ceremony after nights out in Rio. Are you serious?
What we’re missing about the Boomers
THE hallmark of the 2016 Boomers has nothing to do with old-fashioned Aussie values. There’s something else we should be beating our chests about.
What semi rival Serbia thinks of Boomers
SERBIA’s stars admit being taught a lesson by the Boomers in the group stage and are treating Australia with the utmost respect ahead of their semi-final rematch in Rio.
Red-hot Boomers hungry for gold
AUSTRALIA’S Boomers say only a gold medal will satisfy their Rio ambitions and they are not content to be the first bronzed Aussies at Olympic level.
Tokyo training began four months before Rio
THE Australian sailing team’s successful Rio campaign isn’t even over and they’ve already begun training in Tokyo for the 2020 games. In fact, it began four months ago.
‘Not cool’: Bolt fires up at young rival
SPRINT star Usain Bolt has shown a side we have never seen, taking aim at a young rival in his post 200m semi-final interview. WATCH THE RACE HERE!
Kings of the court and BMX bandits
A roundup of what went down on day 12 in Rio: The Boomers ease in to the semi-finals, our BMX men and women fire and Usain Bolt laughs all the way to the 200m final …
Aussies in battle to rule waves
AUSTRALIA may be looking to sailors to save the day in Rio but our team is losing the battle to rule the Olympic waves to an old and fierce foe, Great Britain.
World reacts to brilliant Boomers
THE Boomers were celebrated all over the world after a breathtaking win, but a tweet from the NBA spoke the loudest.
Australia’s worst medal haul in 28 years
THE Australian Olympic team are desperate to avoid a national disaster – aware that they are perilously close to the worst medal haul in 28-years dating back to Seoul.
Rio proves Aussie sport is going downhill
NOT even an eleventh hour gold medal scramble could alter the reality that Australia has some serious questions to ask about its sporting future.
Jenneke’s weird post-race moment
MICHELLE Jenneke jiggled her hips in her trademark style as her audience watched, rapt. But it wasn’t a packed stadium enjoying the show.
Shake-up scheduled as Brits belt Aussies
AUSTRALIAN cycling is set for a full-scale review of its track program in the wake of a disastrous Rio Olympic campaign that was dominated by arch rival Great Britain.
‘Chicken legs’ Burton overcomes small problem
NOT so long ago, Tom Burton answered to “chicken legs’’. The little Eastwood rugby union halfback spent his weekend’s doing two things; scoring tries and sailing boats.
Boomer reborn: Bogut’s big NBA statement
ANDREW Bogut has been reborn. Short-term, it might mean a historic Olympic medal. Longer-term, a completely different player when he returns to the NBA with a new team.
“She’ll bounce back, it’s Kim Mickle”
HEAD coach Craig Hilliard has defended the decision to allow Kim Mickle to compete in Rio after the javelin star blew her shoulder apart for the second time in 12 months.
Aussies rule the waves … but sink elsewhere
A roundup of what went down on day 11 in Rio: Australian sailors rule the waves, but the Opals and our track and field stars fail to stay afloat …
Brennan flagged for fairytale finish
IF a gold medal wasn’t a fairytale finish for Kim Brennan, carrying the Australian flag at the closing ceremony of the Rio Games would surely be the ultimate last hurrah.
The night an Aussie track star was born
SHE missed out on the 200m final by a whisker, but Ella Nelson has announced herself at the Rio Olympics, and looks to become the next Australian sprint queen.
Australian cycling set for major overhaul
AUSSIE cycling is in for a widescale review as it searches for what went so wrong on the track at the Rio Olympics where arch rival Great Britain wiped the floor.
Jiggling Jenneke: ‘One of my worst races ever’
AS jiggles went, it wasn’t a gold medal performance. But Michelle Jenneke’s performance in the media mixed zone was a lot more impressive than what she showed out on the track.
‘My balls hurt, but my arms hurt more’
JARROD Poort put his balls on the line. His coach thinks he may become the “sex symbol” of open water swimming. His dad is worried he might have “gravel rash on his nuts.”
Burton wins sailing gold for Australia
AUSTRALIA’S Tom Burton won the Laser one-person dinghy sailing gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday in a final postponed by high winds a day before.
Boomers believe in gold
THEY’RE not looking past the quarterfinal but the very obvious streak of Olympic mortality displayed by the USA has the Boomers sensing a gold medal is very much for grabs.
Last shot at glory for Aussie veteran
PENNY Taylor is close to retirement and knows her time in Rio is the last shot she’ll get at winning Olympic gold. She’s determined not to go quietly into the night.
Meares bows out, Samuel goes long
A roundup of what went down on day 10 in Rio: Anna Meares bids farewell to the Olympics, Dani Samuel goes long in the discus and the Hockyroos and Stingers crash out …
Bairstow injured, Boomers down Venezuela
IT was harder work than necessary but the Boomers will enter the men’s basketball finals with confidence after securing a 81-56 victory over feisty Venezuela.
Aussie Olympian’s raunchy post
WE’VE heard stories about the Tinder games, now one Aussie athlete has posted a picture of “Olympic condoms” with some sportsmanlike advice.
Kyle Chalmers still has much to learn
KYLE Chalmers is now a gold medallist, but he’s still keen on returning to graduate high school. Does he regret postponing his education to go to Rio? Hell no!
Howzat? You’re a legend bro!
MITCHELL Starc is on record-breaking pace in Sri Lanka, but the fast bowler’s status as the most talented sportsman in the family is under threat.
Crime scare prompts Aussie party venue switch
AUSTRALIAN Olympians have found their own rooftop party zone much closer to the athletes’ village to avoid becoming victims of Rio crime.
Aussie sailors aim to rebound from ‘shocker’
TWO Aussie sailors had a self-confessed ‘shocker’ , but are confident they’ll rebound in the gold medal race in Rio.
Aussie cyclist’s noble take on Russian rival
THE Rio Olympics has seen hostility directed toward Russia’s athletes, but Aussie cyclist Matthew Glaetzer only had good words for his Russian rival.
Aussies make mark on historic night
HIGH-jumper Brandon Starc became the first Aussie to qualify for the high jump final in 20 years, while Australia’s 400m duo earned different fates.
Australia’s new rising star of the marathon
MILLY Clark was competing in her first Olympics, and just the second marathon of her life. She didn’t win gold, but the Aussie put together a performance to remember.
Rio failure set to scar Kookaburras
DID the Kookaburras spend so much time looking back they forgot to look properly forward? Robert Craddock looks at our men’s hockey team and why they couldn’t put it together in Rio.
Why knockout stages shouldn’t worry Boomers
THE Boomers are locked and loaded for the knockout stages at Rio, with the pre-tournament favourite USA team looking as beatable as ever.
Aussie volleyballers fall to US
TALIQUA Clancy and Louise Bawden have gone down fighting to gold medal favourites the US, beaten in the quarterfinals of the women’s beach volleyball tournament in Rio.
Proof ‘The Birdman’ is bonkers
WE KNEW he was fast, now we know he’s crazy. Dane Bird-Smith’s actions after his bronze medal walk in the 20km race prove just that.
Aussie fury as players punched in pool
AUSTRALIAN women’s water polo coach Greg McFadden has fired up at officials over rivals getting away scot free for belting his players.
Aussie athletes’ Rio beach ban
AUSTRALIAN Olympic athletes have been banned from tourist hotspots Copacabana and Ipanema beach after dark as reports emerge US swimmer Ryan Lochte was robbed at gunpoint.
Horton laments losing ‘Australia’s Race’
MACK Horton knew he was in trouble with 28 laps to go in the 1500m freestyle final. For these Olympics at least, the event once known as ‘Australia’s Race’ was Italy’s race.
Why we misunderstand Andrew Bogut
ANDREW Bogut has paid a high price for being one of the great Australian smart-arses, but these Olympics have shown the big-man’s true colours — in the best way possible.
Stars and flops of Aussie swimming in Rio
AUSTRALIA’S swimming campaign in Rio saw stars emerge, and others sink below expectations. TODD BALYM analyses who starred and who flopped.
Aussie swimmers in Rio ‘better than London’
KIEREN Perkins looks at where it went right for Australia in the pool, where it went wrong, and why Rio’s performance was ‘way better than London’.
What went wrong for Bronte Campbell
AFTER completing her final race, Bronte Campbell lay on her back in the Olympic pool alone for what felt like an eternity, contemplating what went wrong and why.
Cambage finds being a big target annoying
AUSSIE Opals coach Brendan Joyce says he is worried star centre Liz Cambage is being singled out by referees and opponents.
Worst choke in ‘Olympic history’
THE Campbell sisters have again missed out on a medal in their individual events, with Cate proving to be her own harshest critic.
‘The greatest choke in Olympic history’
CATE Campbell has been scathing in her own assessment of her performance in Rio but bounced back to help the medley relay team win silver with her final swim. WATCH THE VIDEO
Brennan’s gold moment, Cate’s silver lining
A roundup of what went down on day 8 in Rio: Kim Brennan delivered gold, Cate Campbell’s meet had a silver lining, while Michael Phelps signed off with yet another triumph.
Thompson snaps Fraser-Pryce 100m stranglehold
JAMAICA’S Elaine Thompson stormed to victory in the women’s 100m to end the Olympic reign of compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
Lapierre fails to fire as hand costs US star gold
HE finished 10th but long-jumper Fabrice Lapierre is convinced he threw the gold medal away, as Henry Frayne performed better but still missed the medals.
Golf invader! Stenson v Rio alligator
HENRIK Stenson had a strange encounter on the Olympic golf course taking on a resident alligator during his third round in Rio.
Bronzed Aussie’s ’bloody epic’ day
WITH three kilometres remaining and his hamstrings going, Dane Bird-Smith knew he needed to draw on something special if he was going to win a medal.
‘Thank f— that’s over’, says Aussie rival
BULLETS have flown and knives have flashed in Rio but Australia was at the heart of one of the most brutal and gripping battles in Olympic history.
Matildas coach reacts to Brazilian penalty ploy
AFTER 120 minutes of a gripping Olympic quarter-final, it was a dodgy tactic and a passive referee that helped decide Australia’s bitter exit against Brazil.
Cate’s redemption, Matildas’ heartbreak
A roundup of what went down on day 7 in Rio: Cate Campbell returns to form, agony for the Matildas, Dane Bird-Smith takes race walking bronze — then sees his dad hauled off by the cops …
Mixed feelings for departing Aussie boxers
BOXING is the sweet science but at an Olympic Games, it becomes the cruellest competition.So Australian Shelley Watts discovered when her Olympic dream went up in smoke.
NBA clubs eyeing Boomers big man
NBA clubs are circling veteran Boomer David Anderson as his brilliant cameos for Australia jeopardise his imminent move to NBL club Melbourne United.
Sun Yang catches cold, a billion people sneeze
China’s Olympic hero Sun Yang dived into the water for the heat of the 1500m freestyle as world record holder and defending champion, he left the pool as a failed qualifier.
What really cost the Matildas
THE Matildas’ quarter-final loss to Brazil at Rio 2016 was heartbreaking but our national women’s side shouldn’t have been there in the first place, writes David Davutovic.
Phelps in historic three-way tie
EVEN when he gets Schooled Michael Phelps still knows how to make Olympic history.
Boomers cruise to big win over China
THE Australian Boomers, minus Andrew Bogut, have cruised to a comfortable win over China and improve to 3-1 in Rio, with an unlikely top scorer as the second unit got minutes.
Fraser keeps gold golf hopes alive
AUSTRALIAN Marcus Fraser closed with a tap-in birdie to seize the lead after Friday’s second round of the Rio Olympics men’s golf tournament.
Devastating penalty: ‘My heart sank’
ACCEPTING defeat with class and grace, Jess Fox said her heart broke when she spotted an asterix moments after her blistering final run.
‘That’s how rugby is meant to be played’
SHUT the banks, shut the whole darn islands. Fiji have an Olympic Games gold medal! The feel good gold arrived when the Pacific Islanders trounced Great Britain in a brutal display of sevens.
Aussie left clothesless by Rio thieves
IN YET another of Rio’s stunning security lapses, thieves somehow made their way into the Hockeyroos dressing room — TWICE.
Marta v martyr: The Matilda to stop a legend
THE greatest women’s footballer, Marta, with a sense of destiny and desperately needy nation on her side, stands between the Matildas and an Olympic semi-final.
No excuses! McEvoy won’t blame illness
CAMERON McEvoy has refused to blame a rumoured illness on his 100m freestyle disappointment because he won’t let any possible excuses detract from Kyle Chalmers.
No Scott or Day but we still lead the golf
JUST because Austalia’s biggest names aren’t here doesn’t mean we won’t contend in the golf with Marcus Fraser leading by three shots in Rio.
Cathy’s beautiful letter to Rio team
CATHY Freeman has told the Australian track and field team to be “free, strong, brave and bold,” in an inspirational letter to athletes in Rio.
Australia’s bid for 2028 Games stumbles
AUSTRALIA’S bid to once again host an Olympic Games could stretch to 32-years between drinks because we cannot find anyone to pay for it, reports David Riccio.
US coach says ‘dirty’ Boomers can win gold
AUSTRALIA’S hopes of the most improbable upset in Boomers’ Olympic history were alive until the final seconds on a night when the national team bravely punched above its weight.
Aussies win silver, Ledecky powers US home
THE AUSTRALIAN women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team has claimed a silver medal finishing behind the United States team led by superstar Katie Ledecky.
Boomers players ratings vs Team USA
THE Boomers were close to pulling off an improbable upset over Team USA, only falling by 10 points to the world’s No. 1 team. Here are our player ratings from an amazing contest.
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