The synchro rivalry you’d least expect
AUSTRALIA isn’t exactly at the pointy end of world synchro domination. That would be Russia, China and Japan but our battle with the Egyptians is pretty fierce.
Australian Team
‘Pathetic’: Boomers react to semi thumping
BOOMERS players were as puzzled as they were heartbroken at a self-branded “pathetic” performance but know they have to regroup with history at stake.
Australian team proves nice guys finish last
Thank goodness for Chloe Esposito. Just what the dickens is going on with our team? The BMX fiasco summed up an underwhelming Olympics for Australia, writes Mike Colman.
40-year-old father’s dream Olympic debut
SOME people jump out of planes when they turn 40. Some splash out on a Porsche, or a couple of tickets to Bali. Scott Westcott got himself to an Olympic Games.
Gaze: Bronze can ease Boomers’ mental anguish
FIVE-TIME Olympian Andrew Gaze says only a bronze medal for Australia’s Boomers will ease the mental anguish suffered from the semi-final capitulation to Serbia.
‘They train so crazy. They do too much’
THE word on the world circuit of modern pentathlon is that the Esposito family, under coach and father Daniel, train like Spartans. The hard ones.
Aussie relay finalists chasing nickname
AUSTRALIA’S women’s 4x400m relay team has reached the Olympic final – now they’re looking for a nickname.
Aussie toughness vanishes under Rio pressure
WHAT is happening to Australia’s sporting psyche?It’s not just our gold medal projections that have taken a battering. It’s our reputation as a nation of sporting tough nuts.
Kayakers crystal Clear on chances
THE only surviving member of Australia’s gold medal winning K4-1000m crew from London has declared his confidence in defending the Olympic title tonight in Rio.
Aussie stars primed for Tokyo 2020 glory
RIO is so last Olympics. Everyone is talking Tokyo these days. They are only 1433 days away, after all.If you’re Australian, the 2020 Games can’t come quick enough.
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.
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.
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