Chaotic day leaves rowers furious at officials
OUTRAGED rowers have accused Rio Olympic organisers of putting television interests ahead of fair competition at a rowing course branded “wilder than a subbies Mad Monday.’’
Australian Team
Campbell sisters lead Australia to glory
AUSTRALIA’S Campbell sisters have realised a lifelong dream, winning Olympic gold together in the 4x100m freestyle relay. WATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS.
Hockeyroos upbeat despite shock opening loss
DON’T judge a book by its cover. That’s how the Hockeyroos are dealing with their surprise loss to arch rivals Great Britain in their opening game of the competition.
Opening day provides sevens heaven
AWARE that rugby’s place in the Olympics will live or die on the success of Rio, World Rugby boss Brett Gosper declared “We only have one chance to make a first impression”.
Horton takes down drug cheat to win gold
EMERGING young swim star Mack Horton has conquered a “drug cheat” and claimed Olympic gold as Australia made an emphatic start to their Rio Games campaign in the pool.
Aussie archers claim our first Rio medal
THE secret behind Australia’s first medal of the Rio Olympics was Brisbane archer Taylor Worth telling his mum to ‘zip it’ when she was in the stands.
Why Boomers might be the real deal
AUSTRALIA’S team of NBA champions looked like a champion team. The expected grit was evident and their chemistry was sublime. But they know there’s still a long way to go.
Bogut shines as Boomers win Rio opener
AUSTRALIA’S quest for a first ever Olympic men’s basketball medal is off to the perfect start with fit-again superstar Andrew Bogut inspiring an upset opening win over France.
Boomers player ratings vs France in Rio
THE Boomers were dominant in their Rio opener as they earned a big win over France. Here are our player ratings from Australia’s big win, including one player with a perfect 10.
Silver Fox ready to become our golden girl
ON the day she plans to show why she’s Australia’s golden girl, Jess Fox has told of how Olympic cycling champion Anna Meares has helped shape her career.
Flying start for top ranked Aussies
AUSTRALIA’S top ranked beach volleyballers Taliqua Clancy and Louise Bawden have secured a first-up win over Costa Rica at party central, on Copacabana Beach.
The Olympians worth more than the Dream Team
IF you are looking for a collection of most valuable competitors at the Rio Olympics, skip past the Dream Team’s cruise liner and hit the stables.
Friend relishes Aussie underdog tag
THEY are the forgotten team of the Olympic sevens tournament – and that suits Australian coach Andy Friend just fine as his team look to cause a stir in Rio.
Mind games prepared team for Rio chaos
THE plan to prepare Australia’s women’s seven team for the chaos of Rio was going well until they thought their campaign was screwed. Here’s how Tim Walsh prepared his squad.
‘The Edge’ – Australia’s social haven in Rio
WIVES and girlfriends are banned from the Athletes’ Village, but now there’s an incredible new rendezvous spot. We take you inside ‘The Edge’, Kitty Chiller’s brainchild.
Aussies get the party started at Ipanema beach
AUSTRALIAN athletes rocked the streets of Rio on Friday night for their very own alternate opening ceremony that saw the locals join the impromptu party.
Coates can’t guarantee Russia are clean
EXCLUSIVE: John Coates has declared he has no interest in supporting a satellite Olympic model which would see underdeveloped cities like Rio be eliminated from ever hosting the Games.
Athlete’s family face rough reception in Rio
AUSSIE hockey star Fergus Kavanagh’s family are attending their third Olympics, but they haven’t been welcomed to Rio with open arms.
How does Rio compare to past Opening Ceremonies?
Mike Colman has attended seven Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies in his lifetime. So where does Rio’s spectacular show of colour and dance rank among his best?
Meares rates flag-bearing over gold medals
ANNA Meares has won two gold medals and 11 world championships, but leading the Australian team in the Opening Ceremony ‘stands alone’ among the 32-year-old’s career achievements.
Legend hopes to ‘raise a glass’ to Larkin
IT’S 60 years since Australia produced its first and only backstroke gold medallist and the man who sealed the deal is chilling a bottle of champagne.
Patterson bans media ahead of Olympic debut
THE intrigue around Eleanor Patterson continues to grow with the high-jumper becoming the only team member to enforce a media ban in the lead-up to her Olympic debut.
Tallent competing in ‘cleanest’ race of career
OLYMPIC champion Jared Tallent believes he will be competing in the “cleanest” race of his career when he defends his 50km title in Rio.
Medal blow as Tallent withdraws from 20km
AUSTRALIA’S medal hopes have taken an early hit with Jared Tallent forced out of the 20km walk due to a niggling hamstring injury.
Generation next demand respect in Rio
A NEW era for the Australian Olympic team officially begins in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, where its quest for gold medals is matched only by its search for respect.
Rio snapper robbed of kit worth $40k
NEWS Corp photographer Brett Costello has been robbed in broad daylight of almost $40,000 worth of equipment in a cafe close to Ipanema Beach in Rio.
The key to the Boomers’ success at Rio
THE spotlight is on Andrew Bogut, Patty Mills, and Matthew Dellavedova, but the success of the Boomers at Rio will depend on the play on one of the team’s other big-men.
‘Blue sky’ thinking spurs Kookas redemption
GOLD has eluded the Kookaburras at the past two Olympics and now the team with one of world sport’s most imposing recent records wants to make up for that disappointment.
Mending Bogut ready to make mark
ANDREW Bogut’s “miracle” recovery from an injury that jeopardised his Rio campaign seems complete, and Team USA is looking forward to facing off against the Boomers big man.
NBA legend praises Boomers ahead of Rio
ALLEN Iverson calls him ‘the best coach in the world’, and this Hall of Famer has come out with high praise for the Boomers and the future of Australian basketball.
Delly backs unknown roomie for stardom
RYAN Broekhoff is so damned good that Matthew Dellavedova wants to keep the 25-year-old star all to himself.
Hockeyroos primed to pour on goals
HOCKEYROOS coach Adam Commens says a fighting loss to world leader Holland this week is validation his squad is perfectly primed for Rio’s unique challenges.
Dani is happy and ready to peak
DANI Samuels was 21 when she scaled the highest mountain in discus. Seven years on the 11-time national champion feels she’s finally ready to start climbing again.
Inspiring Meares brings the tears
AUSTRALIAN team captain Anna Meares admitted she couldn’t hold back tears as she told her teammates they would not be failures representing their country in Rio.
Boomers 2020: Aussies’ best ever line-up
THE Australian Boomers team for Rio is arguably the best we’ve seen but the line-up for 2020 has the potential to be even better -— by far.
Knowles grateful for shot at Olympic redemption
KOOKABURRAS captain Mark Knowles has spoken of the fear his Rio campaign was over after suffering a foot stress fracture just months from his third Games.
Boomers 2020: Australia’s best ever line-up
THE Australian Boomers team for this Olympics is arguably the best we’ve seen but the line-up for 2020 has the potential to be even better – by far. Here’s our 12-man squad.
‘Awful stench filled the taxi’
WE’VE heard about the dramas ahead of the Olympics. Now our man on the ground reveals what it’s really like in Rio.
‘Sarah’s memory is still very fresh’
KIM Brennan, Australia’s shortest-priced favourite to bring home individual gold, is being powered by the spirit of dear friend and former teammate, the late Sarah Tait.
SBW: Why Hayne didn’t make Olympics
SONNY Bill Williams has provided a simple assessment on why Aussie Jarryd Hayne’s rugby sevens career was doomed.
Elvin believes GB cyclist is clean
AUSTRALIAN cyclist Gracie Elvin believes current world champion Lizzie Armitstead is clean and deserves to race in Rio after successfully appealing a two-year ban.
Matildas’ Olympic-record disaster
THE Matildas suffered Olympic stage fright in their first match in Rio, including a disaster never seen before at the Olympics.
Flanagan’s bizarre Olympics double life
ANNA Flanagan is both a star and a shadow of the Hockeyroos, the highest profile female player in the country but nothing more than a non-playing reserve at the Olympics.
Aussies get the gold for whingeing
AUSTRALIA has won their first gold medal of the Olympic Games and the opening ceremony is still three days away. We are the Olympic champions for whingeing.
Hockeyroo opens up on Olympic mistake
HOCKEYROOS poster girl Anna Flanagan has spoken of the heartbreak of missing Olympic selection through her controversial conviction.
Mills prefers cuddle over USA’s luxury liner
ANDREW Bogut and Patty Mills proved one man’s shoebox is another man’s castle.
AOC boss shocked by Rio village problems
JOHN Coates says Australia’s accommodation problems were “extraordinary” and he expects other operational issues to follow.
Dancing Jenneke the face of Rio
SHE’S never made it past a semi final of a major championships but Michelle Jenneke is unmissable in the Olympic city of Rio.
What every rookie must know about the Olympics
THE $2 gadget that could make or break an Olympic campaign is just one of the pieces of useful advice in this guide for Olympic Games rookies.
Mystery bug quarantines Aussie Olympians
A MYSTERY virus has struck down the Australian women’s water polo team with four members placed in quarantine.
Virus forces water polo women into quarantine
FOUR members of the Australian women’s water polo team have been segregated from their teammates after being floored by a virus.
Australia’s Olympic funding in firing line
AUSTRALIA’S ruthless Olympic funding model is set to be put under heavy scrutiny in Rio following claims it is killing the growth of smaller sports.
Explosion at main Rio Olympics stadium
TENSIONS are high in Rio with bomb disposal experts taking no chances with a suspicious package at the venue set to host the Olympic opening ceremony.
Russia bans worth weight in gold for Aussies
EXPULSION of the Russian weightlifting team could see Australia make history by leapfrogging the superpower on the gold medal count for the first time ever.
‘She is breaking people’s ankles out there’
LIZ Cambage proved her worth to the Opals but it was another Aussie who caught the eye of WNBA scouts at Madison Square Gardens.
‘I’m going out there to win’
LONG-jumper Fabrice Lapierre has vowed to step up and take over from injured hurdler Sally Pearson as Australia’s best chance to claim athletics gold.
USA beat Aussie Opals in final Rio warm-up
THE USA reminded Australia’s female basketballers just how tough it will be to win an Olympic gold medal in their last hurrah before the Rio Games.
Bruce’s 50 must-see Rio moments
WORRIED you might miss the Rio Olympic moments we’ll be talking about for years? Fear not, Channel 7’s Bruce McAvaney is here to mark your card …
Orchard lifts lid on mental health battle
KOOKABURRAS midfielder Simon Orchard says he would never have made the Rio Olympics if not for a two-month lay-off dealing treating anxiety issues.
Aussies warning to other nations in Rio
AUSTRALIA has warned other countries of possible fire hazards at the Rio Olympic village after conceding some failings in its emergency plans.
Brooke belongs and is ready to rein
A LOOK at the IAAF world list for women’s long jump tells the story. Brooke Stratton belongs on the world’s biggest stage and is among Australia’s main medal chances in Rio.
Cate makes the switch to automatic
CATE Campbell’s coach has tried to turn her into a swimming “robot” but from now until the Olympic Games she’s being treated as fragile as a China doll.
Dwyer to exit grand stage with golden decree
SET to retire for a second time after the Rio Games, Kookaburras star Jamie Dwyer is leaving no stone unturned in pursuit of a second Olympic gold medal.
Jess running down familiar road
JESS Trengove remains confident of improving on her London Olympics performance despite an injury-interrupted build-up to Rio.
What price success? How we fund Rio stars
IT HAS cost the Australian taxpayer $38m to get our swimmers to Rio. With estimates the team could win eight gold medals, that works out to $4.75m each.
Dubler has always dared to be different
NOT since 2000 has Australia been represented in the decathlon. But Cedric Dubler likes to buck trends, and is hoping to catch his unsuspecting opponents out at the Rio Olympics.
Knowles in race against time to be fit for Rio
KOOKABURRAS captain Mark Knowles is battling a stress fracture that has put his fourth Olympic campaign at risk.
The scandal that’s left McEvoy lost for words
CAMERON McEvoy is renowned for his intelligence. He’s pondered life’s big questions, is an academic and understands string theory. But this question stopped him in his tracks.
Don’t write off WA javelin star Mickle
A MESSAGE for Kim Mickle’s javelin rivals when Olympic track-and-field competition gets underway next month: Don’t write off the West Aussie.
Willett right at home on the range
JAMES Willett only switched to the double trap at the end of 2014. And if he medals in Rio he can thank a home-built gun range in his own backyard for his meteoric rise.
Respect now due to class of 2016
AUSTRALIA’S swim team will have the rock star treatment without the rock star behaviour when they arrive in Rio via a $300,000 private charter 737 jet on Sunday.
‘Sarah’s spirit will be with us in Rio’
AUSTRALIA’S miracle Olympians say the spirit of rowing legend Sarah Tait will live on in the women’s eight boat at the Rio rowing regatta.
From suburban footy to rowing in Rio
ALEX Hagan’s dreams of Olympic glory were so remote she turned out for the St Kevin’s women’s football side on Saturday.
Chelsea’s inspiring leap of faith
AFTER injuries and crippling anxiety forced Chelsea Jaensch into premature retirement, the Rio-bound long jumper hopes her story will help inspire other women.
Rio is Australia’s girlpower Games
CHEF de mission Kitty Chiller says the Rio Olympics marks a proud breakthrough for Australia with women making up more than half of the national team.
Knowles ready to right the wrongs of London
FOUR years on from the heartbreak of London 2012, Kookaburras veteran Mark Knowles says his team are leaving nothing to chance in the bid to win gold in Rio.
Wu hoping it’s third time lucky in Rio
AUSTRALIAN diver Melissa Wu is confident she is ready to claim an individual Olympic medal as she prepares for her third Games after an incredible 10 years on the national team.
Lapierre’s confident warning to his rivals
WITH defending Olympic hurdles champion Sally Pearson out of Rio, the hopes of the track and field team rest with Fabrice Lapierre, and he’s confident.
‘Olympic defeat worse than losing my home’
CAROLINE Buchanan described missing a medal in 2012 as the worst thing that ever happened to her; a big call given her family lost their home in a bushfire and her brother broke his neck.
‘Dating the enemy wont derail my Rio focus’
SAM Willoughby is dating the enemy but Australia’s top male BMX rider describes US star and fiancee Alise Post as his “rock” who helps keep his life on track.
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