Relay silver shows Chalmers belongs with world’s best
KYLE Chalmers’ coach says the South Australian superfish is starting to believe he belongs at the elite level after winning a silver medal at his first senior world swimming titles.
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SBW a step closer to Olympic gold in Rio
HE has NRL titles, Super Rugby titles, boxing belts and a Rugby World Cup. Now Sonny Bill Williams wants an Olympic gold medal to complete the set.
Cousins sail into podium position in Rio
WHILE pollution and debry has been a well publicised issue in Rio, tricky conditions are now the biggest issue for Australia’s top sailors.
Boomers beat Tall Blacks in a thriller
THE Aussie Boomers’ road to the Rio Olympics has gotten off to a positive start with an exciting win over the Tall Blacks in game one of the Oceania Series.
Opals beat NZ in first Rio Olympics qualifier
AUSTRALIAN Opals coach Brendan Joyce has praised his side’s steely defensive display after they edged closer to booking a spot at the Rio Olympics.
Why Rio’s headed for disaster
THE Olympics is a time for celebration, but next year’s games in Rio could be a complete debacle because of the city’s massive problems.
Time runs out for gangster ‘Playboy’
SOME are toasting his death as justice catching up with a very bad crime lord, but others say it was state-sanctioned murder.
US rowers fall ill at Rio Olympics venue
THIRTEEN rowers on the 40-member U.S. team came down with stomach illness at a trial run for next summer’s Olympics.
Opals positive despite Cambage row
OPALS coach Brendan Joyce says positives will be found despite the Liz Cambage’s absence for the team’s Olympic qualifiers.
‘It was insane. The judges went crazy’
NO SOONER had Chinese star Sun Yang returned to the top of the podium with two victories at the world swimming championships than he was enveloped in mystery.
Simple solution to save Olympics
ABANDONED venues and spiralling debts that take decades to pay off have become the Olympic “legacy”. But is there a resolution?
‘She’s a beast. She’s phenomenal’
TEENAGE sensation Katie Ledecky just keeps winning at the world swimming championships and her teammates are in awe.
Scott not interested in Olympic gold
A YEAR out from golf’s return to the Olympics, Adam Scott is refusing to rule out declining a Rio Games berth, calling it a “fun exhibition”.
Adam Scott tees off on Olympics
A YEAR out from golf’s return to the Olympics, Adam Scott is refusing to rule out declining a Rio Games berth, branding it a “fun exhibition”.
Don’t mess with our new Olympic boss
CHANNEL Seven’s Ryan Phelan learnt a harsh lesson about messing with Australian Olympic Chef de Mission Kitty Chiller at an event in Sydney.
Jazz duo desperate for Rio jam
BOOMERS star Joe Ingles is confident a “freak injury” Dante Exum won’t see the Utah Jazz forbid either from playing in the Rio Olympic Games.
Pearson: how do dopers live with themselves?
SALLY Pearson knows drug cheats will always be on the starting lines of world sport, with the hurdler sadly resigned to the fact doping will be part of Rio Games.
How Fanning is helping Pearson fight demons
SALLY Pearson knows how Mick Fanning felt standing back at the water’s edge for the first time and, like the Aussie surfer, she is determined to not feel fear.
‘We will name and shame you’
AFTER a series of explosive doping allegations in the world of athletics, Australia’s Olympic Committee has taken a bold stance against drug use at Rio.
Kazakhstan’s worst snub since Borat
IT’S the greatest insult to the world’s ninth largest nation since the movie Borat was released in 2006. Grrrr. We’re furious on Kazakhstan’s behalf.
Oops, I just broke a world record
THE shocking part is she wasn’t even trying. The scary part for everyone else at the Swimming World Championships is that Katie Ledecky is about to.
Swimmers carry heavy medal burden
AUSTRALIA’S Olympic chief has challenged other sports to ease the medal-winning burden on swimming at next year’s Rio Games.
Rio no hurdle for golden gal Sal
SALLY Pearson knows how to win on the biggest stage. And that’s why the defending Olympic hurdles champion believes experience will be her biggest asset in Rio.
Beijing Olympics’ alleged Disney theft
CHINA has done some wacky things over the years, but this move from Beijing’s Olympic Organising Committee is just plain weird.
Will Aussies survive mysteries of Rio?
SYDNEY was spectacular. Beijing big and bustling. London lavish. But, from Australia’s point of view, there’s just one word needed to sum up the Rio games – mysterious.
How an Olympic dream became a nightmare
THIS is the story of two Rio de Janeiros a year from the start of the Olympic Games — and only one can survive.
Rio: a year (and a long way) to go
RIO de Janeiro is undergoing an intense transformation as it prepares to host the 2016 Olympic Games, and getting there will be anything but plain sailing.
Aussie rising stars set to shine in Rio
WITH one year to go before the Rio Olympic Games, we take a look at 10 Australian rising stars who could become household names.
Australia’s best Rio medal hopes
WITH just over a year until the Rio Olympic Games begin, here’s Australia’s best hopes for golden glory in Brazil.
‘Disturbing’ drugs shake Olympics
AS the world celebrates one year to go before the Rio Olympic Games, the world’s top doping official admits a new report will “shake the foundation” of sport.
Olympics 2016: What you need to know
WITH just months to go until the first Olympic Games to tale place in South America begin, here’s all the key dates and info about Rio 2016.
Rio’s violent Olympic risk
WITH as many as three murders occurring each day in Rio de Janeiro, the 2016 Games could pose one of the highest security risks in recent Olympic memory.
Drug allegations rock athletics world
AHEAD of the World Championships in Beijing, strong doping allegations have cast doubt over some of the world’s top athletic nations.
Rio’s filthy Olympic sailing venue
SAILING officials will conduct testing for viruses in Rio’s Olympic waters amid concerns they pose a serious health risk to athletes.
Pole vault star’s tragic freak fall
SHE was the pole vault star with the world at her feet, but a sickening fall has left this athletics champion in a truly tragic situation.
Scary Olympic health threat
ATHLETES at the 2016 Rio Olympics will be competing in waters polluted by human faeces and dangerous levels of untreated waste.
One year to go: Mickle eyes Rio glory
THERE’S an unmistakable determination about Kim Mickle as she prepares to embark on the biggest 12 months of her life.
‘If you are dead at the end, so be it’
ALL the planet’s top pentathletes train hard. But the first Aussies named in the Rio team, siblings Chloe and Max Esposito, well, they train harder.
NFL star’s emotional speech at Special Olympics
BEFORE becoming a multi-million dollar athlete, this NFL superstar was bullied and told he would never become anything.
Boston ends 2024 Olympic bid
PEOPLE power has won out with Boston pulling out of the race to host the 2024 Olympics, leaving the US weighing up which city could bid instead.
Nazi venue to host ‘Jewish Olympics’
IN A bizarre move, Jewish people will be forced to compete at the site of the 1936 Olympics organised by Hitler and the Nazi Party.
‘We just want justice’
AUSTRALIANS love to win, but they’re going to extraordinary lengths to prove they were winners decades ago, even if the record books don’t agree.
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