Why I’m not cheering for Australia
IT’S Olympics time and everyone is donning their green and gold except me because I’m torn between two nations that keep meeting at the Games.
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The kiss Rio is talking about
BRAZIL may have only finished ninth in the Olympic Rugby Sevens, but player Isadora Cerullo had her own golden moment.
Ingles’ is a real baby Boomer in Rio
BOOMERS forward Joe Ingles had to drag himself away from his two-day old twins to fly to Rio but their sleeping routine means they — and wife Renae — are usually wide awake while he’s playing.
What’s with Sun Yang’s teeth?
SUN Yang has won two medals in Rio and been embroiled in a stoush with Mack Horton, but his teeth took centre stage today.
Olympic superstar’s mysterious fall
SHE was one of the star’s of the London Games, winning four gold. But in a stunner today, the American finished last in the semis.
Olympian drops phone mid-event
WHAT the heck was French fencer Enzo Lefort thinking? He’s either incredibly forgetful or just really, really popular.
Bolt’s brilliant Rio press conference
THE Usain Bolt brigade rolled into Rio, and judging by his latest press conference, he’s determined to make his last Olympics one to remember.
Why is Michael Phelps covered in spots?
MICHAEL Phelps created Olympic history with a remarkable 19th gold medal — and he did it while covered in mysterious spots.
Olympic Ink: Tattoos on show at Rio
THEY have the perfect blank canvas: ripped bodies primed for peak performance. So it’s no surprise that Rio is a parade of the tattooed body. Or ‘Olympic Ink’.
Rio Confidential: Aussie couple’s tough love
FOR about 10 minutes tomorrow Aussie swimmer Mitch Larkin will be like a single man. He will take absolutely zero interest in his girlfriend Emily Seebohm.
‘Most adorable thing I’ve seen’
RYAN Held must know how Justin Bieber feels. While receiving his gold, he made women around the world fall in love with him.
A jerk, but is he a drug cheat?
THERE is plenty of evidence Sun Yang has a serious attitude problem, but as for being a drug cheat — the case is less clear cut.
Seven’s Rio Olympics app ‘fail’
SEVEN has blamed unprecedented demand for the technical issues plaguing the official Rio Olympics app as users unleash their fury.
New golden girl’s unlikely diet
YOU probably didn’t know Catherine Skinner before the Aussie shooter won gold on Monday, so it’s less likely you know how she eats.
Olympic presenters’ steamy live cross
THE chemistry between a pair of Rio 2016 TV hosts seems to have been diverting viewers’ attention from the pool — along with their co-host’s dress.
‘This is what it means to lose’
ASHLEY McKenzie had nowhere to hide after suffering a painful defeat to world champion Yeldos Smetov in Rio’s judo competition.
Rio Confidential: Olympians big and small
WHAT happens when the tallest Olympic athletes meet the smallest? USA basketball star DeAndre Jordan and gymnast Ragan Smith found out.
Rio food fail: ‘What’s happening is a disaster’
SPECTATORS are getting angry, and even missing out on the sport, because of a massive stuff-up by Olympic organisers.
What was opening ceremony really like?
WHY this Olympic reporter had had enough of the Rio opening ceremony before Canada even walked in. Not everyone’s fallen in love with The Games.
How to shave like an Olympic swimmer
THE decades-old tradition that governs how our swimmers shave down for the Olympics, the pressures of completing your HSC via Rio and carpool karaoke. It’s all in Rio Confidential.
How Gisele Bundchen stole the show
SUPERMODEL Gisele Bundchen has stolen the show at the Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony, in a stunning catwalk down the centre of the stadium.
Who is Tonga’s bare-chested flag bearer?
THE Olympic Parade of Nations is a pretty standard affair. But then there’s sometimes a showstopper, and this year it had to be the shirtless, oiled-up guy from Tonga.
Rio ceremony’s $1 billion twist
AN Olympic partner has a $1.2 billion headache after the Rio 2016 opening ceremony didn’t play out the way they wanted it to.
Bogut: Misunderstood or a grump?
THE riddle that is Boomers star Andrew Bogut may never be solved, but these hidden moments reveal the real bloke behind the cheeky grin.
Bogut’s awkward Cambage confrontation in Rio
ANDREW Bogut knew his face-to-face showdown with Twitter foe Liz Cambage would come in the most awkward possible scenario in Rio. He was spot on.
Aussies’ offensive fashion crime
THE good, bad and ‘eggly’ of Olympic outfits are on display at the Rio opening ceremony. But how does the world rate Australia’s?
#RioProblems trend is pure gold
THERE’S a Twitter hashtag chronicling the Olympic city’s dramas — and it’s simultaneously horrific and hilarious.
Rio: ‘I was seriously scared’
MELISSA Hoyer hit Rio on high alert and with trepidation. And she’s surprised to find the fear factor is fading as Olympic fever takes hold.
Phelps’ secret obsession with Ian Thorpe
BEFORE Michael Phelps could become the greatest Olympian in history, he had to become the world’s best swimmer. He went about it in a strange way.
Royal Family roasts Murray’s Olympic fail
HE’S won three grand slams, including two Wimbledon titles, but some people are just too hard to please. Andy Murray found out the hard way.
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