US baller’s ridiculously ironic phobia
JIMMY Butler has one phobia that’s going to make his stay with Team USA at the Rio Olympics very, very uncomfortable.
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Olympics quiz: Stars when they were kids
TODAY they are among the most famous faces in Australian and world sport. But can you recognise them when they were young?
SBW’s rancorous Australian snub
SONNY Bill Williams has a mystery beef with a group of Australians at the Rio Olympics — and he’s not afraid to show it.
‘Ellen de Generes’ makes Olympic debut
IT was supposed to be “bluish grey” but US swimmer Ryan Lochte’s new hairdo has set social media alight and earned him comparisons to a US talk show favourite.
The easiest gold medal to win?
EVERY Olympic sport has a distinct degree of difficulty, so we ranked events to see which would be the easiest to win gold.
Dream Team star’s $100k porn star offer
AN NBA star’s lewd Snapchat accident has scored him a six-figure offer from Kim Kardashian’s producer to star in his own celebrity sex tape.
Hockeyroo opens up on Olympic mistake
HOCKEYROOS poster girl Anna Flanagan has spoken of the heartbreak of missing Olympic selection through her controversial conviction.
Bogut rips into athletes’ village, team bosses
ANDREW Bogut’s Olympic village lodgings are missing two basic things. His epic rant makes his opinion crystal clear.
What really goes on inside Rio village
PARTIES, condoms and celebrities. Olympian Melanie Wright reveals what really happens when 10,000 athletes live together.
Athlete victim of disgusting Rio robbery
RIO has been smashed for a multitude of problems leading up to the Olympics, but a Chinese hurdler has the right to complain more than anyone else.
Olympian’s $6000 Pokemon Go fiasco
WHEREVER Pokemon Go travels, drama will follow. That was true for one unlucky Olympian preparing to compete in Rio.
Danger lurking in the Rio sand
JUST days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, but that’s just the beginning.
Making television history in Rio
NINE hundred hours of sports coverage across three channels, plus every session live on a dedicated app — the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will truly be unmissable.
US ballers to stay on luxury ship
THE highly-paid NBA stars of the US men’s basketball team will not be housed in the Rio Olympics athletes village.
Rio’s $15 billion broken promise
RIO’S problems ahead of the Olympics have been well documented, but there’s a massive $15 billion headache that will hurt Brazil the most.
Reason for mass Olympics snub
ZIKA virus? Not quite. The Rio Olympics chief made an explosive claim about why top golfers have withdrawn from the Games.
Life after being an Olympic ‘loser’
MCKAYLA Maroney became an instant internet hit during the 2012 Olympics when she pulled ‘that’ face as she got her medal.
Rio romance: Selection thrill for Rugby couple
LEWIS Holland and Charlotte Caslick, Australia’s rugby sevens power couple, have their eyes on the top prize after both being handed their boarding passes for the Rio Olympic Games.
What you can’t see in this photo
IT looks like America’s 12 Olympic basketballers posing casually for a team photo. When Nike is involved, it’s never that simple.
Nat’s cooking up good vibes in Rio
SHE is best known as an Olympic gold medal winner but next month Natalie Cook will become Agony Aunt, bush psychologist and Brazilian BBQ master.
‘The personal abuse has been horrific’
THERE have been many testing moments for Kitty Chiller in the lead up to Rio, with social media abuse and hate mail so vile her underlings at the AOC refused to show her.
Opals star talks about depression battle
BASKETBALL star Liz Cambage has spoken out about her fight with mental illness after the Opals Olympic squad member battled depression mid-last year.
‘If it was in Tokyo I’d be there in a heartbeat’
GOLFERS are continuing to come under fire for boycotting the Rio Olympic Games and Aussie stars Jason Day and Adam Scott are far from happy.
Aussie athletes safe after Nice attack
THREE Australian athletes are safe and accounted for after Thursday’s devastating attack in Nice.
New Rio nightmare for our biggest stars
HERE’S a sneak peek at where Aussie athletes will be forced to sleep at the Rio Olympics, and it is making our biggest stars more than a little bit nervous.
‘Rio could be Australia’s best Games ever’
THE countdown to Rio 2016 is on! Australians will have plenty of stars to cheer over two unforgettable weeks. So grab your maracas and start counting those 100 days.
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