Bogut’s message for ‘frustrating’ Simmons
Andrew Bogut wants NBA star Ben Simmons to provide more clarity on his Boomers playing status as the Tokyo Olympics approach.
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Aussies confirm last-minute Olympic withdrawal
The Boomers’ impressive depth will come to the fore after Ryan Broekhoff and Isaac Humphries withdrew from Australia’s Olympic squad.
Silence from Simmons on shock Tokyo plans
It’s been more than 24 hours since a bombshell report that Ben Simmons wouldn’t be going to the Tokyo Olympics, but no-one has actually heard from the NBA star.
Andrew Bogut slams Simmons’ ‘tease’
Australian basketball great Andrew Bogut has criticised Ben Simmons’ reported decision to pull out of the Boomers Olympics team.
NBA pain driving Baynes’ Olympic medal dream
Aron Baynes is ready to fire for the Boomers at the Tokyo Olympics following a disappointing NBA season with the Toronto Raptors.
Revealed: Where Patty Mills’ NBA paycheques are going
NBA stars have famously thrown millions at jewellery, jets, even a replica Bat Cave. Yet for dream-making Boomers star Patty Mills, it all starts with one pair of bare feet.
Aussie arrival signals huge Olympic milestone
The Tokyo Olympics have received a much-needed boost with the historic arrival of Australia’s first team.
Hockeyroos start Powell’s reign in style
The Hockeyroos have given new coach Katrina Powell a perfect start to her reign, clinching a 3-1 series triumph over New Zealand.
Hockeyroos strike late as series goes down to wire
The Hockeyroos and the Blacksticks remain deadlocked in their Trans Tasman hockey series, but it could have been so much different if livewire forward Rosie Malone had not pounced.
Cambage says lost ‘sisterhood’ is back
From the outside basketball star Liz Cambage’s outspoken ways seem to ruffle feathers but bonded by the Opals coach a gold medal in Rio is now firmly in the team’s sights.
Simmons backs Thybulle for Boomers
As the Boomers look to win a maiden men’s medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Ben Simmons has nominated a 76ers teammate to excel on the big stage.
Olympics shock: gold medal star pulls pin on Tokyo
One of Australia’s gold medal defending stars has pulled out of the Tokyo Olympics, admitting the uncertainty over Covid-19 played a key role.
Star-studded Opals squad named for shot at Olympic gold
The Opals are ranked No.2 in the world heading into this year’s Tokyo Olympics and are determined to take the next step and win gold.
Key man Delly will be ready for Tokyo
Matthew Dellavedova has been plagued by injuries this NBA season and missed a stack of games but he doesn’t want to miss the Olympics.
Cambage expected in Tokyo despite boycott threat
Liz Cambage is disappointed with a lack of racial equality within the Australian Olympic Committee and has threatened to boycott this year’s Tokyo Olympics, but officials are confident she will play.
Cambage boycott threat ‘inappropriate’
Liz Cambage has threatened to boycott the Tokyo Olympics, and it hasn’t gone down well with Australia’s most successful women’s coach.
Delly given ‘every chance’ for Tokyo
Aussie star Matthew Dellavedova won’t play again in the NBA this season because of injury but will be given ‘every opportunity’ to play in Tokyo.
Beach volleyball stars score huge pre-Games boost
Australian Olympians Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar are hitting form at just the right time, less than 80 days out from the Tokyo Games.
Two home events down and no Aussie trophies
The World Surf League laid out the red carpet for an early Australian win with four events in a row at home, but so far there’s been no trophies.
Simmons and Ingles expected to play in Tokyo
Boomers coach Brian Goorjian is preparing to have NBA stars Ben Simmons and Joe Ingles in his side for Tokyo as it attempts to win a maiden medal.
Goorjian’s joy to see Delly return from concussion
Matthew Dellavedova’s successful comeback doesn’t surprise Boomers coach Brian Goorjian based on the conversations he had with the guard throughout his time on the sidelines.
Olympic first looms for new Aussie
His mum went to the Olympics twice representing Greta Britain and with his paperwork in order one soccer star has his sights on creating a piece of history for Australia
Aussie skipper says new coach is ‘what we need’
After one training session with his new team in the Netherlands new Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson has earned rave reviews
Olympics out amid fury over star’s playing return
There was outrage when Mitch Creek ws allowed to play and train again but the NBL’s hand was forced and they could yet stand him down again.
Huge COVID blow for Olympic hopefuls
The COVID outbreak in Brisbane has now hit Olympic preparations with a major warm-up tournament set to start this weekend cancelled.
How Australia can overcome drama to claim Tokyo gold
Neither Australian hockey team has claimed Olympic Gold since the men in 2004 – but despite a turbulent build-up, legendary coach Ric Charlesworth sees things changing in Tokyo.
Two codes in one year could end with Olympic gold
Tessa Lavey turned to the AFL when the Olympics were postponed but that doesn’t mean she can’t compete in both and the new Tiger is in hard training to be a dual-code winner
Backflip after volleyball bikini ban
Beach volleyball officials have been forced into an embarrassing retreat after an angry backlash towards plans to introduce sand trousers.
Olympic credentials mount up for Keanu
Names are piling up for Olyroos coach Graham Arnold to pick to go to Tokyo and a Western Sydney young gun is well and truly in the mix
‘I’m in’: Simmons’ huge Olympic call
The Boomers are a step closer to rocking the Olympics with Ben Simmons after he was included in a strong squad featuring 12 NBA stars.
Star NBL import could play for Australia
If Perth star Bryce Cotton has his Australian citizenship approved, you can bet that Boomers coach Brian Goorjian will take him to the Olympics.
Jackson joins the best of the best
There’s not much Lauren Jackson didn’t achieve in her legendary basketball career, but Hall of Fame recongition is a huge honour
Bogut’s massive call on playing future
A stellar career in Australia and the NBA, which included a championship, is over, along with a shot at a fourth Olympics.
Arnold stayed loyal for ‘the kids’
A long-awaited Olyroos camp has reaffirmed coach Graham Arnold’s decision to turn down an offer from FC Seoul.
Goorjian: We need Ben Simmons to win a medal
Aussie NBA star Ben Simmons is yet to play for the Boomers at a World Cup or Olympics, but new coach Brian Goorjian would like to change that.
Goorjian to get Boomers gig
Brian Goorjian is set to take over from Brett Brown and become Boomers coach again and take them to the Tokyo Olympics
Look who the Boomers are zoning in on
Officially, the race to replace Brett Brown as Boomers coach is wide open. But Basketball Australia reportedly has a preferred candidate that already has plenty of international experience.
Aussie ace with ‘lucky arm’ targets MLB dream
At 78KG wringing wet, Queensland pitcher Kai-Noa Wynyard, 18, cuts a less-than-imposing figure on the mound but with a fastball nudging 150km/h it is no wonder the Texas Rangers plucked the Redcliffe Padres junior.
Dealing Aces: Aussie Red Sox prospect eyes ABL redemption
MELBOURNE pitcher and Boston Red Sox prospect Daniel McGrath knows the only way to make up for missing a championship is to help the Aces defend their Australian Baseball League crown.
Barber among five Aussies given ticket to Tokyo
Reigning javelin World Champion Kelsey-Lee Barber says the Olympics feel “real again” after having her selection, with four other athletes, locked in for Tokyo 2021.
Hockeyroos seal Olympic dream
After disappointment against New Zealand in the Oceania Cup, the Hockeyroos had to win their two-game Olympic qualifier series against Russia to qualify. They backed up a 4-2 win with a 5-0 demolition to book their Tokyo ticket.
Hockeyroo back for SA in new-look AHL series in Adelaide
BOTH the Suns and Hotshots SA State hockey teams start their AHL campaigns in Adelaide on Sunday with big clashes against Western Australia.
Aussie softballer makes world take notice
HIGH-QUALITY shortstops are worth their place in any team if their defence is good enough. If they can hit, that’s a bonus. And if they can do both, they are like gold. Meet Clare Warwick.
Sally Fitz over the moon for Margies Pro defence
DEFENDING Margaret River Pro champion Sally Fitzgibbons has pain but is no longer seriously impeded by a foot injury which has confined her to a moon boot out of the water for three weeks.
Jessica Fox on top of the world
DUAL Olympian Jessica Fox is back on top of the world with an international award acknowledging her status as one of her sports leading paddlers
Practice makes perfect for rising surf star
LAST year’s world tour rookie of the year Connor O’Leary subscribes to the theory that practice makes perfect.
The handshake that made history
IT was over in a matter of seconds, but the impact of the historic moment at the Olympic opening ceremony is being called “unprecedented”.
Pearson eyeing off extra event at Games
SALLY Pearson will throw her hat into the ring for the chance to race a second event at the Commonwealth Games if Australia opts to field a relay team on the Gold Coast.
Wilson’s special motivation after injury
FOR surfer Julian Wilson pink is the colour of victory, the hue reminding him how hard his mum Nola fought in her battle to overcome beast cancer — twice.
‘Sleeping with the enemy’: Inside Olympic village
NORTH Korean athletes have arrived in the South where they’ll be bunking with their “enemy” for the next month at an athletes’ village that has already set a condom record.
US invasion threatens local hopes at Sydney Pro
AUSTRALIA is in danger of losing one of the first surfing titles of 2018 at Manly next month with the US sending a world-class team down under for the Sydney Surf Pro.
Aussie sailing cousins foil Olympic champs
Australian duo Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have taken a small measure of revenge against the team that beat them for gold at the Rio Olympics with victory in Miami.
Surf’s up for teen Kobie Enright
Kobie Enright continues to prove she has the credentials to be one of the brightest new talents in the women’s surf ranks with the teenager winning one of the first major events of the year on Sunday.
Wright, Pearson up for Laureus awards
SURFER Tyler Wright’s return from a potentially season-ending knee injury to win a second world crown and Sally Pearson’s comeback to win another world title has seen the pair nominated for prestigious Laureus world sports awards.
Macy ready for world surf title defence
A YEAR ago Macy Callaghan was on top of the world and the owner of a small piece of Australian sporting history as out first world champion of 2017. Now she’s on the hunt for a second.
How does the AOC vote work?
THE Australian Olympic Committee will elect a president, vice president and board on Saturday morning using an exhaustive voting system. HERE’S HOW
Paralympic Games: That’s a wrap
IT was the second biggest sporting event in 2016 behind the Olympics. But this time Australia cracked the top five. Our wrap of the Paralympic Games.
Team USA’s arrogant Boomers sledge
AUSTRALIA was just one country that gave Team USA a run for its money at Rio 2016 but after a blowout in the gold medal game, an American heavyweight let loose.
Mills will not give up on dream
PATTY Mills is not content with putting Australian basketball back on the map because his “dream big” mindset extends to a fourth Olympics in Tokyo in 2020.
Olympic tweet China deleted
CHINA could not help but have a dig at its own national team, before realising it took a step too far. It was too late.
Amazing Rio Olympic medal tally fact
SOMETHING is wrong with this Rio Olympic medal tally, and it’s got nothing to do with Australia being nowhere near the top.
Tears flow as Edmondson meets sponsor child
IT’S the first time Annette Edmondson was happy to let the tears flow – and it had nothing to do with competition as she finally met her Brazilian sponsor child of 10 years.
Champions who stole our hearts in Rio
WHO was the champion who stole your heart in Rio – Michael Phelps for winning five golds or the boy who beat him for winning one? Robert Craddock looks at the stars of Rio.
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.
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.
No Rio spot but a Boomers rock
YOU could forgive Brad Newley for feeling bitter watching the Boomers’ historic surge to the semi-finals at the Rio Olympics.
Jordan, Johnson and the making of a dream
THE US Dream Team assembled the greatest talent in sporting history. It had the egos of a heavyweight title fight, the bickering of a daytime soap opera and the partying of the Rio Carnival.
‘Dream Team like Playstation gone crazy’
A BOOMERS legend who played four Olympics has ranked and rated every USA line-up from the Dream Team onwards, sharing some epic memories of facing the superstars.
Delly’s perfect smackdown for NBA haters
IN the NBA, he’s known as the Aussie scrapper who has to play dirty to make a living. But fresh off a $39 million contract, Matthew Dellavedova has delivered a perfect serve.
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.
Boomers’ semi-final opponent decided
THE Boomers’ Olympic semi-final opponent has just been decided, with Australia to face a rival they beat in the group stage for a shot at the gold medal game.
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.
Rio Boomers’ remarkable slice of history
THE Boomers are one win away from a historic Olympics gold medal game and they’ve already achieved an unprecedented feat for Aussie basketball.
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 …
Awesome Boomers cruise into semis
THE Boomers have guaranteed themselves a shot at a medal in Rio, defeating Lithuania in one of their greatest performances to storm into the semi-finals.
Why our Boomers are the best ‘team’ in Rio
TEAM USA has the megastars but Australia’s Boomers have their own NBA talent and in at least one major area, they’re outdoing every Olympic rival – including the Americans.
Patty Mills’ game-changing Boomers moment
BEFORE the Olympics, the Boomers were talking goals. Just when they thought they’d settled on what was realistic, Patty Mills stood up and changed everything.
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.
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