Map Australia will be obsessed with today
Two years after he won the hearts of Australia, one man is attempting a completely bonkers new challenge that will blow your mind.
Cycling
The $10m medal: Australia’s eye-watering Olympic price tag reveal
Australia’s record-breaking Olympic feats come at a high price, including $100m in high performance funding over the past year alone.
Kennedy tops golden season with Diamond League brilliance
Australia’s Paris medal winning track and field stars have capped a stellar year with outstanding efforts in one of the most ‘high-pressure environments’ at the Diamond League championships in Brussels.
Partner who killed Games star now dead
Police say the man who murdered marathon star Rebecca Cheptegei has now died from his injuries sustained in the incident.
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‘What’s going on with my d***?’
THE most stressful moment of Usain Bolt’s career didn’t come on the track, but in a Jamaican hospital ward after a car crash.
Worst choke in ‘Olympic history’
THE Campbell sisters have again missed out on a medal in their individual events, with Cate proving to be her own harshest critic.
Aussie’s tear-jerking interview
BRONZE-medallist Dane Bird-Smith choked up speaking about his father. He had no idea his dad had just been arrested.
‘Superhuman’ leaves world in awe
SHE’S just 19, but Simone Biles is the most dominant athlete in Rio. Everyone else, no matter how talented, can only watch her in awe.
Olympic rivals reunite 32 years on
MARY Decker blamed her rival for the collision that ended her Olympic dreams in 1984 but here’s what they think now.
Usain has some explaining to do
USAIN Bolt’s most shocking shortcoming has been exposed by his own agent. The world’s fastest man really is a one-trick pony.
Russian star’s great response to Rio ban
THEY’VE still got their sense of humour. One Russian athlete knows exactly what he’ll do if he can’t go to the Olympics.
Unluckiest man in Australian sport
DESPITE qualifying for Rio, this Aussie athlete has tragically missed out on realising his Olympic dream by the smallest margin.
Boyd to ‘dial-in’ on Rio rivals in Europe
AUSTRALIAN pole vaulter Alana Boyd says she will do homework on her Olympic rivals while competing in Europe this month.
Police ban Usain Bolt gesture
USAIN Bolt’s trouble-making act has been banned by police because the Olympic champion was causing too many fights.
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