Australians in sport
- Updated
- PGA Tour
They called Min Woo Lee ‘the chef’ and Dr Chipinski. Now they call him a PGA winner
It’s not every day you get congratulated by Justin Bieber. But then, it’s not every day you get your breakthrough win on the PGA Tour.
- Peter Ryan
Latest
- Opinion
- Gout Gout
The AFL created a TV vacuum. Gout and Kennedy filled it
Teen sprint sensation Gout Gout now has something in Australia he hasn’t had before – competition. And it will be on show again next week.
- Michael Gleeson
The teenage competition and shift in mentality driving this Australian record-holder
Olli Hoare could barely walk this time last year and battled at the Paris Olympics. Now fit, he has an urgency to be the best – and to put his teenage competition in their place.
- Michael Gleeson
What’s it like to race against – and lose to – Gout Gout? Not as miserable as you’d think
We tracked down the teenagers who were blown away by the world’s fastest man over 200m this year. Here’s what they said about the experience.
- Penry Buckley
Can this record-breaker and silver medallist crack the 10-second barrier this weekend? He thinks so
Only one Australian has done it before. But after winning silver at the world indoor championships, Lachlan Kennedy is confident that he belongs among the world’s best.
- Michael Gleeson
Australia takes record medal haul at world championships
Four medals on the final day, including gold and silver in the high jump, have delivered Australia not only its biggest world indoor championships haul but almost doubled its previous highest medal tally.
- Michael Gleeson
- Analysis
- Formula 1
‘The hairpin of my life’: Five key moments from Piastri’s China win
A week after failing to snap Australia’s hoodoo of no local driver finishing on the Albert Park podium, Oscar Piastri was utterly dominant in victory in Shanghai.
- Matthew Clayton
‘I’m not supporting that’: Grand slam champion unaware of bombshell tennis lawsuit
Nick Kyrgios called the bombshell legal action a “special moment” for tennis and said it was widely supported by the world’s top players. But four-time major champion Carlos Alcaraz made it clear he is not one of them.
- Marc McGowan
The unlikely team sport left high and dry when Sydney dive pool closes
A difficult sport to watch is going to become an even rarer sight as underwater rugby loses a subaquatic pitch.
- Frances Howe
- Opinion
- Gout Gout
He’s 17 and the world’s fastest man over 200m this year, but we should no longer be shocked by Gout Gout
If Gout Gout can do this now at the age of 17, what will he be able to do when he is not carrying his play lunch to school in Tupperware and sitting through a double period of maths?
- Michael Gleeson
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/australians-in-sport-6h6f