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Shayna Jack in tears after incredible comeback
Shayna Jack breaks down crying after finishing her 100m freestyle final off the podium, but thankful to be in Paris. © International Olympic Committee
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O'Callaghan beats Titmus in 200m epic
Mollie O'Callaghan defeats Ariarne Titmus and sets a new Olympic record in a pulsating 200m freestyle final. © International Olympic Committee
McKeown first, O'Callaghan second in 50m backstroke
Kaylee McKeown wins the women's 50m butterfly at the 2025 Australian swimming championships, leading home fellow Dolphins superstar Mollie O'Callaghan and Kiwi Amber George.
How 400,000km in an old Toyota, a single mum and a brush with death shaped Matt Hill’s career
Matt Hill is the face behind the voice that calls our most famous horse race. He is also a rising star of AFL broadcasting.
- Danny Russell
No more monsters: Olympic surfing downsizes after the thrills of Teahupo’o
The 2028 Olympics will host surfing at an often criticised location, but squash will make its debut in a Hollywood film location.
- Dan Walsh
Garside eliminated in shock Paris defeat
Australia's Harry Garside crashes out of the Paris Olympics in his first-round bout against Hungarian Richard Kovacs. © International Olympic Committee
Los Angeles announces surf venue for 2028 Olympics
After the monstrous waves of Tahiti in 2024, organisers of the 2028 Olympics have opted for a more genteel break for the surfing competitions.
‘I’m back where I belong’: Peter Bol makes it through his lost years to break national record
Like Rohan Browning on Saturday night, Peter Bol stepped out of Gout Gout’s shadow as if to say, “Remember me?” in setting a new national record after years of drama.
- Michael Gleeson
Long live the king: Browning beats Kennedy, Lewis beats O’Brien in astonishing 100m finishes
Rohan Browning and Torrie Lewis won the men’s and women’s 100-metre finals in Perth by mere thousandths of seconds.
- Michael Gleeson
‘I might actually get this’: Kennedy becomes Australia’s second-fastest ever
Lachlan Kennedy ran the second-fastest time by an Australian ever – 10 seconds flat – a night after Gout Gout got the coveted single-figure time with a tailwind. This is some rivalry.
- Michael Gleeson
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