Oscar Piastri was brushed by Lando Norris after the Monaco Grand Prix. If he remained invisible at the Spanish GP, it was only because he was so far ahead that Norris couldn’t see him.
How does it feel to break 10 seconds for 100m? You feel free, says Lachie Kennedy. Like you’re floating. Speaking to The Australian the day after his sensational 9.98sec, he said, “This is just the beginning.”
The 21-year-old Lachlan Kennedy is the first Australian to legally dip under 10 seconds since Patrick Johnson’s national record of 9.93sec in 2003.
Australia’s high-calibre Russian import prevailed to become the first Australian female to reach the fourth round since Ash Barty’s triumphant year of 2019.
Daria Kasatkina was brave enough to publicly oppose Russia’s war on Ukraine. Her homeland locked its doors to her. We took her in, fired up the barbie, told her to watch The Castle – and now she’s into the third round of the French Open in her first tournament as an Australian.
Novak Djokovic, the one remaining champion of tennis’ iconic big four, says he is struggling with that burden – as the game’s greatest winner admits for the first time the end may be near.
The 38-year-old, 24-time major champion suffered a toe injury that complicated his otherwise trouble-free victory over Frenchman Corentin Moutet.
Pole position always equates to chequered flags on roads so narrow you’d be lucky to overtake on a motorbike, and there ain’t nothing F1 can do about it.
Oscar Piastri was third at the Monaco Grand Prix after rule changes designed to shake up the conga line of cars that traditionally snake the street circuit failed to change the tradition of grid positions determining the final result.
Australia’s championship leader will start from the second row and have to rely on drama ahead of him if he is to win at the inconic but infamously uneventful marquee circuit.
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