Olli Hoare grew up with his pop Fred timing every race with a trusty stopwatch. This is the special tribute the new star of Australian athletics had for one of the men who helped inspire him to history in the 1500m.
Twelve months ago Australian hockey was rocked by a report that threatened to derail the sport for years. This is how the Hockeyroos crawled out of a ‘toxic’ wasteland.
Aaron ‘Disco’ Wilson has made a name for himself by ripping his shirt off and he was at it again after defending his Commonwealth Games title in incredible style.
A distraught Rohan Browning has apologised to his teammates after a mortifying blunder in the men’s 4x100m relay saw the Australian fall over. WATCH THE VIDEO
Kurtis Marschall has joined his idol Steve Hooker as one of the greats of Australian athletics after defending his Commonwealth Games crown in Birmingham.
A haunting family discovery helped inspire race walker Jemima Montag to defend her gold medal and confirm herself as one of the premier athletes in the Commonwealth.
Australia’s youngest Commonwealth Games competitor is a gold medallist after withstanding a challenge from two English teams to triumph alongside a legend of the sport.
It’s one thing to break a world record, but the icing on the cake for Ariarne Titmus was a message from her favourite singer – a surprise from a former popstar teammate.
She’s powered through 16 races for eight Commonwealth medals, including six gold, breaking every record you can think of, yet Emma McKeon still sheds tears behind the scenes.
People think athletes use the “mental health card” as an excuse but there’s a lot the public don’t know about being an athlete. For swimmers it starts with your leaders hanging you out to dry.
The Australian netball team have overcome England’s home court advantage to progress to the Commonwealth Games final where they will meet the team that upset them earlier in the tournament.
Aussie gymnast Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva could not contain the tears after scoring an emotional gold medal victory in the rhythmic gymnastics.
A Hockeyroos star caught up in a penalty shootout farce has sworn off social media amid enormous backlash after India’s coach slammed an amateur umpiring decision.
They looked dead in the water but a couple of Aussie lawn bowl legends pulled off what seemed impossible with outrageous bowling to defeat England and claim gold.
A do-or-die semi final against greatest rivals England calls for Australia to roll the dice and take a chance on an injured star who could be the difference, even for a quarter.
Australian Brielle Erbacher fought on bravely to finish after two brutal falls in the 3000m steeplechase before a special moment captured the spirit in the Aussie athletics team.
Aussie wrestler Jayden Lawrence revealed he fought with a knee injury to claim a long-awaited Commonwealth Games medal in one of the most heroic triumphs of Birmingham 2022.
In one of the most dramatic ever finishes to a Commonwealth Games decathlon, Daniel Golubovic almost snatched gold with one of the great 1500m runs.
Aussie middleweight Callum Peters has been denied a boxing gold medal in a controversial final round decision at the Commonwealth Games.
After losing Commonwealth Games gold four years ago, Australia arrived as firm favourites to set the universe straight – but nobody showed the script to Jamaica.
Emma McKeon has revealed the importance of a good and proper cry to deal with the abundance of emotions surrounding her record-breaking career.
Australia’s swim team have wrapped up their Comm Games duties and now we’re starting to hear more about how the love triangle really impacted the squad.
The Hockeyroos were left devastated for the second time in four years, repeating their Gold Coast anguish. This time it was England that stuck the knife in.
Australia’s cult hero Matt Denny has won gold with an incredible personal best and his rival had some choice words for him afterwards. Watch the incredible moment here.
She broke barriers just by making the Australian team and now Muslim boxer Tina Rahimi will come home with a bronze medal at the very least.
After dominating the pool in Birmingham, Australia’s swimmers will be out to emulate their success at Paris. Which stars are primed for Olympic glory? See our full swim team ratings.
Rohan Dennis and Grace Brown completed a golden double on the road for Australia on another day of cycling carnage at the Commonwealth Games.
Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich has come underfire for some questionable decisions she made in the late stages of the side’s showdown with Jamaica which ended in a stunning defeat.
Of the 52 finals at Birmingham’s Sandwell Aquatics Centre, Australia won 25 of them, grabbing 20 silver and 20 bronze for good measure.
Triathlon Australia bosses say they won’t rush to copy a world triathlon policy which will allow trans athletes to compete in women’s events despite severe restrictions. Where they stand.
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