Olympic greats together again
The two great protagonists of the 2000 Olympics, Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband, have been reunited in Sydney.
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Heart goes out for a man of iron
The heart of the matter? It was the heart that mattered.
Sydney-Hobart rivalry revived
Two of Australia’s greatest maxi yachts have been back in action at Hamilton Island Race Week.
Bolt laps up emotional farewell
This was the Usain Bolt we had never seen before.
How fear drove Dani
Eight years after she won a world title at 21, Dani Stevens has launched herself back onto a global podium.
Veterans bolster our world returns
Positive signs in London augur well for the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in 2018.
Wilson rules Teahupo’o
Julian Wilson’s win over Gabriel Medina in the final of the Billabong Pro has propelled him to fifth on the rankings.
Tokyo Games too far for Rio chief
Kitty Chiller will not be the chef de mission of the Australian Olympic team at the Tokyo Games in 2020.
She’s back: Sally into semis
In her first appearance at the world championships in four years, Sally Pearson qualifies third fastest for the semi-finals.
Javelin find gears for big show
Australia’s Kelsey-Lee Roberts has warned there is “more to come’’ in the world championships javelin final.
Aussies wait on fate
The second weekend of the London world championships will decide how successful the Australian team’s campaign will be.
Schoolgirls in London debut
Sprinters Riley Day and Ella Connolly are following a tradition of Aussie youngsters at the athletics world championships.
Golden boy has to lift his game
Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers the goalposts have been shifted.
Australian diver on a high
Rhiannan Iffland became the first ever high diver from Australia to win gold at a world championships in Budapest.
‘Thought I was losing my mind’
They were supposed to be the golden couple of the Rio Olympic pool last year but life intervened for world champions Emily Seebohm and Mitch Larkin.
Tearful Seebohm strikes gold
Emily Seebohm has fought her way back from the brink to win Australia’s first gold medal at the world swimming championships in Budapest.
Mack sneaks into 1500m final
Mack Horton will have to win from the outside lane if he is to claim the world 1500m freestyle title in Budapest tomorrow.
Seebohm shines for Aussie team
Emily Seebohm equalled her national record to qualify fastest for the world championships 200m backstroke final.
Day to take on world’s best
Schoolgirl sprint star Riley Day is set to do a near-unprecedented double in the same year.
The guts behind Sally’s glamour
There’s no shortage of Polaroid images of Sally Fitzgibbons but the one she wants most is of her as the world champion.
McKeon wins fifth medal
No Australian woman has won more medals at one world swimming championships than Emma McKeon.
Can Cartwright do a Chalmers?
Last year, Kyle Chalmers shocked the world with his Rio gold medal. Can another Australian teenager follow suit at the world championships?
Seebohm back on the podium
Emily Seebohm climbs out of Rio Olympics “black hole’’ and back onto medal podium at world championships in Budapest.
Plenty of talent for London
Walker Claire Tallent will join her superstar husband Jared in Australia’s team for next month’s world championships
McKeon Australia’s pool MVP
The multi-talented Emma McKeon is fast becoming the most valuable swimmer in the Australian team.
McKeon rockets home for silver
Two days, two medals. Australia’s most-decorated Rio Olympian Emma McKeon is back in the zone at the world championships in Budapest.
Sun takes his revenge on Horton
Australia’s Mack Horton loses round two of his ongoing stoush with China’s Sun Yang at the world championships in Budapest.
Maglione re-elected as ISF boss
The swimming nations of the world have re-elected 81-year-old Uruguayan Julio Maglione to a third term as president of the International Swimming Federation.
‘It will be done on sheer guts’
Bronte Campbell’s task in defending her two world titles in the 50m and 100m freestyle just got a lot tougher.
Horton ready for Sun rematch
Even after a year of constant social media trolling, Australia’s Mack Horton does not regret making a stand for clean sport.
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