Second tragedy hits Olympian icon after reveal
After dropping heartbreaking news about his terminal diagnosis, Sir Chris Hoy has gone public with his family’s second secret tragedy.
Cycling
Stunning win won’t change Aussie star’s mind
A gold medallist in Paris and now a dual world champion still has heads shaking about why she’s headed to retirement.
The $10m medal: Australia’s eye-watering Olympic price tag reveal
Australia’s record-breaking Olympic feats come at a high price, including $100m in high performance funding over the past year alone.
Paralympics: What you missed in Paris while you were sleeping
There was another medal rush for the Aussies on day seven of the Paralympic Games — check out what you missed overnight plus the full medal table.
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30 minutes of hell: Aussie cyclist left on road in crash nightmare
Aussie cyclist Lucas Plapp says he was left screaming in agony on the road for almost 30 minutes before he was attended to by Olympics medical staff after his horror crash. WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE
Aussie cyclist’s emotional Olympic tribute to Melissa Hoskins
Georgia Baker will never forget a gesture of generosity from the late Melissa Hoskins. Now she has matched it to ensure the former Olympian’s legacy lives on.
Gold medallist booed in Olympic ‘shame’
Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock pulled off one of the great Olympic comebacks in the men’s mountain bike, but the home crowd wasn’t happy.
BMX posterboy puts break-in behind him ahead of Olympic defence
Logan Martin, the poster boy of world BMX, says there’s no time for excuses as he prepares to defend his Olympic crown in Paris.
Inside Brown’s crushing victory: How country girl became Olympic champ
As others faltered on the wet Parisian roads, Grace Brown stayed upright and went on to claim gold for Australia. So how did she do it? Thanks to an extraordinary piece of coaching.
‘Gutted’: Aussie’s horror Olympic crash
Australian Olympic cyclist Luke Plapp has been rushed to hospital for surgery after disaster struck midway through his race.
The secrets of Australia’s $97,979 Olympic super bike
Dubbed “the fastest bike in the world,’’ the Australian cycling pursuit team will use a super bike that was placed on the market at a deliberately inflated price so rival teams copy its groundbreaking secrets.
‘That’s insane’: Aussie blows world away
Australia opened its account on what could be a truly golden day in Paris when Grace Brown rode to victory in the women’s time trial.
Amazing Grace: Brown executes ‘perfect race’ to claim first Aussie gold
Australia has its first gold medalist of the 2024 Paris Olympics with time trialist Grace Brown riding to victory in a devastating performance.
Aussie Olympian charged with killing wife
On July 28, 2021, champion cyclist Rohan Dennis stood on a podium in Tokyo. Today, he is home in Adelaide, charged with killing his wife.
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