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Swimming Australia sacks coach Michael Palfrey over ‘Go Korea’ comment at Olympics

Swimming Australia has sacked coach Michael Palfrey over comments made at the Paris Olympics where he said he hoped a Korean athlete would beat Australia's star

‘One of the worst nights in Socceroos history’ as World Cup qualifying off to horrific start

A 10-man Socceroos outfit have made a disastrous start to the latest round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers, losing 1-0 to Bahrain in a huge boilover at Robina Stad

Gold in two different sports: Parker creates history in Paris with breathtaking win

“I really can’t believe it. I certainly didn’t expect that. It was such a tough race. I just treated it like a time trial and made the most of my opportun

The team behind our Paralympians: ASC staff in Paris

The ASC team at the Games includes AIS Sports Engineer Lead Andy Richardson, who as well as working on several customised equipment projects in the lea

Raygun is ‘sorry,’ but believes she’s Australia’s top breakdancer: ‘My record speaks to that’

The B-girl known as Raygun has apologized to Australia’s breakdancing community for the negative reactions that followed her viral performance while represen

ASC-Invictus partnership to showcase power of sport

The ASC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Invictus Australia which will see the two organisations use sport to address the physical a

Kangaroos suffer major injury blow ahead of Pacific Championships | Sporting News Australia

Australia will be seeking to right the wrongs of last year’s inaugural Pacific Championships after Mal Meninga’s side were hammered 30-0 by

How Australia’s disabled coaches are revolutionising sport across the country

Up until grade three, Julie Charlton sat on the sidelines during PE class. She played catch with a teacher's aide as her friends ran and slid.It was an unconven

History made as Aussie boccia stars win Paris medals

PARIS: Australia's Daniel Michel and Jamieson Leeson both won individual silver in boccia at the Paralympic Games on Tuesday (AEST) — and the latter's achieve

Longstanding ASC program helping elevate women leaders in sport

Applications are now open for the Women Leaders in Sport (WLIS) initiative which has provided leadership opportunities for more than 22 years. ASC Chai

‘Weapon myself out’: Alexa Leary seals stunning Paralympic relay gold

When the last Paralympic Games were on in Tokyo, Alexa Leary would have had little knowledge they were taking place as she recovered from a near-fatal bike cras

The heartbreak and hate in ‘terrifying’ $5 billion lockout after Aussie hoops explosion

Australian grassroots basketball is exploding, yet there are nowhere near enough courts to cater for all the people who want to play – meaning that masses of