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Paris 2024 Olympics: what you missed overnight in Australia on day 15 of the Games

Day 15 saw Australia bring up its half century, with two more silver medals – on the track and in the pool – bringing the overall tally to 50 – 18 gold, 1

‘Brought me to tears’: Australia’s Jessica Hull wins historic silver in women’s 1500m final

Jessica Hull has become the first Australian woman to win an Olympic medal in the 1500m discipline, placing second in Sunday morning’s final at Stade de Franc

Jess Hull’s meteoric rise to a Paris Olympics silver is the result of unwavering determination and endurance

Olympics essentialsIt's a meteoric rise like no other.By winning Olympic silver at the Stade de France on Sunday morning (AEST), Jessica Hull completed her stun

‘I absolutely love her courage’: Meares defends Raygun after wave of online ridicule for Paris performance

Olympics essentialsAustralia's Olympic chief has slammed critics of breakdancer Rachael Gunn as typical of misogynistic abuse that female athletes have historic

Jessica Hull claims Olympic 1500m silver behind untouchable Faith Kipyegon

Jessica Hull has become the first Australian women to win an Olympic medal in the 1500m, earning the silver behind world record-holder and triple gold medallist

Australian breakdancing academic accused of damaging the sport with ‘inclusive’ kangaroo routine

Dr Gunn has published a number of academic papers on the culture of breaking and in an interview with Macquarie University befo

Australia exec upset by trolling of breaker Raygun

Australia's Chef de Mission Anna Meares has hit out at criticism of Rachael Gunn after the breakdancer was ridiculed online and in mainstream media for her perf

Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared against South Africa

5. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto – 6With the Wallabies at sea against a ruthless Springbok pack, the Reds second-rower relished the physical challenge. The Wallabiesâ€

Rugby Championship: South Africa crush Australia in opener

World champions South Africa scored five tries as they dismantled hosts Australia 33-7 in the opening game of this year's Rugby Championship.Kurt-Lee Arendse sc

‘Wasn’t a massive shock’: Springbroks crush Wallabies in opening match of Rugby Championship

World champions South Africa scored five tries to one as they crushed Australia 33-7 in the opening match of the Rugby Championship in Brisbane on Saturday.Afte

World champion Springboks hammer Wallabies in Brisbane

In short:The Springboks have made a winning start to their Rugby Championship campaign defeating the Wallabies in Brisbane.The 33-7 defeat was Australia's first

Paris Olympics: Australian breakdancer Raygun hits back with tough message to her trolls and blasts IOC for scrapping the sport in 2028

The Australian who has gone viral for her shocking Olympic routine has lashed the IOC for axing the new sport of breaking without giving it a chance to succeed.