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Kokkinakis, Thompson lead Aussie quintet into Montreal second round

Thanasi Kokkinakis, Jordan Thompson, Rinky Hijikata, James Duckworth and Alexei Popyrin all posted straight-sets first-round wins at the Canadian Ma

Silver in the Seine: How one tactical turn cost Australian swimmer gold

LoadingOrganisers spent more than a billion dollars to clean up the Seine.Heading west towards the Eiffel Tower was a breeze for swimmers as they rode the curre

‘I owe it to Australia’: Why gold medallist snubbed USA

The Olympic medal tally on Thursday morning read Team USA 27 gold medals, and Australia 18.It could have just as easily read USA 28, Australia 17.The reason it

Montag’s blunt call as Aussies medal in inaugural event

Australian duo Jemima Montag and Rhydian Cowley have won the bronze medal in the inaugural marathon race walk mixed relay.Montag entered the final leg in fourth

WA’s Matt Ebden and John Peers Crowned Gold Medalists at Paris Olympics

“It only comes around once every four years and even just to play it is ridiculous. To win a gold medal, I think it’s like folklore. It’s beyond me.”

Aussie gold medal hero’s daughter captures hearts at Paris Olympics

 John Peers and Matt Ebden won gold in Paris Peers' daughter Ellie melted hearts in the stands Australia's first Olympic doubles title in 28 yea

‘Nothing will be bigger’: Inside the gruelling road that sparked Aussie giant-slaying ‘miracle’

As a measure of the respect with which the nation’s newest gold medallists Matt Ebden and John Peers are held in Australian tennis, the reaction to their stun

Mark Woodforde moved to tears as new Aussie Olympic stars claim tennis gold: ‘I welled up’

 Woodforde became emotional when seeing Aussies win goldPeers and Ebden clinched tiebreaker victory in doubles tennis Only gold for the event sin

Olympics schedule day nine: Aussie Stingers set to face off against Hungary in waterpolo

Olympics essentialsThe 2024 Summer Olympics are underway in Paris, France.Australians will be competing in basketball, water polo, hockey and high jump on day n

Australia’s best-ever start to an Olympics, more medals: What you missed while you were sleeping

PARIS: Australia ends day eight in Paris fourth on the medal tally, with the most golds in the country's history at this stage of an Olympics.After the tally gr

Paris Olympics day nine: Medal hopes with two Australians in high jump final

Australians enjoyed another successful day at , with John Peers and Matthew Ebden becoming only the second Australian tennis champions at the Olympics and Ariar

Aussie doubles veterans come from behind to win gold in tense, triple-breaker final

Olympics essentialsMatthew Ebden and John Peers have won Australia's second tennis gold, beating Americans Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek in a tense men's doubl