Jaryd Clifford looks back now and questions his sanity when, not for the first time in his athletic career, ambition overrode the counsel of friends, family and his own brain. The Australian Paralympian, who will compete in the 1500m T13 and 5000m T13 in Paris, was readying himself to run in the World Championships in...
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Australia’s next Olympic champ? Teen claims stunning world title… and it’s not even her best event
Australia, remember the name Delta Amidzovski. The 18-year-old from New South Wales had made history at the Under-20s World Athletics Championships in Lima Peru, claiming gold in the long jump. Watch selected NRL, AFL, SSN games plus every F1 qualifying session and race live in 4K on Kayo. New to Kayo? Start Your Free Trial...
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Devastated Dasha destroys racquet as she ponders the point of it all after New York heartbreaker
A devastated Dasha Saville demolished her racquet in a fit of frustration after an excruciating opening round loss at the US Open on Tuesday and will head back to Australia as she contemplates whether she wants to continue on with her career. In her first singles match since enduring a heartbreaking loss at Wimbledon after...
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Former Australian cyclist Matthew Richardson could face two-year ban after British defection
Former Australian cyclist Matthew Richardson could be ineligible to take part in competitive events for two years following his defection to Great Britain. On Monday, Richardson penned an emotional Instagram post revealing he would represent Great Britain going forward, with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) approving the switch this week. The 25-year-old, who made his...
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Kyrgios reached his peak … then fell off the cliff. A looming return will show if he can get back up
Novak Djokovic gave a nod of acknowledgment to the supreme talent of his hitting partner as another backhand return whizzed past him on the training courts at Wimbledon six weeks ago. The seven-time Wimbledon champion was in good spirits as he worked on his serve-and-volley a day after Australian Alex de Minaur had given him...
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Aussie quartet still at risk after topsy-turvy second round in $150m playoffs race
Australian golfer Jason Day shot a three-under 67 in the second round of the St. Jude Championship to improve his chances of qualifying for next week’s BMW Championship. On Friday, the former world No. 1 bounced back after a forgettable opening round in Memphis, notching three birdies to climb to tied 42nd on the standings...
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‘Infinitely more skilled’: Breakdancer who lost to Raygun goes viral
The B-girl Rachael “Raygun” Gunn defeated to land her place at the Paris Olympics has gone viral after video of her at an event last year was shared to social media. Wollongong’s Molly Chapman was defeated by Gunn in the WDSF Oceania Championships held at Sydney’s Town Hall last October to book her place to...
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‘Chose the wrong man’: Overlooked Aussie runner’s coach adds to Paris drama with thinly-veiled swipe
The drama over Australian runner Sinead Diver’s early withdrawal from the women’s marathon in Paris last week continues to bubble away, with reserve Lisa Weightman’s coach adding his voice to the debate. Diver, who battled plantar fasciitis ahead of the Paris Olympics, pulled out of marathon after just 1.2km due to experiencing “bilateral cramping in...
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‘One hell of a legacy’: The seismic shifts behind Paris game-changer as Aussie women dominate
When it comes to Australia’s stunning success in Paris, 32 is the magic number that affirms a major change in the way our champion women are coached. At an Olympics where Australia finished fourth overall, produced our best Games away from home shores in track and field, almost knocked off the USA in the pool...
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‘Open the floodgates’: How ‘good as gold’ feat defined Aussies’ Olympics explosion
In the strides after Jess Hull crossed the finish line in the race of her life in Paris on Saturday, the Australian put her hands to her face in disbelief as she burst into a smile, ecstatic to have won a silver medal at the Olympics. With a capacity crowd at Stade de France roaring...
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‘Kicking themselves’: Aussie hits out at critics after breakdancing’s wild Olympics debut
The urban sport of breaking spun its way onto the Olympic stage on Friday for the first and possibly last time, with Japan’s B-Girl Ami winning the inaugural women’s gold. Breaking, better known as breakdancing, made its debut amid the grand elegance of Paris’ Place de la Concorde, with 17 dancers known as B-Girls going...
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How 2028 Boomers could look as big calls loom — and the silver linings from ‘trainwreck’
When the Boomers made history in Tokyo, it was a landmark moment in Australian basketball history. The culmination of years of almosts, of coming so close but falling short — again and again and again… and again. Four times since 1988 to be exact, that they reached the semi-finals only to miss out on a...