Well. What a week of Aussie Olympic glory, sports fans, with no less than fourteen (14!) gold medals, three silver medals and a raft…
Well. What a week of Aussie Olympic glory, sports fans, with no less than fourteen (14!) gold medals, three silver medals and a raft…
Australia have had an extraordinary morning in the rowing, claiming gold medals in both the men's and women's four events and setting two new…
What would the Olympics be without some salacious scandals? Half the fun of spending two weeks as a couch potato while the world’s finest…
The 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games will be like no other Olympic Games before it. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the atmosphere in the Olympic…
Georgie Rowe has already achieved plenty in the sport of rowing. In 2016 she was crowned a national champion at the Australian Indoor Rowing…
It’s a cloudy and woolly-wet morning on Sydney Harbour as the men’s and women’s eights from Sydney University and Melbourne University prepare to contest…
Kim Brennan was victorious in the women's singles sculls on Day 8 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, winning Australia's sixth gold medal and…
She originally crossed the line in first place but Australia's Jess Fox was given a two-second penalty in the K1 canoe slalom final. Fox…
When Rio was awarded the Olympic Games, the rowing venue looked like a spectacular choice, especially for rowing and kayak. The Lagoa Rodrigo de…
It's safe to say that I am the first person to report on the Boat Race for The Roar, so here’s a little history…
It's safe to say that I am the first person to report on the Boat Race for The Roar, so here’s a little history…
It's safe to say that I am the first person to report on the Boat Race for The Roar, so here’s a little history…
For my first time back on these pages in a while I feel compelled to comment on a very current affair; the unravelling, complex…
For my first time back on these pages in a while I feel compelled to comment on a very current affair; the unravelling, complex…
For my first time back on these pages in a while I feel compelled to comment on a very current affair; the unravelling, complex…
Rowing Australia has welcomed the decision of FISA, (International Rowing Federation) to award a qualification place for the Rio Olympics to the Australian women's…
Athletes get slowed down by all manner of things pretty regularly. Injuries, poor conditions, and plain bad luck are all common obstacles faced by…
The 'Oarsome Foursome', Australia's most famous rowers, became household names during the early 1990s, as the group took out the gold medal in the…
Far from being daunted by history, veteran Australian rower James Chapman is embracing the high-stakes scenario his crew face in their last-ditch effort to…
Who are most dominant athletes in the world of sport at the moment? It's currently a good bar topic, so here are the top…
Australia has a long proud history of sportsmanship on the water. Just as all settlers do, new settlers to the island brought with them…
Rowing is generally a sport overlooked on the Australian sporting landscape. In the past it has been an 'elitist' sport, participated in mainly by…
Sarah Tait, a silver medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, has passed away. She was 33. Tait won Australia's first medal of the…
Sarah Tait, a silver medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, has passed away. She was 33. Tait won Australia's first medal of the…
Sarah Tait, a silver medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, has passed away. She was 33. Tait won Australia's first medal of the…
Well. What a week of Aussie Olympic glory, sports fans, with no less than fourteen (14!) gold medals, three silver medals and a raft…
2021
To an old guy like myself, it is what sport is meant to do to us all. Pure joy.