Since crashing Grant Hackett's party in Beijing, Oussama Mellouli's world has become a weird and wonderful one. The Olympic 1500m freestyle champion has been…
Since crashing Grant Hackett's party in Beijing, Oussama Mellouli's world has become a weird and wonderful one. The Olympic 1500m freestyle champion has been…
Swimming superstar Grant Hackett says it remains a 50-50 decision whether he will retire or swim on to the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Hackett…
Dirk Kuyt saved Liverpool from early elimination in the Champions League after scoring late in extra time against Standard Liege today. The five-times European…
Swim queens Libby Trickett and Leisel Jones today forecast a bright future for Australian swimming regardless of whether they go to the London Olympics…
Roddick is far from convinced that it's all over for Roger Federer just because the Swiss has dropped to second seed at the US…
"Brazil should be worried". The phrase comes from Sergio Batista, the coach of Argentina's Olympic football team, following their 2-1 victory over the Netherlands,…
In less than 24 hours we will know if Grant Hackett has won his 3rd successive 1500m freestyle gold medal, and title of the…
Argentina has destroyed Croatia with a performance of very high quality. It was brilliant, the best outing yet from the reigning gold medallists. And…
Another step has been taken by Michael Phelps in his pursuit of the world record held by Mark Spitz. Phelps won his semi-final and…
It is only during the Olympics that - television coverage permitting - most of us will ever watch the vast array of sport on…
It is only during the Olympics that - television coverage permitting - most of us will ever watch the vast array of sport on…
It is only during the Olympics that - television coverage permitting - most of us will ever watch the vast array of sport on…
Channel 7 has set itself an admirable and heroic task of covering every Australian medal triumph at the Beijing Olympics. The network has thrown…
Channel 7 has set itself an admirable and heroic task of covering every Australian medal triumph at the Beijing Olympics. The network has thrown…
Channel 7 has set itself an admirable and heroic task of covering every Australian medal triumph at the Beijing Olympics. The network has thrown…
The Olympics are all encompassing, a friendly competition with comradery, sportsmanship and fun. Tennis is arguably not the most popular sport on the Olympic…
Norman May, born in 1928 and educated at Sydney Boys High School, coined the memorable call, "Gold, gold to Australia, gold!" when he described…
Heavy sports in the ancient Olympic Games included wrestling, boxing and the deadly pankration. None of these sports were for the squeamish. All three…
Australian head swim coach Alan Thompson has predicted the Americans will use Jessica Hardy's positive doping test to galvanise them for the Beijing Olympics.…
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has told Olympic and corporate heavyweights that Australia's image around the world has been fashioned in many respects by its…
History shows that Olympic track and field gold medals are fiendishly difficult to win. In the last 20 years, the only Australian to stand…
The youngest, swimmer Emily Seebohm, has just turned 16. The eldest, equestrian rider Laurie Lever, is 60. Eight are indigenous Australians. One in 10…
True Olympic spirit is often found away from gold medallists with their agents and sponsorship deals - it is found in its purest sense…
STEVE HOOKER (men's pole vault): As soon as you gain entry to the six-metre club, you've arrived. Commonwealth champion Steve Hooker finally did so…
STEVE HOOKER (men's pole vault): As soon as you gain entry to the six-metre club, you've arrived. Commonwealth champion Steve Hooker finally did so…
STEVE HOOKER (men's pole vault): As soon as you gain entry to the six-metre club, you've arrived. Commonwealth champion Steve Hooker finally did so…
Australian track and field's retired golden girl Cathy Freeman has urged the public to support her successor Jana Rawlinson as she deals with the…
Australian track and field's retired golden girl Cathy Freeman has urged the public to support her successor Jana Rawlinson as she deals with the…
Australian track and field's retired golden girl Cathy Freeman has urged the public to support her successor Jana Rawlinson as she deals with the…
Planning and staging an Olympics has never been an easy task and the chances are that Beijing 2008 will have its share of problems…
There are few aspects of an Olympic Games more memorable than the personal battles, those Thorpe and Phelps or Ovett and Coe tussles that…
Champion athlete Jana Rawlinson has now set her sights on the London 2012 Olympics after a toe injury forced her to pull out of…
There were two reasons to look forward to Jana Rawlinson’s gold medal winning performance in Beijing. Firstly, if she was able to win graciously,…
Jana Rawlinson would have cut the bloody thing off it meant Olympic gold. But the second toe on Rawlinson's right foot has squashed her…
Jana Rawlinson would have cut the bloody thing off it meant Olympic gold. But the second toe on Rawlinson's right foot has squashed her…
Since crashing Grant Hackett's party in Beijing, Oussama Mellouli's world has become a weird and wonderful one. The Olympic 1500m freestyle champion has been…