Keyword "Australian athletes" - List of latest news (21 results)

22/04 Australian swimmers fume as Olympic doping farce exposed

Australia’s top swimmers have been left frustrated over the handling of a doping scandal involving 23 Chinese athletes who tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ) ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

15/01 ‘He’s a child’: Cornes goes nuclear on Kyrgios

Kane Cornes has blasted both barrels at Nick Kyrgios, labelling the tennis superstar a “child” and “our most disappointing Australian athlete ever”.

20/12 Hidden detail in Mary’s new Christmas pic

Queen Mary of Denmark hasn’t forgotten her roots.

12/12 Sign Raygun has had the last laugh

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07/03 Big problem spotted with Aussie uniforms for 2024 Paris Olympics

Australians have weighed in on the new Olympics uniform that was unveiled a few months out from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games — and a clear issue has been spotted.

20/01 ‘Rip off’: Aussie athletes furious at ‘unfair’ Paris Olympics rule

Australia’s top athletes are furious at a rule that will kick them out of the Olympic Village after their events are done and dusted in Paris.

02/12 Nick Kyrgios never read Shane Warne’s open letter

Nick Kyrgios was the most talked about Australian athlete when Shane Warne sent him a letter. The tennis star never read it.

30/10 Way Aussies fly to Europe about to change

Qantas is launching new non-stop flights between Australia and Europe – giving Aussie travellers seeking out a European summer the option to book a “circle fare”.

18/09 Aussie giant’s big payday after monster throw

Australian giant Matthew Denny cemented his Olympic credentials less than 12 months out from the Paris Games by setting a new national discus record and collecting $46,000 for his Diamond League triumph in the US.

30/08 Survey finds half of elite Aussie athletes earning below the poverty line

A survey of elite athletes from the Australian Sports Foundation has found that nearly half of our nation’s best sportspeople are earning less than $23,000 a year to pursue their sport.

28/08 Hawthorn linked with midfield gun amid reported Bulldogs unrest

Western Bulldogs superstar Bailey Smith has been linked with his childhood team as reports swirl of unrest at Whitten Oval.

28/08 Australia make history at athletics world championships

Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh earned her war-afflicted country its first gold medal of the World Athletics championships in Budapest when she won the women’s high jump on Sunday.

22/08 ‘Get their s**t together’: Brian Taylor says football needs to fund itself

Australian rules commentator Brian Taylor has come down on the issue of government funding amid calls for football to be funded in the wake of the Matildas’ historic success in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

14/08 Gina Rinehart’s $3m bonus prize pool for Australian athletes

Gina Rinehart has pledged to reward Australian athletes who win medals and break world records at international competitions as part of a new $3 million funding program.

10/08 Gina Rinehart throws support behind Gold Coast’s bid to save 2026 Commonwealth Games

Gina Rinehart says she will back the Gold Coast’s bid to save the 2026 Commonwealth Games after they were dumped by Victoria.

23/07 Call for athletes to ‘boycott’ Dan

Australian sporting stars have been urged to boycott photo opportunities with Labor MPs in the wake of the Daniel Andrews’ shock call to pull the pin on the Commonwealth Games.

02/07 Bonkers story behind Aussie NHL trailblazer Nathan Walker

If you are an Australian sports fan and don’t know the name Nathan Walker, you should.

06/05 Olympic Committee to back ‘yes’ campaign

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced its intention to support the “yes” vote in this year’s national referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

15/04 Aussie greats slam ‘shameful’ Olympic village ban

Australian athletes are set to be booted from the Olympic village for the Paris 2024 Olympics after a decision from the Australian Olympic Commission that looks to crack down on the party culture of the Australian contingent.

03/04 Burning $40m truth Pat Cummins can’t ignore as backlash exposed

Pat Cummins’ chickens appear to be coming home to roost.

21/03 How $242 million brand Simmons imploded

He has a $242 million contract, seven million Instagram followers after just three posts, and is one of the most recognisable basketballers on the planet, yet Ben Simmons fails spectacularly in marketing appeal.