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Australia’s Olympic team boss Nick Green is delighted with the team’s accommodation at the athletes village in London, including vital room for a barbie. Green has just returned from a …

Australians James Magnusson and Matt Targett could win the gold and silver medals in the 100m at this year’s London Games, according to two-time Olympic 1500m champion Grant Hackett. Hackett, …

British Olympic officials have washed their hands of the team’s head doctor who has advised Britain’s athletes to avoid the traditional handshake during the London Games. British Olympic Association (BOA) …

World champion lightweight rowers Anthony Edwards and Sam Beltz have put a down payment on Olympic selection by sensationally trumping Australia’s best heavyweights at the national titles in Perth. Edwards …

A “grown up” Emily Seebohm is using the heartache from an eye-opening Beijing Olympic campaign as motivation in her quest for 100m backstroke gold in London. Seebohm shapes as a …

Peter Thomson or Greg Norman could ensure Australia has a winner in Olympic golf before a ball is hit with the IOC set to announce the successful bidder to design …

Britain’s Hannah Miley set the fastest time in the women’s the 200m individual medley this year as she sealed her second spot in the British team for the London Olympics …

France’s Groupama opened the gap on the rest of the field in the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on Wednesday, leaving America’s Puma and Telefonica of Spain battling …

The British government has rejected a warning by the Olympic team’s top doctor that shaking hands should be avoided at the London Games. The British Olympic Association’s chief medical officer …

IOC officials have begun a three-day trip to Rio de Janeiro to discuss the city’s preparations for the 2016 Olympics, and organisers plan to take advantage of the visit to …

The Hockeyroos have been beaten by Korea 4-2 in the opening match of their four-match series. The world No.8 Koreans opened up the scoring with a field goal in the …

A Dutch judge has ruled that the country’s gymnastics union moved too quickly in picking Epke Zonderland for the London Olympics ahead of national teammate Jeffrey Wammes. Both athletes have …

Britain’s 550-strong Olympic team has been advised by its top doctor to avoid shaking hands with rivals and visiting dignitaries at the London Games this summer. The reason: Olympic germs …

Alicia Coutts is chasing as many as five medals at the London Olympics, confident that a helpful program gives her a huge leg-up in her pet butterfly and medley events. …

The federal government has provided a major funding boost to Australia’s Olympic rowing team based on the belief that a happy family is a healthy family. And, Rowing Australia (RA) …

Emma Jackson is determined the next time Australian triathlon selectors consider her for the London Olympics team, it will be a much simpler discussion. The 20-year-old Queenslander missed out in …

Emma Jackson is determined the next time Australian triathlon selectors consider her for the London Olympics team, it will be a much simpler discussion. The 20-year-old Queenslander missed out in …

Three of Australia’s five modern-day track and field world champions are locked in for London after discus star Dani Samuels was one of a dozen athletes added to the Olympic …