The composition of Australia’s canoe slalom team for the Olympic Games started to take shape over the weekend with racing at Penrith Whitewater Stadium, the 2000 Games venue. In the …
Candice Falzon’s return to the elite ironwoman ranks was capped by a breakthrough victory at Coolum Beach on Sunday. The 26-year-old Manly competitor, who returned to the series this summer …
John Steffensen returned to the winners’ list on Saturday night but the 400m specialist knows he still has plenty of work ahead to qualify for the London Olympics. In his …
Former world champion triathlete Emma Moffatt has started her Olympic year with a commanding win in the Australian Sprint Distance Championships at Geelong. Moffatt led from the start and won …
Reigning 400-metre world outdoor champion Kirani James was among four runners to set this year’s indoor world-best times in triumphs on Saturday at the USA Track and Field Classic. James …
World champion James Magnussen doesn’t just want to make Australia’s Olympic team at next month’s trials in Adelaide, he wants to make a statement to the world. Magnussen admitted on …
Veterans Geoff Huegill and Michael Klim turned back the clock as the comeback swimmers qualified for the 100m butterfly finals at the NSW championships in Sydney on Sunday. Competing together …
World 100-metre champion Yohan Blake opened his season with a 400m personal best on Saturday at the Camperdown Classic while 100m world-record holder Usain Bolt skipped the Jamaican meet. Blake’s …
Breaststroke queen Leisel Jones remains upbeat about her Olympic prospects despite performing well below her best at the NSW swimming championships. Jones, who is targeting a place on her fourth …
Sally Pearson made her hurdling return but pole vaulter Alana Boyd and 400m specialist John Steffensen stole the show at the Perth Track Classic on Saturday night. Boyd, 27, set …
Switzerland’s Beat Feuz celebrated his birthday in style by winning the World Cup downhill on Saturday on the course to be used for the men’s alpine events at the 2014 …
Ali Day is leading the Ironman Series after four of six rounds but the Mooloolaba competitor is hardly brimming with confidence. The previously unheralded 21-year-old has been the most consistent …
The Australian Masters Games will return to Geelong in 2013, with the biannual event expected to attract thousands of tourists and boost the city’s economy. The event attracted 7000 people, …
Despite suffering in her first cold-weather triathlon, new star Melissa Rollison scorched to the Australian long-course title at Falls Creek. Rollison and Sydney’s Tim Reed took out the 2km swim, …
Swimmer Kenrick Monk accepts he’ll probably always cop flak for being that guy who lied about falling off a skateboard. But the 24-year-old freestyler insists he’s learned from the incident …
Teenage sensation Jessica Fox and former national team member Matthew Gabb have taken massive strides towards Olympic qualification with their performances at the Australian Slalom Open at the Penrith Whitewater …
Fit and healthy again, Emily Seebohm has set her sights on London Olympic gold after putting a horror 2011 behind her. Seebohm on Saturday continued her strong build-up to next …
Reigning Olympic champion Ben Ainslie is set to compete at the 2012 Games after escaping a fresh punishment for his boarding of a media boat during the World Championships in …
