Olympic diving champion Matthew Mitcham blamed his lack of condition for bombing out in the 10m platform at the test event for the London Games. The Beijing gold medallist failed …
Ian Thorpe failed to ignite his bid to make the London Olympics with two worrying performances in his final competition before next month’s Olympic trials. The five-time Olympic champion stopped …
Olympic diving champion Matthew Mitcham blamed his lack of condition for bombing out in the 10m platform at the test event for the London Games. The Beijing gold medallist failed …
Ian Thorpe has posted a worryingly slow time in the 100m freestyle in his last competition before next month’s Olympic trials in Adelaide. The five-time Olympic champion stopped the clock …
Kelly Slater says the world surfing tour has reached its golden age. The 11-time world champion stamped his authority on the opening event of the year at Snapper Rocks on …
Alana Boyd’s Olympic aspirations have suddenly rocketed toward the medals after she broke the Australian pole vault record with the sixth-highest jump in the world in the past 12 months. …
The Gold Coast’s Stephanie Gilmore says there’s more venom in the women’s world surfing championship this year than ever before. Gilmore opened her campaign for a fifth world crown on …
Matthew Mitcham has taken a shine to the diving venue for the London Olympics after coming to grips with its quirks. The Beijing champion in the 10m showed that he …
Queensland’s Lynsey Armitage and Mark Casey have captured the main prize in the women’s and men’s singles draw at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Australian captain Armitage has continued her …
Surfing legend Kelly Slater will return to Western Australia next month to compete for the second consecutive year in the Telstra Drug Aware Margaret River Pro. Premier Colin Barnett said …
Snowboarder Nathan Johnstone has claimed an emphatic victory in the World Cup halfpipe event in Stoneham, Canada. Johnstone, 22, was never challenged on his way to the third World Cup …
Suddenly Ian Thorpe is feeling a little bit media-shy. The five-time Olympic champion has been declared off limits to the media at his final competition before next month’s Olympic trials …
Slalom prodigy Jessica Fox hasn’t wasted any time in claiming a virtual Olympic birthright – paddling into Australia’s London Games team at just 17. The daughter of whitewater world champions …
World women’s champion Carissa Moore says it’s strange going into the first event of the world surfing championship year as the girl with the target on her back. The 19-year-old …
Two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva broke her indoor pole vault world record at the XL Galan meet on Thursday, and Dayron Robles won the 60m hurdles after Liu Xiang was …
A fifth triumph for the unbeaten Chinese at the Diving World Cup on Thursday provided the home crowd with a dose of realism ahead of the London Olympics. Thousands had …
Russian pole-vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own indoor world record on Thursday, clearing 5.01 metres at the XL Galan meet to beat the old mark by 1 centimetre. The two-time …
After days being slammed by huge waves, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet faced a different problem on Thursday as a lack of wind forced them to head far away from …
