Great Britain face being beaten by rivals Australia and Germany in the medals table at the London 2012 Olympics unless performances improve from last year’s world championships. Too many silver …
There were mixed fortunes for the local stars on Monday with Mick Fanning sensationally eliminated from the season-opening men’s world surfing championship event on the Gold Coast. Talented young Brazilian …
Three Australians have earned direct entry to the quarter-finals of the season-opening women’s world surfing championship event on the Gold Coast. Four-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore gave a masterclass in …
Lauren Boden wants Australia to know there’s another 400m hurdler in the country. Boden has won five national titles and has already run a qualifying time for the London Olympics, …
Nerves of steel have helped Kelly Slater cruise through the first heats of the season-opening men’s world surfing championship event on the Gold Coast. The Quiksilver Pro defending champion has …
He admits it hasn’t been easy but world champion James Magnussen has sworn off the drink in the lead-up to next month’s Olympic swimming trials. Magnussen, 20, is hot favourite …
He admits it hasn’t been easy but world champion James Magnussen has sworn off the drink in the lead-up to next month’s Olympic swimming trials. Magnussen, 20, is hot favourite …
Ethiopian Olympic great Haile Gebrselassie is in danger of missing the London Games after finishing fourth with a modest time in the Tokyo marathon won by Kenyan Michael Kipyego. Gebrselassie, …
Nerves of steel have helped Kelly Slater cruise through the first heats of the season-opening men’s world surfing championship event on the Gold Coast. The Quiksilver Pro defending champion has …
Beijing Olympian Warwick Draper survived a nerve-wracking wait to secure the fifth and final place on Australia’s slalom canoe team nominated for the London Games on Sunday. Victorian Draper, who …
Lindsey Vonn won the women’s alpine skiing World Cup super-G Bankso, Bulgaria on Sunday, the US star registering a record-breaking 18th success in the discipline. The 27-year-old 2010 Olympic downhill …
Impressive wins in the first elimination round have set Australians Joel Parkinson and Taj Burrow up for a strong run at the opening event of this year’s men’s world surfing …
Australian walker Jared Tallent believes he’s well-placed to repeat his Olympic double medal heroics in London. Already assured of a spot in the 50km race courtesy of his bronze medal …
Michael Kipyego of Kenya won the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, pulling ahead of Haile Gebrselassie at the 38km mark for his first career victory. Gebrselassie had taken a turn at …
Ian Thorpe must cling to the hope that some of his old magic will return during his freshening-up period before next month’s Olympic trials. He does not have a choice. …
Local hero Joel Parkinson blasted his way through Sunday’s sudden-death second round of the world surfing tour event on the Gold Coast. Parkinson left young wildcard and trials winner Garrett …
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 …
