Dual Olympic medallist Jared Tallent surprised himself as he overcame adverse conditions to record a career-fastest time in winning the Australian 50km road walk championship.
Racing in pouring rain through gathering puddles in Melbourne, the 25-year-old from Ballarat clocked 3m38.56s on Sunday [more]
A young, untried Australian combination has ridden the fastest teams pursuit time in this country, posting only the second mark under the magical four minutes. [more]
With just 266 days to go before Singapore hosts the world’s first Youth Olympic Games (YOG), Lyo (pronounced as Leo) and Merly are ready to blaze the trail. The official mascots for Singapore 2010 were unveiled by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports today. [more]
Jamie Dwyer has reconfirmed his status as one of the world's best players by scoring a hat-trick of goals in Australia's 8-2 win over Spain in the first Test in Perth.
In what was Australia's first match against Spain since they were knocked out of the gold medal race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Kookaburras were determined to come out on top in the opening game of the two-Test series. [more]
The following is the open letter written by John Coates for the Sunday Telegraph on the 22nd of November 2009.
As a raw rowing manager many years ago, I dreamed that one day Australia would again host the Olympic Games. In Sydney in 2000, I felt privileged to be part of a celebration that engulfed the entire nation [more]
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