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Can Cadel upstage Alberto and Armstrong?

3 July 2009

Second placed Cadel Evans of Australia and Predictor Lotto celebrates in front of the Arc de Triomphe following Stage 20 of the Tour de France on July 29, 2007 in Paris, France.

Eight Australian riders – Cadel Evans, Michael Rogers, Stuart O’Grady, Mark Renshaw, Heinrich Haussler, Matthew Lloyd, Brett Lancaster, Allan Davis - will tackle the 96th Tour [more]

Lauterstein breaks Australian record

3 July 2009

Andrew Lauterstein of Australia celebrates after the Men's 100m Butterfly Final held at the National Aquatics Centre during Day 8 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 16, 2008 in Beijing, China.

In a dream build-up for the world championships, dual Olympic medallist Andrew Lauterstein has broken both the Australian and Commonwealth 100m butterfly record.

Racing at the Giorgio Armani swim meet in Milan, the 22-year-old broke the 51-second barrier for the first time [more]

Lambert retires from Kookaburras

30 June 2009

Stephen Lambert (R) of Australia celebrates the bronze medal with Fergus Kavanagh following Australia's victory over the Netherlands at the Olympic Green Hockey Field on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing, China.

Kookaburras goalkeeper Stephen Lambert has announced his retirement from international hockey.

Lambert originally loomed likely to continue on following the 2008 Beijing Olympics after he was selected in coach Ric Charlesworth’s 2009 national squad following the 2009 Australian Hockey League. [more]

Australians cashed up after world's richest triathlon

29 June 2009

Australian Emma Moffatt celebrates her silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Her teammate Emma Snowsill won the gold.

Australian Olympians Emma Moffatt and Emma Snowsill continued their recent dominance and claimed a bumper pay day by winning gold and silver in the world's richest triathlon in the United States on Saturday. [more]

Brauer battles injury for Games berth

23 June 2009

Australia's Jono Brauer in training at Sestriere during the Torino 2006 Olympics.

Australian alpine skier Jono Brauer will look to defy a horror injury-run and the prospect of lifelong pain to ensure he lines up for his second Winter Olympics in February. [more]

A dose of culture for overseas media at London 2012

28 June 2009

A London bus getting the city behind the 2012 Olympic Games.

Overseas media covering the 2012 Olympics will be housed in hotels in downtown London instead of purpose built media “villages” like they had in Beijing. [more]

Transformation of London Unmatched: Gosper

26 June 2009

Work continues on the Olympic Stadium and the surrounding Olympic Park on May 15, 2009 in London, England.

Australian Olympic official Kevan Gosper has heaped praise on London’s Olympic preparations saying the transformation of a wasteland in the city’s east is unmatched [more]