Olympics
Are Australia about to go all-in to hunt Olympic rowing’s white whale?
In over 120 years, Australia’s best result in the blue riband coxed eights event is a pair of silver medals. Rowing chiefs are considering a plan to go one better in Paris.
- by Iain Payten
Latest
As it happened: Matildas on track for Paris after 3-0 win over Uzbekistan in Olympic qualifiers
Australia suffered through a tense first half to thump Uzbekistan in Tashkent, effectively (but not quite officially) sealing qualification for the Paris Olympics.
- by Vince Rugari
Major US airline adds direct flight from Brisbane to LA
By December, there will be a total of 34 flights per week from North America to the Queensland capital.
- by Courtney Kruk
Analysis
Matildas
Five burning questions as the Matildas aim to seal Olympic berth
Tony Gustavsson’s side play the first leg of their Olympic qualifier against Uzbekistan in Tashkent on Saturday night. We take a look at the biggest questions surrounding the team.
- by Vince Rugari
‘An April Fools’ joke’: The long jump proposal Carl Lewis isn’t laughing about
World Athletics is considering the most radical overhaul of the long jump since it became an inaugural event of the modern Olympics in 1896.
- by Jeremy Wilson
Updated
Equestrian
Australian equestrian star free to compete at Olympics after ‘mankini’ episode
Shane Rose has escaped sanction after a disciplinary panel found he had not breached the code of conduct by wearing the skimpy swimsuit at a fancy dress event.
- by Tom Decent
Psychology student gunning for Olympic Games
Queensland psychology student Cassiel Rousseau is preparing to represent Australia at the Paris Olympics.
Updated
Equestrian
‘Didn’t mean to offend anyone’: Equestrian star apologises for mankini stunt
Three-time Olympic medallist Shane Rose has apologised after complaints were made about his skimpy costume at a fancy dress equestrian event, triggering a disciplinary review.
- by Iain Payten, Billie Eder and Jessica McSweeney
Aussie Olympian stood down for bizarre costume
Australian Olympic hopeful Shane Rose was stood down by Equestrian Australia for wearing a mankini at an event.
Opinion
Opinion
The Enhanced Games will be many things, but they won’t be sport
The spruikers of the “Doping Olympics” have so far failed to make the case for their venture, while the many arguments against it are so obvious as to be absurd.
- by Darren Kane
Victorian teenager Claudia Hollingsworth upstages star-studded field
Victorian teenager Claudia Hollingsworth upstaged one of the best fields seen in Australia and Stewart McSewyn delivered his best win in three years to announce himself back in a big night of athletics.
- by Michael Gleeson