Paris Olympics 2024
Nomadic childhood prepared Matildas’ Cooney-Cross for life at the top of football
From the Sunshine Coast to Alice Springs and Ballarat, Torquay, Sydney, Melbourne, Sweden and England, Australia’s midfield dynamo is nothing if not adaptable.
- by Emma Kemp
Latest
Tickled Pink: Bowing to public demand, Nike is finally selling Matildas goalkeeper jerseys
Pink and her daughter, Willow, were the first people in the world to get their hands on a shirt that was impossible to buy last year.
- by Vince Rugari
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
Analysis
Matildas
The Matildas don’t need Sam Kerr to win. But they do need a striker
The unexpected re-emergence of Michelle Heyman has given Tony Gustavsson a selection headache as he considers his 18-player Olympic squad with qualification all but secured.
- by Vince Rugari
Late blitz all but seals place in Paris for Matildas
After being frustrated for more than an hour, Australia hit three late goals against Uzbekistan to take a decisive lead back to Melbourne for the second leg of their Olympic qualifier.
- by Emma Kemp
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
Mary Fowler just turned 21. Could the Matildas star one day win the Ballon d’Or?
We take a look at past recipients of football’s most prestigious international award to see what they were doing at Fowler’s age.
- by Emma Kemp and Billie Eder
Tahitians worry about hosting Olympic surfing in ‘Land of God’
“We hear a lot about the infrastructure and heritage that will be left by the Olympic Games, but we already have an ancestral heritage.”
- by Daniel Cole
How Matildas turned their shaky defence into a solid foundation
Defence wins you titles, and Australia can count on Steph Catley, Alanna Kennedy, Clare Hunt and Ellie Carpenter in the Olympic qualifiers against Uzbekistan.
- by Vince Rugari and Emma Kemp
Opinion
Equestrian
Think a mankini at an equestrian event is scandalous? Get off your high horse
There is a stark contrast between an Olympian’s “outrageous” outfit at a light-hearted event and the more serious issues the sport has grappled in Australia.
- by Emma Kemp
McEvoy misses world championship gold by 0.01 seconds
Cam McEvoy threw down a blistering heat swim in the 50m freestyle at the world swimming championships but had to settle for silver in the final.
- by Tom Decent