It is the horseman's nature to expect disaster and, with Australia entering the final day of team eventing in the gold medal position, the nation's best equestrian, Chris Burton, said: "Going into pole position is hard. It brings real pressure with it."
The Matildas almost overturned a seven-goal difference to pinch second spot in their group, but a last-gasp Zimbabwean goal changed things.
Reigning gold medallist Serena Williams, of the US, and Australian No.1 Samantha Stosur have been knocked out of the Rio Olympics tennis tournament in the third round.
Kookaburras lost to Belgium and are in danger of being knocked out of the Olympics facing two must-win games to stay alive.
Team USA can keep the private cruise ship because the only thing Canberra basketballer Patrick Mills wants for his birthday is to make Olympic Games history by chasing a medal.
Mack Horton and Lilly King will be forever linked for their outspoken attack on dopers at the Rio Olympics. But there is an undeniable sadness that their Olympic exploits were lost amid the revolt.
In this era of athletes swapping one national blazer for another, we shouldn't be surprised to see a red coated American equestrian, speaking with a distinct Australian accent, beating a dark green coated Aussie for a bronze medal in individual eventing.
The Opals turned the tables on their London Games captors to notch a vital win that should ensure they avoid the US until the gold medal match.
Australia will be one man down for its critical clash with Belgium after midfielder Aran Zalewski was suspended for hitting a Spanish player in the head with his stick in the last match.
Australia's top-ranked beach volleyball team appear all but certain of making the Olympics round of 16 after continuing their flying start in Rio.
Australian sevens skipper Sharni Williams completed a remarkable journey from oil changes to Olympic Games gold on Tuesday.
The story of how the Australian women's rugby sevens team learned to tackle - and then won Olympic gold
Australia go into the final day of eventing on the verge of claiming gold in the team and individual competitions at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro.
A tearful rendition of the traditional Maori war cry has concluded New Zealand's Olympic quest at the Rio Olympics.
Australia's champion kayaker, London Olympic silver medallist Jessica Fox, advanced to the semi finals with the second quickest time of the heats in the K1 at the Rio Olympics.
Australia's John Coterill skimmed the ball under Hungary goalkeeper Attila Decker with 26 seconds left to earn Australia a draw in a torrid match.
Bronte and Cate Campbell are as close as sisters can be ... until they race against each other.
She may be the "second fittest woman in the world" but Australia's Tia Toomey is only the 14th strongest, based on the results of weightlifting at the Rio Olympics ... and that's only in the 58kg class.
Australia has flatly rejected calls for an apology over swimmer Mack Horton's controversial comments about Chinese swimmer Sun Yang.
The half-time entertainment at the Olympic women's hockey is what everyone needs in Brazil: a samba lesson. To the soundtrack of Sergio Mendes's "Mas Que Nada!" (literally, "Yeah, right!" or "Whatever!"), the lesson emphasises the correct placement of the "pe", or foot, without which the best intentions can become a pile-up.
Australian rower Lucy Stephan says she had to wipe the smile from her face as the women's eight took to the water for their first race in Rio after their late Olympic call-up.
Australia are under early pressure in Olympic women's hockey with a 2-1 loss to the United States.
Catherine Skinner says her university grades were "pretty terrible." She managed to graduate with a chemical engineering degree at RMIT, but it took eight years.
Kookaburras coach Graham Reid is hopeful his side's shock loss to Spain will serve as a "wake-up" call for the remainder of the Olympic hockey tournament.
The hostile war of words between Australian Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton and his Chinese rival Sun Yang has boiled over again in Rio, as the pair prepare to face in the pool in the 1500 metres.
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