Olympics
Points ranking for athletes
Athletics following tennis and golf’s lead with new rankings system for Olympic and world championships qualification.
Russian gets Olympic life ban
Cross-country skier Alexander Legkov has been stripped of his Olympic 50km title and banned from the Games for life.
Ugly Duckling carried pair to gold
Nicole JefferyIf ever a boat was well-named, it was “Ugly Duckling’’.
Gold-class sailor’s travels
SOFIA GRONBECH WRIGHTSeven-time Paralympian Liesl Tesch will be inducted into the inaugural Sailing Australia Hall of Fame this month.
Sailors ride Victor’s victorious ways
Nicole JefferyVictor Kovalenko came to Australia in 1997 with a backpack weighed down by Russian-English dictionaries.
Campbell back with a bang
Not so long ago, the prospect of returning to the pool daunted Australian sprint queen Cate Campbell.
McKeon tempted by seven
Nicole JefferyEmma McKeon is considering adding the 200m butterfly to her crowded Commonwealth Games program.
Chiller vaults to new role
Nicole JefferyRio Olympic team leader Kitty Chiller has been appointed the new chief executive of Gymnastics Australia.
Indigenous skater to make history
Nicole JefferyRussian-Australian world junior figure-skating pair clear citizenship hurdle for the Winter Olympics.
Scott twists for a shout at gold
Nicole JefferyDanielle Scott plans to become the first Australian woman to complete a quadruple-twisting double somersault on snow.
Rio boss on corruption charges
Carlos Nuzman, the head of last year’s Rio de Janeiro Olympics, has been formally charged with corruption.
Kookburras close to top of world
Nicole JefferyThe Kookaburras are closing in on the world No 1 ranking after blitzing New Zealand 6-0.
Nitro series gears to go global
Nicole JefferyAthletics Australia will postpone the Nitro series in Melbourne this summer so it can take it global late next year.
Hockeyroos chase Rio revenge
Nicole JefferyThe Hockeyroos intend to reverse their recent international slide against arch-rivals New Zealand in the Oceania Cup.
Olympic testing targets Russians
Nicole JefferyThe IOC has already begun a targeted pre-competition testing program for the Winter Olympics.
Knowles happy to impart knowledge
Nicole JefferyNew Hockeyroos skipper Emily Smith has done a crash course in leadership ahead of her first match as captain tomorrow.
Best of enemies pool forces
Nicole JefferyOlympic 1500m champion Gregorio Paltrinieri has joined Mack Horton’s training squad in Melbourne for six months.
Hughes channels his inner ninja
Nicole JefferyJarryd Hughes is the first Australian to win the snowboard cross title at the X Games. Now he wants Olympic gold.
A dirty water fight revealed
Nicole JefferyA water quality survey shows that the Tokyo Olympic venue for triathlon and openwater swimming is below standard.
Gun convictions overturned
Olympic gold medallist Michael Diamond will target a spot at Tokyo 2020 after his firearms convictions were quashed.
Young gun to fire Kookas
Nicole JefferyYoung gun Blake Govers is back in the Australian team for next week’s Oceania Cup tournament in Sydney.
Pearson nominated again
Sally Pearson’s return from career-threatening injuries has been recognised with nomination for athlete of the year.
Flying Fox leads title rush
Nicole JefferyAustralia won three world titles on two continents in a matter of hours over the weekend, led by canoeist Jessica Fox.
Aussie duo skate into record books
Nicole JefferyWorld junior champion figure-skating pair Harley Windsor and Katya Alexandrovskaya have qualified for the Olympics.
France in Games boycott threat
France’s government announced its team will not travel to the Winter Games if its security cannot be guaranteed.
Tancred outburst gave rivals ammo
Nicole JefferyAOC president John Coates believes his critics undermined media man Mike Tancred to get to him.
Russia’s fate hangs in balance
Nicole JefferyFormer vice-president John Coates has denied the IOC plans to fine Russia rather than ban it from the Winter Games.
Triathlon headache for Gold Coast
Nicole JefferyThe results of the world triathlon championships have complicated the Commonwealth Games selection process.
The Cold War Olympiad
Gideon Haigh‘The Friendly Games’ of 1956 seethed with seedy politics, secret agendas and desperate dreams of freedom.
New broom sweeps through AOC
Nicole JefferyMatt Carroll has promised the Australian Olympic Committee will be “a new organisation’’ after changes.
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No hurdle for Thomas Hobson
Thomas Hobson couldn’t jump over a twig but owner Rich Ricci believes the former hurdler is well handicapped.
Reel bows out top money winner
Tony ArroldHighland Reel’s third place in the Breeders Cup has left him in his finale as Europe’s highest ever prizemoney winner.
Kick-off for stadiums reboot
ANDREW CLENNELLSydney’s two biggest sporting stadiums will be knocked down and rebuilt within the next four years.
Foreigners on Cup glory frontline
Simone Fox KoobIrish gelding and seasoned traveller Red Cardinal will be among the 11 foreign hopes in tomorrow’s Melbourne Cup.
Backers will Kathy to triumph
Courtney WalshCup-winning Jim Cassidy will be pumping for a longshot in the race that stops Australia tomorrow.
Race that shames a nation
Tony ArroldDon’t hold your breath thinking three-year-olds who contested Saturday’s Victoria Derby will be Cups horses next year.
Titans suitor’s aim to crush AFL
Brent ReadThe Gold Coast fund manager attempting to secure the Titans licence has pledged to crush the AFL.
Hazlewood hits Test hopefuls
Peter LalorThe audition for Test berths is almost done. The judges are still sifting through a handful of middling efforts.
Frankie back to end Cup curse
Brendan CormickA month away from his 47th birthday, Frankie Dettori is experiencing a renaissance. But is it enough to break his Cup curse?
Foreign bodies infect field
Patrick SmithPicking the Melbourne Cup winner got tough — like really tough — when they threw the Ebor at us.