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Browning becomes second Australian sprinter to break 10-second barrier

Browning becomes second Australian sprinter to break 10-second barrier

Rohan Browning became the second-fastest Australian in history over 100 metres with a blistering 9.96 seconds at a meet in Wollongong.

  • by Staff

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Rival of Pearson faces eight-year ban for anti-doping 'tampering'

Rival of Pearson faces eight-year ban for anti-doping 'tampering'

Olympic champion Brianna Rollins-McNeal, who beat Sally Pearson in the 2013 world titles, has been provisionally suspended by track and field's integrity unit.

  • by Glynn A. Hill
Athletes must take their place in the vaccine queue, says Coe

Athletes must take their place in the vaccine queue, says Coe

Athletes should take their place in the COVID-19 vaccine queue behind people with pressing needs despite events such as the Olympics likely to be highly dependent on competitors being free from the virus, Seb Coe says.

  • by Mitch Phillips
‘I wasn’t going home empty handed’: Tiernan breaks Australian record

‘I wasn’t going home empty handed’: Tiernan breaks Australian record

Patrick Tiernan has broken the national 10,000-metre record less than a year after it was broken by his compatriot and rival Stewart McSteyn.

  • by Michael Gleeson
Office workers, Olympic hopefuls return to the Tan

Office workers, Olympic hopefuls return to the Tan

Next year the first of what is hoped to be an annual race around the Tan will be staged offering the biggest prizemoney in Australia for a race of its type. 

  • by Michael Gleeson