Sam Kerr says backflipping days could be over
Matildas captain Sam Kerr says it was a dream come true scoring a hat-trick in front of her home fans, but concedes the days of her trademark backflip somersault could …
Olympics
Blais wins 1,000m silver on final day of short track speed skating World Cup in Montreal
A day after securing her first individual short track World Cup medal, Canada’s Danaé Blais added another by winning silver in the women’s 1,000-metre event in Montreal on Sunday. The Châteauguay, Que., native …
The glory and the grudges: Donovan Bailey’s ‘Undisputed’ autobiography
Undisputed by Donovan Bailey Sprinters are famously self-assured athletes. When one-hundredth of a second separates the greats from the also-rans, confidence is critical. Donovan Bailey is a sprinter, through and …
Gustavsson praises Matildas’ attacking flair
Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson feels his team is building a game plan capable of consistently beating the world’s best nations after watching Australia’s 8-0 rout of the Philippines in Perth. …
Kerrr-azzy! Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord smash hat tricks as Matildas run riot against the Phillipines
The Matildas are one step closer to Paris after brutalising a poor Philippines 8-0 in front of a record Optus Stadium crowd. Here’s how the Tillies put their opponents to …
Sam Kerr and Caitlin Foord score hat-tricks as the Matildas thump the Philippines in Perth
Hometown hero Sam Kerr and Arsenal star Caitlin Foord have scored hat-tricks as the Matildas all but guaranteed a passage to the next round of Olympic qualifying with a 8-0 …
Canadian women’s water polo team continues quest for Olympic spot at Pan Am Games
After qualifying for the Olympics for the first time in 17 years in Tokyo, the Canadian women’s water polo team wants to make sure it becomes a regular occurrence. The …
Matildas in Perth: Sam Kerr set to start in front of sold-out home crowd at Optus Stadium against Philippines
The line-up is in and it is the news WA fans were hoping to see – Sam Kerr will lead out the Matildas in front of a sold-out home crowd. …
Shooter Manu Bhaker finishes 5th, secures 11th Olympic quota for India
Manu Bhaker secured the 11th Paris Olympics quota place for the country after finishing fifth in women’s 25m sports pistol at the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, Korea on Saturday. …
Blindsided by love: South Korean Olympian’s fiancé revealed to be transgender con-artist
A tale of new love swiftly turned sour for South Korean fencing legend Nam Hyun-hee, after her husband-to-be was revealed to be a woman who is being investigated over multiple …