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NBA stars rip sprint king Lyles over 'world champ' claims
AFP, Published on 29/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - American NBA stars ripped world sprint king Noah Lyles on social media for comments saying he is offended when teams declare themselves "world champions" for winning an NBA crown.
Medal rush in store as Tokyo Paralympics enters home straight
AFP, Published on 03/09/2021
» TOKYO - Paralympians battled for the last medals in swimming and cycling on Friday, while Turkey's women attempted to defend their goalball title as the Tokyo Games headed into their final days.
Star of Italy's medal-winning Olympic squad returns to hero's welcome
AFP, Published on 10/08/2021
» ROME - The star of Italy's Olympic team, Lamont Marcell Jacobs, returned home as a national hero on Monday after the country's best performance in the Games' history capped an unforgettable summer of sport for the Mediterranean nation.
Australian skateboarder stuns at Olympics as US relay team crash out
AFP, Published on 05/08/2021
» TOKYO - Australia's Keegan Palmer flew to a stunning skateboarding gold medal on Thursday as the USA suffered track disappointment with a major flop in the 4x100 metres relay heats.
Swimming Australia decries 'unacceptable behaviour'
AFP, Published on 26/06/2021
» SYDNEY: Swimming Australia admitted "unacceptable behaviour" in the sport dated back decades on Saturday after reports that six more elite athletes plan to make complaints about misconduct.
'Misogynistic Perverts' - Aussie star pulls out of Olympic swim trials
AFP, Published on 11/06/2021
» SYDNEY: Blaming "misogynistic perverts in sport and their boot lickers", dual Olympic silver medallist Maddie Groves has pulled out of Australia's swimming trials for the Tokyo Games.
Life after Bolt: new-look Jamaica fail Commonwealth test
AFP, Published on 16/04/2018
» GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA) - As sprint legend Usain Bolt partied into the early hours and hung out with movie stars at the Commonwealth Games, it wasn't so much fun for the Jamaica track team he left behind.
Larkin finds mojo as Peaty crashes to earth
AFP, Published on 11/04/2018
» GOLD COAST (AUSTRALIA) - Five highlights we learned from the Commonwealth Games swimming competition on the Gold Coast.