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[ad_1] Cathy Freeman has once again sent a packed crowd of sport fans into raptures, this time by commentating her iconic victory in the 400m final at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. During an appearance on Seven’s The Front Bar on Thursday night, the former Australian of the Year and Aussie sports legend took viewers through … Read more
[ad_1] There’s no sport quite like Sail GP. It’s been called F1 on water, which is a fair assessment – especially since four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel is a backer of the German team that debuted this season. Germany is one of ten nations competing in Season Four of the competition, where identical, hi-tech F50 … Read more
[ad_1] Sam Williamson has claimed Australia’s first gold medal of the world swimming championships in the 50m breastroke in Doha overnight. Williamson was the fastest qualifier heading into the final and lowered his own personal best and Australian record to touch the wall first in 26.32sec. The 26-year-old finished ahead if Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi (26.39) … Read more
[ad_1] A sneaky tactic from the recent Youth Winter Olympic Games has gone viral, with a Chinese speed skater’s brilliant move stunning fans. Yang Jingru claimed gold in the women’s 1500-metre short-track speed-skating final at the Gangwon, South Korea Games ahead of her compatriot Li Jinzi. But that doesn’t explain just how well she outsmarted … Read more
[ad_1] Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva received a four-year ban from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday for failing a doping test prior to the 2022 Winter Olympics. Valieva was the star of figure skating in the Beijing games in February 2022, becoming the first female skater to land a quadruple … Read more
[ad_1] An instant after clinching a berth in her first grand slam final in Melbourne, ascending Chinese star Qinwen Zheng raised her arms in triumph before pumping her fists in sheer delight. The 21-year-old had just produced another superb performance to end the fairytale run of Dayana Yastremska, a qualifier from Ukraine who played the … Read more
[ad_1] LeBron James, Stephen Curry and reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid were named among a 41-strong player pool for the USA’s 2024 Olympics basketball roster this week. The star-studded roster will be whittled down to a 12-man squad for this summer’s Olympics in Paris, where the US will be chasing a fifth consecutive … Read more
[ad_1] In an age where older athletes are tossed aside similar to a child discarding its favourite old toy in favour of a new, shiny one, Indian doubles sensation Rohan Bopanna continues to defy belief. Bopanna, at the ripe age of 43, will sit atop the ATP men’s doubles ranking for the first time in … Read more