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'Big marker': Perkins warns on Brisbane Olympic sports

'Big marker': Perkins warns on Brisbane Olympic sports

Australian Sports Commission boss Kieren Perkins says the Olympics faces a big moment around decisions on the program for the Brisbane Games.

Howzat: Australia funds Pacific sport on road to 2032

Howzat: Australia funds Pacific sport on road to 2032

Howzat: Australia funds Pacific sport on road to 2032

Howzat: Australia funds Pacific sport on road to 2032

Australia lacked a sports diplomacy strategy leading into the 2000 Sydney Olympics but is set on maximising leverage from the upcoming Brisbane Games.

'Don't lose sight': marathon champ's legacy warning

'Don't lose sight': marathon champ's legacy warning

'Don't lose sight': marathon champ's legacy warning

'Don't lose sight': marathon champ's legacy warning

While soaking up what the Sydney Marathon has become, one of the country's leading runners can't help but wonder if the sport's lost its purity.

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Kaylee world record broken by Italian teenager

Kaylee world record broken by Italian teenager

Australian backstroke queen Kaylee McKeown has lost her 50m world record to 19-year-old Italian Sara Curtis, who clocked a new mark of 26.63 seconds in Paris.

Ekka celebrates milestone year with $300m revamp reveal

Ekka celebrates milestone year with $300m revamp reveal

A major agricultural show will celebrate its 150th year, buzzing with news of an upgrade of almost $300 million to be completed ahead of the 2032 Olympics.

How Glasgow boosted netball's bid for Olympic call-up

How Glasgow boosted netball's bid for Olympic call-up

Using this year's Commonwealth Games to push their case, Netball Australia's chief executive is upbeat the sport will feature at the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane.

Vision for Olympic site shown as critics slam 'fantasy'

Vision for Olympic site shown as critics slam 'fantasy'

Public consultation is being invited on a state government's Olympic plans amid bitter opposition to the use of a heritage-listed park.

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New face in Games push, squash goes Back to the Future

New face in Games push, squash goes Back to the Future

New face in Games push, squash goes Back to the Future

New face in Games push, squash goes Back to the Future

A switch of allegiance and the arrival of squash on the Olympic stage, with a Hollywood touch, is set to rocket the sport back into the Aussie conversation.

'Runway's looking red-hot': Cam's gold Brisbane vision

'Runway's looking red-hot': Cam's gold Brisbane vision

'Runway's looking red-hot': Cam's gold Brisbane vision

'Runway's looking red-hot': Cam's gold Brisbane vision

Australia's dominant Commonwealth Games swimmers are laying down a marker for a Brisbane Olympics super show, says the ever-golden Cam McEvoy.

Clock ticking for Brisbane 2032 Games on milestone day

Clock ticking for Brisbane 2032 Games on milestone day

Clock ticking for Brisbane 2032 Games on milestone day

Clock ticking for Brisbane 2032 Games on milestone day

With more than a dozen venues yet to be built or upgraded, the pressure is on Brisbane 2032 Olympics organisers after arriving at a key milestone.

Mollie O defies back fractures to chase Games gold

Mollie O defies back fractures to chase Games gold

Mollie O defies back fractures to chase Games gold

Mollie O defies back fractures to chase Games gold

Swimming superstar Mollie O'Callaghan has revealed she has been battling major injuries that could impact her level of involvement at the Commonwealth Games.

Aokuso shows grit in Opals' comeback win over China

Aokuso shows grit in Opals' comeback win over China

Aokuso shows grit in Opals' comeback win over China

Aokuso shows grit in Opals' comeback win over China

The Opals fought back from 18 points down to pip China in a thriller, completing a sweep of their series ahead of the FIBA Women's World Cup.

Gout's out: teenage sprint star hamstrung by injury

Gout's out: teenage sprint star hamstrung by injury

Gout's out: teenage sprint star hamstrung by injury

Gout's out: teenage sprint star hamstrung by injury

Sprint superstar Gout Gout has suffered a major hamstring injury that will force him to miss this year's under-20 world championships.

Australia's doping plea as IOC lifts Russia athlete ban

Australia's doping plea as IOC lifts Russia athlete ban

Australia's doping plea as IOC lifts Russia athlete ban

Australia's doping plea as IOC lifts Russia athlete ban

The ban on Russian athletes competing at the Olympic Games, imposed in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, has been provisionally lifted by the IOC.

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Prep for decider more intense than Olympics: NSW star

Code-hopper Mark Nawaqanitawase is preparing to make his second, and possibly final, NSW appearance in the State of Origin decider.

Good as gold: Aussie long-distance king back on track

Fit again, Andy Buchanan will line up in his first major race in more than a year - enough time for plenty to have changed in the marathon world.

It's an honour: Cotton pumped for overdue Boomers debut

A bureaucratic technicality cost Bryce Cotton the chance to represent Australia at the 2024 Olympics, but his path to LA 2028 looks promising.

'Even more motivation': Matthews returns to Tour

Australian star Michael Matthews has overcome plenty in the past year to make the Jayco AlUla team for his ninth start at the Tour de France.

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No prize money, but Olympians to share in $200m bounty

The Australian Olympic Committee is welcoming new grants being made available to all summer and winter Olympic athletes.

No-frills budget tips surprise surplus amid Games blitz

A pathway to surplus has been mapped out by a state government as it handed down a budget with cost of living relief while ramping up Olympic preparations.

Master sevens coach Walsh lands vital new RA role

Rio Olympics gold medal-winning sevens coach Tim Walsh has been unveiled as Rugby Australia's new women's high-performance boss.

Vixens out to 'flip the narrative' in Super finals

Melbourne Vixens star Kiera Austin concedes harsh conversations have taken place, while West Coast Fever look to avenge their grand final heartbreak.

Perkins weighs in on "wicked" Games prizemoney debate

Prize money for Olympic medallists remains a point of contention as Australian athletes welcome life-changing funding ahead of the Brisbane 2032 Games.

Olympic-sized cost for Games city's bridge revealed

Australia's biggest council has revealed the cost of restoring an Olympic host city's famous bridge, prompting pleas for state and federal financial help.

Comeback queen Godwin leads Australia's Glasgow charge

Making her return from a career-threatening Achilles injury, Georgia Godwin is looking to add to her eight Commonwealth Games gymnastics medals in Glasgow.

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