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Simpson misses Olympic swim team, returns to music

Simpson misses Olympic swim team, returns to music

After missing selection on Australia's Olympic team, celebrity swimmer Cody Simpson says he'll return to the entertainment industry.

China swim doping cases 'waste of energy' for Australia

China swim doping cases 'waste of energy' for Australia

China swim doping cases 'waste of energy' for Australia

China swim doping cases 'waste of energy' for Australia

Swimming Australia's head coach Rohan Taylor says it's a waste of energy for the nation's swimmers to get caught up in the doping furore involving China.

Israel and Palestine are 'committed to Olympic spirit'

Israel and Palestine are 'committed to Olympic spirit'

Israel and Palestine are 'committed to Olympic spirit'

Israel and Palestine are 'committed to Olympic spirit'

IOC president Thomas Bach insists that despite war in Gaza, Israel and Palestine believe in the Olympic mission of understanding and peace.

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O'Callaghan wins epic 100m freestyle at Olympic trials

O'Callaghan wins epic 100m freestyle at Olympic trials

Mollie O'Callaghan has won her battle with nerves by prevailing in a thriller of a women's 100m freestyle at Australia's Olympic selection trials.

Volleyballers to dig for gold in shadow of Eiffel Tower

Volleyballers to dig for gold in shadow of Eiffel Tower

Tokyo medallists Taquila Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar, plus Zachery Schubert and Thomas Hodges will compete in beach volleyball at the Paris Games.

Beam Queen's 'third coming' in time for Paris Games

Beam Queen's 'third coming' in time for Paris Games

Gymnast Emma Nedov is on the cusp of an unlikely Olympics debut, despite spending three years in retirement after missing the Tokyo Games.

Chalmers confident back injury won't derail Olympics

Chalmers confident back injury won't derail Olympics

Australia's freestyle champion Kyle Chalmers is confident a back injury won't impact on his campaign at the looming Paris Olympics.

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Chalmers pushes through pain to earn third Olympic spot

Chalmers pushes through pain to earn third Olympic spot

Chalmers pushes through pain to earn third Olympic spot

Chalmers pushes through pain to earn third Olympic spot

Kyle Chalmers says he pushed through debilitating back pain to win the 100m freestyle at Australia's Olympic selection trials in Brisbane.

Seebohm hopes Olympic bid inspires her baby and mothers

Seebohm hopes Olympic bid inspires her baby and mothers

Seebohm hopes Olympic bid inspires her baby and mothers

Seebohm hopes Olympic bid inspires her baby and mothers

Emily Seebohm hopes her unfulfilled quest to swim at a fifth Olympics proves to her baby boy and other mothers that anything is possible.

Mackenzie Arnold's inspiring rise to Matildas stardom

Mackenzie Arnold's inspiring rise to Matildas stardom

Mackenzie Arnold's inspiring rise to Matildas stardom

Mackenzie Arnold's inspiring rise to Matildas stardom

Matildas star Mackenzie Arnold has revealed the depths of despair she rose from to emerge as Tony Gustavsson's first-choice goalkeeper for the Paris Olympics.

Kookaburras, Hockeyroos warm up for Paris by beating GB

Kookaburras, Hockeyroos warm up for Paris by beating GB

Kookaburras, Hockeyroos warm up for Paris by beating GB

Kookaburras, Hockeyroos warm up for Paris by beating GB

With the Olympics looming, the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos have both scored impressive wins over Great Britain to wrap up their FIH Pro League seasons in style.

Swim trailblazer McEvoy to release secrets post-Paris

Swim trailblazer McEvoy to release secrets post-Paris

Swim trailblazer McEvoy to release secrets post-Paris

Swim trailblazer McEvoy to release secrets post-Paris

Cameron McEvoy, who will be the first Australian man to swim at four Olympics, will release his revolutionary training secrets after the Paris Games.

Titmus tunes up for Paris with freestyle world record

Titmus tunes up for Paris with freestyle world record

Titmus tunes up for Paris with freestyle world record

Titmus tunes up for Paris with freestyle world record

Breaking the world record in the 200m freestyle at Australia's Olympic swimming trials is merely a "bonus", Ariarne Titmus says, as the Paris Games loom.

Celebrity swimmer Simpson's last roll of Olympic dice

Celebrity swimmer Simpson's last roll of Olympic dice

Celebrity swimmer Simpson's last roll of Olympic dice

Celebrity swimmer Simpson's last roll of Olympic dice

The coach of pop star turned swimmer Cody Simpson says the 27-year-old faces a stiff challenge to make Australia's Olympic team.

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Relaxed Chalmers in top shape at Olympic swim trials

Kyle Chalmers says he's in the best shape of his life as he plots his path to the Paris Olympics.

Matildas face brutal preparation for Olympic medal tilt

The Matildas want to win a medal at the Paris Olympics and coach Tony Gustavsson has pulled together a brutal and meticulous schedule to try to achieve that.

McKeown disappointed despite nudging world record

Swim star Kaylee McKeown has gone within a whisker of her 100m backstroke world record at Australia's Olympic selection trials in Brisbane.

2032 Games delivery authority topped up in Qld budget

The Queensland government will allocate $62 million to the Olympics delivery authority set to roll out its infrastructure plan.

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Tasmania can be 'mecca' for Australian basketball: Roth

Tasmania can be the "mecca'' for Australian basketball if more courts are built and sub-par facilities refurbished, JackJumpers coach Scott Roth says.

Inspired Matildas eye golden Games glory in Paris

Coach Tony Gustavsson believes "anything is possible'' as the Matildas chase gold-medal glory at the Paris Olympic Games.

Golden oldie McKeon is greedy for more Olympic success

Australia's most successful Olympian, swimmer Emma McKeon, is hungry for more success at the looming Paris Games.

Titmus, McKeown come close to swim world records

Australian swim aces Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown have come close to world records at the Olympic selection trials in Brisbane.

Shootout delight for Hockeyroos, misery for Kookaburras

The Hockeyroos and Kookaburras have had different penalty shootout fortunes in internationals against Germany, the Aussie women winning and the men losing.

Ebden and Peers to team up in Olympic veteran combo

Matt Ebden has plumped for fellow veteran John Peers as his Olympic men's doubles partner in Paris while Aussie No.2 Jordan Thompson is to miss the Games.

Swim star Titmus says surgery gifted her perspective

Australian swim ace Ariarne Titmus says surgery last September to remove a benign tumour from an ovary is the best thing that could have happened to her.

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