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In-form Wearn out to defend sailing gold in Marseille

In-form Wearn out to defend sailing gold in Marseille

Matt Wearn's 2022 is a bad memory as the Olympic gold medallist heads to the Games with confidence, while fellow sailor Grae Morris has also earned selection.

Call to cancel Gabba rebuild, abolish 2032 Olympics

Call to cancel Gabba rebuild, abolish 2032 Olympics

Call to cancel Gabba rebuild, abolish 2032 Olympics

Call to cancel Gabba rebuild, abolish 2032 Olympics

A crossbench call for Queensland to scrap a planned Gabba rebuild for the Olympics comes amid hot debate over the stadium's future.

Aussie funding helps Pacific athletes attend Olympics

Aussie funding helps Pacific athletes attend Olympics

Aussie funding helps Pacific athletes attend Olympics

Aussie funding helps Pacific athletes attend Olympics

Australian funding will help athletes from 13 Pacific nations attend this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.

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Browning in top shape heading into Olympic year

Browning in top shape heading into Olympic year

The Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne is an important part of Australian sprint star Rohan Browning's preparation for the Paris Olympics.

McEvoy wins butterfly bronze at world champs

McEvoy wins butterfly bronze at world champs

Cameron McEvoy has powered to bronze in the 50m butterfly at the world championships in Doha, on a night of near misses for the Australian team.

World surf champion Toledo to take year off competition

World surf champion Toledo to take year off competition

After winning back-to-back surf world titles, Filipe Toledo has announced he's joining Stephanie Gilmore and Carissa Moore in taking a year away from the tour.

Opals coach happy to leave door open for Jackson

Opals coach happy to leave door open for Jackson

Lauren Jackson shocked the basketball world with her retirement announcement, but Opals coach Sandy Brondello hasn't ruled out a fifth Olympics for the legend.

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Kookaburras start Olympic year with thrilling 4-3 win

Kookaburras start Olympic year with thrilling 4-3 win

Kookaburras start Olympic year with thrilling 4-3 win

Kookaburras start Olympic year with thrilling 4-3 win

The Kookaburras have begun their build-up to the Olympics by reprising their World Cup 4-3 win over Spain in the FIH Pro Hockey league in India.

Jackson retires from Opals after Olympic qualification

Jackson retires from Opals after Olympic qualification

Jackson retires from Opals after Olympic qualification

Jackson retires from Opals after Olympic qualification

Australian basketball great Lauren Jackson has announced she will not take part at the Paris Olympics, after the Opals clinched their place at the Games.

Radical McEvoy 'thesis' opens audacious 2032 Games bid

Radical McEvoy 'thesis' opens audacious 2032 Games bid

Radical McEvoy 'thesis' opens audacious 2032 Games bid

Radical McEvoy 'thesis' opens audacious 2032 Games bid

Barely a year ago Cameron McEvoy was done with the sport, but the 29-year-old swimmer is now a world champion with ambitions to race at Brisbane's 2032 Games.

Hockeyroos hammered by Dutch in Olympic warning

Hockeyroos hammered by Dutch in Olympic warning

Hockeyroos hammered by Dutch in Olympic warning

Hockeyroos hammered by Dutch in Olympic warning

Australia's Hockeyroos have been beaten 6-2 by the Dutch Olympic champions in their latest deflating FIH Hockey Pro League outing in India.

Powerbrokers weigh in on Gabba's rebuild, future

Powerbrokers weigh in on Gabba's rebuild, future

Powerbrokers weigh in on Gabba's rebuild, future

Powerbrokers weigh in on Gabba's rebuild, future

Members of the organising committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games have indicated a rebuild of the Gabba may not be the best way forward.

Australian Olympians urged to harness Paris Games heat

Australian Olympians urged to harness Paris Games heat

Australian Olympians urged to harness Paris Games heat

Australian Olympians urged to harness Paris Games heat

Ahead of the 2024 Paris Summer Games, Olympic team chef de mission Anna Meares believes Australian athletes can use the expected heat to their advantage.

Shock Matildas call makes veteran Heyman feel 21 again

Shock Matildas call makes veteran Heyman feel 21 again

Shock Matildas call makes veteran Heyman feel 21 again

Shock Matildas call makes veteran Heyman feel 21 again

Michelle Heyman has capped an impressive A-League Women season for Canberra United with her first Matildas call-up in six years.

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Rippon's coaching first offers Stingers an Olympic edge

Rebecca Rippon, set to be just the second woman to coach a water polo team at an Olympics, has named her squad for next month's World Championships.

Game might be over for Gabba's $2.7b Olympic rebuild

An expensive rebuild of the Gabba could have already run its race only months after being announced as a review of the 2032 Olympic venues gets under way.

Jackson named in Opals team on long road to Paris Games

Talismanic Aussie basketballer Lauren Jackson will bring invaluable experience after being named in the Opals team for the Olympic qualifying event in Brazil.

Pre-Games transport options being stalled by train deal

Public transport options to and from Brisbane Airport will be prioritised as the government continues to navigate an aging, monopolised train contract.

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Hooper's Olympic sevens tilt hits snag as debut delayed

Michael Hooper's Olympic ambitions have hit a speed bump, with the former Wallabies captain's rugby sevens debut put on hold until at least late February.

Fitzgibbons' Games path opened after shock call-up

She fell victim to the World Surf League's mid-season cut but Sally Fitzgibbons still has a chance to ride the waves for Australia at this year's Olympic Games.

Hauser heeds Brownlee's tried and tested Games advice

Matt Hauser is aware of the history and says it's time the Australian men did their bit as he chases gold in the triathlon at this year's Paris Olympics.

New Year's Eve party over, now what's in store for 2024

New Year's festivities over, another year of uncertainty has dawned with hangovers from 2023 but some predictions for 2024 suggest better times ahead.

Road to Paris starts Down Under for Italian superstar

Two-time world time trial champion Filippo Ganna is heading Down Under for the Adelaide road races as part of his preparations for the Paris Olympics.

'Divisive' Oly portfolio axed in new-look state cabinet

The revamped Queensland cabinet does not feature an Olympics portfolio, with new state premier Steven Miles saying it had become "divisive".

Paris peak the target for world-beating Aussie sevens

Two wins to begin the world rugby sevens series has led Australia's women to go "back to the drawing board" in an effort to peak for the Paris Olympics.

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