Olympic Games

"Who would have thought 2025 would be better than 2024?"

There are plenty of sporting romances in the mix!

Sitting around the dining table, our family put our thinking caps on to come up with an idea for a scarecrow to enter for the 2024 Wherrol Flat and Caparra Spring Fair. “Are we sticking with the sports theme, or are we doing something different this year?” I asked my hubby, Shannon, 41, and our […]

Here’s everything to know.

“Being an athlete is tough. Being a woman is tough.”

A saving grace.

Going for gold.

He's back in the host chair.

Are you ready?

Love is in the air.

They won bronze!

The Stingers and the Sharks.

Our best-ever result!

Chasing Olympic glory.

Aiming for gold.

'As a female-dominated sport, it has long been overlooked.'

They’ll be hitting the green (and gold).

They’re ‘over the moon’.

Surf’s up.

They’ll be showcasing their strength and flexibility.

On your marks; get set; gold!

The countdown is officially on.

The countdown is on.

Including the newest additions.

So much girl power.

'We're ready for anything!'

They're insanely beautiful.

They’ll be donning the green and gold.

They’re set to light up the pool.

“It's given everyone hope.”

Talk about the ultimate sporting power couple!

“I wouldn't be where I am today without them.”

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, Oi, Oi!

He's the much-loved athlete who has dominated two sports. But, Dylan Alcott tells Sue Smethurst, the real champion in the family is his dear mum, Resie, for raising him to be who he is today.

She was Australia’s golden girl, but underneath swimming sensation Libby Trickett was struggling. The former world champ speaks about her post-natal depression and the great love that saw her through.

She may be an Olympic gold-medal winner but, like us, Sally has her own personal challenges too. This is how she overcomes them.

The four-time gold medallist has tragically passed away at the age of 79.

Behind every great athlete is a loving parent who deserves a medal.

The medal signifies the first Olympic medal of any colour for a small Pacific Ocean island nation.

The French athlete is making a speedy recovery from surgery after a botched landing that left him with a double leg break.

None of the young royals will be attending the Games this year but they have sent Great Britain a special good luck message.

Meet the sports stars who battled against the odds and won a place in everyone's hearts.

The dual gold medalist was more than three times over the legal limit when he was found in his car with a shotgun and 150 rounds of ammunition.

In her most intimate interview ever, Sam reveals all to editor-in-chief Fiona Connolly.

What do you think?

British high jumper slams sexism in sport

Olympic swimmer Leisel Jones has revealed why she and her and former team mate, Stephanie Rice, had bad blood.

She’s the Queen’s oldest granddaughter and an Olympic silver medalist, but for Zara Phillips, motherhood has been her greatest challenge yet.

Former Olympian Libby Trickett has shared her exciting baby news.

Australian brand Sportscraft has been announced as the official uniform supplier for the 2016 Australian Olympic Team.

A host of European royals show their support for their athletes at the winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Russia's Winter Olympics have courted yet more controversy, this time subjecting female members of the national team to a bizarre lingerie shoot.

Eight months after her split from Olympic champion Kieren (who has revealed the new woman in his life), Symantha Perkins tells Bryce Corbett what it was really like to be married to swimming’s golden boy. It’s a scene that is part of the nation’s sporting history. After cruising coolly to victory in the 1500 metres […]

A Special Olympian with Down syndrome has penned a touching open letter protesting against the use of the word “retard” as an insult. US political commentator Ann Coulter provoked a barrage of criticism when she called Barack Obama a “retard” during the third presidential debate yesterday. “I highly approve of Romney’s decision to be kind […]

Charlotte Dawson has revealed she aborted her child with swimmer Scott Miller because he didn’t want any distractions in the lead-up to the Sydney Olympics. The TV presenter opened up about the termination of her pregnancy in her new book, Air Kiss And Tell, which is exclusively extracted in the October issue of The Australian […]

James Magnussen was devastated when the 100m men’s freestyle Olympic gold medal was snatched away by his American rival Nathan Adrian, but some of his Australian teammates were so thrilled they stood up and cheered. That such a thing could happen at an Olympic Games and to an Australian swimming team is almost incomprehensible, but […]

Jacqueline Freney was eight years old when she watched Australian swimmer Siobhan Paton win six gold medals at the Sydney Paralympics and decided she wanted to do the same. Last night, she surpassed that goal, winning her seventh gold in London and becoming Australia’s most successful Paralympian at a single Games. Jacqueline, 20, blitzed the […]

Our paralympic champions are dominating in the London 2012 Games.

Prince Harry is a busy man with an even busier schedule but that didn’t stop him from taking some time out to chat with our youngest Paralympic hero Maddison Elliot. The 13-year-old swimmer — who has won a gold, silver and bronze medal so far this Games — was watching heats at the London aquatic […]

Prince Harry’s naked photos scandal rocked the royal family, but William and Kate seemed blissfully unconcerned at the Paralympics yesterday. The pair – dressed in matching red sneakers – spent the day watching team GB compete in the cycling and goalball events, looking happier than ever before. Harry’s indiscretion seemed far from their minds as […]

Just four years after he was declared a national hero in Beijing, Steve Hooker has been branded a “disappointment” by his own boss. Athletics Australia President Rob Fildes has declared the pole vaulter the biggest frustration of the London Olympics, saying his failure to perform was disappointing no matter how you looked at it. Related: […]

They finished last and by a considerable margin, but Sarah Attar and Wojdan Shaherkhani got a standing ovation for being in London at all. Sarah, 19, and Wojdan, 16, are the first women to compete for Saudi Arabia at the Olympic Games. While their sporting achievements didn’t win them any medals — Sarah came last […]

Twenty-four hours after she won gold in the women’s omnium, British cyclist Laura Trott scored an even more enviable prize – a date with Prince Harry. Harry watched Laura, 20, ride to victory on Tuesday and was so impressed with her athleticism he asked her out the following day. The prince took Laura to the […]

Four years ago, a little-known hurdler called Sally McLellan became an overnight sensation when footage of her celebrating after winning silver at the Beijing Olympics went viral. Sally was not expecting to place and her enthusiastic reaction to her medal — which was very nearly gold — endeared her to the nation. Last night, Sally […]

Royal protocol bans William and Kate from kissing or cuddling in public, but the young couple couldn’t help themselves yesterday, throwing their arms around each other as Britain won another gold medal. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge watched the British men’s cycling sprint team ride to victory in the velodrome. The young royals were […]

The young royals are famously tightknit and they showed it yesterday, turning out en masse to support Zara Phillips as she competed in the Olympic cross-country event. Prince William, Catherine, Prince Harry and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie all travelled to Greenwich Park to watch their cousin Zara and her horse High Kingdom ride a punishing […]

Thousands of celebrities have descended on London for the Olympic Games, but the Duchess of Cambridge is still the most stylish of them all. Kate sent photographers into a frenzy when she attended a cocktail party in Piccadilly last night dressed in a dove grey dress by Roksanda Ilincic. The Duchess teamed the frock – […]

Zara Phillips couldn’t keep the emotion from her face when she finally made her Olympic debut yesterday. The Queen’s granddaughter grinned throughout her dressage test and shed a few tears as she left the arena aboard her horse High Kingdom. But while Zara’s appearance at the Games made headlines, she’s not the first royal to […]

Zara Phillips couldn’t keep the emotion from her face when she finally made her Olympic debut on July 29. The Queen’s granddaughter grinned throughout her dressage test and shed a few tears as she left the arena aboard her horse High Kingdom. Zara has been one of Britain’s best equestriennes for years, but missed the […]

Basketball star Lauren Jackson will carry the Australian flag into the Olympic opening ceremony tonight, the first woman to do so in two decades. Lauren, 31, said she is “blown away” by the honour, and was surprised to win it over the likes of swimmer Leisel Jones, beach volleyballer Natalie Cook and cyclists Anna Meares […]

The debate over who will lead the Australian team in the Olympic opening ceremony in London this Friday is heating up as athletes and flag bearing hopefuls demand a female be given the honour. The last time our Olympians followed a woman into the opening ceremony stadium was in 1992 when four-time Olympian diver Jenny […]

Australian female athletes are being given second-class treatment on their long-haul journey to the London Olympics. The Australian women’s basketball team, the Opals, have confirmed that they had different travel arrangements to the men’s teams. While the Boomers made the long-haul flight trip in business class, the Opals were bailed up in premium economy — […]

Zara Phillips has admitted she is “nervous” about the upcoming Olympic Games, but she wasn’t showing it yesterday as she goofed around with her teammates. The champion equestrienne travelled to Loughborough University in the East Midlands to collect her official Team Great Britain uniform, and couldn’t resist posing for some funny photos in her new […]

Karen Seebohm reveals the lonely life of a professional swimmer and gives her tips for raising an Olympian. Emily Seebohm is one of Australia’s most promising Olympic medal prospects but to her mother Karen, she will always be the cheeky little girl who loved nothing better than beating her big brothers in a bicycle race. […]