Rio Olympics 2016: Cate and Bronte Campbell make history with 4x100m freestyle relay gold
Chris Scott says Geelong didn't play finals-standard football and was beaten in the midfield by Essendon
GEELONG coach Chris Scott admits the Cats went away from finals-standard footy as they squandered a gilt-edged opportunity to bridge the percentage gap on the top-four sides.The Cats still gained 4 per cent but have slipped to fifth after Adelaide put the hapless Brisbane Lions to the sword on Saturday night to leapfrog into third spot.Scott was left to rue a scourge of missed chances in front of goal and fired the blowtorch at his midfield for being beaten around the ball too often in the 15.10..>> view originalCyclist Clarke the last man standing
SIMON Clarke was the last man into the Australian road cycling team and ended up being the only one who finished yesterday’s Olympic road race, a feat he rated as the proudest of his career.Clarke got the late call up to replace Simon Gerrans and worked all day for Richie Porte before pushing on to the finish in 25th place after Porte’s high-speed crash on the descent.Belgian Greg van Avermaet won the gold medal in the 237.5km race from Denmark’s Jakob Fuglsang and Polish rider Rafal Majka in a ..>> view originalRio Olympics 2016: Chinese fury after Mack Horton defeats Sun Yang for 400m freestyle gold
Beijing: Chinese sports fans and local media have turned on Australia's newest Olympic swimming sensation Mack Horton, accusing the 20-year-old of "taunting" home favourite Sun Yang by calling him a "drug cheat" to his face in a post-race press conference.Horton had already raised the stakes in the electrifying rivalry between the two swimmers before their 400-metre freestyle final, saying he had "no time or respect for drug cheats", referring to Sun's three-month doping ban in 2014. He then ba..>> view originalSecurity scares cloud first day of Rio competition
Australia sits atop of Rio Olympics medal tally after claiming two gold medals in the pool on day one of the event. The country's 4x100 women's relay swim team, made up of Emma McKeon, Brittany Elmslie, Bronte and sister Cate Campbell, ensured Australia defended its Olympic title. They clocked three minutes 30.65 seconds, beating Australia's previous world-best mark set at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. This came an hour after Mack Horton claimed a gold medal in the men's 400-metres frees..>> view originalTim Cahill set for Melbourne City stint
Tim Cahill set for Melbourne City stint AAP on August 7, 2016, 11:11 am The wait could be over for Australian fans hoping to see Tim Cahill, the all-time leading scorer for the Socceroos, to play in his home league.A new report says Melbourne City are on the brink of announcing the Socceroos striker as a guest player A-League signing as soon as Monday.Cahill, 36, has long been linked to the A-League since his departure from English football, only to sign with New York Red Bul..>> view originalNorth Queensland Cowboys tied up in knots by Wests Tigers ambush
You could feel it from the opening minutes of play. The young, enthusiastic Wests Tigers team, playing in front of a big crowd on their spiritual home turf, brought down premiers North Queensland with a wonderful 80 minutes of rugby league. David Nofoaluma of the Tigers celebrates a try. There was no fluke in this victory. The Cowboys didn't play badly, they could only play as well as their opposition allowed. The Tigers were simply superb. Quality football. Supreme team effort. Every p..>> view originalChaotic day leaves rowers furious
OUTRAGED rowers have accused Rio Olympic organisers of putting television interests ahead of fair competition at a rowing course branded “wilder than a subbies Mad Monday.’’On one of the most dramatic days witnessed at an Olympic rowing event, Australia’s gold medal favourite Kim Brennan almost sunk due to extreme crosswinds which forced the world’s best rowers into a fight for survival on the water.And the carnage – which included a boat from Serbia sinking – could get worse with the Internatio..>> view originalAustralians robbed at knifepoint near Ipanema Beach in troubled start to Olympics
Two Australian rowing coaches have been robbed at knifepoint near Rio's famous Ipanema Beach in a troubled start to the Olympic Games, which also featured a stray bullet being shot into a media room and an explosion occurring near the finishing line of the men's cycling road race on the opening day of competition.The two male Australian officials were wearing their team uniforms and were walking the short distance back to their hotel, after attending the Australian team's informal opening cerem..>> view originalNew Zealand Warriors beat Gold Coast Titans to spoil Jarryd Hayne's NRL return
The Hayne Plane is back, baby. But did he ever really leave?"I've still got it, I think," laughed Jarryd Hayne, whisking away to sign more autographs after wrapping up a bevy of media commitments after the Titans' 24-14 loss to the Warriors at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday. Two years in the rugby league wilderness and the former NFL running back was more line backer, punt returner and even a dash of quarterback than the explosive ball carrier that left it two years ago. But this much is for sure..>> view original
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
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