The Canadian Press – Dec 9, 2023 / 3:30 am | Story: 461647 Photo: The Canadian Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nick Kyrgios has confirmed he won’t compete at the Australian Open next month because of injuries. The 28-year-old Australian said on social media he’ll miss the Grand Slam for a second straight year because...
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‘Heartbroken’ Kyrgios pulls out of Australian Open
Sports ‘Heartbroken’ Kyrgios pulls out of Australian Open The Australian showstopper had knee surgery in January Published On: Sat, 09 Dec 2023 08:32:06 PKT Melbourne (AFP) – Nick Kyrgios withdrew from the Australian Open on Saturday as he continues...
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Australian Opal and para alpine assistant coach among WLIS grant recipients
Amelia Hodgson spent four years as a sighted guide for para alpine skier Patrick Jensen with the pair recording three top 10 finishes at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games. She is now assistant coach of the para alpine team and will study a leadership course through the Australian Institute of Management. “I am very...
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Drive TV: We go off-roading with an Australian sporting legend
Tune in to Channel 9 this Sunday to catch our drive in the GWM Tank 300 with Australian professional surfer, Sally Fitzgibbons. In this episode, James takes Aussie surfing legend and GWM ambassador, Sally Fitzgibbons, on a journey like no other. Piloting the new GWM Tank 300 Hybrid, the two journey from Sally’s hometown...
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Are we ready? The far cry between Australia and the USA’s sporting media relationship exposed
A complex relationship between Australia’s media and its sporting codes has come under the microscope again after comments from Port Adelaide star Travis Boak. Boak was responding to comments made by AFL Media’s chief correspondent Damian Barrett and SEN’s Craig Hutchison via The Sounding Board podcast, with the two media personalities discussing the differences at...
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Kyrgios, Raducanu missing from Australian Open entry list
Sports Kyrgios, Raducanu missing from Australian Open entry list She pulled out of her scheduled comeback at an exhibition tournament in Macau this month Updated On: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 09:10:28 PKT Melbourne (AFP) – Showstopper Nick Kyrgios and...
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Inside the Australian sport where visually impaired athletes compete with fully sighted players, and you must clean your blood off the table
Hitting the ball over the net is generally a sound table tennis tactic. However, in swish, also known as vision impaired table tennis, that is definitely not the case. Key points: Swish is a modified version of table tennis for people with vision impairments A large wooden net obscures the opponent’s side of the table...
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Why the world’s best athletes love this Australian skincare brand
Customers include Australian AFL teams plus the national cycling, rowing, swimming, hockey, rugby, skiing and soccer teams, as well as the New York Knicks, various National Basketball League teams, and six English Premier League football teams, including Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea. Until 2017, Cooper says Premax was “very much a part-time business” but due to...
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David Warner to go out the way he came in – in a blaze of contrariness
Stats can be sifted any way you like. Warner’s Test career average of 44 is formidable in a position which fellow opener Usman Khawaja rightly says presents more occupational hazards than lower in the order. Warner’s strike rate is impressive, too. Though some scoff at this, it matters in the way Test cricket is now...
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‘Eye on the prize’: Queensland primary school calling for challengers in Paralympic sport
Sam Thorne knows what its like to watch from the sidelines with no option for inclusion, but it’s a fate the 17-year-old is ensuring others don’t experience. Sam has “near-complete quadriplegia” and is on a ventilator. They have teamed up with a Brisbane primary school in an attempt to include boccia in the interschool sport...
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Dow and WM Partner to Advance Sustainable Solutions in Golf – Australian Golf Digest
December 6th, 2023 By Australian Golf Digest Golf, perhaps more than any other sport, has a unique connection with nature and the land the game is played on. This organic relationship is why many of golf’s biggest tournaments are focused on bringing sustainability to the forefront and taking positive actions for the environment. Both on...
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Panthers named Australasia’s best sports team … ahead of an esports side in 11th place
The Chiefs Esports Club is widely regarded as Australia’s most successful electronic sports organisation. “The game they play is called League of Legends,” said Simon Strachan, a co-founder of Gain Line Analytics, which is also run by former Wallabies prop Ben Darwin. “A team has five people on it. They have different roles within the...