World record holder Ariarne Titmus fired a warning shot on Friday to Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh ahead of the Paris Olympics with the fastest 400m freestyle of the year. The reigning Olympic champion went under four minutes at the Australian championships on the Gold Coast, hitting the wall in 3min 59.13sec to remain unbeaten...
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Sending Australian team to Paris Olympics will cost $25M+
Olympic track and field gold medallists in Paris will win $A75,000 but Senior Correspondent Mike Osborne reveals that prizemoney is a fraction of what Australian Olympic officials earn each year. The top three executives at the Australian Olympic Committee earned a combined $1.05 million in 2023, more than 4.0 per cent of the $25 million...
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Boxing Australia head coach withdraws from Olympics over ‘disgusting’ sexual misconduct
In short: Boxing Australia head coach Jamie Pittman has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics after admitting to “disgusting” sexual misconduct. Pittman apologised at the National Sports Tribunal, where he was found to have committed an “alarming” frequency of offences between July 16 and October 26 last year. What’s next? The tribunal has recommended a six-month ban backdated to November...
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Boxing Australia head coach Jamie Pittman admits sexual misconduct
Boxing Australia’s head coach has admitted to “disgusting” sexual misconduct involving female fighters and has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics. Jamie Pittman has apologised at the National Sports Tribunal, which has delivered damning findings about his behaviour. Pittman, national coach since 2021, has withdrawn from the Olympics in Paris, and the tribunal has recommended a...
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NRL targets record-breaking State of Origin crowd for game two in Melbourne
The NRL is targeting a sell-out and record-breaking MCG crowd for State of Origin’s first visit to Melbourne in six years, as a first match in New Zealand also looms in the near future. Victoria’s historic stadium hosted the series launch on Tuesday, 50 days out from the first match in Sydney on 5 June....
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NRL live ladder: Latest standings and results for 2024 | Sporting News Australia
The Roosters and Storm meet on Thursday night to kick off proceedings in Round 7, with Trent Robinson’s men set to welcome James Tedesco and Sam Walker back to the fold. The Dragons and Warriors then clash in the first of a double header on Friday, with the Eels set to take on the Dolphins...
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Aged care resident still calling the shots on local radio – Australian Seniors News
Sydney aged care resident, Henry (Harry) Collins, is a familiar voice for local residents. For the past four years, the Bolton Clarke Rosemore resident has been sharing his sporting insights daily every Monday to Friday through local sports radio station 1170 SEN, discussing the hottest topics in Australian sports. “I speak on the radio every...
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AFL Injury List 2024: Your club’s medical news, casualty ward, player return date | Sporting News Australia
Getty Images The AFL season is here, and clubs are already having to deal with injuries. Which players are injured from your club? The Sporting News has all the latest AFL injury news. MORE: AFL Gather Round Boxing: Who is fighting? Card, date, start time, tickets Adelaide injury list Name Injury Estimated Return ...
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State of Origin: When and where is Origin in 2024? | Sporting News Australia
The Blue are set to usher in a new era in 2024, with Michael Maguire expected to take over as head coach following the end of Brad Fittler’s tenure in charge. Can Madge turn things around and prevent Billy Slater and his Queensland side winning three straight series and heralding another Maroon dynasty? The NRL has...
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Integrity boss tells Australian sports to stop downplaying racism
Australian sport leaders must stop downplaying racism amid a fresh wave of vilification claims, the nation’s sport integrity chief says. Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) chief executive David Sharpe says athletes guilty of racism should face the same lengthy penalties given to fans in similar situations. Sharpe is particularly critical of the downplaying of racism by...
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AFL fixture 2024: Results, scores, schedule, round dates for premiership season | Sporting News Australia
Getty Images And just like that, the AFL season is in full swing. The Sporting News has the full fixture for 2024 below. JUMP TO FIXTURE: Opening Round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 – Gather Round | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Round 10 | Round 11 |...
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Occy was a 105kg couch potato. This is the greatest comeback story in Australian sport
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Twenty-five years ago, the request rang out in Portuguese over Rio de Janeiro’s Barra Beach. “Could the new world champion please make his way to the sand?” Officials scrambled madly to find one of surfing’s most recognisable figures, and in 1999, the sport’s new king. “Where the...