Master and apprentice: 14yo claims Comm Games gold
Australia’s youngest Commonwealth Games competitor is a gold medallist after withstanding a challenge from two English teams to triumph alongside a legend of the sport.
Australia’s youngest Commonwealth Games competitor is a gold medallist after withstanding a challenge from two English teams to triumph alongside a legend of the sport.
She’s powered through 16 races for eight Commonwealth medals, including six gold, breaking every record you can think of, yet Emma McKeon still sheds tears behind the scenes.
People think athletes use the “mental health card” as an excuse but there’s a lot the public don’t know about being an athlete. For swimmers it starts with your leaders hanging you out to dry.
In the part two of LINDA PEARCE’S series on Commonwealth Games gold medal matches, the double-extra time epic between the Diamonds and Silver Ferns in Delhi.
They looked dead in the water but a couple of Aussie lawn bowl legends pulled off what seemed impossible with outrageous bowling to defeat England and claim gold.
Aussie gymnast Alexandra Kiroi-Bogatyreva could not contain the tears after scoring an emotional gold medal victory in the rhythmic gymnastics.
A Hockeyroos star caught up in a penalty shootout farce has sworn off social media amid enormous backlash after India’s coach slammed an amateur umpiring decision.
Don’t underestimate the magnitude of what Cody Simpson has done. Swimming is not a sport where you get any special treatment – even being a pop star, writes James Magnussen.
Mackenzie Little’s javelin opponents are often puzzled by how happy she looks during competition – but there is a method behind the cheerfulness, writes TILLY WERNER.
A do-or-die semi final against greatest rivals England calls for Australia to roll the dice and take a chance on an injured star who could be the difference, even for a quarter.
From Kurt Fearnley to Madison de Rozario, Australia has never been short of Para-athletic stars. Julie Charlton’s name will be added to the list in the near future, writes LACHLAN MCKIRDY.
Aussie wrestler Jayden Lawrence revealed he fought with a knee injury to claim a long-awaited Commonwealth Games medal in one of the most heroic triumphs of Birmingham 2022.
Australian Brielle Erbacher fought on bravely to finish after two brutal falls in the 3000m steeplechase before a special moment captured the spirit in the Aussie athletics team.
In one of the most dramatic ever finishes to a Commonwealth Games decathlon, Daniel Golubovic almost snatched gold with one of the great 1500m runs.
Australia’s swim team have wrapped up their Comm Games duties and now we’re starting to hear more about how the love triangle really impacted the squad.
In six netball Comm Games gold medal matches played, two were decided in double-extra time and remembered as two of the best matches ever. In the first of a two-part series, LINDA PEARCE revisits Manchester 2002.
When Sam Fricker takes the platform in Birmingham, his 900,000 YouTube subscribers and 1.5 million TikTok followers will be watching, writes TILLY WERNER.
Polarising star Kyle Chalmers defied a red-hot blowtorch but his feats were overshadowed by the story of the Commonwealth Games. We rate every member of the men’s team.
Australia’s cult hero Matt Denny has won gold with an incredible personal best and his rival had some choice words for him afterwards. Watch the incredible moment here.
Defeat to Jamaica could yet help Australia in its quest for Commonwealth Games gold. NAT MEDHURST explains why in her report card.
Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich has come underfire for some questionable decisions she made in the late stages of the side’s showdown with Jamaica which ended in a stunning defeat.
She broke barriers just by making the Australian team and now Muslim boxer Tina Rahimi will come home with a bronze medal at the very least.
After dominating the pool in Birmingham, Australia’s swimmers will be out to emulate their success at Paris. Which stars are primed for Olympic glory? See our full swim team ratings.
After a stunning heat and a promising semi-final Rohan Browning ran sixth in the race that mattered most. And he concedes there’s one area he needs to fix.
Triathlon Australia bosses say they won’t rush to copy a world triathlon policy which will allow trans athletes to compete in women’s events despite severe restrictions. Where they stand.
England pulled off a stunning boilover against the Australian relay team, and an issue for Kyle Chalmers from the Tokyo Olympics final reared its head.
He famously “saved” Nick Kyrgios at Wimbledon in 2015 but ‘Birmingham Batman’ has turned villain when assessing Australia’s T20 medal hopes.
Stewart McSweyn’s Commonwealth Games dreams are over before they even began with the 1500m star told by doctors he must not compete.
As great as Dawn Fraser and Ian Thorpe and Shane Gould and Murray Rose and Kieren Perkins all were, Emma McKeon’s achievements have left them all in her wash. So what makes her so strong?
Peter Bol had more trouble off the track than he did in winning his 800m heat which had an arrogant Usain Bolt-like shutdown near the line.
