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19 Aug, 2016 0 comments

Drag and flick needed in Australian hockey

Hockey Australia have warned against a savage cut to their funding amid failures at #Rio https://t.co/PFUzQNuNqB— Sandra Sully (@Sandra_Sully) August 16, 2016 By Nicholas Crawford In the light of the poor performance...

19 Aug, 2016 0 comments

Tennis has earned its place

Four sets, four hours: Andy Murray wins 2nd #gold for #GBR vs. Juan Martin del Potro. ICYMI: https://t.co/7iHXRFR1Qf pic.twitter.com/l8vXH4t2OJ— TENNIS.com (@Tennis) August 15, 2016 By Jon Kroiter Thank you Rio for s...

19 Aug, 2016 0 comments

The greatest? Bolt v Phelps

Who's the better Olympian - Bolt or Phelps? MORE: https://t.co/NLDbihJXxW pic.twitter.com/VQRMlB3GYT— TSN (@TSN_Sports) August 16, 2016 By Ryan de Souza In the wake of two of the Olympics’ most dominant individ...

18 Aug, 2016 0 comments

Rio 2016 podcast – Episode #8

Are the Olympic ideals being lost when countries pay athletes to switch nationalities? And why are athletes tempted to compete for a country they have no allegiance to? Find out in this edition of our Olympic Games cov...

17 Aug, 2016 0 comments

Rio 2016 podcast – Episode #7

It's been a while between drinks but day 11 brought gold and silver for Australia in the sailing regatta. And we get inside the mind of an Olympic athlete with UC sports psychologist Dr Richard Keegan. This is the Rio...

16 Aug, 2016 0 comments

Rio 2016 podcast – Episode #6

The Rio Olympics podcast produced by sports journalism students at the University of Canberra. Day 10 headlines include another day without medals for the Aussies as we continue to review the sports that came up short on t...

15 Aug, 2016 0 comments

Rio 2016 podcast – Episode #5

The Rio Olympics podcast produced by sports journalism students at the University of Canberra. Day 9 headlines include Usain Bolt creating Olympic history and the inquest begins into Australia's performance in the pool...

14 Aug, 2016 0 comments

Changes needed in Australian swimming

Next up @catecamp takes to the pool for the second women's 100m freestyle SF! She's swimming in lane 4! #OurTeam pic.twitter.com/AH57mWHwTV— Australian Swim Team (@DolphinsAUS) August 11, 2016 By Elliot William...

14 Aug, 2016 0 comments

Get on with the show

By Trent Pollard Performance enhancing drugs. Need we say more? That is the question. This talking point has tainted everything about these Olympic Games, and is bringing the world’s biggest sporting event in to disr...

11 Aug, 2016 0 comments

Rio organisers feeling green over pool condition

Here’s why the Olympic diving pool mysteriously turned green https://t.co/oPLbA0mgRQ— The Independent (@Independent) August 11, 2016 By Tom Corrigan Rio Olympic organisers are embarrassed yet again after both pools...