Security 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 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 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 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: Mack Horton's stirring gold medal win a mental sting as well as a physical triumph
Rio de Janeiro: Mack Horton's 400m gold medal wasn't just the product of years of training, clinical execution and the kind of raw-boned toughness that finds reserves of energy where none were thought to exist.It was the product of a psychological sting that turned the tables on swimming's king of mind games, while making Horton the pin-up for clean racing at an Olympics where the scourge of doping has draped itself across the entire competition schedule. The sub-plot to Horton's victory over S..>> view originalRio Olympics 2016: Cate and Bronte Campbell, from Malawi to world domination
From humble beginnings in Malawi, to the Olympic stage in Rio, the Campbell sisters are used to multicultural experiences, specialising in world domination. With Cate recently putting her name in the history book with a 100m World Record and Bronte biting at her heels, Rio may well be the Campbell show. Already they have set the benchmark for the Australian swimming team, leading the 4 by 100m freestyle relay team to world record-breaking gold. More Sport Videos Previous slide Nex..>> view originalAFL 2016: North Melbourne hopeful on Ben Brown, undaunted by fixture
A misfiring forward line, growing injury list, and the toughest run-in of any likely finalist leaves North Melbourne 2016 hopes shot, right?Not so, according to coach Brad Scott, despite the latest setback for the Kangaroos in Saturday night's loss to the Bulldogs. Key concern: North Melbourne await news on forward Ben Brown's knee injury. Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Media North looked second best all evening, and were held to their lowest score of the season in the 14-point defeat at Eti..>> 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 originalAFL 2016: Plenty to work on for finals, says Geelong coach Chris Scott
Geelong have missed some chances in what remains a tight top-four battle and have some improvement to do inside the clinches as the finals creep closer, says coach Chris Scott.The Cats' sat in fifth spot on the ladder following their 66-point win over Essendon on Sunday, equal on points with Sydney, Adelaide and Greater Western Sydney. Tricky finish: Geelong coach rues missed opportunities in tight race for top-four position. Photo: Michael Dodge They trail the Giants by 4.1 per cent wit..>> view originalTitans aim to extend Hayne contract
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Security scares cloud first day of Rio competition and other top stories.
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