Wrestling: Cinderella in Sydney suffers turnabout at hands of ...
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One of the big stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime by Georgi Tsurtsumia of Kazakhstan and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match.
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MARK COLVIN: Melbourne - Australia&#39;s home of Rugby Union. Doesn&#39;t sound quite right, does it? And indeed this afternoon the Australian Rugby Union decided that the AFL-mad Victorian capital was not ready to
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It wasn&#39;t easy for Misty May to look across the net at Holly McPeak, who teamed with her for a fifth-place finish at the 2000 Sydney Games.
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CANBERRA, Australia -- The sweat-stained felt hats worn by Australian cowboys, as much a part of the Outback as kangaroos and sun-baked soil, may be heading for the history books. They fail modern industrial safety standards.
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Socceroo goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer poses in front of a set of makeshift goal posts in the Solomon Islands. Photo: Tim Clayton. Australian coach Frank Farina last night admitted anything
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Last year&#39;s Melbourne Cup runner-up She&#39;s Archie is in grave doubt to take her place in this year&#39;s field after missing trackwork yesterday morning because of &quot;general soreness&quot;.
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Leon Lawson was watching over Andre Dirrell&#39;s shoulder last night, literally and figuratively, as the US middleweight tried to box his way into the medal rounds at the Olympic Games.
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ATHENS -- As you saw yesterday, they&#39;re fighting back now. Not with the world, but with themselves. When you&#39;ve been humiliated at your own game, ridiculed and laughed at back home and can&#39;t intimidate Australia anymore, someone&#39;s bound to mope.
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MAKYBE Diva joined racing&#39;s immortals with a commanding win in the $4.6 million Melbourne Cup today. Backed into 5-2 favouritism by a flood of money from around the country, she became the first mare to win
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A book on the sad saga of Crown Princess Masako by an Australian journalist has touched a nerve in Japan, where tabloids may tease but mainstream media tend to tread lightly when it comes to reporting about royals.
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This yearâs Australian Open was a reminder that the desire born of economic despair and cultural upheaval is a powerful motor for an athlete.
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Nearly four years ago there was a rumble that Athens would not be ready as the host city of the 2004 Olympics and they may have to shift back to Sydney, site of the 2000 Games.
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Spirit of Australia was on the skids last night after another example of double standards by the home side marred the opening day of the second cricket test against New Zealand in Adelaide.
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AN extra time &quot;golden goal&quot; ended decades of heartbreak for the Kookaburras and ensured Australia&#39;s Athens Olympians go down as the nation&#39;s most successful ever.
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Nagpur, Oct. 26 (NNN): Australian teamâs hopes of taking a grip on the third Test were slightly dented as Indian spinners led a late fightback on day one of the third Test here on Tuesday.
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The Icho sisters narrowly missed their goal of winning a matching pair of gold medals in women&#39;s wrestling Monday. A double gold would have been an unprecedented feat in the history of the Olympics and would
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The news that Ireland&#39;s Cian O&#39;Connor could lose his Olympic gold medal after a positive dope test on his mount, Waterford Crystal, has shaken the show jumping world.