News Stingers roar into the water polo semi-finals in Paris Blog

The Australian water polo Stingers beat Greece 9-6 to advance to the semifinals of the women's tournament, taking them one step closer to their first title since the inaugural event in Sydney in 2000. Inspired by the five goals of the outstanding Alice Williams, Bec Rippon's up-and-coming team, which suffered from the COVID-19 infection of … Read more

News Paris restaurant sorry for turning away Serena Williams Blog

A luxury Paris hotel has apologized to tennis player Serena Williams after she complained in a social media post seen by millions that she and her family were turned away from the restaurant. “Oops @peninsulaparis I've been denied rooftop access to eat in an empty restaurant in nicer places before, but never with my kids. … Read more

World News At 14, Covell could make Olympic history in Paris Blog

Street skateboarding phenomenon Chloe Covell begs the question: What were you doing when you were 14? In Paris, Covell could become the youngest gold medalist in Australian Olympic history. At the same age, Australian team leader Anna Meares was still five years away from starting her brilliant international track cycling career. At 34, her skateboarding … Read more

World News Aussie sailor’s grand plans beyond Paris gold defence Blog

There is a seat at the Sail GP table for Matt Wearn, but first he wants to etch his name in Australian Olympic history. Wearn will defend his Tokyo Laser sailing title in Paris after suffering for 12 months with dizziness, headaches and nausea as a result of Long COVID and now takes the start … Read more

World News Neo-Nazi suspect jailed over Paris Olympic torch threat Blog

A suspected neo-Nazi sympathizer from France has been sentenced to two years in prison after making threats on the Internet and expressing suspicions of wanting to attack the Olympic torch relay. The Paris public prosecutor's office announced that the 19-year-old was found guilty in a summary trial on Friday night. He is accused of distributing … Read more