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Russia’s Kamila Valieva came a disappointing fourth in the Beijing Olympics women’s single event on Thursday, after more than a week of intense scrutiny over a failed doping test. → Read More
An extraordinary press conference at the Beijing Games has provided more twists and turns than the aerials skiers on topics ranging from Peng Shuai to Covid. → Read More
She worked at Babies R Us and also in a Canberra computer repair shop in between university studies when Laura Peel had an epiphany. → Read More
Jakara Anthony knew at age 10 that moguls was the sport for her. What she didn’t know was that 13 years later she would spearhead Australia’s most successful day at the Winter Olympics, winning a gold medal on top of the bronze won by Tess Coady in snowboard slopestyle a few hours earlier. → Read More
Heavyweight global broadcasters who have paid tens of billions of dollars for the rights to the Beijing Winter Olympic Games are dramatically paring back news coverage of sensitive Chinese issues, amid a nervousness about the safety of staff on the ground. → Read More
A man has died and property losses are likely in the hundreds as the PMs office apologises to the states fire chief over communication of the army reservist announcement. Follow the latest below. → Read More
Yulia Skripal has spoken publicly on camera for the first time since being poisoned by the nerve agent novichok and says she wishes to return to Russia in the longer term. → Read More
Four judges in the Olympic aerials competition believed the Chinese silver medallist Jiu Zongyang had control on landing when making contact with the snow in the first round of the Olympic aerial finals — even though video replay showed he was only balanced on one leg before crashing at the bottom of the hill. → Read More
The lights had dimmed, the spectators had long disappeared and the icy hill at Phoenix Snow Park in Bokwang was eerily quiet, the wind having died down. Lydia Lassila, with one hand on skis, one hand on her head, was as devastated as the mountainside was empty. → Read More
Australian skier Matt Graham was preparing a wild party long into the night in Bokwang after winning the first PyeongChang Olympic medal for Australia, a silver in the moguls. And after a few beers and putting his tired legs up he intends to return to his Narara, Central Coast home to enjoy some sunshine and compete in his other sport — sailing. → Read More
Australias mogul skiers Britt Cox and Jakara Anthony illustrated the agony and the ecstasy of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on the moguls hill at Bokwang, both just shy of winning a medal. → Read More
English health officials have put the nation on a diet. → Read More
Love is in the air in Paris, as Australias ambassador to France used Australias long awaited same-sex marriage bill to propose marriage to his partner. And ambassador Brendan Berne didnt have long to wait, with his very surprised partner of 11 years Thomas Marti, standing to give Mr Berne a hug with a simple and quiet answer: yes. The happy couple celebrated their news with Facebook and Twitter… → Read More
Russia has been officially banned from competing in Februarys PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and the countrys top two sports ministers banned for life, but approved clean athletes will be allowed to participate under a neutral Olympic flag, the International Olympic Committee has ruled. → Read More
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced their engagement, adding another spark of excitement to the Royal family diary for next year. → Read More
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced their engagement, adding another spark of excitement to the Royal family diary for next year. → Read More
Any Olympic bid by southeast Queensland will have to be put off until 2032 at the earliest after an extraordinary decision by the Olympic movement overnight. → Read More
Jeremy Corbyn has won the bitter leadership contest of the British Labour Party against challenger Owen Smith with an increased level of support. → Read More
Brazilian police have arrested senior International Olympic Committee member Pat Hickey in his Rio hotel room in connection with illegal ticket sales for the Rio Olympic Games. → Read More
A world record that has stood for 28 years has finally been smashed — by a woman who couldn’t make her country’s Olympic team. → Read More