Nigerian players claim Cambage called them ‘monkeys’ in Olympic warm-up match

Nigerian players claim Cambage called them ‘monkeys’ in Olympic warm-up match

Australian basketball star Liz Cambage allegedly called the Nigerian women’s basketball team “monkeys” during an infamous pre-Olympics warm-up match last year.

  • byLachlan Abbott

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‘The truth will always come to light’:Cambage responds to ‘Third World’ sledge

‘The truth will always come to light’:Cambage responds to ‘Third World’ sledge

Basketball star Liz Cambage has responded to allegations about the abuse she directed towards Nigerian players before the Tokyo Olympics,coming as Australian greats Andrew Bogut and Andrew Gaze weighed into the heated issue.

  • byJon Pierik
Equestrian star banned for two years after positive cocaine test

Equestrian star banned for two years after positive cocaine test

Jamie Kermond,who tested positive for cocaine just before last year’s Olympics,has been handed the maximum punishment by the sport’s governing body.

  • byRoy Masters
‘Made it up as they went along’:AusCycling apologises after scathing report on Olympic crash

‘Made it up as they went along’:AusCycling apologises after scathing report on Olympic crash

AusCycling says it will implement all 14 recommendations from a report which found a faulty part was not properly stress-tested before it failed and led to a crash at the Tokyo Olympics.

  • byRoy Ward
AOC prepares for new era after the challenges of Tokyo and Beijing

AOC prepares for new era after the challenges of Tokyo and Beijing

The Australian Olympic Committee will elect a president to replace the departing John Coates in April after navigating a tumultuous Olympic double act.

  • byPhil Lutton
The fast and the curious:how elite runner Peter Bol keeps his life on track

The fast and the curious:how elite runner Peter Bol keeps his life on track

It took less than two minutes – 1.44.11 to be exact – for us to fall in love with Bol at the Tokyo Olympics. His can-do spirit also steers the rest of his life.

  • byKonrad Marshall
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‘You’ve gotta be yourself – you can’t change your voice’

‘You’ve gotta be yourself – you can’t change your voice’

Since his record-breaking 800-metre run in Tokyo last year,many things have changed for Peter Bol – but not all,as the Olympian reveals in this candid chat.

Regrets? Justis Huni had a few after a year of injury and illness

Regrets? Justis Huni had a few after a year of injury and illness

The Australian heavyweight star missed the Olympics after a hand injury but has vowed to be more assertive when it comes to his future in the ring.

  • byPhil Lutton
Humble champion Emma McKeon receives more honours on Australia Day

Humble champion Emma McKeon receives more honours on Australia Day

The swimmer was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for her services to swimming on the back of a Tokyo Olympics

  • byPhil Lutton
The sky’s the limit for Naomi Osaka

The sky’s the limit for Naomi Osaka

The star of Osaka burns brightly across the North Pacific Ocean,which splits her homelands in Japan and the United States,and has captivated tennis fans and corporations alike.

  • byCourtney Walsh
US charges therapist with giving drugs to athletes for Tokyo Olympics

US charges therapist with giving drugs to athletes for Tokyo Olympics

US prosecutors have charged a Texas therapist with distributing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes participating in the Olympic Games held in Tokyo last summer.