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Australia’s iconic boots replace boat shoes for Commonwealth Games uniform

Australia’s iconic boots replace boat shoes for Commonwealth Games uniform

With blazers, boots, ties and scarves, Australia’s athletes will sport the private school look – and finally we have a green and gold scheme that works.

  • by Damien Woolnough

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Kerevi to juggle Wallabies and Comm Games sevens, Nawaqanitawase also targeted

Kerevi to juggle Wallabies and Comm Games sevens, Nawaqanitawase also targeted

Samu Kerevi will face England in July and then race to the Commonwealth Games, and an in-form Waratahs flyer may join him in Birmingham.

  • by Iain Payten
King Henry: Roosters discard powers Australia to drought-breaking win

King Henry: Roosters discard powers Australia to drought-breaking win

Cut by the Roosters as a teenager and denied an Olympics debut through injury, Henry Paterson’s time has finally come.

  • by Georgina Robinson
Sarah changed school sports forever. Now she’s going to the Comm Games

Sarah changed school sports forever. Now she’s going to the Comm Games

Sarah Clifton-Bligh was one of the first athletes selected for Birmingham. When you look at the names behind her success, it’s not hard to see why.

  • by Angus Thomson
Chalmers savages selection coverage, skips Dolphins team announcement

Chalmers savages selection coverage, skips Dolphins team announcement

Kyle Chalmers and Cody Simpson were named on national teams on Sunday but Chalmers stayed away citing mental health concerns and slammed media coverage of the selection drama.

  • by Phil Lutton
Simpson smashes personal best as Jack returns to pool after drug ban

Simpson smashes personal best as Jack returns to pool after drug ban

Pop star Cody Simpson is eyeing off a Commonwealth Games spot after shaving nearly a second off his personal best in an eye-catching swim in the 100m butterfly.

  • by Tom Decent
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World record watch: Everything you need to know about 2022 Australian Swimming Championships

World record watch: Everything you need to know about 2022 Australian Swimming Championships

Tokyo heroes Ariarne Titmus, Kaylee McKeown and Kyle Chalmers are all back in the pool this week in Adelaide with World Championships and Commonwealth Games spots up for grabs.

  • by Tom Decent
‘I feel like I’m 40’: Kyle Chalmers and the brutal cost of success

‘I feel like I’m 40’: Kyle Chalmers and the brutal cost of success

Kyle Chalmers knows the price of greatness means not being able to lift his arms above his head, or even drink a coffee, without debilitating shoulder pain.

  • by Phil Lutton
Older, wiser, faster: Ariarne Titmus is ready for her next chapter

Older, wiser, faster: Ariarne Titmus is ready for her next chapter

As her racing return nears next week in Adelaide, the Olympic star opens up on criticism of coach Dean Boxall, the vortex of pre-Tokyo pressure and a renewed love for the water.

  • by Phil Lutton
Cole refuses to take easy option heading into Commonwealth Games

Cole refuses to take easy option heading into Commonwealth Games

Champion Paralympian Ellie Cole is one of 27 Australian Para-swimmers who will compete at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in July and August.

  • by Tom Decent
Billions for regional sport as Victoria gears up for the Games

Billions for regional sport as Victoria gears up for the Games

Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and Gippsland will benefit from billions of dollars in funding to prepare for the Commonwealth Games.

  • by Jewel Topsfield and Benjamin Preiss