American sports fans are beaming after the USA’s men’s gymnastics team made its first group appearance on the Olympics podium since 2008 this Monday. The men of USA won bronze during the gymnastics’ team finals in Paris, fending off competitors Great Britain and Ukraine for the third-place honor. Already favored for the top spots, Japan’s … Read more
Australian gold medallist Grace Brown has paid a visit to Olympic cycling teammate Luke Plapp in hospital after he crashed out of the men’s time trial on Sunday morning (AEST). Plapp was rushed into surgery after coming off his bike and suffering an abdominal injury after the 13.1km checkmark in the race. Disturbing video footage … Read more
Mollie O’Callaghan has upstaged Ariarne Titmus to win 200m freestyle gold in the highly anticipated Olympic showdown between Australian teammates. Titmus was seeking to add to her legacy by becoming the only swimmer to go back-to-back in 200m and 400m freestyle. But O’Callaghan stormed to her first individual gold medal in 1:53.27, a new Olympic … Read more
The video — which features Gaga and Attal chatting in the stands during a swimming event — seems like pretty banal TikTok fodder. And it would have been … if it weren’t for Gaga dropping some very interesting intel in the most casual of ways: She’s engaged. In the video, the “Born This Way” singer … Read more
The organisers of the Olympics opening ceremony have apologised to religious groups who were outraged by one of the scenes. Friday’s showpiece event caused plenty of controversy, with criticism flying in for a banquet scene that appeared to resemble Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting. Christian and Catholic religious groups were outraged by the … Read more
Harry Garside’s dreams of winning Australia’s first Olympic boxing gold medal have been ended after a shock loss in his first bout in Paris. Fifth seed Garside, who was among the medal contenders after winning Bronze in Tokyo, fell to Hungarian Richard Kovacs by unanimous decision on Monday. The 27-year-old was distraught after the fight, … Read more
A scene from Friday’s Paris Olympics opening ceremony continued to generate online buzz all weekend, after conservatives slammed it as a blasphemous mockery of “The Last Supper” — and the event’s creative director said it was an homage to something else entirely. The segment in question involved what many critics interpreted as a drag-inspired parody … Read more
Superstar swimmer Emma McKeon has won more gold medals than another Australian, but is she our greatest Olympian of all time? McKeon went past Ian Thorpe (five gold) on Sunday morning (AEST) as Australia won the 4x100m freestyle relay. The superstar swimmer now stands alone as the most decorated with six gold medals among 12 … Read more
Eurosport has sacked Bob Ballard from its commentary team for the Olympics over a sexist comment about Australia’s swimming gold medallists. The first night of action in the pool was headlined by the 4x100m freestyle relay finals, with the women’s race taking place before the men. Mollie O’Callaghan, Emma McKeon, Meg Harris and Shayna Jack … Read more
American superstar gymnast Simone Biles made a sparking return to the Olympic arena on Sunday in front a celebrity-laden crowd at the Bercy Arena in Paris. It has been 1090 days since Biles won a bronze medal on the balance beam in Tokyo, which came during a tumultuous Olympics in which she withdrew from her … Read more
