Game-breaker Maddison Levi has dispelled fears of a mass exodus from Australia’s sevens program after jumping on the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup bandwagon. Superstar skipper Charlotte Caslick this week revealed her plans to try to make the switch from the high-paced sevens format to the 15-a-side game after the Paris Olympics in a bid … Read more
Can you believe the 2024 Summer Olympics are almost here? The world’s top athletes will be heading to Paris to show off their skills, and if the U.S. Olympic Team Track & Field Trials are any indication, we won’t just be cheering on Team USA. We’ll be taking beauty notes too! The trials, which serve … Read more
American runner Kate Grace has kept her Paris Olympics dream alive despite a nasty fall during her heat at the track and field trials on Monday morning (AEST). Grace produced a miraculous finish in her 800m semi-final to qualify automatically for the final. Grace was trailing in third place in the closing stages but surged … Read more
Matildas winger Hayley Raso has been cut from Spanish giants Real Madrid after one season. The 29-year-old is searching for a new club after being squeezed out due to Liga F rules surrounding foreign players. She released a statement on social media on Monday morning. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today “What … Read more
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Two steps before she reached the finish line, Sha’Carri Richardson started pounding her chest. She knew she had it won. Anyone who doesn’t see her as the sprinter to beat later this summer at the Paris Olympics should probably think again. Richardson notched the latest stop on her “I’m Not Back, … Read more
The 1924 Olympic Games, held in Paris from May 4 to July 27, were teeming with firsts. These Olympics marked the first time any city had hosted the Games twice (the original Paris Games were held in 1900); the first time the modern Olympic motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) was used; the first … Read more
Australia’s swim king Kyle Chalmers and Norwegian Olympian Ingeborg Løyning have shared engagement news. With a simple post on Instagram that noted a date (19.06.24) and included an infinity emoji, the loved-up couple shared a series of photos, with Løyning proudly showing off her engagement ring next to a beaming Chalmers. Chalmers relationship with the … Read more
American Regan Smith has shattered Aussie Kaylee McKeown’s 100m backstroke world record, six weeks out from their looming showdown at the Paris Olympics. At the US swimming trials, Smith touched in at 57.13 seconds, easily beating the mark of 57.33 set a year ago by McKeown. “Regan Smith has it back and you bet that … Read more
Australian basketballer Liz Cambage has debuted an unrecognisable new look, leaving her Instagram fans floored by the transformation. The four-time WNBA All-Star, who currently plays for Sichuan Yuanda in the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association, shared a series of stunning photos to her 1.2 million Instagram followers on Wednesday morning (AEST), in what was a collaboration … Read more
Short-term rentals can function as a quick release valve for a city expecting an influx of visitors, increasing capacity for a short time nearly instantly. In fact, despite the usual hype around the Olympic Games, there are still many places to stay in Paris this summer. A search on Airbnb for a two-person stay during … Read more
