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WHY HISTORY SAID IT WAS A BIG ASK FOR BOL
OLYMPIC WATCH: It wasn’t all disappointment for Australia’s best hope of a gold medal on the track, writes RON REED. More »
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A GOLDEN CHANCE FROM OUT OF … WHERE?
WITH the Olympics on the starting blocks, who is your best hope for a gold medal? Former Test cricketer IAN CALLEN has made his choice. More »
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Farewell to a long-running enigma
HAVING A sports superstar for a father can be a mixed blessing for an ambitious young athlete, writes RON REED More »
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Hamish hurls his way to silver
TASSIE JAVELIN thrower Hamish Peacock is one of the truly colourful characters of track and field. JOHN CRAVEN tracks him from a Burnie cricket ball-throwing competition to a silver medal at the Gold Coast Games. More »
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Dani joins in the Oz field of dreams
IT’S ONE of the oldest sports in the book and Australia’s dynamic Dani continues to add her own slices of history to it, writes RON REED. More »
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Golden start for the woman who worries her sport
PREDICTABLY, IT HASN'T taken long for South African superstar Caster Semenya to make her first Commonwealth Games memorable, writes RON REED. More »
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Plenty of Games cheer for the tough man in the chair
HE DOES it the hard way but wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley has few equals among Australia’s Commonwealth games team, says chief writer RON REED. More »
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I’ll be back, says shattered Sally Pearson
THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES had barely begun when the event lost perhaps the biggest drawcard it had, but Australia’s best track and field athlete is far from finished, writes RON REED. More »
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Gold may be hard to find at the Gold Coast Games
AUSTRALIA is headed for a bleak medals haul in athletics at the Commonwealth Games this year if the final Commonwealth rankings lists are anything to go by, as MIKE HURST reports: More »
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Salute Raelene Boyle and Jeff Horn
OVER more than 50 years reporting sports of all sorts, GEOFF POULTER has watched stars come and go. He reckons he knows why some shine brighter than others. More »
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Schneiders take on Usain Bolt
Simon Schneider’s take on Usain Bolt being beaten at the World Championships in London. More »
