Congratulations are streaming for basketballer Lauren Jackson on Twitter, and she tweets it has been "funnn" to be a trending topic for the first time. Here are some photos captured in anticipation of the 2012 London Olympics.
For the first time again in 20 years, a woman athlete, in the person of triple silver medallist Lauren Jackson, has been declared to lead the Australian team and carry its flag in this year's opening ceremony of the Olympics Game in London.
Australian Girls B'96 Test Series v New Zealand
AWPI calls for expressions of interest to sit on a newly formed peak body committee, the National Competitions Committee (NCC) which will replace the NWPL Commission. The NCC will be responsible for the alignment of competitions from Junior Age Championships through to the National League.
What do the boys of One Direction, Justin Bieber and David Beckham have that’s similar to one another? Well, the incredibly good looks are one thing and their love for football is another. Beckham fans, “Beliebers” and “Directioners” better get their freak on because rumor has it that the boys are playing ball in one event.
Only one week after surpassing Jack Nicklaus on the all-time PGA Tour winner list, Tiger Woods will have the chance to make more history.
Ricky Nixon, former AFL player manager, was arrested Sunday morning for five offences including alleged assault against ex-fiancé Tegan Gould. Here are point-by-point details on the circumstances surrounding Nixon’s arrest and charges.
Mountain Bike Australia today announced the team for the gravity and trials events for this year's UCI MTB and Trials World Championships in Austria.
History will be made in a search to discover the world's finest junior water polo club team. The inaugural 2013 World Youth Club Water Polo Challenge will take place 'Downunder' in Canberra, Australia's national capital from July 6th - 13th 2013.
Fresh from a break at home in Melbourne, Geoff Ogilvy is ready to try and turn his poor form in the Open Championship around.
Manchester United, arguably the most popular sports club in the planet, wishes to join the fray in Wall Street purportedly to fix its financial woes, which reportedly commenced when the team changed ownership in 2005, and possibly to prolong its legacy.
Bradley Wiggins may have lost his cool over doping allegations at a press conference, but he did not lose his supporters after letting out some nasty expletives. Tour 2011 champ Cadel Evans took to Twitter to back Wiggins on his comments. Retired Australian star Robbie McEwen and fellow sprinter Mark Cavendish were also behind Wiggins. American Christian Vande Veld ealso offered support.
The clash between Murray and Federer might be the highlight at Wimbledon but Kate Middleton, together with her sister Pippa managed to once again, steal the spotlight.
Yesterday, two of the most stylish British females arrived at Wimbledon to watch the championship between Murray and Federer. The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton and Victoria Beckham stood out, but who owned the spotlight?
Tour de France has just given Andre Greipel his second stage win, but the people’s attention is diverted to news on doping allegations against the 7-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong. Greipel has made two successive wins, overpowering Matt Goss, who displayed a winning form again as he appeared to be leading just metres away from the line.
Stage 4 of Tour de France 2012 has just finished and it has brought about some interesting results in the race.
Tour de France defending champion Cadel Evans has described some pelotons as “sometimes disrespectful,” although he did not elaborate. In reaction, Robbie McEwen said the Tour is cut-throat by nature. Meanwhile, German Andre Greipel won the fourth stage of the Tour.
Tennis top players Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic already secured spots on the quarter finals of the Wimbledon 2012. An imminent battle of the tennis royals is about to unfold.
A lot of jokes have been going around about NBA star LeBron James. One joke, for instance, says James was walking down a street when stopped by a man who was begging him for money and he gave the beggar a dollar to which the beggar responded with “Thanks man, I thought you only had three quarters.”
The Australian cricket team needs to collect their act as England is moving its way up and defeated the Aussies twice.
Cadel Evans of Australia maintains his top shape by avoiding painful crashes even as week one of Tour de France 2012 has left challengers in extremely difficult situations. As the Tour kicks off, Peter Sagan impresses in his debut at the race.
The golden girl of Wimbledon has said her piece, “You’ll never be as popular as me.” This was Maria Sharapova’s response to the hurtful statement of French tennis player Gilles Simon on equal cash prizes for the female and male tennis players.
In seven years, Spanish professional tennis player Rafael Nadal crashed down to his most awful Grand Slam defeat. Lukas Rosol, a journey man from Czechoslovakia, pulled off one of his greatest upsets in the history of Wimbledon. Rosol’s previous visits to Wimbledon for qualifying only ended up in first round losses. This time, Rosol stunned the 11-time Grand Slam title winner, 2008 and 2010 champion Rafael Nadal during the second round of the match.
Considered as an underdog in the competition, Czech player Lukas Rosol garnered overnight fame after defeating 11- time grand slam winner and tennis superstar Rafael Nadal.
Eleven-time grand slam winner and tennis superstar Rafael Nadal was sent home after losing a match against inspired Czech player Lukas Rosol.
Valentino Rossi admitted his Ducati’s tyre wear is an issue in the upcoming MotoGP at Assen. He also expressed hope for some rain at this weekend’s race.
Casey Stoner is now at second place in standing with 115 points, 25 points behind the leading Jorge Lorenzo, although they are on the same level with 42 wins. How will Stoner fare at Saturday’s Assen MotoGP when Lorenzo is poised to complete a serial victory after France, Catalunya and Silverstone?
Olympic swimmer from Australia Stephanie Rice made a lot of buzz after posting an Instagram photo of her in a risqué two-piece bikini wear. It was in line for the swimmer’s 24th birthday and the bikini was designed by Ellie Gonsalves. It was the swimwear designer’s birthday present for the Olympian.
Australian sprinter Daniel Batman died in a tragic car crash early Tuesday morning, according to reports by Northern Territory police officials.
Daniel Batman, a two-time sprint Olympian, died on Tuesday in a single-car crash south-east of Darwin. Northern Territory police said Batman’s car crashed in a culvert and rolled 10 metres after it had gone off the road. The accident is suspected to have been a result of lost control due to either auto or human error.
