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Rivals and friends: Lachie Kennedy and Gout Gout embrace.

Don’t worry about Gout Gout, says his famous rival Lachlan Kennedy

Kennedy says Gout’s disappointing Diamond League debut race is nothing to worry about, and nor was Australia suffering from missing him in the men’s sprint relay team.

  • Michael Gleeson

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Boomers coach Adam Caporn has kept the door ajar for Ben Simmons, Joe Ingles, Patty Mills and Matthew Dellavedova playing in his team.

Battle of the ages: The veteran Boomers stars fighting for one last Olympic charge

In a rare interview, Boomers coach Adam Caporn discusses Patty Mills, Ben Simmons and Joe Ingles, and Australia’s new wave of basketball talent.

  • Jon Pierik
Tenor José Carreras will be joined by Robbie Williams and other pop music stars for Carreras and Friends in Brisbane.

José Carreras and Robbie Williams to sing at the Gabba in world exclusive event

Williams, The Corrs, Ronan Keating, Natalie Imbruglia and others will join the legendary tenor in an all-star concert celebration on his 80th birthday in Brisbane.

  • Nick Dent
Stunned: Sienna Toohey after smashing her personal best in the women’s 100m breaststroke final at the Australian trials.

The future of Australian swimming has arrived – and they’re only 17

If there are two names you should commit to memory ahead of the swimming program at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics, make them Sienna Toohey and Henry Allan.

  • Tom Decent
Stockwell South Brisbane waterfront plan for Parmalat site and surroundings.

Premier backs plan to transform waterfront with towers and hundreds of venues

Two former Olympians have bought the Parmalat factory site in South Brisbane and plan to redevelop the area.

  • William Davis
Cameron McEvoy after winning gold in the men’s 50m freestyle at the Paris Olympics.

FIFA will splurge $1.3b on World Cup prizemoney. It’s time Olympic athletes were paid fairly, too

Even a team losing all three games at the World Cup will pocket $13 million. Against this, The IOC’s opposition to paying its athletes looks ever more ridiculous.

  • Darren Kane
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Australian Olympian Cooper Woods talks about being chosen to go down the slide for the FightMND campaign.
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Olympic hero gearing up for MCG slide

Australian Olympian Cooper Woods talks about being chosen to go down the slide for the FightMND campaign.

David Crisafulli during his first estimates as Premier.

AI-instruction raises eyebrows in government department

Also in Public Circus: an own goal for the Games authority and all hands on deck for a bargaining agreement at City Hall.

  • James Hall, Cameron Atfield and William Davis
Joining the Wide World of Sports show, Olympian Meg Harris said the vocal discussion about athlete prize money is a 'step in the right direction'.
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Meg Harris joins IOC prize money discussion

Joining the Wide World of Sports show, Olympian Meg Harris said the vocal discussion about athlete prize money is a 'step in the right direction'.

Russian women’s water polo team captain.

‘Part of the propaganda’: Canberra urged to block Russian athletes over ties to sanctioned oligarchs

A water polo world cup could pose legal and diplomatic dilemmas for the federal government under its sanctions laws.

  • Rob Harris