Water polo
- Editorial
- Putin's Russia
‘Blood oil’ and water? Scrutiny over Russia’s team link to sanctioned oligarchs vital
Elite sports people want to play on a world stage, but not when it’s part of Putin’s propaganda push to legitimise his country’s standing.
- The Herald's View
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‘It’s easy to get mad’: Meet the water polo team with four sets of sisters
Sets of siblings in a sporting team are nothing new. But four pairs in the same team is enough to turn heads.
- Tom Decent
Olympic sports push back on venue plan that would leave them with nothing
Hockey has made a pitch to ditch Ballymore for the Gold Coast, while swimming has called for a new aquatic centre at Victoria Park.
- Cameron Atfield
Paris Olympics 2024 as it happened: Day 15 - Hull wins historic silver, Steph Curry leads USA to victory, Khelif files harassment complaint, Stingers go home with silver
Jessica Hull ran the race of her life to finish second in the women’s 1500m, andthe Stingers also won silver on a day of near-misses for Australian athletes. Follow live
- Billie Eder, Richard Gadsby, Roy Ward and Scott Spits
‘We’re so proud of that’: Stingers take home silver medal after brave loss to Spain
The Stingers are going home with a silver medal after losing the final of the women’s water polo 11-9 to Spain.
- Tom Decent
Super Stingers stun the States to set up a golden final
Twenty–four years on from one of the defining moments of the Sydney Games, Australia’s women’s water polo team won through to their own gold medal final.
- Rob Harris
Paris Olympics 2024 as it happened: Day 7 - Three gold in 77 minutes: BMX star’s blistering win as McEvoy and McKeown rule the pool
Australia has raced back up the medal table after swimmers Cam McEvoy and Kaylee McKeown made history, and Saya Sakakibara put the pain of Tokyo behind her in the BMX. Follow here.
- Billie Eder, Richard Gadsby, Marnie Vinall and Vince Rugari
As it happened: Aussie women storm to relay gold; Sakakibara on top for BMX semis; Biles wins again; boxing’s gender row
On day three, Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan were rivals. Now, together, they’re gold medal winners. Meanwhile, a gender storm engulfed boxing and Simone Biles won another gold.
- Billie Eder, Greg Dundas, Marnie Vinall, Dan Walsh and James Polson
‘They have our full support’: Matildas stand with netballers after winning the Don award
Matildas veteran Kyah Simon can empathise with her netball colleagues as their pay dispute with Netball Australia continues to drag on.
- Roy Ward
Serbia take final gold of Tokyo Games in water polo win over Greece
Serbia are the fourth team to retain an Olympic gold in men’s water polo, after Britain, Hungary and Yugoslavia. Both Britain and Hungary have won three in a row.
- Sam Nussey