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Mark Woodforde moved to tears as new Aussie Olympic stars claim tennis gold: ‘I welled up’
 Woodforde became emotional when seeing Aussies win gold Peers and Ebden clinched tiebreaker victory in doubles tennis  Only gold for the event since The Woodies in 1996 By Ian Chadband For Australian Associated Press Published: 00:44 BST, 4 August 2024 |…
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August 4, 2024 at 4:42 AM
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‘Made me tear up’: Aussie’s daughter melts hearts in beautiful gold medal moment
Veteran tennis stars Matt Ebden and John Peers snapped a 28-year drought by combining for Australia’s 12th gold medal of the Olympic Games after a dramatic men’s doubles final against Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram. And no one was riding the…
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August 4, 2024 at 3:36 AM
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‘Nothing will be bigger’: Inside the gruelling road that sparked Aussie giant-slaying ‘miracle’
As a measure of the respect with which the nation’s newest gold medallists Matt Ebden and John Peers are held in Australian tennis, the reaction to their stunning Olympic triumph at Roland Garros on Saturday speaks volumes of their character. Similarly to…
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August 4, 2024 at 3:16 AM
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Australia enjoys its best start to an Olympics as women lead gold rush in Paris | Kieran Pender
During the middle weekend of the Paris Olympics, the halfway point of the Games, Australia’s athletes are eyeing history. At the end of day eight, the Australians have won 12 golds, eight silvers and seven bronze medals (plus another guaranteed). It is…
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August 4, 2024 at 2:58 AM
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Aussie Day eyes podium finish; Opals fighting to keep Olympic dream alive — LIVE
The Olympics swimming meets wraps up at Paris La Defense Arena on Sunday, with the Dolphins hoping to secure a couple more medals before attention shifts to the track and field events. Jason Day will be eyeing a podium finish as the men’s golf enters its…
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August 4, 2024 at 2:34 AM
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Jack Robinson forced to change board design before Olympic surfing finals
Australian surfer Jack Robinson is into the Paris Olympics semi-final in Tahiti, but he will be surfing with a painted-over board design following a complaint from South Korean officials. In the days before competition began at Teahupo’o, Robinson posted…
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August 4, 2024 at 2:13 AM
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‘Shambles of an event’: Former Australian Olympian James Magnussen rips into ‘farcical’ swimming scenes
Former Australian Olympian James Magnussen has voiced his frustration with the mixed 4x100m medley relay’s inclusion in the Olympics, calling it “a shambles of an event”. On Sunday morning AEST, the American quartet of Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen…
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August 4, 2024 at 1:49 AM
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Australia’s best-ever start to an Olympics, more medals: What you missed while you were sleeping
PARIS: Australia ends day eight in Paris fourth on the medal tally, with the most golds in the country’s history at this stage of an Olympics. After the tally grew with the country’s first tennis gold medal since 1996, a likeable 20-year-old nabbed a…
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August 3, 2024 at 11:24 PM
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Why the cost of a snow trip Australia is getting more expensive and how it compares internationally
A trip to the snow has always been outside the budgets of many Australians. For wilderness expert Michael Atkinson, who grew up frequenting the snowfields as a teenager, he wants to share the love of skiing with his children.  The Alone Australia season…
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August 3, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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Olympics 2024: Le Golf National’s diabolical final two holes will play huge part in medal race – Australian Golf Digest
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — There are plenty of things in life scarier than the final two holes on the Albatros course at Le Golf National. Being buried alive. Spiders. Public speaking. An IRS audit. And clowns, for God’s sake, clowns. But you…
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August 3, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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Olympics 2024 tee times: Round 4 pairings in Paris at Le Golf National – Australian Golf Digest
August 4th, 2024 By Australian Golf Digest An impressive leaderboard full of top-ranked players, major champions and Ryder Cup participants remains with 18 holes left to decide who wins the gold medal in the Olympics men’s tournament at Le Golf National.…
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August 3, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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Olympics 2024: With Xander Schauffele, Jon Rahm on top, an artful battle for gold awaits – Australian Golf Digest
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — For all its ceremony and grand proclamations that the important thing about the Olympics is to participate, its greatest defining moments are when the best in the world go toe-to-toe. Justin Gatlin vs. Usain Bolt in the…
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August 3, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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Grae Morris wins silver, Australia’s first windsurfing medal in 32 years
Olympics essentials Australia’s Grae Morris has won Olympic windsurfing silver, finishing behind Israel’s Tom Reuveny in their lightning quick, three-sailor final in Marseille. The 20-year-old Sydneysider was unable to catch Reuveny in the high-velocity…
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August 3, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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Olympics 2024: A day after shooting 64, Matt Fitzpatrick is out with an injury – Australian Golf Digest
A lingering thumb injury has knocked Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick out of the Olympics. The International Golf Federation announced on Saturday that the 2022 U.S. Open champion had withdrawn with a right thumb strain. Fitzpatrick pulled out after…
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August 3, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Aussies win gold in epic match tiebreaker after big comeback
Australia has claimed its first gold medal in men’s doubles since 1996 after Matt Ebden and John Peers triumphed in an incredible match. The pair were in “disbelief” after pulling off a glorious comeback to defeat American doubles specialists Rajeev Ram…
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August 3, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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Paris Olympics tennis: Australia’s Matthew Ebden and John Peers win men’s doubles gold
Matthew Ebden and John Peers fought back from a set and a break down against America’s Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram to win Olympic gold for Australia in the men’s doubles in Paris. In the first-to-10 match tie-break, they wrapped up a 6-7 (6-8) 7-6…
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August 3, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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Down a set and a break, Ebden and Peers looked gone. Then they won Australia’s 12th gold
That’s not lost on them either. This pair places value on everything from work ethic to Davis Cup to the green and gold itself. Ebden’s been hanging around other Aussie athletes every night, watching our swimmers win gold, and feeding on their confidence.…
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August 3, 2024 at 4:07 PM
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Ask a super: Why are practice greens slower than greens on the course? – Australian Golf Digest
You thought you did the right thing by getting to the course 15 minutes early to hit a few putts. You got your speed dialed in, but then on the first green, you watch your first putt motor by. “These greens are so much faster than the putting green,” is…
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August 3, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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2024 Olympics tennis: Matt Ebden goes from lopsided loss in singles to doubles gold with John Peers
PARIS — Matt Ebden’s 2024 Olympics started with his first singles match in more than two years — a 6-0, 6-1 loss to Novak Djokovic as a fill-in after other players pulled out of that event. A week later, back in his element as a doubles player, Ebden will…
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August 3, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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Aussie doubles veterans come from behind to win gold in tense, triple-breaker final
Olympics essentials Matthew Ebden and John Peers have won Australia’s second tennis gold, beating Americans Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek in a tense men’s doubles final. The Australians lost the first set, and were down a break of serve in the second,…
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August 3, 2024 at 2:35 PM
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Tennis-Australians Ebden and Peers win men’s doubles gold
PARIS – Australian duo Matthew Ebden and John Peers won the men’s doubles gold medal in tennis at the Olympics as they beat American pair Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram 6-7(6) 7-6(1) 10-8 on Saturday. After dropping their first set of the week, the two…
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August 3, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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Paris Olympics day four: Boomers clash with Canada as Jess Fox returns for more gold
With the fourth day of the Paris Olympics kicking off, Australia’s hopes to add to its gold medal tally turn to the water, with much-anticipated canoeing and swimming events. Meanwhile, Australia’s men’s basketball, women’s rugby sevens and men’s hockey…
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August 3, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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Olympics 2024: Boos on the first tee? Don’t blame the golf – Australian Golf Digest
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — That booing on the first tee during Saturday’s third round of the Olympics men’s golf was a stark contrast to the carnival atmosphere that’s surrounded the mammoth crowds at Le Golf National. Turns out it was (mostly)…
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August 3, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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Paris Olympics: Aussie tennis veterans Ebden and Peers roar to unexpected gold medal in doubles
By Australian Associated Press Published: 13:45 BST, 3 August 2024 | Updated: 14:14 BST, 3 August 2024 Evergreen-and-gold, veterans Matt Ebden and John Peers have won a delightfully unexpected gold medal, becoming only the second Australian tennis…
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August 3, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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Paris Olympics: Team USA’s Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek settle for silver after Australian comeback
Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram nearly had it for Team USA. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Medal table | Olympic schedule | How to watch | Olympic news Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek were on the precipice of well-earned Olympic glory, but it all went sour in the…
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August 3, 2024 at 1:35 PM