Mike Hytner

After the initial freedom of retirement, the Australian cycling great faced a perfect storm of anxiety, personal loss and grief. Now she’s found her perfect job

Australia's men enjoyed an encouraging start to their Olympic basketball campaign with a 92-80 win over Spain in a feisty encounter that threatened to boil over at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille.

After Australia's glorious, golden opening day of these Games, there was further success to savour under blue skies in Paris on day two of action – plus one of the most chaotic Olympic football matches ever witnessed.

Canoe slalom Jess Fox is officially one of Australia's greatest Olympians, after the paddler tore down the canoe slalom course at Vaires-sur-Marne

Relay team break Olympic record in the pool, there was a bronze in race walking, Simone Biles made history and controversy flared in the boxing ring

Moesha Johnson and the sprint kayak racing crew of Riley Fitzsimmons, Jackson Collins, Pierre van der Westhuyzen and Noah Havard secured silver

Day 15 saw Australia bring up its half century, with two more silver medals – on the track and in the pool – bringing the overall tally to 50 – 18 gold, 18 silver and 14 bronze.

The last thing on the year 9 student’s mind on Sunday was school as she hit the winning runs for the Sydney Sixers in their season opener

Speedy winger will prioritise her mental health and take a break from football after an ‘overwhelming’ rise to prominence over the past few years

Former Wallabies player Jordan Petaia will pursue his long-held dream of playing in the NFL after being handed a prized spot at a US training camp