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Brandon Grochala of Australia competes in the Heats of the Men's 50m backstroke of the Australian Olympic Swimming Trials at the South Australian Aquatic & Leisure Centre in Adelaide. Photograph:......

Thorpe's London dream over; Rice, Magnussen shine

Ian Thorpe's rushed comeback bid for a third Olympic Games ended in ignominy on Sunday as he crashed out of the morning heats of the 100 metres freestyle at the Australian trials in Adelaide. The......

Thorpe advances to 200m freestyle semi-finals

Five-times Olympic champion Ian Thorpe kept his London ambitions firing when he reached the semi-finals of the 200 metres freestyle at the Australian trials on Friday with a solid swim that......

PHOTOS: EXCITING Moments from Day 1 of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

The 2018 Commonwealth Games kicked off at the Gold Coast on Thursday with lots of fanfare a day after the colourful opening ceremony.  While it was a good day for hosts Australia, India also......