JOHN PYE

AP Sports Writer
Australia's Gout Gout, right, competes during heat 6 of the men's 120m during the Stawell Gift semi-finals and finals at Central Park in Stawell, Monday, April 21, 2025. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
Teenage phenom Gout Gout concludes a breakout track season in Australia
The kind of pace that propelled teenage sprinting phenom Gout Gout to break decades-old Australian records has ended up costing him in his season finale.
 
This photo shows the entrance to Victoria Park, where a new 60,000-seat stadium will be built for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, Australia Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/John Pye)
Olympic venue plans are in place for Brisbane 2032 and now the wait for construction begins
It’ll be another year or two before construction begins on the main Olympic stadium for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. And this is supposedly in racing mode.
 
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli speaks during the announcement of Games Delivery Plan for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics, in Brisbane, Australia Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Jono Searle/AAP Image via AP)
A new Olympic stadium and a crocodile-inhabited rowing course unveiled in Brisbane 2032 overhaul
A new 60,000-seat Olympic stadium in inner-city parkland and a rowing venue in a crocodile-inhabited river have been unveiled as part of a major overhaul of planning for the 2032 Brisbane Games.
 
A tree lies fallen on the beach front following cyclone Alfred on the Gold Coast, Australia, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/John Pye)
Tropical low tracks west across Australian east coast leaving 1 dead and several injured
One person has died and several were injured as flooding rains lash the Australian east coast even though it avoided its first tropical cyclone in 51 years.
 
Children play in sea foam in the Coolangatta area of Gold Coast, Australia, Friday, March 7, 2025. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP)
Rare cyclone weakens to a tropical low weather system as it approaches the Australian east coast
A tropical cyclone has weakened to a tropical low weather system as it approaches the Australian east coast city of Brisbane.
 
People watch as huge swells hit the beaches on the Gold Coast, Australia, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Jason O'Brien/AAP Image via AP)
Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast
Schools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate residents are getting around shortages of sandbags by buying sacks of potting mix as a region of eastern Australia is lashed by wind and rain from a rare approaching tropical cyclone.
 
New Zealand Warriors' Kurt Capewell, left, is tackled by Canberra Raiders' defenders during their National Rugby League match in Canberra, Australia, July 19, 2024. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)
‘Toughest game on earth’ -- Australia’s National Rugby League returns to Las Vegas
Rugby league is using an NFL playbook to give Americans another taste of the game this weekend. Australia’s National Rugby League is taking its show to Las Vegas — for a second consecutive year — hoping it’ll leave a legacy for the game.
 
Nina Kennedy, of Australia, reacts after winning the women's pole vault final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A good day, mate: Kennedy wins pole vault at Paris Games for Australia’s record 18th Olympic gold
It was a good day for Australia, mate. There was no need to abbreviate the morning greeting to g’day as Aussies woke up to a national record haul of Olympic gold. Nina Kennedy’s victory in the pole vault was Australia’s 18th of the Paris Games.
 
Andrew Liveris, President of the Brisbane 2032 organizing committee, Francois-Xavier Bonnaillie, Brisbane 2032's new chief commercial officer and Cindy Hook, Brisbane 2032 CEO pose for a photo, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/John Pye)
2032 Brisbane Olympics organizers tap a Paris Games executive, announce it under the Eiffel Tower
Organizers of the 2032 Brisbane Olympics have recruited a chief commercial officer from France and announced it while he’s working at the Paris Games.
 
United States' Ilona Maher, centre reacts as she stands on the podium with her bronze medal during the presentation ceremony Rugby Sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Rugby Sevens wins over Olympic crowds and Maher’s US women’s team wants to build on bronze for L.A.
Antoine Dupont enhanced his reputation as the world’s premier rugby player when he kicked off the Olympics with a gold medal for the host nation.
 
United States' Alex Sedrick scores the winning try during the women's bronze medal Rugby Sevens match between the United States and Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. The US won the match 14-12. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
US women win a first Olympic medal in rugby sevens with a comeback victory over Australia
Alex Sedrick ran the length of the field to give the U.S. women a first Olympic rugby sevens medal with a stunning stoppage-time comeback win over Australia in the bronze-medal match.
 
New Zealand team member celebrate after winning the women's gold medal Rugby Sevens match between New Zealand and Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. New Zealand won the match 19-12. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
New Zealand tops Canada for back-to-back Olympic women’s rugby sevens titles. US takes bronze
New Zealand has clinched back-to-back Olympic women’s rugby sevens titles with a 19-12 win over Canada at the Paris Games.
 
United States' Ilona Maher celebrates after winning their women's quarterfinal Rugby Sevens match between Great Britain and the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Olympic rugby sevens women’s semifinals set: U.S. plays New Zealand and Australia vs Canada
The U.S. women’s rugby sevens team has reached the Olympic sevens semifinals for the first time after beating Britain 17-7 and will take on defending champion New Zealand for a spot in the gold-medal match.
 
United States' Ilona Maher celebrates after winning their women's quarterfinal Rugby Sevens match between Great Britain and the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Who is Ilona Maher? Here’s what to know about the US women’s rugby sevens Olympian and TikTok star
Rugby sevens star Ilona Maher has been a huge hit on social media as the U.S. women’s team has progressed to the Olympic semifinals for the first time.
 
United States' Ilona Maher, fends off the tackle of Brazil's Gabriela Lima, right, during the women's Pool C Rugby Sevens match between the United States and Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Sunday, July 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Maher’s Americans join Kiwis, Aussies and France in an unbeaten bunch in rugby sevens at Olympics
Defending champion New Zealand and 2016 gold medalist Australia dominated their groups on the opening day of the Olympic women’s rugby sevens competition at Stade de France.
 
Antoine Dupont of France kisses his gold medal as he celebrates after France won the men's Rugby Sevens gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, France, Saturday, July 27, 2024. France defeated Fiji in the gold medal match 28-7. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Dupont leads France to a gold medal in Olympic rugby sevens, ending Fiji’s dominance
Antoine Dupont has helped France finally end Fiji’s dominance of Olympic rugby sevens. Dupont scored two tries and set up another after going on as a second-half replacement and leading France to a 28-7 victory and a coveted title.
 
FILE - France's Antoine Dupont walks in the try zone after France's try against the United States during a Vancouver Sevens rugby match Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Dupont’s Olympic debut to boost France’s rugby sevens chances. Fiji aims for a three-peat
Antoine Dupont had a singular ambition when the world’s premier rugby player turned his focus to what he described as the French Olympic project: a gold medal for the host nation.
 
Sammy Sullivan of USA in action during HSBC rugby sevens series in Singapore, on May 4, 2024. The anthem played as Army officer Sammy Sullivan stood to attention and saluted beside her U.S. rugby teammates before a gold-medal game in Hong Kong against Olympic champion New Zealand. No prizes for guessing where her mind may have drifted to: Paris in July. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)
Attention: US teams tackling the challenge of ending an Olympic rugby sevens medal drought
The anthem played as Army officer Sammy Sullivan stood to attention and saluted beside her United States rugby teammates before the gold-medal game in Hong Kong in April. No prizes for guessing where her mind may have drifted to: Paris in July.
 
FILE - Raquel Kochhann of Brazil competes during the women's HSBC Rugby Sevens match between Brazil and Belgium in Madrid, Spain, Friday, May 31, 2024. A breast cancer diagnosis, surgery and months of follow-up treatment didn't shake Kochhann's desire to return to rugby sevens and have a shot at a third Olympics. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue,File)
Coming back from cancer, Brazil rugby sevens star Raquel Kochhann ready to tackle her third Olympics
A breast cancer diagnosis, surgery and months of follow-up treatment didn’t shake Raquel Kochhann’s desire to return to rugby sevens and have a shot at a third Olympics.
 
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli watches the ball after playing a shot during the Indian Premier League eliminator cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
T20 World Cup uses cricket’s fast and furious format. The tempo appeals to new and existing fans
The first cricket World Cup to be hosted on U.S. soil starts June 1 and will be shared with countries in the Caribbean. It will be in the Twenty20 format.
 
Delhi Capitals' Jake Fraser-McGurk plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru, India, Sunday, May 12 , 2024. (AP Photo/Kashif Masood)
Warner holds out IPL hot shot Fraser-McGurk in Australia’s T20 World Cup squad
He may have been hyped as the next David Warner for his phenomenal batting talent but Jake Fraser-McGurk will have to settle for being next in line only if Australia needs backup at the Twenty20 World Cup.
 
Jannik Sinner, left, of Italy gestures as he holds the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Daniil Medvedev, right, of Russia in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)
Medvedev’s spin after another tough Australian Open final loss: “I’m in the history books.”
The records kept mounting for Daniil Medvedev in something of a marathon season-opening major. Another loss from two sets up in an Australian Open final. More than 24 hours on court in seven rounds. Four five-set matches.
 
Jannik Sinner of Italy is congratulated by his support team after receiving the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Sinner rallies from 2 sets down to beat Medvedev in Australia and clinch his first Grand Slam title
Jannik Sinner has rallied from two sets down to win the Australian Open final against Daniil Medvedev and clinch his first Grand Slam title.
 
Rohan Bopanna, left, of India and Matthew Ebden of Australia pose with their trophy after defeating Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori of Italy in the men's doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Bopanna wins Australian Open men’s doubles title at age 43, a record in the Open era
Rohan Bopanna has become the oldest man to win a Grand Slam doubles title in the Open era at the age of 43. He combined with Matt Ebden for a 7-6 (0), 7-5 victory over Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in the Australian Open final.
 
Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Unflappable so far, Sinner prepares for his first major final. He faces Medvedev in Australia
Fans have been noticing how unflappable Jannik Sinner has been on his run to the Australian Open final. And his big smile. He beat 10-time title-winner Novak Djokovic in a semifinal upset.
 
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus holds the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after defeating Zheng Qinwen of China in the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Aryna Sabalenka wins second straight Australian Open title, beating Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2
Aryna Sabalenka has successfully defended her Australian Open title. The No. 2-ranked Sabalenka clinched back-to-back titles at Melbourne Park with a 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 12-seeded Zheng Qinwen in the women’s final.
 
Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during a press conference following his loss to Jannik Sinner of Italy in their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Djokovic says one Australian Open semifinal loss is not the beginning of the end
Novak Djokovic is certain his first Australian Open semifinal loss in 11 attempts is “not the beginning of the end.” The 36-year-old Djokovic has won 10 Australian titles among his record 24 in Grand Slams.
 
Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their semifinal at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Sinner ends 10-time champion Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open streak, faces Medvedev for the title
Jannik Sinner upset Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semifinals to end the 10-time champion’s long unbeaten streak at Melbourne Park.
 
Alexander Zverev of Germany waves after defeating Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in their quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, early Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Zverev’s Australian Open semifinal run draws attention on and off the courts
Alexander Zverev’s run to a second Australian Open semifinal has been drawing attention to his business in other courts. News emerged as the tournament started that a German court set a trial date in May over an assault allegation dating to 2020.
 
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus reacts during her semifinal against Coco Gauff of the U.S. at the Australian Open tennis championships at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Defending champion Sabalenka beats Coco Gauff, will meet Zheng in Australian Open final
Aryna Sabalenka has avenged a U.S. Open final loss to Coco Gauff and is the first woman since Serena Williams to reach back-to-back finals at the Australian Open. The 2023 champion will play first-time finalist Zheng Qinwen on Saturday.
 
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