Aussie 7s win Singapore bronze

The Aussie 7s have claimed the bronze medal at the fifth leg of the World Series in Singapore on Sunday night. The Aussies were in hot form over the weekend, setting up a meeting with Ireland after defeating Samoa, Spain, England and Argentina.  

The Australians kept their calm against their Irish opponents, taking an early charge in the match before scores were levelled at the Singapore National Stadium. Australia edged ahead and held onto the lead, running out the clock to seal the bronze medal with a 21-19.

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McConnell claims maiden UCI Mountain Bike World Cup title 

Triple-Olympian Rebecca McConnell has broken through for a career first UCI Mountain Bike World Cup victory, winning the opening round of the 2022 season in Petropolis, Brazil in the early hours of Monday morning.  

It is the second time an Australian woman has won an XCO World Cup, the first being Mary Grigson 22 years ago. 

The 30-year-old was “lost for words” post-race.  

"Everybody has said, it's coming, it's coming ... I have been super consistent over the last couple of years - on the podium more often than not, (but that) never means a win is coming.” 

"It's so good to be here and super grateful for everybody who has been supporting me and so happy to share this with everyone." 

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Purcell/Ebden duo lift Houston trophy 

Tokyo 2020 Olympian Max Purcell, alongside Australian doubles partner Matt Ebden, has claimed his maiden ATP-level doubles title at the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston over the weekend.  

Max and Matt entered the tournament as the top-seeds and did not concede a single set on their way to victory. They defeated Serbian brothers Ivan and Matej Sabanov in straight sets to win the title, 6-3, 6-3.  

The team are no stranger to sharing the court, having reached the final of the men’s doubles at the Australian Open only three months ago.  

The pair will look to continue their success on clay, with the pinnacle of this part of the season culminating at Roland Garros in Paris in less than two months’ time, where the next Olympic Games will also be hosted.  

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Mixed Emotions for Cameron Smith at Augusta National

Tokyo Olympian Cameron Smith finished tied-third at Augusta National in Georgia, but an unlucky shot in the final round saw the title heartbreakingly slip from his fingers.  

Off his win at the Players’ Championships last month, Smith was one of the favourites to take out The Masters, and the 28-year-old Queenslander was in contention for the title with seven holes to go.  

His plan came undone at the 12th hole, with a miscalculated shot seeing his ball roll into Rae’s Creek, dropping down to 4-under, the score he would finish the tournament on.  

World Number 1 Scottie Scheffler of the USA was victorious, posting a final score of 10-under (278).  

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Laser Silver for Wearn in Palma, Spain

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion Matt Wearn has won the silver medal in the ILCA 7 Medal Race at the Princess Sophia Trophy on Saturday in an extraordinary performance that emulated his fighting spirit.  

Starting on the back foot with two breakages on Day 1, Matt found himself sitting at 122nd position. Most would have considered the race a lost hope at that point, but the Perth-based sailor fought back to find himself in the medal race, at times finding himself leading the pack. 

The 26-year-old chalks his remarkable performance up to his years of experience on the water and acknowledging each battle as its own. “It was the motivation not to lose. Regardless of the position I’m in, I always go out to win. I came to Palma for one thing and one thing only.  

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Aussies shine at Brisbane Track Classic 2022

There were strong displays of athletic ability on show at the Brisbane Track Classic this weekend, with Olympians and Olympic hopefuls alike showing what they had to offer.  

17-year-old Torrie Lewis made her mark, taking out the 100m and 200m events in blistering times of 11.37 and 23.18, the latter a PB.  

“Something I have really been practicing in training is getting my starts, with a better reaction time and more power - it looks like it’s coming together.” 

2020 Olympian Mackenzie Little won the women’s javelin with a personal best result of 62.79m, defeating Tokyo bronze medallist Kelsey-Lee Barber.  

Peter Bol just seems to get better and better, taking out the 800m event once again, with a time of 1:46.12. His time was over two seconds faster than his time at the Australian Track and Field Championships a fortnight ago, which he also won.

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