Dancer Eyes Golden Period

The future looks assured for the heroic Kookaburras, reports Richard Hinds.

'a Dull Thud' Was All It Took

The Kookaburras provided the highlight as teams outshone individual stars, writes Richard Hinds.

Dancer Eyes Golden Era With Young Charges

After a long drought, the future looks assured for the heroic Kookaburras, Richard Hinds reports.

Kookaburras Lift Curse

All gold medals are supposed to be equal. But the one placed around the necks of the 16 members of the Australian men's hockey team will occupy a special place in Australian sporting history.

Laughing Kookaburras Shake Monkey Off Back

THE scores tied at 1-1. Deep into the first period of extra-time. The vivid, orange Dutch majority in the grandstands roaring. A penalty shoot-out looming.

Our Best Olympic Team Toasts Hockey Win

It could not have been scripted better. With a "golden goal", the Kookaburras ended a 48-year losing streak in men's hockey and gave Australia its most successful Olympic Games.

They're Our Best Ever

It could not have been scripted better. With a "golden goal", the Kookaburras snap a 48-year losing streak in men's hockey and give Australia its most successful Olympic Games. The golden moment came seconds from the end of the first half of sudden-death, extra-time, when Jamie Dwyer struck home the goal that gave Australia a 2-1 win over the Netherlands and pushed its gold-medal tally to 11. That's one more than the total set in Sydney four years ago. The victory, which came after repeated ...

One More Shot

Kookaburras earn chance to break Olympic hoodoo

Slaying The Curse

Despite its historic strength, the Australian men's hockey team has never won Olympic gold. As Richard Hinds reports, the Kookaburras can wipe this dark stain with victory over Holland in the final tonight.

Kookaburras Into Semi-final

ATHENS: Australia's kings of frayed nerves at the Olympics, the Kookaburras, secured a men's hockey semi-final berth with another thrilling win on Saturday.

Secure Kookaburras Pledge To Take Their Dutch Treat Seriously

Qualification for the semi-finals before its final round-robin match has given the Australian men's team the pleasant, but still difficult task of deciding how to treat its final pool match against the Netherlands.

Kookaburras Through To Semi-finals

The Australian men's hockey team advanced to the semi-finals, a tense 3-2 victory over South Africa giving it a place in the medal rounds and ensuring its fate will not come down to the difficult final round-robin match against the Netherlands.

Do You Want The Bad News Or The Bad News? Kookaburras Face Difficult Times

Australia face two difficult routes to the semi-finals of the men's hockey - win the next two games or beat the contest favourites, the Netherlands, in their final pool match.

Kookaburras Stall On The Way To Semi-finals

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Lapses Let Kookaburras Down

A late goal by star striker Jamie Dwyer gave the Kookaburras a 2-2 draw with Argentina yesterday in a match that the Australians dominated for long stretches and had been heavily favoured to win.

Kookaburras Lay Ghosts To Rest

For a young team trying to create Olympic history, and to prove it is unencumbered by the misfortunes of the past, there could have been no better way for the Australian men's hockey team to start its campaign than with an emphatic victory over New Zealand.

Kookaburras Work Like A Charm

For a young team trying to create Olympic history, while proving they are unencumbered by misfortunes of the past, there could have been no better way for the Australian men's hockey side to start their campaign than with an emphatic victory over New Zealand.

Fired-up Kookaburras Ready To Believe

It is tempting fate to say it and, given the team's well-chronicled history, perhaps defies logic, too. But there was something irresistible about the Australian men's hockey team as it finished its preparations for the Olympics.

The Great Hopes For Gold Hockey

MEN'S So often cast as the hard-luck story of the Australian Olympic team, the Kookaburras do not carry quite the same burden of expectation as in past years. Again, the powerful German and Dutch teams will be the hot favourites, however the youthful Australian team has shown in recent times it can compete with the best and a medal of any colour - even the elusive gold - is a possibility.