If you’re lacking inspiration, look no further than this quote from American Winter Paralympian Patrick Halgren.

“I’ve been blessed to have to develop my character over the last 11 years losing my leg. I could either roll over and die or I could become the greatest Patrick Halgren on Earth and that’s what you’re seeing. I’ve learned to be unirritable, unembarrassable because that’s what it’s about. It’s about being vulnerable in this life, it’s about trying things and failing. And it’s okay to be embarrassed, it’s okay to look weird.”

Halgren said that after he won a silver medal in the men’s para alpine skiing standing super-G race. What a legend!

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The number of points scored by the Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo during his team's 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards in the NBA today. It marks the second-highest number of points scored by an individual in an NBA game ever, behind only the legendary Wilt Chamberlain (100 points). The 28-year-old’s previous career high was 41 points, a mark he passed before half-time.

“At the moment, I think I just have a lot of confidence in how I’m playing, especially after the Aussie summer. I was just able to learn so much, and I think everything’s clicking at the moment. I can’t really describe it, to be honest, I’m just so shocked.” 
Australian tennis player Talia Gibson speaking to media after defeating world number seven Jasmine Paolini (7-5, 2-6, 6-1) in the Round of 16 at Indian Wells, the sport’s unofficial fifth major. The 21-year-old has won 16 of her 18 matches since the Australian Open. Meanwhile, Rinky Hijikata is the only Australian remaining in the men’s singles draw and is set to take on Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the Round of 16 tomorrow. Hijikata defeated world number 10 Alexander Bublik, the first top 10 win of his career, in the previous round.

NFL star Kenneth Walker III was named Super Bowl MVP this year after helping the Seattle Seahawks to victory over the New England Patriots. He was the first running back to win the award since 1998. Now, Walker has signed with the Kansas City Chiefs (yep, Travis Kelce’s team) and becomes the first Super Bowl MVP to switch teams the following season since 2003.

The Brisbane Lions will head into this weekend’s clash against the Sydney Swans missing three players to suspension after the AFL tribunal upheld bans for Harris Andrews and Darcy Gardiner. Andrews will miss three matches for striking Western Bulldogs forward Arthur Jones, while Gardiner received a one-match suspension for a high hit on Aaron Naughton. Brisbane will also be without forward Zac Bailey, who accepted a one-game ban.

One of the seven members of Iran’s women’s football team delegation granted protection visas to remain in Australia has changed her mind and chosen to return to Iran. The Government offered players refuge individually, with five accepting the offer earlier this week, followed by another two.  The remaining members of the delegation departed Australia after declining the offer, though supporters fear they could face repercussions upon returning to Iran.

Josh Hanlon bounced back at the Winter Paralympics with a strong showing in the alpine combined, finishing 12th after climbing from 16th following the super-G with an improved slalom run. Hanlon said the result was a “confidence boost” ahead of the technical events later this week. Meanwhile, Australian Paralympic legend Michael Milton finished 13th in the standing class as his comeback Games continue.

Australia’s Lauren Parker narrowly missed a place in the semi-finals of the women’s cross-country sprint at the Winter Paralympics, finishing 13th in the 1km sit-ski event with only the top 12 progressing. The two-time Summer Paralympic gold medallist said she was “really hoping to make the semis”. Meanwhile, teammates Matt Brumby and Taryn Dickens both fell during their races, while Dave Miln finished 28th in the men’s sprint.

Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid have taken major steps toward the Champions League quarter-finals after emphatic wins in the first legs of their round-of-16 ties. 

Here’s what to know

Bayern thrashed Italian side Atalanta 6-1, with winger Michael Olise scoring twice as the German champions dominated in Bergamo.

In Madrid, Spanish side Atlético defeated English club Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 in a chaotic match that leaves the Spurs in a difficult position heading into the second leg of the tie. Spurs goalkeeper Antonín Kinský endured a nightmare start, slipping twice to gift goals to Atlético’s Marcos Llorente and Julián Alvarez before being substituted after just 17 minutes. 

Elsewhere, Turkish champions Galatasaray claimed a 1-0 win over English club Liverpool in Istanbul thanks to a seventh-minute header from Mario Lemina. In England, Spanish giants Barcelona rescued a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United when Spanish teenager Lamine Yamal converted a stoppage-time penalty after England winger Harvey Barnes had put the hosts ahead.

Each round-of-16 matchup is played over two legs, with each team hosting one match. The aggregate score across both games determines who advances to the quarter-finals. If the teams are level on aggregate after the second leg, extra time and potentially penalties are used to decide the winner. The second legs of these ties will be played next week.

The Champions League continues tomorrow with the opening leg of the remaining four round of 16 ties. 

When the men's triathlon begins at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, it could become one of the defining Australian storylines of the Games.

Since triathlon debuted at the Olympics in Sydney 2000, no Australian man has ever won a medal in the event. 

With a new generation of Australian athletes hitting career-best form, LA 2028 could represent the country's best chance yet to finally change that.

Triathlon entered the Olympic program at Sydney 2000. The event is raced over what’s known as the Olympic distance: a 1.5km swim, followed by a 40km bike ride, and a 10km run.

Unlike longer formats like Ironman, the Olympic triathlon is fast, tactical, and often decided in the final kilometres of the run.

Australia has already found considerable Olympic success in the women’s event, building one of the sport’s great medal records.

Michellie Jones won silver at the first Olympic triathlon in Sydney in 2000, before Loretta Harrop added another silver in Athens in 2004. The golden era arrived in Beijing in 2008, when Emma Snowsill claimed gold and Emma Moffatt took bronze. Erin Densham then won bronze at London 2012, giving Australia an astonishing five medals across the first four Olympic women’s triathlon events.

The men’s podium, however, has remained elusive.

Australia’s best-ever result in the men’s Olympic event is fourth place, achieved by Greg Bennett in Athens 2004. At the sport’s Olympic debut in Sydney, Miles Stewart finished sixth, while more recently, reigning world champion Matt Hauser finished seventh in Paris in 2024. 

Speaking to TDA Sport, Hauser said the Olympic medal is the clear target. “We haven't had an Australian male medal in the triathlon before,” he said. “For me to try and chase that success [and] create a bit of a legacy… is super exciting.”

At the elite level, the margins are incredibly small.

Australian triathlete Luke Willian says races that last nearly an hour can come down to seconds. “It can be five or 10 seconds apart. That's the difference between a top five and a podium to 20th,” he told TDA Sport.

Willian experienced those margins firsthand while qualifying for the Paris Olympics at a World Triathlon Series race in Yokohama in 2024. “I was leading the race for 7.5 kilometres of the run and then popped with two kilometres to go,” he said. “Your mind is saying go harder and your legs are saying we don't have the facilities for it.”

Hauser arrives at LA 2028 as Australia’s best-placed male triathlete in a generation. He won the 2025 World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) world title on home soil in Wollongong and, at 30 in Los Angeles, should be right in his prime. Willian is hot on his heels, with WTCS podiums in Yokohama and Weihai and a relay world title alongside Hauser in Hamburg.

With two years left in the Olympic cycle, Australia’s men’s triathlon program is in its strongest position for years.

In Los Angeles, that could translate into the country’s first-ever men’s Olympic medal in the sport. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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