Australia reveals opening ceremony uniforms for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

STORY: Australia reveals opening ceremony uniforms for Paris 2024 Olympic Games SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: April 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australian Olympians displaying their uniforms STORYLINE: Australia's opening ceremony uniforms were officially unveiled at Sydney's Clovelly Bay on Wednesday, with 100 days to go before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games kicks off. Adorned with Australia's iconic green and gold, the designs were showcased by nine athletes, from reigning Olympic champions to those striving to make their first Games in Paris. The models included men's water polo co-captain Blake Edwards, artistic gymnast Georgia Godwin, Tokyo Olympic beach volleyball silver medalist Mariafe Artacho del Solar, Matildas midfielder Michelle Heyman, Tokyo Olympic K-2 1000m sprint canoeing champion Thomas Green, rugby sevens captain Nick Malouf, 100m Australian record holder Torrie Lewis, Australia's inaugural Olympic breaker Jeff D

"Matilda" named Australia's Word of the Year following Women's World Cup

STORY: "Matilda" named Australia's Word of the Year following Women's World Cup SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the training session 2. aerial view of Australia's national women's football team base camp 3. interior view of the Australia National Dictionary Center (ANDC) STORYLINE: "Matilda" has been named Australia's Word of the Year for 2023 following the success of the FIFA Women's World Cup. It was announced by the Australian National Dictionary Centre (ANDC) at Canberra's Australian National University (ANU) on Wednesday. It comes after the national women's football team - the Matildas - made the semifinals at the 2023 tournament held in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. Amanda Laugesen, director of the ANDC, said that the selection of "Matilda" as the word that gained the most prominence in Australia in 2023 was an easy one and reflected the nation's growing interest in women's spo

Australia announce 23-player squad for home Women's World Cup

STORY: Australia announce 23-player squad for home Women's World Cup DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Australian national team in training 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TONY GUSTAVSSON, Head coach of Australia women's national team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAM KERR, Captain of Australia women's national team 4. various of the Australian national team at training base STORYLINE: Co-hosts Australia have announced their final 23-player squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson on Monday revealed the list of players he will take to the World Cup after cutting six from a provisional squad announced in June. Veteran forward Kyah Simon was among the surprise inclusions, making the final 23 despite tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in October. The 32-year-old, who missed the 2019 World Cup, has not played a competitive game since the injury. Gustavsson selected 15 players who were part of the 2019 cam

World Cup warm-up games announced for Australian men's and women's football teams

STORY: World Cup warm-up games announced for Australian men's and women's football teams DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Football Australia Brisbane match announcement 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GRAHAM ARNOLD, Head coach of the Socceroos, Football Australia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GRAHAM ARNOLD, Head coach of the Socceroos, Football Australia 4. various of the Football Australia Brisbane match announcement STORYLINE: Football Australia (FA) announced on Tuesday that the men's and women's national football teams will play home friendlies in September ahead of their respective World Cups. The Socceroos will play their final game in Australia before competing in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar against New Zealand in Brisbane on Sept. 22, followed by the second match of the series to be played at Auckland's Eden Park three days later. The game will take place only weeks after the Australian women's team, the Matildas, return to Brisban

Australia coach sees signs of progress in preparation for Women's World Cup

STORY: Australia coach sees signs of progress in preparation for Women's World Cup DATELINE: April 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Australia's national women's football team 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TONY GUSTAVSSON, Head coach of Australia's national women's football team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TONY GUSTAVSSON, Head coach of Australia's national women's football team 4. Australia's national women's football team in training STORYLINE: The head coach of Australia's national women's football team has declared the side is showing signs of progress under his reign. Tony Gustavsson, who took over as head coach of the Matildas in September 2020, said the team was starting to be consistent in recent victories over New Zealand from the two-game friendly series this month. The Matildas beat the Football Ferns, the New Zealand women's national football team, 3-1 in Canberra on Tuesday night following a dramatic 2-1 stoppage-time victory on Friday nigh

Nadeshiko bracing for stern test from Matildas in Rio qualifying

Nadeshiko bracing for stern test from Matildas in Rio qualifying

Norio Sasaki, head coach of Japan's women's soccer team Nadeshiko Japan, speaks at a news conference in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2016, a day before his team will face Australia's women's soccer team Matildas in an opener of the six-team Asian qualifiers for the Rio Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nadeshiko, Matildas to play in opener of Rio qualifying

Nadeshiko, Matildas to play in opener of Rio qualifying

Alen Stajcic, head coach of Australia's women's soccer team Matildas, speaks at a news conference in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2016, a day before his team will face Japan's women's soccer team Nadeshiko in an opener of the six-team Asian qualifiers for the Rio Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo