Rice in trouble over tweet

Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice has apologised after reportedly posting a homophobic slur on Twitter.

Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice has apologised after reportedly posting a homophobic slur on Twitter.

Following the Wallabies' last-gasp win over South Africa on Saturday night, Rice tweeted "Suck on that faggots!"

But the queen of the pool, who was forced to withdrawal from next month's Commonwealth Games with a shoulder injury has since

apologised and deleted the posting.