‘You think I’m joking’: Bolt plans next career move
WITH the Commonwealth Games giving Usain Bolt “goosebumps” and “the urge to compete”, the world’s fastest man says he wants to return to top-level sport — but not sprinting.
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Accused director treated like a ‘criminal’
HE’S a multi-millionaire film director, but Dustin Lance Black — on the Gold Coast to support his husband, English diver Tom Daley — claims he was accused of shoplifting a protein shake at a local supermarket.
Public plea to find runaway athletes
GOLD Coast residents are being asked to keep a lookout for runaway African athletes on the streets of the Glitter Strip as more go missing from the Commonwealth Games.
Why did Charles and Camilla snub the Goldie?
WHILE Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla gave the Gold Coast a healthy dose of exposure with visits to the Commonwealth Games and other destinations, they weren’t all to keen for an overnight stay. Why?
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Gold at the front, party at the back
AUSTRALIA’S newest cycling world record holders are rocking medals and mullets on the Gold Coast this week.
Stunning showcase or insulting flop?
AN AMAZING spectacle for the ages or international embarrassment? Reaction has been split on Wednesday night’s Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
‘Legend’: Australia reacts to viral dad
AUSTRALIA found a new national hero at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre — and he wasn’t one of our superstar swimmers.
All the Comm Games drama you missed
IF you think the drama at the Commonwealth Games was limited to Sally Pearson, Mack Horton and Jake Birtwhistle, think again. Day one served up boilovers, awkward press conferences and plenty more.
Palace in Camilla damage control
BUCKINGHAM PALACE have issued an extraordinary public statement to deny the Duchess of Cornwall was bored during the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony after she was filmed flipping through a program during the event.
Dami returns to her jazzy roots
AFTER a meteoric rise in pop music, Queensland’s Dami Im has come full circle with her new album I Hear A Song a dramatic departure from her appearances on The X Factor and in the Eurovision song contest.
Swimming WAGs say it’s fair to share
YOU know you’re close with your boyfriend when you can wear his shirt to a swish event.
Games a watershed moment for female sport
SUNRISE host Sam Armytage says Australian sport has reached a turning point when it comes to gender equality and believes the stars of this year’s Commonwealth Games will be the girls.
Games’ boss inadvertent Twitter blunder
A MAJOR advertising journal appears to have been caught in a Twitter sting and Games chair Peter Beattie appears to have been unwittingly caught up in it.
‘Oh, Ricki can’t sing, she’s sh*t’
A FED up Ricki-Lee Coulter has denied she was lip syncing at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony and believes she “can’t win” when it comes to public perception.
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