Commonwealth Games: Hit or miss?
BEFORE the golden moments of the past two weeks, 10 years of meticulous planning went into the preparing for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. So how did we perform away from the sporting arena?
Confidential
Epic post-gold engagement a slam dunk
THE Commonwealth Games has proved a joyous affair for many, but none quite as much as basketball star Nicole Seekamp, who was proposed to by boyfriend Cody Havermann after her big gold medal win.
Gold Coast Mayor given the royal treatment
SINCE when does a city mayor get to queue-jump and hog a busy elevator all to himself?
Games tourist boom still to come: Fraser
OLYMPIC swimming great Dawn Fraser has praised an “absolutely fantastic” Commonwealth Games and believes the next two years will see international visitors flock to the Gold Coast, despite empty streets during the event itself.
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Former Games boxer charged over nightclub assault
A FORMER Commonwealth Games boxing bronze medallist has been charged over an alleged glassing incident at a Gold Coast nightclub.
Usain Bolt lives in Sin at the Games
PHOTOS and video have emerged of Usain Bolt’s night out on the Gold Coast, where he hit the DJ decks and was seen chatting to several women at a popular Surfers Paradise nightclub.
Bachelor makes a call for x-rated action
FORMER star of The Bachelor Matty Johnson says there’s only one way the new Bachelor in Paradise has a hope of beating the ratings earned by Married at First Sight, and that’s to give the viewers exactly what they want – a later timeslot.
Ripped Aussie athletes shine on glitter strip
THE Gold Coast is heating up and we aren’t talking about the weather, with Australian athletes showing off their washboard abs and insanely hot bods.
Maids join Games party despite ‘crazy’ ban
GOLD Coast Meter Maids are walking the Surfers Paradise strip despite being warned they face a $750 fine for doing so.
Team Cameroon jets home, hunt for missing athletes continues
CAMEROON athletes and officials have made an emergency dash back home from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games after eight athletes – or a third of their team – went missing from the village over the past four days.
Reporter falls in pool on live TV
A BBC presenter left Commonwealth Game swimmers in stitches when he took an unexpected plunge mid-interview.
Chase star hopes for better chemistry
HE’S known as the stats man, but ‘The Supernerd’ Issa Schultz is hoping to garner the title ladies man in his new quest for love on the Gold Coast.
Opening ceremony ‘like a school concert’
THE entertainment guru who masterminded the Sydney Olympics showpieces has slammed the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games opening ceremony as a glorified school concert.
Champ pushing his career to the Max
AT 25, English gymnast Max Whitlock is already past his peak in the sport. But the Commonwealth Games gold and silver medallist is determined to keep going well into his 30s.
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