Games champ Horton laments ‘cruel world’
DUAL gold medallist Mack Horton says he is feeling good on the Gold Coast but admits he wanted more out of his performance at the Games after getting a shock bronze in the 1500m event.
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Inside the Gold Coast’s temple of sin
A LATE night playground for celebrities, sports stars and the rich (and those who want to breath the same air), you never know who you’ll see at infamous Glitter Strip nightclub Sin City. TAKE A LOOK INSIDE.
Bearded ’bushranger’ aims for a high price
HE’S a gold medal man but it seems shooter Daniel Repacholi’s thick, luscious orange beard is worth more than his big win.
Premier to ‘do the state proud’ at Games closer
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk will speak at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony on the Gold Coast this weekend after a public fall out over the decision to snub her at the controversial opener.
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Games boss: Expect perfect transport? You’re a lunatic
THE Gold Coast Commonwealth Games boss says anyone expecting perfect public transport during the event is ‘a lunatic’.
Games bosses defend ‘bored’ Camilla
COMMONWEALTH Game bosses have leapt to the defence of Prince Charles’ wife Camilla, saying there’s a reason she was caught reading a magazine during the Opening Ceremony, and it’s one many of us might be able to relate to.
Opening show: Backstage tensions revealed
ALL was not as happy as it might have appeared behind the scenes of the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, with claims tensions were boiling backstage ahead of the big night.
Inspiration in the links between our nations
PRINCE Charles has delivered a message of the connectness between Commonwealth nations from the Queen in his Games opening ceremony speech on the Gold Coast.
‘Remember the curse of the pigeons’
THE organisers of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games opening ceremony had been on edge after being reminded of an incident at the Brisbane Games in 1982, writes Robert Craddock.
Spirit of friendship at best Games ever
GOLDOC chairman Peter Beattie’s speech at the opening ceremony on the Gold Coast celebrated true Australian hospitality, our friendly spirit and the unity that an event like the Commonwealth Games brings.
Rinehart: Athletes should be better prepared for retirement
GINA Rinehart believes professional athletes should be better prepared for life after sport. And Australia’s wealthiest woman — worth $US17.4 billion — says athletes need to think about the future now.
Royals’ luxurious accommodation revealed
IT’S a place on the Gold Coast fit for royalty so it’s no surprise Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla are rumoured to be staying at this luxurious hotel.
You can bet on the next Games blunder
AFTER misidentifying the founding nation of the Commonwealth, GC2018 organisers have found their next blunder the subject of intense betting interest.
Charles and Camilla in Brisbane
PRINCE Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, have visited Brisbane ahead of the opening of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
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