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.
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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.
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Shirvington: ‘It does come up from time to time’
IT is the image of Matt Shirvington competing in lycra at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 Aussies can’t erase from their minds, and the former sprinter grudgingly admits it regularly overshadows his impressive on-track achievements.
Games opener a ‘once in a lifetime experience’
THE eyes of an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide will be treated to a celebration of Gold Coast beach and indigenous culture in the three-hour Commonwealth Games opening spectacular, which could also feature a couple of Hollywood stars.
Queensland Games set to wow the world
MARK Knowles is an inspirational choice to lead Australia’s 472 athletes at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games – an epic event set to unite Queensland and put our part of the world in the global spotlight.
Dress is Moore for premier’s Games outfits
BRISBANE designer Daniel Moore has created two special dresses for Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to wear during key events at the Commonwealth Games, but it hasn’t been a pain-free process.
She’ll give Charles and Camilla the royal treatment
THIS inspirational teenager will interview Prince Charles and Camilla, and give them a royal tour, when the couple arrive in Brisbane.
Bikinis, bodies, selfies: Athletes settle into Games village
IT looks more like a luxury resort holiday rather than one of the most competitive sporting events in the world, with competitors kicking back and relaxing in style at the Gold Coast athletes’ village. SEE THE PICTURES. (Pic: Instagram/@declancarruthers)
Celebs tap into a rich pool of talent
FROM soap stars to sporting greats, celebrities from different fields will take to the pool during the Commonwealth Games, but don’t expect too many records to tumble.
Glam couple’s long history in the pool
AFTER revealing they crossed paths a decade ago at a swimming meet, model Gabby Epstein says it was “weird and unexpected” that she began dating James Roberts after a shoulder injury forced her out of the highly competitive sport as a teenager.
Athletes make themselves at home in Comm Games village
IT looks more like a luxury resort holiday rather than one of the most competitive sporting events in the world, and some of the athletes are making the most of the facilities ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
The boys behind that Borobi song
THEIR song was chosen as the theme tune for Commonwealth Games mascot Borobi, and will feature heavily in the opening ceremony. They’re behind the state’s new tourism campaign. Meet quintessential Queenslanders Busby Marou.
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