WALLABIES legend Tim Horan has defended Israel Folau’s right to free speech but says the star should have kept his controversial views on homosexuality “around the barbecue” rather than on social media.
KATIE Noonan, the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games musical director criticised over the Games opening ceremony, will also star in Sunday’s closing ceremony.
AFTER being photographed together with Delta Goodrem, retired Hawthorn great Josh Gibson addressed rumours he’s romantically involved with the pop star.
WITH Australia’s womens Rugby Sevens team one of the biggest drawcards on the Gold Coast, ARU boss Raelene Castle says the sport has a way to go before men and women are recognised equally.
IT’S been a slow start to the Games as far as the partying scene is concerned, but clubs on the glitter strip say it’s the calm before the storm as athletes near the end of competition.
ENGLISH diving sensation Tom Daley is a proud flag bearer for gay athletes around the world, but the multiple world champion has gone the extra mile for a now-infamous Australian drag queen.
AUSSIE rules legend Barry Hall is never known to back down from a challenge, but after his poor showing in the heats, no one expected the result he delivered in front of a packed crowd at the Commonwealth Games Aquatic Centre.
SHE took to the Commonwealth Games pool in a one piece for a lilo race at the weekend, but Ada Nicodemou says she hasn’t been seen in swimmers on screen for more than a decade.
THE Commonwealth Games are known as the “Friendly Games” and there’s nothing more social than having a laugh over an ice-cold beer. GREG DAVIS gives his ‘who-to-have-a-beer-with’ formguide.
BOLLYWOOD superstar Arjun Kapoor has done his bit for the Indian Commonwealth Games team, and has hinted a new groundswell of support is building for sport – other than cricket – in the country.
SHE is a model, performer and presenter – and recently a Commonwealth Games “competitor” – but Erin Holland can also add “psychologist” to her resume, revealing life as a cricket wag was “anything but easy.”
WHEN Dane Bird-Smith was struggling to find a reliable training partner, man’s best friend delivered. But of all the dogs to choose to match the gold medal-winning walker’s pace, you’d think “Rocky” would have been the last one he’d choose.
FRANCOIS Etoundi might have ripped a bicep on his way to bronze and been sent home from his last Commonwealth Games in disgrace, but that didn’t stop him celebrating the night away on the Glitter Strip.
AN Aussie family on Easter holidays has discovered the best seats in the house at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games – and they’re free.
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