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Commonwealth GamesAUSTRALIA overcame the shock second quarter ejection of Opals star Liz Cambage to cash-in the most bankable gold medal of the Commonwealth Games. Meanwhile, a boxer has accused judges of favouring Aussie athletes.
Commonwealth GamesGIVEN Australian sport’s love of a good statue, how about one featuring four female athletes out the front of Carrara Stadium?
Australian TeamTHE image of Mel Breen face down on the Carrara Stadium track summed up Australia’s relay woes this afternoon, and it wasn’t the only thing that went wrong in a disappointing end to the athletics campaign.
Australian TeamWHEELCHAIR hero Kurt Fearnley will vie with swimming superstars Mitch Larkin and the Campbell sisters for the honour of carrying the Australian flag at the closing ceremony farewell party for the Commonwealth Games on Sunday night.
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Commonwealth GamesNO Sally Pearson but Michelle Jenneke has delivered a brave effort to finish fourth in the 100m hurdles. Meanwhile, Bendigo bowler Aaron Wilson kickstarted a party and continued a team tradition by tearing his shirt off after winning gold.
Athletics“EXHAUSTED from it all”: Michelle Jenneke will take a break from hurdling after admitting that things behind the scenes are starting to get to her.
AthleticsHaving lived a lifetime of beating odds and expectations, Kurt Fearnley has promised one more enormous effort in his last appearance in an Australian team.
AthleticsCASTER Semenya raced effortlessly into Commonwealth Games history last night, leaving athletics bosses with the tough decision of how much further they will allow her to run.
AthleticsAUSTRALIA has been sensationally disqualified in the 4x400m relay after a mistake by Steve Solomon during the final changeover.
AthleticsENJOYING the growth and success in her thirties she had expected in her twenties, Aussie javelin gold medallist Kathryn Mitchell says there are no plans to stop any time soon.
Commonwealth GamesCOMMONWEALTH Games officials have come under fire for giving a sprint star an in-poor-taste “bullet” in the cruellest fashion.
AthleticsSOUTH Australia’s Kurtis Marschall has followed in the footsteps of his idol Steve Hooker to claim gold in the pole vault.
AthleticsHOLLYWOOD heart-throb Chris Hemsworth has admitted to feeling star struck as he watched the athletics with sprint legend Usain Bolt, describing the experience as the “highlight of my year”.
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Commonwealth GamesIN ONE of the most bizarre finishes to a sprint race ever seen, England’s Zharnel Hughes was halfway through his victory lap before he was sensationally stripped of the gold medal for impeding another athlete.
AthleticsLUKE Mathews dedicated his surprise 800m bronze medal to his mother Liz, who has resurrected his career over the past nine months.