Reason behind classless Games disrespect
SAM Gaze was slammed for his arrogant disrespect at the Commonwealth Games — but it was a long time coming.
Cycling
Athletes who defined the 2018 Games
THE Clark Kent of the pool finally found his phone box, a 17-year-old tied the record for most medals at a single Games, and we witnessed one of the most inspiring sporting moments ever.
Young stars turn eyes to Olympic gold
AFTER the Commonwealth Games delivered Australia a treasure trove of medals and the perfect base for the 2020 Olympics, schoolgirl-turned-golden girl Ariarne Titmus says it best: “It is looking good for Tokyo.”
Cambage ejection doesn’t stop Opals procession
AUSTRALIA 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.
Superman: Gold weeks after breaking neck and back
STEELE von Hoff has produced one of Australian cycling’s greatest ever Commonwealth Games performances by winning gold in the men’s road race just seven weeks after breaking six vertebrae in his neck and back.
Gold medal is ‘a big f***ing deal’
EIGHT years after claiming bronze in Delhi, Chloe Hosking has won the women’s cycling road race at the Commonwealth Games — and she left nobody in any doubt just how much the victory meant to her.
‘She’s more than just a dance’
NO 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.
The crash that almost ended Hosking’s Games
AUSTRALIA’S best chance of winning the women’s road race feared her Games dream was over when she crashed at 60km/h last week, but Chloe Hosking has arrived on the Gold Coast ready to deliver.
Classless Kiwi a disrespectful Games villain
SAMUEL Gaze won the gold medal but came dead last in the sportsmanship stakes after his petulant display of immaturity.
Stripped of gold! High drama in crazy 200m final
IN 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.
‘Man of Steele’ rides incredible journey
SEVEN weeks ago cyclist Steele von Hoff broke four vertebrae in a high speed racing crash but refused to give up on his Gold Coast dream so started training on a recumbent bike lying down in a neck brace.
‘Insane’ drama in loveless civil war
COMMENTATORS forecast a bitter protest in New Zealand’s dramatic one-two finish in the men’s cross country cycling in an awkwardly icy scene.
Fanning’s surf lesson for superfish Le Clos
HE might be a surfing novice but there was no danger of South African superfish Chad Le Clos drowning when he had a surfing lesson from Mick Fanning on the Gold Coast on Wednesday.
Cycling couple eye mountain bike gold
IF THE couple that rides together stays together then Dan and Rebecca McConnell are chasing Commonwealth Games gold after winning bronze in Glasgow.
‘I can go all night’: Athletes hit Tinder
FIT, toned and high-energy athletes are going for Commonwealth Games gold on and off the field, flooding Tinder in search of romance, with revealing photos and boasts about having the ability to “go all night long”.
Superhero Larkin takes down swim legend Thorpe
IN the 2018 Commonwealth Games, superman of the pool Mitch Larkin has medals falling out of his pockets and even managed to do something the great Ian Thorpe never did.
Golden double for our new cycling king and queen
IT was a golden day for Australia’s road cyclists, with Cameron Meyer and Katrin Garfoot both claiming first place in the men’s and women’s time trial events.
‘She’s No.1 now’: Little sis steps out of Cate’s shadow
HER jaw dropped. Her face froze. Not even Bronte Campbell could believe what she had done. For the first time in three years she had beaten her decorated sister Cate in the 100m freestyle.
Road warriors hot favourites to grab gold
AUSTRALIA is staring at double gold in the road time trial with three world-class cyclists expected to ride a wave of home crowd support to the podium.
Huge praise as Games embraces the para-normal
THE integration of para athletes onto the main billing at the Commonwealth Games has been more than vindicated by the athletes’ performances and the reaction of crowds, making para-normal the infectious new vibe on the Gold Coast.
Calm before the storm: Athletes ready to party
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.
New Zealand star’s ‘disrespectful act’
A NEW Zealand star left a Channel Seven commentator stunned after aiming a not-so-subtle gesture towards his Australian rival.
Swimmers reign supreme, cycling has its mojo back
NO Big Tuna, no big deal. Cold stricken champion Kyle Chalmers may have suffered a shock loss but a rousing pool rally and Australian cycling’s wheels of thunder made it a night to savour.
Inside Australian cycling’s rebuild
FROM banning phones at dinner to putting a rubber duck in the ice bath, training in a heat chamber and poaching key staff from Great Britain — Australian cycling is fast rebuilding from the rubble that was left after the last Olympics.
Morton seals place amid cycling royalty
SPRINT star Stephanie Morton is fast becoming the complete package after joining Australian cycling royalty with her third gold medal of this week’s Commonwealth Games on another golden night at the Anna Meares Velodrome.
I owed Australia a gold: Glaetzer’s record redemption
REDEMPTION took just 59.3 painful seconds for Matthew Glaetzer last night as he used the disappointment of his shock individual sprint defeat to spur him to gold in the 1km time trial at the Commonwealth Games.
Games star has motivation to move the nation
REDEMPTION and rejuvenation have been rousing themes for Australia at the Commonwealth Games as the green and gold lit up the velodrome and pool on the Gold Coast.
Jaw-dropping: Welsford claims dramatic gold
IT was an insane finish and one Sam Welsford will not forget any time soon after the West Australian stormed home to claim Australia’s seventh gold medal in three days on the velodrome.
How Meares inspired McCulloch to fairytale gold
HAVING missed out on Glasgow 2014 and Rio 2016, Kaarle McCulloch has completed her fairytale return to the big time and we may have Anna Meares to thank for it.
Scot now waving flag for firing Aussies
A FORMER Scottish flag-bearer who raced with Sir Chris Hoy and Team GB at the Olympics has been revealed as one of the key architects behind Australia’s track sprint dominance in Brisbane this week.
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