True scale of Comm Games problem
IT WAS originally thought only 19 athletes were trying to stay after competing in the Commonwealth Games. The real number is much more.
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Brutal review of ‘tainted’ Games
AUSTRALIA’S dominance at the Commonwealth Games and Seven’s coverage have been torn apart in a scathing review.
Griggs slaps down Tracey Holmes
JOHANNA Griggs has fired back at ABC journalist Tracey Holmes, who took a swipe at Channel 7 over the closing ceremony farce.
Why Katie shouldn’t cop all the blame
THE harsh criticism she copped in the Comm Games was enough to bring her to tears. But there are others who held all the power.
The words haunting Games bosses
GAMES organisers made a bold promise last year about how great the Gold Coast ceremonies would be. Here’s how it all went wrong.
Shark Tank guru’s simple advice
IT’S all well and good to encourage our kids to be sports stars. But Shark Tank’s Steve Baxter thinks it could be letting them down.
New world order in netball after Games shock
AUSTRALIA went in as favourites but a new script was written in world netball at the Commonwealth Games in a thriller that will go down in history.
Insta-famous pup that won the Comm Games
THIS Insta-famous dog has won the internet during the Commonwealth Games with his hilarious send-ups of him playing table tennis, athletics, swimming and weightlifting. SEE THE PHOTOS
Security guard’s ‘deplorable’ spa joke
THERE have been reports of security guards’ “deplorable” behaviour at the Commonwealth Games, including one joke that forced a woman to leave her hotel.
Ceremony panned: ‘Like a school concert’
RIC Birch — the ringmaster behind the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games — has unleashed on the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony.
‘You think I’m joking’: Bolt plans next career move
WITH the Commonwealth Games giving Usain Bolt “goosebumps” and “the urge to compete”, the world’s fastest man says he wants to return to top-level sport — but not sprinting.
Public plea to find runaway athletes
GOLD Coast residents are being asked to keep a lookout for runaway African athletes on the streets of the Glitter Strip as more go missing from the Commonwealth Games.
Athletes warned to stay out of sin after Scot charged
AUSSIE Commonwealth Games athletes have been warned to steer clear of an infamous Surfers Paradise nightclub after two violent incidents, including a glassing.
‘Umm, ahh’: Turnbull’s radio shocker
AFTER a massive social media backlash, the Prime Minister has once again butchered the lyrics to our unofficial national anthem. Take a listen if you dare.
The real words to You’re the Voice
MALCOM Turnbull was slammed for not knowing the words to our unofficial national anthem. Do you share his secret shame?
‘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”.
Confusing Games terms explained
IF YOU’VE been watching the Commonwealth Games, there may have been some terms you didn’t understand. Here’s how to decipher it all.
What’s fair is hard to find in transgender debate
THEY’VE put men in space, built driverless cars and cured all sorts of diseases but there is one thing mankind has never been able to invent — a set of rules for transgender athletes that keeps everyone happy, writes Robert Craddock.
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.
Myth around athlete’s ‘advantage’
BEFORE Laurel Hubbard was forced to withdraw from the Games, critics thought she had “unfair advantage”. That’s not the case.
Brownlee brothers’ brush with ‘Borobi’
BRITISH triathletes Jonny and Alistair Brownlee have taken their chances with a real-life Borobi as they soak up a little Gold Coast culture, but despite the “amazing experience”, there’s one thing they hope they don’t have to explain when they get home after their encounter.
Triathlete strikes gold with the ultimate lady magnet
FORGET diamonds, it’s clear that on the appropriately named Gold Coast, gold is a girl’s best friend, as triumphant triathlete Matthew Hauser discovered on a night out in Surfers Paradise.
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.
The drag queen indebted to dive star Daley
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.
What Turnbull showed Camilla
MALCOLM Turnbull has revealed what he showed the Duchess of Cornwall on his phone at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
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)
‘One split second can change your life’
LAUREN Parker was young, fit and at the peak of her sport. But a freak accident left her facing the toughest challenge of her life.
Needles found in athletes’ village
DAYS out from the start of the Gold Coast’s Commonwealth Games, a cleaner has made an alarming discovery inside the athletes’ village.
Premier snubbed from Comm Games
QUEENSLAND premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been denied a speech at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
How to get your exclusive Comm Games pin
ONLY 7 days to go! Get into the Games spirit with limited edition Gold Coast 2018 Official Borobi Pin Collection, available via the token in The Courier-Mail from Wednesday, April 4. Pin your hopes on the Aussies and collect all five!
African team warned not to do runner
RWANDAN athletes have been issued a stern warning that they face being charged with treason and thrown in jail if they try to flee life under their authoritarian government while at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Inside the athletes village
BOWLS of condoms sit in front of a welcome sign and bars stocked with XXXX are lining the athlete’s village’s four pools.
Netball Diamonds missing Sharni Layton
SHARPSHOOTER Caitlin Bassett will lead Australia into battle at the Commonwealth Games with veteran Susan Pettitt and former captain Laura Geitz also making the cut but Sharni Layton missing.
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