Families set to party with our golden heroes
THE families of South Australia’s newest Commonwealth Games cycling champions were anxiously waiting to celebrate with their gold medal heroes in Brisbane on Friday.
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Taylor’s ripped (and ribbed by his mates)
AUSTRALIAN Rugby Sevens player Charlie Taylor’s Instagram photos were so popular he scored a modelling deal — and his teammates won’t let him forget about it.
Diamonds brace for Barbados bravado
THE Diamonds are braced for some Caribbean crash and bash when Australia takes on Barbados tonight as their quest continues for a fourth Commonwealth Games netball gold medal.
Revenge and redemption on record breaking night
CATE Campbell, who returned from the Rio Olympics shattered and uncertain of her future, rebounded by handing in the fastest relay split of all time on a night of glory for Australia with world records and five gold medals.
Nurse Lynch saves scrappy Roos
NURSE Rachael Lynch became the Hockeyroos emergency services operator as the Australians were given a sobering jolt in the first round of their title defence.
A ‘beautiful night’ that went horribly wrong
CHARLOTTE Caslick has told of the “beautiful night” that went horribly wrong when Australian rugby sevens captain James Stannard was coward punched.
Triathlon stars are clear to go racing
TRIATHLON Australia has moved to dismiss fears this week’s multi-sport race could become a duathlon due to poor water quality.
From rivals to Commonwealth Games teammates
BEACH volleyballer Chris McHugh spent the past decade building up a fierce rivalry with Victorian Damien Schumann. Now they’re set to team up at the Commonwealth Games.
Gymnastics success on Georgias’ minds
GOLD Coast-bred gymnasts Georgia Godwin and Georgia-Rose Brown have been selected to spearhead the women’s team with pivotal roles in their hometown Commonwealth Games.
Trophy-hunter Goulding chasing gold
FRESH from leading Melbourne United to the NBL title and claiming the Larry Sengstock Medal for grand final MVP, Chris Goulding has his sights set on Commonwealth Games gold.
Sharni Layton opens up on ‘mental health injury’
NETBALLER Sharni Layton says she has felt “really alone at times’’, breaking down as she talks about a “mental health injury” which has sidelined her for the Commonwealth Games.
Madi determined to rediscover the old magic
DIAMONDS midcourter Madi Robinson feared she was off the Commonwealth Games radar when she was dropped from the Australian netball side in 2017.
Brondello: Cambage ready to lead Games charge
AUSTRALIAN coach Sandy Brondello says Opals star Liz Cambage is back in love with basketball and ready to lead the charge for Commonwealth Games gold.
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!
Jamaica netball danger team at Games
It’s official. Australia’s biggest threat to their defence of netball’s Commonwealth Games gold is not New Zealand.
Rejuvenated Geitz back in top gear
COMEBACK Queen Laura Geitz has rediscovered her love of netball and is ready to “rock’n’roll’’ at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
Confused, exhausted but McMahon nails it for Diamonds
THE gold medal match for netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester is remembered for being one of the greatest matches in the sport’s history.
Firebirds star Geitz back in the groove
LAURA Geitz could not imagine a better way to help finetune her preparation for next month’s Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast than a test against the best on Thursday night.
Game on for reborn Opal Belinda Snell
A SECOND Commonwealth Games gold could finally tip Belinda Snell into retirement but the born-again Opal says there is still a chance she will put her hand up for one last international hurrah.
Diamonds prepared for Silver Ferns form
AUSTRALIAN netball coach Lisa Alexander is expecting old foes New Zealand to perform far better than anyone expects at the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
NSW Swifts down England in Games practice
THEY are the team touted as the most likely to cause an upset at the Commonwealth Games but the NSW Swifts have beaten England in a major upset.
Diamonds’ gold may take time
WITH two of the five gold medal games for netball at the Commonwealth Games have been decided in sudden-death double overtime, Australian coach Lisa Alexander is making sure the Diamonds are well prepared.
‘Pressure – it’s what makes diamonds after all’
VICE-CAPTAIN Gabi Simpson plans to tap into the rich vein of Commonwealth Games experience in the Diamonds sisterhood to prepare for the pressure of being gold medal favourites.
Sevens Comm Games squads soured by injury
WALLABIES great David Campese believes home ground advantage can be a key factor for the Australian sevens teams at the Commonwealth Games but men’s skipper Lewis Holland could miss the tournament.
Match that broke Steve Waugh’s heart
STEVE Waugh loved every moment of the 1998 Commonwealth Games but losing the final to below strength South Africa left him furious.
Emily Mannix out of Diamonds training camp
Victorian defender Emily Mannix has been a late withdrawal from the Diamonds Camp as training partner, after being not cleared by medical staff.
The ‘Miracle Mile’ that almost killed a runner
IT was dubbed “the Miracle Mile”. But by the end of the marathon, a world record holder had wilted in the extreme heat and collapsed — within sight of the finish line — after covering a gruelling 27 miles.
‘The home crowd cheer would hit your heart’
THERE is nothing like a home crowd to spur you on to success. Just ask our history making female gymnasts who dominated in Melbourne in 2006.
Boomers welcome gold medal pressure
AUSTRALIAN men’s basketball coach Andrej Lemanis says the Boomers welcome the extra expectation that comes with being heavy gold medal favourites at the Commonwealth Games.
Crash fright for Games hope Ashleigh Gentle
ASHLEIGH Gentle has suffered a major fright on treacherous roads ahead of her bid to win Commonwealth Games triathlon gold.
Post-Rio lessons have women’s sevens ruthless
AUSTRALIAN sevens coach Tim Walsh said the painful lessons of a post-Olympic slump will help his golden girls maintain focus after their stunning success of the Sydney Sevens.
Diamonds covered for injury drama
A QUARTET of netball stars of the future have been named to cover any injury crisis within the Diamonds ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
Aussies to help Diamonds polish game
AUSTRALIA will look to its own talent for last minute preparations for the Commonwealth Games, avoiding all contact with rivals such as New Zealand and England ahead of the Gold Coast event.
England netball a danger team
AUSTRALIA’S top netball league has helped produce arguably the best netball team England has ever fielded at a Commonwealth Games.
Susan Pettitt’s relief at netball call-up
IT was a phone call Australian netball coach Lisa Alexander first made four years ago but it still ended the same way as it had in 2014 – with one of her players in tears.
Pearson eyeing off extra event at Games
SALLY Pearson will throw her hat into the ring for the chance to race a second event at the Commonwealth Games if Australia opts to field a relay team on the Gold Coast.
Why Laura Geitz is back, baby
NETBALL mum Laura Geitz and veteran Susan Pettitt are beneficiaries of coach Lisa Alexander’s proven policy of favouring form over history but fan favourite Sharni Layton is a casualty.
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.
Relief as Aussie men avoid ‘big three’
THE Australian men’s team have been given a fighting chance to win a Commonwealth Games sevens rugby medal by avoiding the “big three” in the pool stages.
Diamonds ready for battling Silver Ferns
A FORMER coach says the Silver Ferns can no longer consider themselves the second best team in netball but Australian won’t be taking them any less seriously.
De Rozario’s nervous wait for 10km test
SHE’S a multiple world champion, Paralympic medallist and the defending champion of the Oz Day 10km but none of that is helping quell wheelchair racer Madison de Rozario’s nerves.
New mum Geitz praises netball for support
DIAMOND great Laura Geitz has praised netball’s support of her dream to return to the highest level of the game as a new mother as an “amazing step forward for women’s sport”.
Diamonds Games selection ‘difficult’
DIAMONDS coach Lisa Alexander says she is working with the strongest Australian squad she has ever seen, making the selection of the Commonwealth Games 12 the most difficult ever.
Teenager Page McGregor in Sevens heaven
WHEN Australia beat New Zealand for the historic women’s rugby sevens gold at the Rio Olympics, Bankstown’s Page McGregor and her sister were the only two in the room cheering.
Sydney Sevens a lesson for Games pressure
AUSTRALIA’S rugby sevens women will use next week’s Sydney Sevens as a practice run for dealing with the home pressures of playing at a Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April.
Swifts, Giants to spar with England netball
THE NSW Swifts and Giants will limber up for the Super Netball season with matches against an England side hoping to pull off a major netball sting at the Commonwealth Games.
Games spots for Diamonds who shine
Australian coach Lisa Alexander says there is pressure on every player in the Diamonds Quad series touring side to perform at their best against South Africa this weekend with Commonwealth Games spots up for grabs.
Wright, Pearson up for Laureus awards
SURFER Tyler Wright’s return from a potentially season-ending knee injury to win a second world crown and Sally Pearson’s comeback to win another world title has seen the pair nominated for prestigious Laureus world sports awards.
Geitz, Layton remain in Games mix
COACH Lisa Alexander says star defenders Laura Geitz and Sharni Layton “are still in the picture’’ for Commonwealth Games selection as a Diamonds squad minus the pair heads overseas.
Erin Phillips: It’s time to draw the curtain
OPALS great Erin Phillips has called time on her extraordinary basketball career and will put all her energies into AFL and a new job as a coach.
Annoying netballers part of the game
AUSTRALIAN netballers will be deliberately distracted and annoyed as much as possible as part of their preparations for the looming Commonwealth Games.
Geitz to train with Diamonds squad
LAURA Geitz has been invited to join the Australian netball squad for a training camp in Canberra this week, boosting her chances of playing at the Commonwealth Games in April.
Your sand is fine, Gold Coast. And that’s bad, why?
THE sand at Coolangatta and its surrounds on Australia’s Gold Coast are “too fine” and will have to be replaced by an imported “coarser” variety.
Diamonds waiting on Sharni Layton green light
AUSTRALIAN netballer Sharni Layton is waiting clearance to rejoin the Diamonds as they up their preparations for the Commonwealth Games in the three-Test Quad series in the new year.
Aussies historic World Tour volleyball gold
It was a golden day for Australia’s beach volleyballers at Manly
Teenager in Sevens heaven in Dubai
A TEENAGER coach Tim Walsh describes as a ‘dogged fighter’ will make her HSBC World Series debut in Dubai later this month.
Hockeyroos plot Dutch upset
HOCKEYROOS goalkeeper Rachael Lynch says the young national team can upset The Netherlands, the benchmark for women’s hockey, in Melbourne.
WNBL wrap: Rd 1 winners and grinners
ONE round into the WNBL season and only two teams boast a perfect record — and they might not be the sides you expected. SWOOP’s three minute wrap.
Polished Diamonds go 2-0 against Silver Ferns
AUSTRALIAN coach Lisa Alexander has revealed the secret of her team’s success as the Diamonds refound their mojo, taking down New Zealand for the second time in five days in the annual Constellation Cup
Diamonds ‘itching’ for payback win
AUSTRALIAN captain Caitlin Bassett says the Diamonds have spent a month “itching’’ to get back on the court to avenge their last-up loss to netball foes New Zealand.
Diamonds inject ‘mongrel’ into defence
FORMER international Julie Corletto has been bought into the Australian inner sanctum to inject more “mongrel” into the Diamonds ahead of the Constellation Cup.
Diamonds learn lessons from Storm
SHE’S a passionate AFL fan but it is lessons learned watching Melbourne Storm that Australian netball coach Lisa Alexander will put into play in next week’s Test series against New Zealand.
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