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Campbell cops tough knock during her Games debut

SUNSHINE Coast-trained pole vaulter Lisa Campbell fell short of her top mark, to bow out of the Commonwealth Games last...

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13th April 2018 10:04 PM

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: Lisa Campbell of Australia competes in the Women's Pole Vault final during athletics on day nine of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Stadium on April 13, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Price has speed to burn with sevens team at Gold Coast

HE forged his skills on the Sunshine Coast.

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13th April 2018 10:04 PM

IN ACTION: Australian rugby sevens representative Nicky Price.

Green machine keeps Aussies on track

Ellia Green helped the Australian women's sevens team sidestep an upset loss to England and finish the opening day of...

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13th April 2018 10:04 PM

Australia's Ellia Green runs to the England tryline to score in their women's rugby sevens match at the Robina Stadium during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast on April 13, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / WILLIAM WEST

Semenya turns negativity into historic double

CASTER Semenya raced effortlessly into Commonwealth Games history, leaving athletics bosses with the tough decision of how...

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13th April 2018 9:04 PM

Caster Semenya of South Africa celebrates after winning the Women's 800m Final on day nine of the XXI Commonwealth Games, at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, Friday, April 13, 2018. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Denny finishes fourth in discus, misses history

Denny's attempt to become the first man since 1938 to medal in the hammer throw and discus fell short by just 108cm.

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13th April 2018 9:04 PM

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 13: Matty Denny of Australia competes during the Men's Discus final during athletics on day nine of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Carrara Stadium on April 13, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Pilley-Urquhart through to gold medal match

Yamba duo Cameron Pilley and Donna Urquhart will play for a Commonwealth Games gold medal.

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13th April 2018 8:04 PM

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Cameron Pilley and Donna Urquhart of Australia celebrate winning the Mixed Doubles Group D match against Guyana during Squash on day six of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Oxenford Studios on April 10, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)

Lightning captain chases Games glory with England

"IT'S long overdue that there is some success,” Mentor said.

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13th April 2018 5:04 PM

ON COURT: Geva Mentor of England competes for the ball against Chelsea Lewis of Wales during the Commonwealth Games.

Top five finish for Taryn at the Games

BUNDABERG'S Taryn Gollshewsky says it is going to take her some time to process her performance at the Commonwealth...

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13th April 2018 2:04 PM

Bundaberg's Taryn Gollshewsky competes in the women's discus final at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast.

Wood trusted shooting ability, even when others didn't

WOOD and Susan Pettitt have shared the goal attack duties for the Diamonds during the Commonwealth Games.

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13th April 2018 2:04 PM

KEEN EYE: Steph Wood in action for Australia against Northern Ireland during the Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast.

Elvin ready to do Australia proud in road race

EACH loop starts at Currumbin beach and is mostly flat apart from some short but punchy climbs.

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13th April 2018 1:04 PM

ON THE ROAD: Gracie Elvin pictured in action for Mitchelton - Scott Team during stage the Herald Sun Jayco Tour.

Split decision bout ruins Taylah's dream of gold

Sunshine Coast's Taylah Robertson has been eliminated from the Commonwealth Games after going down to England's Lisa...

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13th April 2018 12:04 PM

Taylah Robertson, of Australia, (red) and Lisa Whiteside, of England, (Blue) compete in their Women's Fly 48-51kg Semifinal bout. Photo: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images.

Top five awe-inspiring moments at the Games

We have seen heartache but most of all it has produced some fantastic new athletes for us to cheer on into the future.

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13th April 2018 12:04 PM

Australian multiple medal winner Mitch Larkin.

Walker: 'Elusive' Cameroon recruits will make Jets better

Ipswich Jets co-coach Ben Walker has not ruled out using future Commonwealth Games meetings as a recruitment hotspot for...

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13th April 2018 11:04 AM

MASTERSTROKE: Ben Walker hopes to add some 'elusive' flair to the Jets' backline rotation with the inclusion of Commonwealth Games athletes from Cameroon.

Hockey’s bizarre scheduling slight at Games

THE Hockeyroos have progressed to the Commonwealth Games final despite being treated with bewildering contempt by...

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13th April 2018 9:04 AM

Australia will attempt to win their fifth Commonwealth women's hockey gold on Saturday.

Kooka-miner: Digging for gold instead of coal

FEW can relate the forces that drove Bodyline enforcer Harold Larwood, but Lachlan Sharp - Australian hockey’s Coalmine Kid...

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13th April 2018 9:04 AM

Lachlan Sharp (C) of Australia controls the ball during the men's field hockey match between Australia and Canada at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games on April 10, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Anthony WALLACE

Behind The Desk: Are the Games really worth it?

HOW does the Commonwealth Games stack up against the Olympics, and is it truly worth all the hype?

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13th April 2018 9:04 AM

200m sprint final controversy

English sprinter disqualified after believing he'd won.

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13th April 2018 8:04 AM

Usain Bolt on the Gold Coast

Track star has a busy schedule for the Commonwealth Games.

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13th April 2018 8:04 AM

Denny on track to throw his way into Games history

Allora thrower qualifies for the men’s discus final tonight

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13th April 2018 7:04 AM

Matthew Denny is hoping to win a medal in discus to display alongside his silver medal for the hammer throw.

Denny on track to create Games history

ALLORA thrower qualifies for the men's discus final tonight.

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13th April 2018 7:04 AM

CHAMPION: Matthew Denny competes in the men's discus final the Australian Athletics Championships competition.

Woeful England fail to show up for the fight

Hey Team England, where the bloody hell are you? Despite being our greatest rival, the country that created these games has...

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13th April 2018 7:04 AM

TOPSHOT - British athlete Alistair Brownlee (L) helps his brother Jonathan Brownlee (R) before crossing the line in second and third place during the ITU World Triathlon Championships 2016 in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico on September 18, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / ELIZABETH RUIZ

"Grubby behaviour": Comm Games security under fire

HUNDREDS of security guards at the Commonwealth Games have walked off the job, now there are reports of them behaving badly...

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13th April 2018 7:04 AM

Commonwealth Games security have allegedly been behaving badly at the games. Picture: Alex Coppel.

GAMES BOOST: Tourism benefits from Gold Coast exodus

STREAMS of Queenslanders have descended coastal northern NSW towns such as Yamba to escape the chaos of the Commonwealth...

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13th April 2018 6:04 AM

Yamba beaches aerial.

Stripped of gold on victory lap

IN ONE of the most bizarre finishes to a sprint race ever seen, England’s Zharnel Hughes was halfway through his victory...

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13th April 2018 5:04 AM

Hughes’s flailing left arm made contact with Jereem Richards face

Hockeyroos into the gold medal match

A ferocious swing of Grace Stewart's stick launched the ball past the Indian goalkeeper and sent the Hockeyroos into the...

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12th April 2018 11:04 PM

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 12: Grace Stewart of Australia celebrates scoring her teams first goal of the game during Women's Semifinal hockey match between Australia and India on day eight of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast Hockey Centre on April 12, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)