[caption id="attachment_12243" align="alignleft" width="300"] Guy Sebastian was one of a number of local artists who performed at the closing ceremony on Sunday night. Photo: AAP. Courtesy: Brisbane Times[/caption] Gold-medal-winning Australian athletes have joined the chorus panning the controversial Commonwealth Games...
[caption id="attachment_12230" align="alignleft" width="300"] Activists torch Commonwealth Games countdown clock at South Bank. Photo: Supplied. Courtesy: Brisbane Times[/caption] Video has been posted online overnight showing activists torching the Commonwealth Games surfboard countdown clock at South Bank. The group said the...
[caption id="attachment_12219" align="alignleft" width="300"] At 15, Anish Bhanwala, like other kids of his age, is studying for his exams. And, unlike other kids of age, won a CWG gold medal. Courtesy: Scroll.in[/caption] Schoolgoing sportspersons’ lives are similar to that of...
[caption id="attachment_12209" align="alignleft" width="300"] Triple jumper Rakesh Babu and race walker Irfan Kolothum Thodi had their accreditation revoked by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and were asked to take the first available flight home. Courtesy: BBC[/caption] Two Indian athletes have...
[caption id="attachment_12203" align="alignleft" width="300"] Home Affairs minister Peter Dutton has warned athletes not to breach their visa conditions. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen. Courtesy: Brisbane Times[/caption] A men's squash pairing from Sierra Leone have become the latest African athletes to miss their...
[caption id="attachment_12196" align="alignleft" width="300"] This is Mitharval’s second bronze of the Games after his bronze in the 10 metre air pistol. Courtesy: Scroll.in[/caption] Om Prakash Mitharval let slip an opportunity to improve on his 10m Air Pistol bronze with a...