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World champion Nicol David has targeted the Commonwealth Games gold medal as she attempts to complete a clean-sweep of major squash titles. Malaysian star David became the first Asian woman to win the World Open when she triumphed in 2005, a golden year in which she also picked up the prestigious British Open title and claimed the world number one ranking.
A decade of planning culminates on Wednesday when the eyes of the world zero in on Melbourne for the official opening of the Commonwealth Games amid one of Australia’s biggest security operations to date. A global audience of 1,5-billion people is expected to tune in to see Queen Elizabeth II declare the event open.
Surreal giant koalas, a tram with wings, aerial ballerinas mimicked by motorcycles, and a performing duck took centre stage as the 18th Commonwealth Games opened in Melbourne on Wednesday. South Africa will look to their swimmers and rugby sevens side to give them a flying start at Melbourne on Thursday.
A political morality play is being acted out on the streets of Bangkok as Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s Prime Minister, battles to keep his job in the teeth of escalating protests by an ad hoc alliance of opposition parties, students, trade unions and celibate Buddhist vegetarians pledged to the simple life.
She may not be able to work out a Middle East peace settlement (just yet), but she can tell you how to lose those extra kilos and keep them off. Condoleezza Rice has gone the Jane Fonda route and decided to share her dogged commitment to fitness with the rest of the nation.
She’s 13 years old, 28kg wringing wet and at 1,35m the tiniest and youngest member of Australia’s Commonwealth Games team. Waif-like diver Melissa Wu stands slightly above stomach level for an average size adult and was absolutely dwarfed by Australia’s champion women’s basketballer Lauren Jackson when the pair were photographed together ahead of the Games.
A masseur with India’s Commonwealth Games team claimed he was innocent on Wednesday after being granted bail on charges of indecent assault and unlawful assault. Dewan Nabi (35) appeared in the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court over an alleged incident on Monday morning in the Games village.
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Australia vice-captain Adam Gilchrist said on Tuesday that Australia had much to take out of Sunday’s defeat by South Africa in the final Standard Bank one-day international at the Wanderers. ”We have a lot that we can be proud of,” he said. ”We all know that we took part in something unique.”