|
|
  Aussie
women shatter medley relay
Australia's crack women swimmers, Sophie Edington, Leisel
Jones, Jessicah Schipper and Libby Lenton broke the 4x100
metres medley relay world record previously held by Australia
in a new time of three minutes 56.30 seconds at the
Commonwealth Games. |
| |
|
 Male
swimmers finish on high note
Australia salvaged pride
by winning the men's 4x100 metres medley relay at the Commonwealth
Games on Tuesday, the final event of the swimming program.
A huge roar from the
capacity home crowd greeted Australia's victory over England and
Scotland in a winning time of three minutes 36.40 seconds. |
| |
|
|
|
 Pittman
silences her detractors
Australia's Jana
Pittman snared gold in the women's 400m hurdles at the Commonwealth
Games in Melbourne tonight. The 23-year-old 2003 world champion won
the race in a Games record time of 53.82 seconds.
Pittman, who has earned the knick
name 'Jana the drama', was never in danger during the race as she
set aside all the problems and criticisms of ... |
|
|
|
Top Stories
|
|
 Australia
sweeps women's 200m medley
Stephanie Rice led an Australian clean sweep of the medals in
the women's 200-metres individual medley at the Commonwealth
Games.
|
 Olympics
next for fired-up Kersten
Kersten caused a major upset by beating Olympic gold medalists
Jason Queally of England and Chris Hoy of Scotland as he
became the second Australian to strike velodrome gold last
night following Anna Meares' win in the 500m time trial. |
| |
|
 Meares
wins first Aussie gold
Australia's Anna Meares
has won gold in the women's 500 metres time-trial at the
Commonwealth Games.
|
 Bronze
for Australian weightlifter
Weightlifter Erika
Yamasaki claimed Australia's first medal of the Commonwealth
Games today, snaring bronze in the women's 48kg class.
|
| |
|
 Vella,
Diamond shine brightest in men's trap
Australia's
Michael Diamond and Adam Vella won gold in the men's trap
pairs shooting event at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne
today.
|
 Crash
survivor Rhodes to hit the boards
Australian cyclist Alexis Rhodes will race at the Commonwealth
Games today eight months after being injured in the training
crash which claimed the life of team-mate Amy Gillett. |
| |
|
Commonwealth Games 2006 ... |
|
|
| |
|
Historical Facts ... |
|
Jock Stein died on
the 10th October in 1985. He began his managerial career at
Dunfermline Athletic, where he pulled the team up from near
relegation to win the Scottish Cup in 1960. He was fondly
regarded as Scotland's best manager and under him the Scottish
side qualified for the World Cup finals in Spain in 1982. To
read more about Jock Stein
click here |
| |
|
Donald Dewar died
on 11th October 2000. He fell as he left his official
residence at Butte House in Charlotte Square. He was
Scotland's first Minister and was instrumental in
creating the Bill and the Scotland Act that formed the
Scottish Parliament. To read more on the life and times of
Donald Dewar,
click here |
| |
Copyright © 2001
[Nu-Trend International] All
Rights Reserved.
Website Marketing by Nu-Trend International. |
 
 |
The Newsroom |
 |
 India's
Games masseur appears in court
A
masseur with India's Commonwealth Games team has appeared at
the Melbourne Magistrate's Court charged with indecently
assaulting a teenage girl at the Games athletes' village.
 Blair,
Condoleezza on Games VIP list
British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice will visit the Commonwealth Games, but Nelson
Mandela will miss the event, officials have confirmed.
 Spectacular
start to Commonwealth Games
The
XVIII Commonwealth Games have begun in Melbourne, in a sea of
lights, fireworks and sound in front of 80,000 people and an
estimated TV audience of 1.5 billion.
 |
 |
|
Now
There are Two Ways
to Try SiteSell Products...
Risk-Free
|
