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" I think it'll be great to have NZ's best sevens team lineup at KL although I don't know why they haven't included Jeff Wilson - probably because he's never been to Hong Kong .... And I don't know how/why Marc Ellis is included in the squad. How much did his agents pay for that spotlight? "
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Queen Elizabeth (second from right) joined Malaysian officials for the closing ceremonies for the Commonwealth Games Mike Hewitt/Allsport

Pomp and circumstance

Queen Elizabeth presides over festive closing of Commonwealth Games

With political troubles building in this capital city, 90,000 Malaysians celebrated the closing of the Commonwealth Games on Monday with Britain's Queen Elizabeth.
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Aussies sweep swimming gold, set world record in 4x200 free relay
Australia swept all five of Sunday's swimming gold medals at the Commonwealth Games including a world record performance in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay.
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Boldon runs 9.88 to take gold
Ato Boldon ran the 100-meters in 9.88 to win the Commonwealth Games gold medal and celebrated in style despite missing the world record.
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New Zealand beats Fiji to win first Games rugby gold
New Zealand wrapped up its 100th Commonwealth Games medal with a 21-12 win over world rugby sevens champions Fiji in the debut tournament for the sport at the Games.
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South Africa beats Australia to win first Commonwealth cricket gold
Australian pacemen and spinners both went down to South African opener Mike Rindel who had a perfect 67 to lead his squad to a four wicket victory and the first Commonwealth Games cricket gold medal.
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Aussie women clinch first gymnastics gold
Australia won its first Commonwealth games women's team gymnastics medal with breakthrough performances by five athletes including one floor exercise performed to the theme from "Mission Impossible."
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Australia wins women's field hockey gold medal
Nikki Mott's two goals led Australia to an 8-1 win over England to claim the Commonwealth Games gold medal Sunday in women's field hockey.
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