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Sydney: Supermodel Elle Macpherson is set to make a cameo appearance in a bikini at the Olympic's closing ceremony. The Body, as she is kn...

Sydney: Supermodel Elle Macpherson is set to make a cameo appearance in a bikini at the Olympic8217;s closing ceremony. The Body, as she is known, will appear scantily-clad surrounded by dozens of quot;paparazzi typesquot; with flashing bulbs, according to The Daily Telegraph. Golfer Greg Norman is also tipped to make an appearance as is Paul Hoagn, of Crocodile Dundee fame. Singer Kylie Minogue is expected to perform the Abba song quot;Dancing Queenquot; and will be surrounded by 70 men in skimpy swimming costumes, the paper said. Flu scare hits Games now

MELBOURNE: The Sydney Olympics is a prime target for an influenza outbreak, a World Health Organisation WHO flu expert warned Friday. Dr Alan Hampson, of the WHO8217;s Collaborating Centre For Influenza, said the Olympics were being staged around the peak of the flu season, with three flu strains now circulating in Sydney. Dr Hampson said crowds provided the ideal environment for the spread of the flu. And highly-trained athletes at the peak of their preparation had a lower resistance. British rider out of Games

SYDNEY: British equestrian rider Rodney Powell is out of the Olympics after breaking his leg in a fall during training in Sydney on Friday. Powell had just finished a run on his mount, Flintstone, at the western Sydney Olympic site when the horse took fright and threw the rider, a Games official said. He was rushed to nearby Liverpool hospital and will undergo surgery later on Friday. Powell was due to compete in the individual three-day event. Rainbow Warrior sails into Harbour

SYDNEY: The Greenpeace flagship, SV Rainbow Warrior II, sailed into Sydney Harbour on Friday flying a huge banner urging a sporting chance for the planet. The environmental lobby group was welcomed by Aboriginal elder Ali Golding at Circular Quay on behalf of Australia8217;s traditional owners. Greenpeace said in a statement it wanted Australians to take on board the environmental solutions showcased at the Sydney Games. The ship arrived from the northern Pacific where it has been campaigning on quot;the toxic legacy of US military basesquot; in the area. Rainbow Warrier II was launched in 1989 after French secret service agents sank the original vessel in Auckland harbour, New Zealand. Baby-faced assass in

JAKARTA: Taufik Hidayat, Indonesia8217;s baby-faced assassin on the badminton court, has his sights trained firmly on gold in the men8217;s singles at the Sydney Olympics next month. And the 19-year-old, affectionately known as quot;Babyfacequot; by his team-mates, has every reason to be confident. After becoming the youngest player ever to reach a men8217;s singles final at last year8217;s All England Championships, Hidayat has followed up this year by winning both the Indonesian and Malaysian Open crowns. Despite a shock defeat in the All England final at the hands of China8217;s unheralded Xia Xuanze, the teenager is confident he can pull off his biggest triumph yet in Sydney. quot;Winning both the Indonesia and Malaysia Open gave me the confidence to believe that I have a great chancequot; for the Olympic gold, he says.