Now, some news from Down Under...

Rugby league great Ian Roberts has slammed Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice as a "complete idiot" after the sporting pin-up girl posted an anti-gay comment on her Twitter page.

Remarking after the Wallabies' two-point win over the Springboks in South Africa on Saturday night, Rice - who has left the Commonwealth Games team due to injury - tweeted: "Suck on that f—gots," adding: "Probably the best game I've ever seen!! Well done boys."

The comment, which Rice has since removed, stunned Roberts who yesterday called for sponsors to question their support of the glamour-girl swimmer.

"She is an idiot ... and anyone who continues to endorse her as an athlete is an idiot as well," Roberts fumed. "And I say that with a very sad tone in my voice." [Courier Mail]