SOMETIMES, when Nova presenter Ed Kavalee is cooking dinner, his girlfriend will sneak up and attack him from behind. "I learnt a new wrist lock once and I wanted to try it out," says former Gladiator Tiffiny Hall, now a trainer on The Biggest Loser.

SO MUCH for being able to hear "KP" in cricket terms and know for sure someone is talking about Kevin Pietersen.

Brace for possibly the ugliest footwear fad since Camper Mary-Janes. "Gladiator" sandals are meant to be worn with spring's skimpiest and yet they grip the foot, from ankle to sole, either by cross-braced straps - a la Russell Crowe - or with enough designer sculpted upper to be more accurately..read more

A gladiator under pressure holds his ground and adds another century to his extraordinary record.

IT MAY be a bit rich of a gladiator to plagiarise a nobleman but Russ Crowe could do us all a favour when he delivers the eulogy at Kerry Packer's memorial service next week.