JVS backs his underdogs Melbourne Heart go into Friday's inaugural derby as underdogs in so many aspects, but coach John van 't Schip has confidence his fledgling team can upset Melbourne Victory in the sold-out match at AAMI Park. Read more on sportal.com.au … [Read more...] about JVS backs his underdogs
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Air-India’s launch on hold again
Air-India's launch on hold again Doubts are growing about Air-India's plans to fly to Melbourne. Read more on The Age … [Read more...] about Air-India’s launch on hold again
Indian death video emailed by Australian police: report
Indian death video emailed by Australian police: report MELBOURNE, Saturday 9 October 2010 (AFP) - Australian police circulated an Internet video of an Indian man being electrocuted on top of a train and joked that it "might be a way to fix the Indian student problem", a report said Saturday. Read more on Sin Chew Jit Poh … [Read more...] about Indian death video emailed by Australian police: report
Cycling: Spanish veteran Freire bursts through to snatch long-overdue sprint classic
Cycling: Spanish veteran Freire bursts through to snatch long-overdue sprint classic Oscar Freire corrected a cycling oddity when he became the first Spaniard to win the Paris-Tours classic yesterday. Read more on Independent … [Read more...] about Cycling: Spanish veteran Freire bursts through to snatch long-overdue sprint classic
Despatie’s seventh gold sets Canadian record
Despatie’s seventh gold sets Canadian record Despite witnessing the hosting bump Canada received in topping the gold-medal parade at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, Canadian officials admit they may have underestimated host India at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Read more on National Post … [Read more...] about Despatie’s seventh gold sets Canadian record
Hawthorn land ruckman Hale
Hawthorn land ruckman Hale Hawthorn have clinched the deal to secure North Melbourne ruckman David Hale for the 2011 AFL season. Read more on FOXSPORTS.com.au … [Read more...] about Hawthorn land ruckman Hale
Monika Devi claims bronze
Monika Devi claims bronze NEW DELHI: Laishsram Monika Devi, a silver medallist at Melbourne in the 69 kg class, won the bronze in the women's 75 kg category of the weightlifting competition at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex here on Saturday. Read more on The Hindu … [Read more...] about Monika Devi claims bronze
Olympic hero Mitcham feels pressure
Olympic hero Mitcham feels pressure Performing the single greatest dive in Olympic history to win gold is nothing to be sneezed at. Yet Matthew Mitcham reckons it is time he starts pulling his weight in the Australian diving team. Read more on Brisbane Times … [Read more...] about Olympic hero Mitcham feels pressure
RSPCA vows action on horse stabbing
RSPCA vows action on horse stabbing THE sickening stabbing and mutilation of a former champion show horse in Melbourne is one of the worst cases of animal cruelty, an RSPCA inspector says. Read more on Adelaide Now … [Read more...] about RSPCA vows action on horse stabbing
Heart beat Victory 2-1
Heart beat Victory 2-1 Melbourne Heart have won the inaugural Melbourne A-League derby 2-1 against Victory. Read more on Sky News Australia … [Read more...] about Heart beat Victory 2-1
Sex ‘monster’ jailed for daughter abuse
Sex 'monster' jailed for daughter abuse MELBOURNE father who drugged and repeatedly sexually abused daughter before threatening to kill her jailed for over 11 years. Read more on The Courier Mail … [Read more...] about Sex ‘monster’ jailed for daughter abuse
Mahathir leaves Melbourne hospital
Mahathir leaves Melbourne hospital MELBOURNE, Tuesday 5 October 2010 (Bernama) -- Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been discharged from Epworth Hospital in Melbourne this morning. He warded on Saturday with a chest infection. Read more on Sin Chew Jit Poh … [Read more...] about Mahathir leaves Melbourne hospital
Boy dies after driveway accident
Boy dies after driveway accident A five-year-old boy crushed under a car that rolled down a driveway of a house southwest of Melbourne has died. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald … [Read more...] about Boy dies after driveway accident
Dale fights his way out of trouble
Dale fights his way out of trouble DALE Burton is a fighter, figuratively and metaphorically. He grew up alongside an abusive, alcoholic father who was violent towards his mother, but not him. Read more on Warrnambool Standard … [Read more...] about Dale fights his way out of trouble
Explosion shoots tank into the sky
Explosion shoots tank into the sky A 75-year-old man is in an induced coma with burns to half his body after a tank exploded at a bio-hazard facility in Melbourne yesterday. Read more on 3news … [Read more...] about Explosion shoots tank into the sky
Spring carnival launched with fanfare
Spring carnival launched with fanfare Melbourne's spring racing carnival has been launched, marking the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup. Read more on Sky News Australia … [Read more...] about Spring carnival launched with fanfare
Alleged crime family member ‘guilty’
Alleged crime family member 'guilty' A MEMBER of an alleged Melbourne crime family has pleaded guilty to firearms charges stemming from police raids in June this year. Read more on Daily Telegraph … [Read more...] about Alleged crime family member ‘guilty’
Rebels calm over Cipriani delay
Rebels calm over Cipriani delay Melbourne Rebels have revealed Danny Cipriani was unable to attend a media day on Tuesday because he is still awaiting a visa before he can fly to Australia. Read more on Luton Today … [Read more...] about Rebels calm over Cipriani delay
Beauty gets green light
Beauty gets green light RACING:DERMOT WELD has got the green light to launch an attempt on a third Melbourne Cup success next month as Profound Beauty tries to emulate Vintage Crop and Media Puzzle in the race that stops a nation, writesBRIAN O’CONNOR. Read more on The Irish Times … [Read more...] about Beauty gets green light
Mitchell overstepped the mark – lawyer
Mitchell overstepped the mark - lawyer Neil Mitchell has overstepped the mark in naming two AFL footballers, a top civil liberties lawyer says. Read more on BigPond News … [Read more...] about Mitchell overstepped the mark – lawyer
Suns’ deal for Brennan
Suns' deal for Brennan The deal to get Jared Brennan to Gold Coast involves a complicated arrangement with Collingwood's compensation pick for losing Josh Fraser Read more on AFL … [Read more...] about Suns’ deal for Brennan
Sack committee, move Cox Plate: Cummings
Sack committee, move Cox Plate: Cummings AUSTRALIA'S living turf legend Bart Cummings has called for the Moonee Valley Racing Club committee to be sacked and reaffirmed his belief the Cox Plate should be moved to Flemington. Read more on Straight Furrow … [Read more...] about Sack committee, move Cox Plate: Cummings
ANZ to pay working mums $4000
ANZ to pay working mums $4000 ANZ says it will pay primary caregivers a childcare allowance designed to improve gender diversity at senior levels. Read more on Perth Now … [Read more...] about ANZ to pay working mums $4000
Shooters win India’s first golds
Shooters win India's first golds India's Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang win the 10m air rifle pairs to secure the host nation's first gold medal of the Commonwealth Games. Read more on BBC News … [Read more...] about Shooters win India’s first golds
Legal or not, sex industry powers on
Legal or not, sex industry powers on WHETHER prostitution is legal or not has ''little or no impact on the size of the industry'' but it does affect the health of sex workers, Australian research shows. Read more on Brisbane Times … [Read more...] about Legal or not, sex industry powers on
Demons re-sign five
Demons re-sign five Melbourne Demons have continued to sure-up their future with five players re-signing with the AFL club. Read more on Sky News Australia … [Read more...] about Demons re-sign five
RugbyL: New Zealand squad for Four Nations
RugbyL: New Zealand squad for Four Nations WELLINGTON, Oct 5, 2010 (AFP) - - The 23-man New Zealand squad named on Tuesday for the Four Nations tournament to be held in Australia and New Zealand from October 23 to November 13: Read more on thewest.com.au … [Read more...] about RugbyL: New Zealand squad for Four Nations
Indian shooters open gold medal chest on day 2
Indian shooters open gold medal chest on day 2 New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang shot down the country's first gold medal in the Commonwealth Games on the second day of competitions today before Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed added the second one at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. Read more on Press Trust of India … [Read more...] about Indian shooters open gold medal chest on day 2
Skateboarder dragged under car
Skateboarder dragged under car A SKATEBOARDER has been dragged under a car on Victoria's surf coast, suffering a serious head injury. Read more on Herald Sun … [Read more...] about Skateboarder dragged under car
CWG Badminton: India beat Kenya 5-0 in mixed team event
CWG Badminton: India beat Kenya 5-0 in mixed team event India drubbed Kenya 5-0 in their opening Group D fixture of the badminton mixed team event in the 2010 Commonwealth Games here Monday. Read more on Calcutta News … [Read more...] about CWG Badminton: India beat Kenya 5-0 in mixed team event