Late goal keeps Gunners off the top ARSENAL missed the chance to go top of the English Premier League when a late Darren Bent goal scrambled a 1-1 draw for Sunderland. Read more on Herald Sun … [Read more...] about Late goal keeps Gunners off the top
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CAS clears Australian swimmer Ryan Napoleon to participate in Delhi CWG
CAS clears Australian swimmer Ryan Napoleon to participate in Delhi CWG Melbourne, Sept 15 : Australian swimmer Ryan Napoleon has been cleared to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), after being suspended for using a wrongly labelled asthma inhaler. Read more on New Kerala … [Read more...] about CAS clears Australian swimmer Ryan Napoleon to participate in Delhi CWG
Police crack down on nightclubs
Police crack down on nightclubs Melbourne's nightclub scene just got a little quieter after the Icon Bar lost its licence to operate as a nightclub and was fined $10,000. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald … [Read more...] about Police crack down on nightclubs
Amir could become ICC informant
Amir could become ICC informant Melbourne: Pakistan's teenage pacer Mohammad Amir, who is implicated in the spot-fixing scandal that has shaken world cricket, could become an informant for the ICC and reveal “dodgy betting identities that corrupted him” to escape a life ban, a media report said here on Tuesday. Read more on The Hindu … [Read more...] about Amir could become ICC informant
Football: Skoko set for Heart return
Football: Skoko set for Heart return Melbourne Heart manager John van 't Schip is set to welcome marquee signing Josip Skoko back into his side for their match against Wellington Phoenix at AAMI Park on Sunday. Read more on sportal.com.au … [Read more...] about Football: Skoko set for Heart return
Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region Typhoon Fanapi is expected to make landfall Sunday in Taiwan as a Category 2 storm with maximum winds between 96 mph (155 kilometers) and 110 mph (177 kilometers). Read more on AP via Yahoo! Asia News … [Read more...] about Weather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
Hinch vows to end to ‘cruel’ puppy farm trade
Hinch vows to end to 'cruel' puppy farm trade High-profile broadcaster Derryn Hinch says shops should stop selling pets in order to shut down the "cruel and brutal" puppy farm trade. Read more on ABC via Yahoo!7 News … [Read more...] about Hinch vows to end to ‘cruel’ puppy farm trade
Nadal heads to Melbourne chasing history
Nadal heads to Melbourne chasing history Rafael Nadal will arrive at the 2011 Australian Open with the chance to achieve an amazing feat not even Roger Federer can boast about. Read more on Sydney Morning Herald … [Read more...] about Nadal heads to Melbourne chasing history
Board Recommends Freedom For Ocala Fugitive
Board Recommends Freedom For Ocala Fugitive MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A Melbourne woman who escaped from an Ocala prison 35 years ago will be paroled for the charges that landed her in prison, but she still faces a charge for the escape. Read more on WFTV 9 Orlando … [Read more...] about Board Recommends Freedom For Ocala Fugitive
Aboriginal leader’s face to gaze from high-rise
Aboriginal leader's face to gaze from high-rise Construction firm Grocon has unveiled plans for a new Melbourne apartment block featuring a giant 32-storey portrait of Wurundjeri leader William Barak. Read more on Australian Broadcasting Corporation … [Read more...] about Aboriginal leader’s face to gaze from high-rise
Leighton jumps on ACS bid for parent Hochtief
Leighton jumps on ACS bid for parent Hochtief * Leighton sees opportunities to work with Spanish builder Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News … [Read more...] about Leighton jumps on ACS bid for parent Hochtief
Oz Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s stepdaughter strips for men’s mag
Oz Prime Minister Julia Gillard's stepdaughter strips for men's mag Melbourne, Sept 13 : Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's stepdaughter has stripped for a men's magazine, and she says that it is a very Australian thing to do. Read more on New Kerala … [Read more...] about Oz Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s stepdaughter strips for men’s mag
Demons retain five key players
Demons retain five key players The Melbourne Demons have re-signed five key players including Matthew Bate, Lynden Dunn and Jack Watts. Read more on BigPond Sport … [Read more...] about Demons retain five key players
Financial losses threaten Aussie GP
Financial losses threaten Aussie GP The Australian GP has come under fire after figures showed the cost to Victorian taxpayers had ballooned 15-fold in the space of 11 years... Read more on Planet F1 … [Read more...] about Financial losses threaten Aussie GP
Consumers expect price jump
Consumers expect price jump Australian consumers expect prices to rise in September, reversing falls over the past four months, due to strong jobs and economic growth, a survey shows. Read more on Brisbane Times … [Read more...] about Consumers expect price jump
AFL: Knights stays a Crow
AFL: Knights stays a Crow Adelaide star forward Chris Knights has signed a new deal with the club, agreeing to a new contract upon returning from an overseas trip. Read more on sportal.com.au … [Read more...] about AFL: Knights stays a Crow
400m Oz athlete Steffensen decides to boycott CWG
400m Oz athlete Steffensen decides to boycott CWG Melbourne, Sep 9 (UNI) Australia's 400m Commonwealth Games champion John Steffensen has decided to boycott in next month's multi-sports extravaganza in protest of Athletics Australia's (AA) ''bullying, egotism and outdated approach''. Read more on Deepika … [Read more...] about 400m Oz athlete Steffensen decides to boycott CWG
Surprising drop in consumer sentiment
Surprising drop in consumer sentiment CONSUMER confidence has had a surprising fall but a majority of shoppers remain positive. Read more on Perth Now … [Read more...] about Surprising drop in consumer sentiment
New landmark building for Melbourne
New landmark building for Melbourne MELBOURNE is to get a new landmark building celebrating the life of Aboriginal leader and artist William Barak. Read more on News.com.au … [Read more...] about New landmark building for Melbourne
Man charged over station sex assault
Man charged over station sex assault MELBOURNE police will question a man about a number of sexual assaults after his arrest for indecently touching a 13-year-old girl at Flinders Street train station. Read more on News.com.au … [Read more...] about Man charged over station sex assault
Australia shares gain 0.5 pct, miners lead
Australia shares gain 0.5 pct, miners lead [Reuters Australia] - MARKETS-AUSTRALIA-STOCKS (UPDATE 1):Australia shares gain 0.5 pct, miners lead Read more on Yahoo!7 Finance … [Read more...] about Australia shares gain 0.5 pct, miners lead
Tanner inks new book deal
Tanner inks new book deal Dumbing down of Australian politics first topic. 14 Sep 2010 12:50 PM Read more on Business Spectator … [Read more...] about Tanner inks new book deal
No footy songs at funerals
No footy songs at funerals Melbourne's Catholic archbishop has reportedly banned 'secular music' from being played at funerals. Read more on BigPond News … [Read more...] about No footy songs at funerals
New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states
New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states BOSTON - An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: A new gene that can turn many types of bacteria into superbugs resistant to nearly all antibiotics has sickened people in three states and is popping up all over the world, health officials reported Monday. Read more on The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News … [Read more...] about New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states
Wellington hooker linked to Melbourne Rebels
Wellington hooker linked to Melbourne Rebels Wellington Lions hooker Ged Robinson is being linked with new Super 15 rugby franchise Melbourne Rebels. Read more on Stuff … [Read more...] about Wellington hooker linked to Melbourne Rebels
Trial begins for terror accused
Trial begins for terror accused A GROUP of men allegedly planned to arm themselves with high-powered weapons before attacking an Australian army base. Read more on Perth Now … [Read more...] about Trial begins for terror accused
Shakirin Hoping To Be Third Time Lucky
Shakirin Hoping To Be Third Time Lucky KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- After two failed attempts, former National table tennis champion Muhammad Shakirin Ibrahim hopes to be third time lucky when he sets out in search of a maiden Commonwealth Games medal in New Delhi, India. Read more on Bernama … [Read more...] about Shakirin Hoping To Be Third Time Lucky
Goodrem emerges like an angel
Goodrem emerges like an angel DELTA Goodrem may not have made it up the aisle yet but she looked the part for Virgin Blue today. Read more on Adelaide Now … [Read more...] about Goodrem emerges like an angel
Police launch crackdown on drunks in Vic
Police launch crackdown on drunks in Vic Police arrested 54 people in Melbourne but the numbers were well below Sydney's where more than 400 people were detained. Read more on thewest.com.au … [Read more...] about Police launch crackdown on drunks in Vic
Djokovic crashes the party
Djokovic crashes the party True to his word, Novak Djokovic shattered hopes of a dream US Open final between tennis’s two greatest rivals with a pulsating semi-final victory over Roger Federer. Read more on The Age … [Read more...] about Djokovic crashes the party