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ICC may probe 'suspicious' Sydney Test between Australia-Pakistan
The International Cricket Council could widen its investigations into the allegations against Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamir and Salman Butt whom it suspended late Thursday, to cover last year's contentious Test match played between Pakistan against Australia in...


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New Oz 'split-innings' domestic ODI format will hurt World Cup preparations: Ponting
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is concerned that the preparation of some of the players currently outside the national team ahead of the World Cup will be hampered by the new domestic one-day...
Aussies disagree over team uniform for Commonwealth Games 2010
A disagreement over the Australian team uniform for the Commonwealth Games 2010 has come up, with Olympic gold medallist swimmer Leisel Jones saying she loves it, while fashion designer George Gross says they are just "blah" and...
Australian voters want independents to support Labor
Australian voters want the three independent MPs to support a Labor government led by incumbent Prime Minister Julia Gillard rather than join the opposition coalition, a survey said...
Miranda Kerr shows off baby bump for ad
Australian lingerie model Miranda Kerr has shown off her baby bump in a new advertising campaign for her organic skincare...
Australian envoy launches luxury guide to Delhi
The Australian High Commissioner, Peter Varghese, today launched the third edition of the book 'Love Travel Guides', which is authored by Fiona...
Australian swimmer Leisel excited about Commonwealth Games
Champion swimmer Leisel Jones of Australia is more excited than apprehensive about competing in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games because she feels that last minute work is not a new thing in big sporting...
Jessica Alba admits to overfeeding her baby!
Jessica Alba has revealed that her young daughter was 'chubby' as a baby after the star unintentionally 'overfed'...
Hugh Jackman makes cameo appearance in cancer patient's moving video
Hugh Jackman has made an emotional cameo appearance in a video tribute for an Australian cancer patient's...
Cricket serial offender Pakistan should be thrown out
An analysis in the Herald Sun has opined that Pakistan is a serial offender when it comes to playing the gentlemen's game of cricket, and that it is time to crack the whip and throw all cheats of that country...
Robin Gibb 'recovering from emergency stomach surgery'
Singer Robin Gibb is said to be recovering from his recent emergency stomach...
NSW pacer Hazlewood raring to fire in India with an eye on the Ashes
New South Wales pacer Josh Hazlewood is thrilled over the prospect of going on tour with Australia to...
10 golden rules to keep romance alive in relationships
Getting into a relationship is easy, but keeping it alive is the difficult...
England pacer Graham Onions out of Ashes series due to back surgery
England fast bowler Graham Onions has been ruled out of the forthcoming Ashes series against Australia after being told that he will have to undergo surgery to fix a back...
Hilditch backs Haddin for Ashes comeback
Australian chief selector Andrew Hilditch is confident that wicket-keeper Brad Haddin would recuperate from his elbow injury to be a part of the national squad for the...
Cricket Australia gives go ahead to betting during Ashes
Cricket Australia has given the green signal to cricket betting during the Ashes this summer, despite the controversy of betting corruption scandals rocking the cricket...
2001 Indian 'red rain' showered earth with 'alien life', claim theorists
After nine years of research, panspermia theorists have said that the 'red' rains that occurred in India in July 2001 contained bugs that were unlike anything ever found on the Earth, suggesting that it may be an alien form of...
Angola coach praises Australia over its 76-55 victory
Angola coach Luis Magalhaes said that Australia was a very good team and that his team had difficulties in competing against Australia. Australia upset Angola 76-55 in Group A game in FIBA 2010 World...
Australian among dead in NZ plane crash
An 18-year-old Victorian man has died in a plane crash on Fox Glacier, on New Zealand's South Island, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed.The skydiving aircraft crashed while...
Sea lion mauls 11-year-old boy at Australian zoo
In this Jan. 7, 2010, file photo a sea lion takes a fish from a handler at the Central Park Zoo in New York. An 11-year-old boy has been mauled by a sea lion at a popular Sydney zoo in front of...
Australia's famous Birdsville Races washed out
Sydney - Australia's world-famous Birdsville Races were called off Saturday after rain, which is never supposed to fall on the Simpson Desert, came down in...
Essien puts international career on hold
Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien has stood down from international football for the foreseeable future, telling Ghana he wants to return to form at club level. Essien has been missing without...
Blues up against it in Sydney
Carlton coach Brett Ratten knows it is asking a lot of his men to defeat a Sydney unit playing arguably more fluent football than the 2005 premiership team. Complicating matters is the fitness of...
Victoria braces for more flooding
Heavy rainfall across Victoria has caused landslides, flash flooding and the evacuation of homes. The central and western areas bore the bront of the heavy rain earlier today, with flash flooding in...
Coalition pledges to prioritise detention security
The Northern Territory Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says if the Coalition wins Federal Government it would immediately increase security at Darwin's detention centre. He says the centre...
Gillett leaves big impression
Brisbane may have missed the finals for the first time in 19 years but exciting rookie Matt Gillett was able to muster a smile after one of the best ever debut seasons by a utility. Gillett scored...
EP iron ore mine to go ahead
The signing at Port Augusta of a Native Title Mining Agreement has opened the way for the development of IronClad Mining Limited’s Wilcherry Hill iron ore project on Eyre Peninsula.The Native Title...
Bryce expresses concern for NZ quake
Governor-General Quentin Bryce has expressed Australians' concern over the earthquake that has caused massive damage on New Zealand's South Island. The 7.1 magnitude quake, which struck near...
Blues up against it in Sydney: Ratten
Carlton coach Brett Ratten knows it is asking a lot of his men to defeat a Sydney unit playing arguably more fluent football than the 2005 AFL premiership team. Complicating matters is the fitness...
Search for man after boat capsizes
A search is underway for a man who is missing after his boat capsized during an early morning fishing trip south of Melbourne. The man, aged in his 30s, was with two friends in Daveys Bay, Mount...
Elderly woman's sex attack terror
An elderly woman has been indecently assaulted as she sat in a caravan on the NSW north coast. A man entered the caravan, in a park in Ross Street, Lennox Head, at about 11.30pm (AEST) on Friday and...
Iconic Birdsville Races washed out
The iconic Birdsville races have been put on hold for the first time in their 128-year history after unseasonal weather flooded the track. According to weatherzone.com.au, more than 33mm of rain...
New format hurts fringe players: Ponting
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says he's concerned the new domestic one-day format will hamper the World Cup preparations of fringe players. Cricket Australia recently announced domestic...
Northeast residents urged to be ready
Residents in northeast Victorian townships should be prepared to evacuate in the event of flooding as heavy rain rolls across the region. State Emergency Service incident controller Keith O'Brien...
Not all doom and gloom for Broncos
"There's a lot of potential in that footy team but if we don't put the effort in and learn a lot from this year, we'll end up in the same position we are now. "There's still lot of work to do to...
Aussie among dead in plane crash
Nine people - five locals and four tourists - have died after a fiery plane crash at Fox Glacier airport on the west coast of New Zealand's South island..The crash, which involved a skydive plane,...
Roos not concerned by crowd
Sydney coach Paul Roos says he couldn't care less if Sunday's AFL elimination final against Carlton at ANZ Stadium fails to draw a big crowd. The last time the Swans hosted a final at Homebush, they...
Aussie among plane crash dead
NINE people including an Australian tourist have died in a light plane crash near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, police said...
Australian among plane crash dead
AN Australian tourist is among nine people to have died in a light plane crash near a popular tourist spot in New Zealand's Southern Alps, police said...
Aussie tourist among dead in NZ crash
NEW Zealand police are seeking the family of an Australian tourist who is among nine people killed when a light plane crashed in the South Island...
7.1 quake hits New Zealand
By Gyles Beckford Wellington - Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up...
NZ plane crashes, nine dead
Wellington - Nine people have died after a light aircraft belonging to a skydiving company crashed on Saturday on New Zealand's South Island, police said. The plane burst into flames after takeoff...