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  • OZ school under fire for holding mini models contest

    A Gold Coast Primary school has come in for a bit of criticism after it launched a model search for kids as young as two. The Ashmore State School Model Search, which features categories for kids from 2-13, will be held at a Family Fun Fair next month, and the prizes will include modeling courses valued up to 500 dollars for winners and categories like best catwalk model and most photogenic, ...

  • Ian Chappell warns Big Bash League to vet overseas players to avoid importing corruption

    Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has said that the Australian Twenty20 tournament, the Big Bash League (BBL) needs to carefully vet their overseas contracted players in order to avoid importing corruption. Chappell's comments came following the spot-fixing controversy enveloping the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), in which three Indian cricketers of the Rajasthan Royals franchise, ...

  • Captain aspirant Warner may bid adieu to Ashes hopes over Twitter rant

    Australian Test batsman David Warner may reportedly lose his place in the squad for the prestigious Ashes tour following his Twitter outburst. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Warner may now have to face a Cricket Australia code of behaviour hearing to explain why he should still be allowed on the upcoming Ashes series. Warner launched a blistering attack against two of the Australian ...

  • Warner may face strict CA action for Twitter outburst

    Australian Test batsmen David Warner is likely to be charged with detrimental public comment for his Twitter outburst under Cricket Australia's (CA) code of conduct, delivering a setback to his leadership aspirations. Condemning Warner, CA's high-performance chief Pat Howard had confirmed that Warner will be disciplined after using the social networking site to launch a savage attack on cricket ...

  • Cricket Australia investigating Warners twitter rant

    Cricket Australia (CA) is investigating a Twitter rant by cricketer David Warner, who launched a scathing attack on reputed Australian cricket writers Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn. "CA is aware of comments made on David Warner's twitter account overnight. CA is attempting to contact Warner and will continue to investigate the matter. CA will make further comment once it has conducted a ...

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Looper [Blu-Ray]

Looper [Blu-Ray]

Writer/director Rian Johnsons Looper is founded, like the films of Christopher Nolan (who Johnson has explicitly noted as his cinematic role model), on a clever, instantly memorable premise and then proceeds to take us in completely unexpected directions. The premise of Looper is thi ... ...

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  • Aussie trio solid in Japan

    Brendan Jones, Paul Sheehan and Scott Strange have recorded top-15 finishes at the PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup on Sunday.The trio finished tied for 15th at two over at the Sobu Country Club Sohbu Course near Tokyo, with Jones and Strange the best of the group on the final day with even-par 71s while Sheehan shot two over.South Korea's Kim Hyung-Sung claimed the Japan Golf Tour ...

  • Crows beat Saints by 40 points in AFL

    Adelaide squared their AFL season with a 40-point victory against St Kilda in Sunday's twilight match. The Crows floored the Saints with a third term burst which set up a 12.15 (87) to 6.11 (47) triumph at AAMI Stadium. Adelaide now have a four-four win-loss record and St Kilda's struggles continue with their sixth loss of the season. Crows forwards Josh Jenkins and Tom Lynch both ...

  • Inu could be in trouble over leg twist

    Canterbury centre Krisnan Inu could be facing another stint on the sidelines after a sickening leg twist on Newcastle's James McManus in the Knights' 44-8 win over the Bulldogs on Sunday. Inu has only just returned from a five-game ban for a spear tackle on Inglis and although he was not placed on report, the incident is certain to come under scrutiny from the match review committee. ...

  • Magpies want equal place in Tigers merger

    Financially powerful Western Suburbs are demanding to be on equal terms with Balmain in the struggling Wests Tigers merger. However, the Magpies faction denied they would attempt to separate themselves from Balmain, saying it would be unrealistic for the foundation club to re-enter the NRL as a lone entity. Wests Tigers Chairman Mike Bailey - who is from the Magpies side - along with deputy ...

  • Leo opts out of Sydney premiere

    After premieres in New York and Cannes, Leonardo DiCaprio has dropped out of the Australian launch of The Great Gatsby. The Hollywood star, who plays Jay Gatsby in Baz Luhrmann's lavish adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous novel, has cited a schedule change for missing the Sydney premiere this week. ''My time shooting, living and working in Sydney, with the most ...

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