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  • 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 ...

  • Oz jihadist charged for issuing how-to survive holy war list on Facebook

    An Australian has been charged under anti-terrorist laws for issuing a how-to list on Facebook for how young men can engage in holy war without getting killed or ending up in Guantanamo Bay. Zaky Mallah had travelled to Syria and lived with the rebels engaged in the bloody civil war against Muslim hardliner President Bashar al-Assad. He has posted some top tips for joining jihad and ...

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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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  • Westpac drops fixed rate

    Westpac has dropped its one year fixed home loan rate for new customers to 4.79 per cent.Customers applying for new loans at Westpac will be able to fix mortgages over $150,000 for one year through the Premier Advantage Package.A Westpac spokesman said customers on this offer would pay $1,573 a month on the average loan of $300,000 over 30 years."With the recent cuts in interest rates, ...

  • Cooper overlooked for Australia

    Code-hopper Israel Folau was one of three uncapped players named in Australia's preliminary 25-man squad to face the British and Irish Lions, with in-form Reds playmaker Quade Cooper the most notable omission. Folau's selection caps a remarkable rise for the former rugby league international after just 12 Super 15 appearances for the Waratahs since switching from AFL at the start of ...

  • Rampant Knights destroy Canterbury in NRL

    Newcastle have put the brakes on their recent slump in form with a first NRL win in three games, scoring seven tries to see off Canterbury 44-8 at Hunter Stadium on Sunday. In an occasionally fiery encounter, the Knights banished the memory of last week's 44-14 capitulation at Canberra, with Willie Mason putting his hand up for a NSW recall as he rolled back the years with a powerful ...

  • Artist explores new ground for StyleAid

    IS androgyny the new black? In the "everything old is new again" world of high fashion and popular culture it just might well ...

  • Microsoft to announce new Xbox

    It's been nearly eight years since the Xbox 360 was launched and while it's had its ups and downs, there can be no doubt it's one of the most successful game consoles of all time.Microsoft has remained tight lipped on the mere existence of a new console and, despite the fact Sony announced the PlayStation 4 almost three months ago, have appeared to be in no rush to fill the void. ...

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