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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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  • Richmond hold AFL top-eight spot

    Richmond held their spot in the AFL's top eight with a hard-fought 34-point win against the under-siege Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday. Second-year player Brandon Ellis had a career-best 39 possessions to spark the Tigers who improved their win-loss record to 5-3 with a 15.16 (106) to 11.6 (72) victory. Jack Riewoldt and Dustin Martin kicked three goals each for the Tigers who were only ...

  • AFLs Blues still a way off Malthouse

    Carlton coach Mick Malthouse admits the Blues remain very much a work in progress after they ground their way to an 18-point win over a disappointing Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Carlton won a scrappy game 16.13 (109) to 14.7 (91), with captain Marc Murphy kicking three goals playing mostly as a forward in his 150th match, Jeff Garlett snaring four and Heath Scotland slotting two ...

  • Sharks happy winners after downing Raiders

    In the world of sport, winning fixes everything. And that is certainly proving true - at least for now - for a Cronulla outfit who looked set to crumble under the pressure of an ASADA investigation that was ripping them from every angle. The investigation has slowed in recent weeks following stand-in captain Wade Graham's aborted interview with ASADA officials. Since that day, the Sharks ...

  • WA Ballet casts enchanting spell

    NEW figures from the Real Estate Institute of WA show rental listings were up 41 per cent this week compared with the same time last ...

  • Bracks right man as consul-general

    JULIA Gillard says Steve Bracks is the best person to serve Australia in New York and has warned the Coalition not to axe him based on a political party ...

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