Mining magnate launches rival football body in Australia
March 1st, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Gold Coast, March 1 (IANS) Mining baron Clive Palmer Thursday launched Football Australia to replace his rival Frank Lowy-headed Football Federation Australia (FFA), that has been running the game in ... Read more...
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Oz female soccer player in Facebook shame over simulated sex pics
September 9th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 9 (ANI): An Australian Matildas soccer player is being investigated by the sport's governing body after sexually suggestive pictures on her Facebook profile were viewed by 13-year-old fan.Lisa De ... Read more...
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Australia set to host 2015 Asian Cup football finals
July 29th, 2010 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 29 (DPA) Australia is set to host the 2015 Asian Cup finals after presenting its bid to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur Thursday.
Australia is ... Read more...
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Australia favourite to host 2022 football World Cup after 2018 bid-axe
June 11th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, June 11(ANI): Australia has emerged as one of the favourites to host the 2022 football World Cup after the Football Federation Australia (FFA) decided to drop the 2018 bid.FFA Chairman Frank ... Read more...
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Australia in denial over World Cup soccer snub
January 27th, 2010 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 27 (DPA) Football bosses denied Wednesday that Australia's hopes of hosting the 2018 World Cup were all but lost after FIFA president Sepp Blatter spoke about the "movement to make ... Read more...
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Australia’s bid for FIFA World Cup gets a boost
December 25th, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 25 (IANS) Australia's hope to bid for the 2018 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup received a boost with the government saying that it will control the key elements ... Read more...
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World Cup: Australia has the ‘perfect bid’, says `Kaiser’ Beckenbauer
December 12th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec. 12 (ANI): Soccer great and FIFA delegate Franz Beckenbauer has described Australia's 2018-2022 World Cup bid as "perfect" and rated its possibility of hosting the tournament as "very, very realistic". ... Read more...
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Australia’s FIFA World Cup dream runs into rough weather
December 9th, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 9 (IANS) Australia's hope to bid for the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cups suffered a set-back with rules football and rugby bodies refusing to step aside to relinquish their ... Read more...
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Plans to bring Man U to Australia fail
July 18th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 18(ANI): The Football Federation Australia's plans to bring English football giants Manchester United to Australia, in the wake of terrorist strike in Jakarta, has failed due to some logistical ... Read more...
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Low glycemic breakfast may enhance exercise benefits
April 15th, 2009 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): A new study has found that having a low glycemic breakfast, which mostly includes fruits, before exercise can significantly enhance the benefits of working out.A research team led ... Read more...
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Govt. contributes 45m dollars to help Australia win 2018 FIFA World Cup
December 10th, 2008 - 11:41 am ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec.10 (ANI): Australias hopes of hosting the 2018 World Cup have been boosted with the Federal Government announcing 45 million dollars in funding to help with the bid.
The unprecedented financial ... Read more...
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Emotions are key to facial recognition
September 17th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 17 (ANI): Emotions on peoples faces play a significant role in their recognition by others when they meet sometimes in the future, according to a study.
Researchers in the Netherlands ... Read more...
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FIFA bans Australian goalkeeper Vukovic
June 12th, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
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Canberra, June 12 (Xinhua) Football's world governing body FIFA has banned Australian goalkeeper Danny Vukovic from the Beijing Olympics, overturning a decision by an independent appeals panel allowing him to play despite ... Read more...
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Iraqis arrive in Australia to play banned football match
May 28th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by admin
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Sydney, May 28 (DPA) The Iraqi football team arrived in Australia Wednesday hoping the World Cup qualifying match against Australia will go ahead in Brisbane at the weekend. World football supreme Joseph ... Read more...
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Australia to bid for 2011 Asian Cup football
March 23rd, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by admin
Canberra, March 23 (IANS) Australia will bid to host the 2011 Asian Cup if Qatar pulls out of staging the tournament, the media reported Sunday. Qatar officials are scheduled to meet Asian ... Read more...
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Australian PM supports FIFA World Cup bid
February 24th, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Feb 24 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has thrown his weight behind the country's bid to host the 2018 football World Cup with the government announcing that it would help ... Read more...
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