Australia’s Gold Coast to host 2018 Commonwealth Games
November 12th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Basseterre (St. Kitts), Nov 12 (IANS) Australia's Gold Coast has been chosen to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games, beating the bid of Sri Lanka's Hambantota in the process.The Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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John Daly storms out of Australian Open
November 10th, 2011 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 10 (IANS) Temperamental American golfer John Daly walked out after putting a series of balls in the water in the disastrous 11th hole during the opening round of ... Read more...
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Katich hires lawyer ahead of Cricket Australia hearing
November 9th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 9 (IANS) Simon Katich has hired a top sports lawyer to prepare his defence at a Cricket Australia hearing scheduled for Nov 21 after the country's apex cricket ... Read more...
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Watson endorses life-ban for corrupt cricketers
November 4th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 4 (IANS) Australian vice captain Shane Watson feels cricketers found guilty of corruption should be banned for life.Watson's comments come in the wake of a landmark judgement by ... Read more...
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Spat with Clarke resulted in my axe, says Katich
October 28th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 28 (IANS) Former Test opener Simon Katich says his infamous dressing-room spat with Michael Clarke in 2009 resulted in his axe from Cricket Australia's contract list in June.Katich ... Read more...
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Warne’s choices for Australia’s chairman of selectors
October 20th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 20 (IANS) Legendary spinner Shane Warne says Geoff Lawson, Dean Jones, Tom Moody or Trevor Hohns would do a great job if they were given the nod to ... Read more...
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Darren Lehmann can be a great coach: Shane Warne
October 20th, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 20 (IANS) Shane Warne thinks his former teammate Darren Lehmann will make a standout chairman of selectors or coach of Australia, but the South Australian is not in ... Read more...
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Morkel promises to take up challenge to Warner
October 12th, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 12 (IANS) South African pace spearhead Morne Morkel has promised to take up his challenge to Australian opener and his Indian Premier League (IPL) teammate David Warner when ... Read more...
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Clarke thinks of playing in grade cricket
October 5th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 5 (IANS) Australia's Test captain Michael Clarke is thinking of playing in Sydney grade cricket over the weekend by turning out for Western Suburbs ahead of the tour ... Read more...
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Fast bowler Harris opposed to being rested or rotated
October 5th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 5 (IANS) Australia's fast bowler Ryan Harris is opposed to being rested or rotated and he is keen on touring South Africa this summer.Harris was a big success ... Read more...
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Panesar could play in Australia’s Sheffield Shield, Big Bash
October 4th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 4 (IANS) England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar could feature in Australia's premier domestic tournament Sheffield Shield and Big Bash T20 League besides playing grade cricket in Sydney.Panesar, who ... Read more...
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Playing in South Africa is as tough as it gets: Clarke
October 4th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 4 (IANS) Australian captain Michael Clarke Tuesday said that it will be tough to beat South Africa in their own backyard.Australia are scheduled to play two Twenty20 Internationals, ... Read more...
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Shark kills surfer at Australian beach
September 4th, 2011 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Sep 4 (IANS) A man in his early 20s was killed Sunday in a horrifying shark attack at a popular surfing spot of Western Australia.He was bodyboarding, a cut-down ... Read more...
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Warne considering offer of playing in Big Bash
September 1st, 2011 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 1 (IANS) Spin legend Shane Warne has hinted at playing in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League and is considering offers from three franchises.Warne, who played for the last ... Read more...
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Watson sought Dravid’s advice on making big scores
August 27th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Aug 27 (IANS) Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has revealed that he consulted Indian batting star Rahul Dravid on how to convert good starts into big scores and overcome concentration ... Read more...
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Chicken on flight makes Indian origin vegetarian sick
August 24th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 24 (IANS) An Indian-origin vegetarian woman, who had never eaten meat or eggs, fell sick after being served chicken by mistake on a Singapore Airlines flight from New ... Read more...
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Chinese woman castrates husband, jailed
August 12th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 12 (IANS) A woman in China, who castrated her husband while he was asleep, has been jailed. She wanted to deprive him of his "sexual functioning" since she ... Read more...
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Sponge found in woman’s belly 15 years after surgery
August 1st, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 1 (IANS) An Australian court has allowed a woman to sue a surgeon after he allegedly left a piece of sponge inside her stomach during an operation 15 ... Read more...
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Australian cricketers want changes in contract system
July 28th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 28 (IANS) Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) is planning to call for an overhaul of Cricket Australia (CA) central contract, which stands almost irrelevant after the selection of Nathan ... Read more...
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Pressure got to me in Ashes, says Johnson
July 12th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 12 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson Tuesday revealed that his desire to bowl flawlessly during his team's failed Ashes campaign backfired on him and led to his ... Read more...
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We are not thinking of regaining No.1 Test ranking: Nielsen
July 4th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 4 (IANS) Australia's cricket coach Tim Nielsen, who is under the scanner since his team's defeat in the Ashes, says they are looking for consistency rather than regaining ... Read more...
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Sandalwood firm to cash in on Gichrist’s popularity
June 30th, 2011 - 12:50 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 29 (IANS) Adam Gilchrist will be the face of a Perth-based sandalwood supplier who looks to capitalise on the former Ausralian captain's popularity while entering the Indian market.Gilchrist, ... Read more...
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Ponting shocked over Katich’s omission
June 17th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 17 (IANS) Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting says he was shocked to know that Simon Katich was not offered a contract by Cricket Australia (CA).Katich's name did not ... Read more...
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Australian selectors pick 31-year-old female cricketer for debut
June 13th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Brisbane, June 13 (IANS) The Australian cricket board may have appeared harsh in its denial of a central contract to 35-year-old Simon Katich but it showed its generous side to ... Read more...
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Australia suspends flights due to Chile volcanic ash
June 12th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by BNO News
SYDNEY (BNO NEWS) -- Tens of thousands of travelers have been left stranded in Australia after airlines cancelled flights to Melbourne, Tasmania and New Zealand due to volcanic ash spreading from an ... Read more...
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Warne set to be immortalised in bronze statue
May 30th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 30 (IANS) Australian spin legend Shane Warne is all set to be immortalised in bronze at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).The cricket legend, who has returned from his ... Read more...
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Surrey signs fast bowler Dirk Nannes
May 27th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 27 (IANS) Australian pace bowler Dirk Nannes has joined Surrey for this season's English domestic Twenty20 tournament, the county announced Thursday.Nannes, 35, with 134 wickets is the leading-wicket ... Read more...
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Australia, New Zealand in tussle over Donald
May 11th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 11 (IANS) Legendary South African fast bowler Allan Donald is involved in an intense trans-Tasman tussle between Australia and New Zealand for his services as bowling coach.Cricket Australia ... Read more...
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Fashion stylist wins best Australian blog award
May 11th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 11 (IANS) An Australian woman, working as a personal fashion stylist, has pipped nearly 600 contestants to be crowned the country's best blogger.Former journalist Nikki Parkinson's blog "Styling ... Read more...
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Australian man raped woman for 13 hours
May 11th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 11 (IANS) A 49-year-old Australian man was Wednesday sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping and sexually assaulting a woman for nearly 13 hours.Bruce Dale Brady from ... Read more...
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i-Phone’s drink-counter app to monitor alcohol intake
May 4th, 2011 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 4 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Queensland are involved in developing a mobile phone application to help young people control their drinking.As part of its research into strategies against ... Read more...
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SCG management resists pressure to install drop-in pitches
May 4th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 4 (ANI): The Sydney Cricket Ground will fiercely resist continuing AFL pressure to install drop-in pitches.SCG Trust chairman Rodney Cavalier described the AFL's push to remove the pitch for the ... Read more...
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Katie Price named world’s worst-dressed woman
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 3 (ANI): Glamour model, author and reality TV star,Katie Price, has been named the world's worst-dressed woman.She was followed by the eccentric singer Lady GaGa, whose awards dress made ... Read more...
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Now, tongue-kiss your love online for real using a smooching machine!
May 3rd, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 3 (ANI): In a bid to enhance long-distance relationships, Japanese researchers have developed a kissing machine that lets users 'transmit the feeling of a kiss' over the Internet.The device, created ... Read more...
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Flight attendants urged to boycott ‘ridiculous, insulting beauty contest’
May 2nd, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, May 2 (ANI): American Airlines flight attendants have called for an end to what they have dubbed as a company "beauty contest" to find the best-looking female and male attendants.Laura Glading, ... Read more...
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