News Archive

Hawthorn premiership players Brad Sewell and Grant Birchall have both re-signed with the club until the end of the 2012 season, while youngster Brenan Whitecross has also put pen to paper on a new deal...June 14, 2009, 1:46 pm

Controversial Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde stayed on course to win the Dauphine Libere race on Saturday after Frenchman David Moncoutie won the seventh and penultimate stage of the race.June 14, 2009, 1:45 pm

Argentina have held off a battling England second-half fightback to claim a 24-22 victory in their rugby Test.June 14, 2009, 1:45 pm

South Africa have maintained their unbeaten record at the World Twenty20 with a 20-run Super Eights win over the West Indies at The Oval.June 14, 2009, 1:45 pm

World No.4 Novak Djokovic has booked his place in the final of Halle's ATP grasscourt tournament with an error-strewn 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 win over qualifier Olivier Rochus.June 14, 2009, 1:45 pm

Jorge Lorenzo will start from pole position in the Catalunya MotoGP race after Australia's Casey Stoner qualified third-fastest.June 14, 2009, 1:30 pm

Australia's Robert Allenby is three shots behind leader Brian Gay in outright third after the third round of the St Jude Classic PGA Tour event in Memphis.June 14, 2009, 1:30 pm

Sydney Roosters prop Mark O'Meley believes his side's narrow loss to the Gold Coast could nevertheless be a turning point as the NRL's bottom team try to match the speed around the ruck of their rivals.June 14, 2009, 1:15 pm

Christian Sprenger has continued his outstanding form at the Mare Nostrum series in Monaco, winning the men's 200-metre breaststroke final and qualifying fastest for the semi-finals of the 50m breaststroke.June 14, 2009, 1:15 pm

The Kookaburras have honoured veteran Brent Livermore in his 300th international match by crushing England 4-1 in their clash in Nottingham.June 14, 2009, 1:00 pm

Another two people have died on WA's roads overnight, bringing the State's road toll to 92.June 14, 2009, 12:30 pm

Qatar is ready to acquire at least a 25 per cent stake in German luxury sportscar maker Porsche, heavily in debt after increasing its shares in Volkswagen, according to German media.June 14, 2009, 12:30 pm

Police are questioning a 17-year-old boy after he allegedly tried to hold-up a Mt Lawley deli with a replica firearm last night.June 14, 2009, 12:30 pm

The coach of the Australian under-21s lacrosse squad detained in South Korea because one has tested positive to swine flu, says he's concerned for the mental health of some of the players.June 14, 2009, 12:30 pm

Police have charged a 17-year-old Wannanup boy with serious traffic offences after a fatal crash in Falcon on New Years Day.June 14, 2009, 12:30 pm

The Obama administration will proceed with its plan to engage Iran and deal with re-elected President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, even as it monitors complaints from his opponents that the election results were fraudulent.June 14, 2009, 12:15 pm

Britain's summer feast of sport has begun with something for Australian spectators on just about any budget.June 14, 2009, 12:15 pm

Director Ashutosh Gowariker's love epic Jodhaa Akbar swept the Bollywood Oscars on Saturday, taking home awards for Best Picture, Best Director and best male actor for lead man Hrithik Roshan.June 14, 2009, 12:00 pm

G8 finance chiefs overnight warned that the global economic outlook remained uncertain and risky despite encouraging signs, while Europe stalled on carrying out US-style "stress tests" on its banks.June 14, 2009, 12:00 pm

Actor Leonardo Di Caprio has sold his Malibu home for close to $US8 million ($A9.7 million), it was reported on Saturday.June 14, 2009, 12:00 pm

Israeli warplanes staged two overnight attacks against contraband tunnels under the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, an Israeli military spokeswoman said early on Sunday.June 14, 2009, 11:30 am