News Archive

A version of Copenhagen's famed statue of The Little Mermaid that has stood in a riverside park in a Michigan city since 1994 may be removed following a claim it's an illegal replica.June 22, 2009, 12:15 pm

Triple Commonwealth Games medallist and dual Olympian Jennifer Reilly this morning announced her immediate retirement from competitive swimming.June 22, 2009, 12:15 pm

The good news continued for base metals explorer Sandfire Resources today with the company revealing more positive drilling results south of its DeGrussa discovery at its Doolgunna project near Mt Magnet.June 22, 2009, 12:15 pm

Drilling services company Swick Mining will raise $14.5 million through a placement and rights issue to help fund its expansion in North America, new drilling rigs, boost its working capital and shore up its balance sheet.June 22, 2009, 11:45 am

The New Zealand Rugby Union has expressed condolences to Zac Guildford and his family following the sudden death of Zac's father, Robert, at the final of the IRB Junior World Championships in Tokyo yesterday.June 22, 2009, 11:42 am

Shahid Afridi paid tribute to the influence of his captain Younus Khan after the all-rounder hit a half-century to help Pakistan claim the World Twenty20 title with an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka at Lord's...June 22, 2009, 11:42 am

Medical examiners have identified the first 11 of 50 bodies recovered from the Air France flight that plunged into the Atlantic three weeks ago.June 22, 2009, 11:30 am

Queensland captain Darren Lockyer says the loss of NSW utility Craig Wing to injury ahead of game two would hurt the Blues' State of Origin hopes considerably.June 22, 2009, 11:15 am

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen is reportedly expecting her first child with American football star husband Tom Brady.June 22, 2009, 11:15 am

Perth golfer Michael Simcould be in the eye of a storm this evening when hecompletes his final roundat the US Open alongside Tiger Woods.June 22, 2009, 11:15 am

Swiss time-trial Olympic champion Fabian Cancellara won the Tour of Switzerland on Sunday after winning the ninth and final stage of the race, a 38.5-kilometre time-trial at Bern.June 22, 2009, 11:15 am

Australian Infrastructure Fund has raised $106 million from the institutional leg of a $211 million capital raising.June 22, 2009, 11:15 am

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has confirmed that India will host the 2010 men's Hockey World Cup after "internal problems" surrounding the sport were resolved.June 22, 2009, 11:15 am

As Andrew Flintoff battles to find form with bat and ball for the start of this year's Ashes series, the curtain on this summer was drawn on another of England's heroes from 2005, Simon Jones...June 22, 2009, 11:09 am

Heading into Round 12, if a clairvoyant would have told you that a Geelong player was going to be the top scorer for the upcoming week of AFL 09 Yahoo!7 Fantasy Sports Team action, the names Gary Ablett, Steve Johnson, Paul Chapman and Jimmy Bartel would naturally have come to mind...June 22, 2009, 11:03 am

Fremantle coach Mark Harvey was left ruing two fateful songs played on the car radio during his drive to Subiaco ahead of the Dockers' courageous 19-point loss to Geelong...June 22, 2009, 11:03 am

Qualifying for this season's finals series may be somewhat of a pipe dream for East Perth, but the club's latest hero says the Royals still have a burning desire to win games.June 22, 2009, 11:00 am

Max Mosley is prepared to drop his plans for legal action and instead seek settlement with the rebel Formula One teams planning a breakaway series, according to unconfirmed reports circulating Silverstone on Sunday evening.June 22, 2009, 11:00 am

National Australia Bank will become the country's biggest life insurer and investment platform provider after buying Aviva Australia Holdings for $825 million.June 22, 2009, 11:00 am

The White House has released the official photographic portrait of the First Dog.June 22, 2009, 11:00 am

The spotlight may have been on some of his better-credentialled teammates but unheralded defender Simon White played a leading role when Subiaco beat South Fremantle by 28 points at Fremantle Oval on Saturday.June 22, 2009, 11:00 am