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North Queensland rugby league star Johnathan Thurston is free to play in next month's State of Origin decider after being found not guilty of making contact with a referee by the NRL judiciary tonight. Thurston was facing a two-game ban as a result of the grade two charge, which stemmed from his … [Read more...]
Australia's No.1 womens tennis player Samantha Stosur has been has been bundled outof Wimbledon in the first round by the tournaments lowest ranked player. Stosur, the 10th seed fell to Hungary's Melinda Czink, 6-3, 6-4. Czink, 28, is ranked 262 in the world and had only progresses past the first … [Read more...]
Ross Taylor was today named as the new captain of the New Zealand Black Caps cricket team. New Zealand Cricket made the announcement about former captain Daniel Vettori's replacement at a press conference in Auckland this afternoon. Taylor will captain the side in all forms of the game - … [Read more...]
Northern Irishman, Rory McIlroy has won the 111th US Open golf tournament by eight shots from Australian, Jason Day. His 16 under total was four shots better than the previous record for the US Open lowest winning held by Tiger Woods. This was a sweet victory for McIlroy coming so soon after his … [Read more...]
Belguim tennis star Kim Clijsters has been forced to pull out of Wimbledon today following a recurrence of an ankle injury. The 28-year-old Belgian, who is the reigning US Open and Australian Open champion, has never even reached the final of the grass-court event and has missed out on her chance … [Read more...]
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has said October's reinstated Bahrain F1 Grand Prix cannot go ahead despite the FIA reinstating it on the racing calendar for October. The race was due to open the F1 season in March but was called off because of civil unrest in Bahrainwith dozens of protesters … [Read more...]
All Blacks Ma'a Nonu and Andrew Hore have been sent packing by Hurricanes management and been told to find another franchise to play for next season. Hurricanes coach Mark Hammett in his first season with the franchise is re-shaping his squad and getting rid of a whole swag of senior … [Read more...]
US golfer Tiger Woods has announced he will miss this year's US Open because of injury. The former world number one suffered a sprain to his left knee and mild strain to his left Achilles tendon during the third round of the US Masters in April. "I am extremely disappointed that I won't be … [Read more...]
New South Wales Blues coach Ricky Stuart has rung the changes for his team to face Queensland for Origin II at ANZ Stadium on 15th June. Manly teenager Will Hopate has been named in the centres and captain Paul Galllen moved from lock to the front row. Hopoate is one of five changes to the NSW … [Read more...]
Alex Burrows scored a stunning goal 11 seconds into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 win over Boston Bruins on Saturday and a 2-0 lead in NHL's Stanley Cup series. Right after the opening faceoff of overtime, Burrows received a pass from Daniel Sedin and streaked down the boards, … [Read more...]
All Black and Canterbury Crusaders rugby star Sonny Bill Williams has won a unanimous points decision over Tongan gospel singer Alipate Liava'a in their boxing match at Auckland's Trusts Stadium Arena tonight. The fight labelled 'Fight for Canterbury' went the scheduled six rounds with Sonny … [Read more...]
All Black fullback Mils Muliaina has signed with Japanese club NTT Docomo and will leave New Zealand rugby at the end of the season. Muliaina, 30, has played 94-test matches for the All Blacks' and considers himself "lucky" to have had such a long career in New Zealand. "I consider myself to … [Read more...]
Victor Troicki was left bemused at the French Open today when a ball boy ran onto the court during a point in his match against Roland Garros fourth seed Andy Murray. Leading 3-2 in the fifth set, Troicki was denied a 0-15 lead on Murray's serve when a ball boy mistakenly ran onto the court next … [Read more...]
JR Hildebrand was one turn away from winning the Indianapolis 500 at his first attempt. Within sight of the checkered flag, the 23-year-old Californian slammed into the wall on the final turn, and Britain's Dan Wheldon drove past to claim the Indy 500 victory in his race of the year. Wheldon, … [Read more...]
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Monaco F1 Grand Prix for the first time and increased his lead in the F1 drivers. A late safety car stalled the challenge of McLaren's Jenson Button, and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. Alonso finished second, Button third and Red Bull's Mark Webber fourth. … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola has said it will invest $2bn in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country. Part of the … [Read More...]
Sri Lanka has blocked five news websites because they committed character assassination and insulted people including key political leaders, officials … [Read More...]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he is free of cancer after returning from Cuba for health checks following four cycles of … [Read More...]
A suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in central Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead and at least 13 injured, Brazilian officials say. … [Read More...]
A surprise inspection in a prison in Mexico has revealed the presence of 19 prostitutes, 100 plasma televisions, two sacks of marijuana, and 100 … [Read More...]
A tropical depression storm pounding Central America has triggered floods and landslides that have left at least 18 people dead, officials say. In … [Read More...]
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain is trying hard to lose the … [Read More and View]
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