Motorsport
Huge facelift for Gold coast V8 race
THE Gold Coast's V8 Supercars meeting will get a new race format, and more family-friendly entertainment under a new vision announced today.
Virgin breaks new ground
NEW team Virgin Racing has unveiled Formula One's first completely digitally designed vehicle.
New Grand Prix rules set for approval
SWEEPING rule changes for Formula One will go before the sport's highest decision-making body within 48 hours.
Ford misery as champs unveil Holden
IT is the sight Ford fans did not want to see - the V8 Supercar champion's team now racing a Holden Commodore.
Massa back in the fast lane
FERRARI'S Felipe Massa returned overnight to a competitive car for the first time since last year's life-threatening crash and set a red-hot time.
Petrov Russia's F1 trailblazer
VITALY Petrov became Formula One's first Russian driver after Renault announced he will partner Robert Kubica in 2010.
We can catch up, says Sauber
SAUBER unveiled its 2010 Formula One car overnight, with the team confident of being competitive despite its late takeover of BMW Sauber.
New F1 Ferrari unveiled
NEW arrival Fernando Alonso said he was confident Ferrari have the right machinery for the F1 title at the presentation of the team's new car, the F10.
Schu's new racer
MERCEDES GP launched its new Silver Arrow car yesterday, but the real firepower in the German team's camp is the renewed partnership of Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn.
Brawn and brains powers Mercedes
MERCEDES GP launched its new Silver Arrow car overnight, but the real fire-power in the German team's camp is set to be the renewed partnership between Michael Schumacher and Ross Brawn.
Rossi flies in Ferrari
VALENTIONO Rossi traded his motorbike for a Formula One ride on Wednesday as the Moto GP champion tested a Ferrari car.
Desert-bound Davison hopes to lift HRT
HOLDEN'S Will Davison is bound for the Middle East on a reconnaissance mission he hopes will provide the ammunition for the best possible start to his V8 Supercar championship chase.
Winterbottom signs new deal
FORD Performance Racing has confirmed the signing of V8 Supercar driver Mark Winterbottom for a further three years.
Schumacher doesn't expect title this year
MICHAEL Schumacher doesn't expect to win the world drivers championships in his first season back, but wants to win an eighth title within three years.
Punctures deflate Sainz
CARLOS Sainz endured two punctures and lost more than half of his lead time as the Dakar Rally left Chile and returned to Argentina overnight.
Supercars on Stoner's horizon
FORMER MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner says he wants to race in V8 Supercars once his motorcycling career has come to an end.
Piquet driven to NASCAR
BRAZILIAN racing driver Nelson Piquet Jr - the man at the centre of the 2008 "Crashgate" storm - said overnight that he would compete in NASCAR next season.
Leader Sainz snares a stage
CARLOS Sainz has been leading the Dakar Rally without actually winning a stage - until last night (SA time).
Al-Attiyah closes in on Sainz
QATARI driver Nasser Al-Attiyah won the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally, cutting into the overall lead of Spain's Carlos Sainz.
Sainz's second stretches lead
TWO-time World Rally champion Carlos Sainz has stretched his overall lead in the Dakar Rally after the eighth stage from Antofagasta to Copiapo in the Atacama desert overnight.
Now that is a beautiful car - and legendary Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher will be in the cockpit.
Read MoreReigning champ threatens walkout
DEFENDING motorbike champion Marc Coma was considering withdrawing from the Dakar Rally overnight after he was hit with a six-hour penalty for illegally changing a tire during Friday's racing.
I want to beat legend, says teammate
NICO Rosberg might have grown up admiring the exploits of Michael Schumacher, but he says the Formula One great will have to fight if he wants No.1 spot on their Mercedes team.
Challenges but leaders stretch leads
FORMER champs Stephane Peterhansel and Marc Coma fought back but Carlos Sainz and Cyril Despres extended their leads in the Dakar Rally's sixth stage overnight.
Sainz takes lead as VWs rule
CARLOS Sainz took over the lead in the Dakar Rally as Volkswagen swept the podium in a taxing fifth stage north through the foothills of the Atacama Desert overnight.
Court overturns F1 boss's ban
FORMER Renault Formula One team principal Flavio Briatore had his lifetime suspension from motor sports overturned by a French court overnight.
Hot Hummer edges out leader
STEPHANE Peterhansel extended his overall lead in the Dakar Rally by finishing one second behind fourth-stage winner Robby Gordon entering the Atacama Desert overnight.
Peterhansel grabs Dakar lead
FRANCE'S Stephane Peterhansel moved into the overall lead in the Dakar Rally after the BMW driver won the third stage in the car category overnight.
Bright defects to Holden
WELL-ESTABLISHED V8 Supercar race driver Jason Bright will move to the Brad Jones Racing outfit for the 2010 championship season.
Schumacher to make F1 return
SEVEN-times world champion Michael Schumacher has signed a one-year deal to return to Formula One racing with Mercedes GP for the 2010 season.
Formula One coming to Rome
FORMULA One is coming to Rome after F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone signed a deal to stage a street race in the Italian capital, race organisers say.
High stakes in F1 bosses' bet
LOTUS F1 boss Tony Fernandes overnight accepted a challenge from Richard Branson that the loser of their two Formula One teams will dress up as a flight attendant on the winner's airline.
Murphy refreshes career as new driver
FOUR-TIME Bathurst 1000 race winner Greg Murphy has refreshed his career by being named driver of the new Castrol Edge car in next year's V8 Supercar Championship.
Ferrari won't block Schumacher's return
MOMENTUM behind a possible return to Formula One by Michael Schumacher has gathered pace now that Ferrari has announced they would not stand in the seven-time champion's way.
Endurance race 'dream teams' banned
THE days of teammates pairing up for V8 Supercar endurance races are over.
Drivers vote Senna best ever
THREE-time world champion Ayrton Senna has been voted the greatest Formula One driver of all time.
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Man, 94, fights off home invader
A PLUCKY 94-year-old fought off a thug who broke into his western suburbs home early this morning.
Sport
Australia beat Windies by 113 runs
AUSTRALIA has beaten the West Indies by 113 runs in their one-day match at the MCG. Australia made 8-256 during their 50 overs and bowled the West Indies out for 143.
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