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Bulldogs brace for Storm
Canterbury Bulldogs star Luke Patten believes the Greater Western Sydney AFL club will find life a struggle.
Adelaide at the double
ADELAIDE'S international rugby sevens tournament is to revert to a two-day event for the final year of the contract to host a leg of the IRB World Series.
Green names Briggs for third defence
DANNY Green will make the third defence of his IBO cruiserweight boxing world title against ring rusty countryman Paul Briggs.
O'Grady won't break stride in run home
STUART O'Grady admitted that riding in the ambulance at the Tour of California after another horror crash ignited thoughts of him quitting.
Basso wins second Tour of Italy
ITALIAN Ivan Basso claimed his second Tour of Italy title as Swede Gustav Erik Larsson won the final stage of this years race.
Arroyo keeps Giro lead
SPAIN'S David Arroyo retained the leader's pink jersey as French rider Damien Monier won the 17th stage of the Giri d'Italia today.
Evans climbs up to fourth
CADEL Evans moved up to fourth overall after finishing second in an arduous mountain time trial in the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia today.
Rogers wins Tour of California
AUSTRALIAN Michael Rogers has won the eight-day Tour of California, dethroning three-time champion Levi Leipheimer.
Aussie cyclist's drink-drive charge
LEADING Australian cyclist Heinrich Haussler has been charged with drink driving in Germany.
Hurt Armstrong denies Landis claims
LANCE Armstrong has crashed during the Tour of California just hours after denying doping claims from discredited former teammate Floyd Landis.
Darchinyan claims third IBO world title
AUSTRALIA'S Vic Darchinyan last night became the first boxer in history to win three IBO world titles.
Porte retains Italy lead
AUSTRALIA'S Richie Porte has retained the pink jersey as the overall leader of the Tour of Italy after the 12th stage, won by Italian Filippo Pozzato.
Aussie seizes Giro lead
AUSTRALIAN Richie Porte is the new leader of the Giro d'Italia after a disastrous day in terrible conditions for most of the other pacesetters today.
Evans hangs on to second
AUSTRALIA'S Cadel Evans remains second overall in the Giro d'Italia after American Tyler Farrar won the 10th stage today.
Goss makes it three Aussie wins
AUSTRALIAN Matthew Goss won a sprint finish to the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia today, the third Aussie stage win of the race.
Marion Jones set for basketball debut
DISGRACED former sprinter Marion Jones will return to elite American sport at the weekend when she makes her WNBA debut with the Tulsa Shock.
Storm may challenge sanctions
MELBOURNE Storm has taken legal advice about challenging the NRL’s sanctions against the club over salary rorts.
Evans loses lead after chain comes off
AUSTRALIAN cycling star Cadel Evans was fuming today after a messy third stage of the Giro D'Italia saw him lose the leader's pink jersey.
His middle name is 'Danger'
HE'S the hyperactive family "runt'' who rose to become the greatest extreme athlete on the planet.
Evans set for Giro d'Italia
CADEL Evans is back in Europe for cycling's classic races and set to protect his world-leading status at the Giro d'Italia starting tomorrow.
Pocketing a world title ... Aussie Neil Robertson makes a shot during his victory over Scot Graeme Dott in the final of the World Snooker Championships Sheffield, England.
Read MoreAussie new snooker world champ
NEIL Robertson has become only the second Australian to win the world snooker championship title with victory in England this morning.
Thorpe: 'I have no intention of returning'
IAN Thorpe has ruled out a comeback to swimming, rejecting media reports that the five-time Olympic gold medalist wanted to qualify for a relay.
Debutant Aussie belts homer
AUSTRALIAN baseballer Luke Hughes has joined an elite group of batters by belting a home run in his first time at-bat in the Major League Baseball.
NRL calls in private detectives
CCTV footage and private detectives will be used to help identify a mystery punter who stands to collect $40,000 on a Melbourne Storm wooden spoon.
Storm appeal dashed
NEWS Limited chief executive John Hartigan has ruled out any prospect of the Melbourne Storm's owners funding an appeal of the sanctions imposed.
Evans into top gear
CADEL Evans continues to impress in the lead-up to the Tour of Italy and Tour de France.
Beast gets revenge on bullfighter
ONE of the world's most famous bullfighters was in a critical condition after being severely injured in the groin by a half-tonne bull in Mexico.
Hartigan calls Waldron 'chief rat' of rort
NEWS Ltd chief executive John Hartigan has called disgraced former Melbourne Storm CEO Brian Waldron the "chief rat" of the NRL club's salary cap rorting.
Points ban 'pretty harsh', says Brumby
VICTORIA'S Premier says while he agrees with Melbourne Storm being stripped of their titles, their inability to win points is "pretty harsh".
Olympic champion tests drug positive
OLYMPIC 400m champion LaShawn Merritt has been suspended after testing positive for an anabolic steroid contained in a penis enlargement product.
The wide web of deceit
BRIAN Waldron is the urbane sports administrator with the flash suit and upturned collar who left AFL and walked into rugby league like stepping on to a yacht.
Storm fallout flows deep
EVERYTHING has been for nought. Every pain killer, extra effort and ice bath. All those sweaty, summer runs when you dared not stop because somewhere, maybe behind that big eucalyptus tree up ahead, you knew coach Craig Bellamy was watching.
Storm 'team of the decade' no longer
ONE of the country’s most successful sporting teams has taken a massive hit where it hurts - in the trophy cabinet and the back pocket.
Storm go from heroes to zeroes
ANALYSIS: AUSTRALIAN sport has never witnessed such a savage response to an episode of cheating - and with any luck may never have to again.
Molly reels at Storm scandal
A DEVASTATED Molly Meldrum delayed meeting Thai rebels after learning his beloved Storm were stripped of premierships.
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Two Diggers' ultimate sacrifice
A FORMER South Australian was one of two Australian soldiers killed in Afghanistan when a bomb exploded during a patrol, leaving behind a wife and young son.
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Australia firms for 2022 World Cup
AUSTRALIA is firming as the likely winner of the 2022 World Cup bid, with FFA boss Frank Lowy saying he is now more confident than ever before.
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