Thursday, January 24, 2008
First stages of clean up to begin in Emerald
Emergency Services are resting early in Emerald tonight to be ready for a big day of cleaning up and resupplying isolated communities in the flooded region.[MORE]
Dope-free sport not possible, warns Johnson
US track legend Michael Johnson says sports worldwide can never be completely free of doping.[MORE]
Derby sign Rangers reject Carroll
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll has joined Premier League strugglers Derby after having his contract with Rangers cancelled.[MORE]
Breakers shore up finals berth
NBLThe Breakers brushed aside the lowly Razorbacks to record a 109-95 win in their NBL fixture at the North Shore Events Centre in New Zealand on Thursday evening.[MORE]
Bird flu outbreak threatens India
Health authorities are battling to contain the worst outbreak of bird flu in India.[MORE]
Bushrangers finish off Redbacks
Victoria sealed a four-wicket victory over South Australia on the final day of their four-day match at Junction Oval in St Kilda on Thursday.[MORE]
Indonesian police to question Garuda pilot
Indonesian police plan to question a pilot from flag carrier Garuda as a suspect in a crash last year that killed 21 people including five Australians, the national police chief detective said.[MORE]
Kenya Govt opens investigation into disputed vote
Kenya's Government has agreed to set up an official investigation into allegations of fraud in last month's disputed poll. [MORE]
Stunned Hantuchova hits out at Ivanovic
A stunned Daniela Hantuchova hit out at Ana Ivanovic for being "unfair" after squandering her chance to make a first-ever grand slam final on Thursday.[MORE]
Tsonga rolls Nadal to reach Open final
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga blasted world number Rafael Nadal off the court in a whirlwind straight sets victory at Melbourne Park on Thursday evening to reach his first Australian Open final.[MORE]
Reds owners are undermining Rafa, says Fergie
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has accused the American owners of Premier League rivals Liverpool of undermining their manager Rafael Benitez, British newspapers reported on Thursday.[MORE]
Police investigating Footscray gang attack
Police have named the man viciously attacked in Footscray on Tuesday night as Dr Zhongjun Cao.[MORE]
Pakistan rules out swapping Australia series
Pakistan's cricket board chairman has quashed speculation that Australia will host will host the upcoming Test and one-day international series. [MORE]
Murray irrigators await floodwaters from Qld
Floodwaters have begun to recede around in western Queensland, but will the water reach the ailing River Murray?[MORE]
Teen should hang for murder spree, says father
A Japanese father has called for his own son to hang after a gruesome murder spree in which the teenager killed three family members before slashing open his mother's belly and putting a doll inside.[MORE]
Demons ban 'unprofessional' Carroll
Melbourne defender Nathan Carroll will miss the first two matches of the Demons' AFL preseason campaign after being sanctioned by the club.[MORE]
Federer faces Djokovic threat to supremacy
As Roger Federer chases his 13th grand slam title the question is can young Serb Novak Djokovic dethrone the champion?[MORE]
Pages close on Bulletin's history
After 128 years in business, 'The Bulletin' magazine has shut its doors.[MORE]
'Stick this' says Davis after doping turmoil
Emotional Australian Allan Davis told his critics to "stick this" after putting 18 months of doping turmoil behind him with a thrilling stage win in the Tour Down Under on Thursday.[MORE]
Current levels of Defence spending to stay: Tanner
Federal Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has sought to clarify the Government's intentions for Defence spending in this year's Budget.[MORE]
Russia has grounds to disqualify former PM from vote: reports
News agencies in Russia say the country's Central Election Commission says it has grounds to disqualify former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov from running as an independent in a March presidential election.[MORE]
Advertise compo process widely, abuse victim pleads
A former ward of the state is calling on the Tasmanian Government to widely advertise a new scheme to compensate abuse victims.[MORE]
A loss and an injury scare for Qld in four-day cricket
In domestic cricket, Tasmania has beaten Queensland by nine wickets in the four-day match at Bellerive Oval.[MORE]
Rogue trader racks up $8b in losses
Trading in shares of the French bank, Societe Generale, has been suspended after it announced a sole trader was responsible for racking up more than 4.9 billion euros ($8.17 billion) in losses.[MORE]
Tomic takes down top seed to reach semis
Australian tennis prodigy Bernand Tomic has won through to the semi-finals of the boys' singles at the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-3 win over junior top seed Cesar Ramirez of Mexico.[MORE]
