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12:42 PM AEDT | JODY Barber had only just arrived in Australia that day when she made the fateful decision to go for a bike ride on one of Canberra's busy roads.
10:29 AM AEDT | Australia's Commonwealth Games team is struggling to attract sponsorship, with corporate Australia baulking at supporting a Delhi Games that many dread might not occur.
4:00 AM AEDT | Mark Rudan may be on the books of a rival club but the man who led Sydney FC to their first, and so far only, championship makes no secret where his allegiance lies in the grand final.
4:00 AM AEDT | Combative Northern Irishman Terry McFlynn insists the rivalry between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory is not driven by hatred or the Kevin Muscat factor, but rather the winning culture the two clubs share.
4:00 AM AEDT | Waratahs hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau was happy to tutor Pek Cowan in the fine art of hooking during the Wallabies tour last year. But tomorrow night Polota-Nau aims to dish out a far harsher lesson to Cowan when they face up in the middle of the front row in the Waratahs-Western Force derby in Perth.
4:00 AM AEDT | WELLINGTON: Ricky Ponting had been assured by the suits at Cricket Australia that Michael Clarke was mentally fit. Text messages from Clarke had eased Ponting's fears about his vice-captain being curled up in the foetal position after the human tendency to be devastated by the end of a serious relationship.
1:00 AM AEDT | A homesick Ben Hannant has told of his desire to return home to the Gold Coast and convinced Canterbury officials to consider granting him an early release.
18 Mar 10 | The Canadian ski resort of Whistler — the largest in North America — is using its role as host for most of the Vancouver Paralympic Games events to turn itself into the most disability-friendly ski resort on the planet. It already boasts signs that direct people in wheelchairs to the nearest ramps, teletypewriter phones and the world-renowned Whistler Adaptive Sports Program that has taught so many to ski and board.
18 Mar 10 | Sachin Tendulkar has inspired Mumbai Indians to a crushing 98-run victory over Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
18 Mar 10 | When you are only 14, aren't you supposed to play computer games, text your friends, and get out of homework? Yolane Kukla may do all those things too but she is no longer an average 14-year-old.
18 Mar 10 | WELLINGTON: Steve Smith is unlikely to receive a Test debut after a sizzling training session from Marcus North at Westpac Stadium yesterday. Away from prying eyes while Michael Clarke was taking five minutes and 59 seconds to get the media monkey off his back, North followed Ricky Ponting, Simon Katich and Phillip Hughes into a net being run by Australia's batting coach, Justin Langer, and hit the cover off almost every delivery he faced.
18 Mar 10 | The punter involved in the explosive Racing Victoria inquiry into jockey Danny Nikolic's riding may be banned from setting foot on Australian racecourses.
18 Mar 10 | As he began to jot down notes while watching a replay of the Western Force getting belted by the Queensland Reds in Brisbane last Sunday night, Waratahs coach Chris Hickey realised there wasn't much point.
18 Mar 10 | Veteran midfielder Karol Kisel will play his last game for Sydney FC in the grand final on Saturday night but Sky Blues coach Vitezslav Lavicka has no doubt the former Slovakian international will make sure he goes out on a high.
18 Mar 10 | The NRL and Manly have offered a "devastated" Brett Stewart counselling in the wake of complications to a knee injury that will sideline him for most of the season.
17 Mar 10 | Wests Tiger Beau Ryan will contest the grading of his dangerous contact charge at the NRL judiciary tonight.
17 Mar 10 | Michael Clarke has thanked his former Australian teammate Shane Warne for his friendship and support during the toughest period of his career.
17 Mar 10 | Embattled Australian cricketer Michael Clarke has spoken out for the first time about his much publicised departure from his team’s tour of New Zealand.
17 Mar 10 | Australia's Samantha Stosur is expected to break into the world top 10 tennis rankings for the first time after she advanced to the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells tournament in California on Tuesday.
17 Mar 10 | Matthew Hayden's Chennai Super Kings have cruised to a 55-run victory over Kolkota Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League at Eden Gardens on Tuesday.
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