Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Haas departs Delray Beach
Top seed Tommy Haas made a first round exit in the ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Tuesday (AEDT).[MORE]
NZ wraps up Rose Bowl T20 series
New Zealand took an assailable 3-0 lead in the Rose Bowl Twenty20 series after defeating Australia's women's cricket team by seven runs at Bellerive Oval on Tuesday.[MORE]
5.6-magnitude quake shakes Guatemala: USGS
A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake has hit Guatemala, the US Geological Survey reports.[MORE]
Rybarikova opens Malaysian account
Slovakia's seventh seed Magdalena Rybarikova made it through to the second round of the women's Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur in Tuesday.[MORE]
Plea for help as police hunt Trinity's killer
Police say people from all around Queensland are coming forward with information on the murder of an eight-year-old girl in Bundaberg. [MORE]
Wildcats advance to NBL grand final
Perth Wildcats will fight for a first NBL championship since 2000 after defeating the Blaze 82-78 in a thriller on the Gold Coast on Tuesday night to advance to the best-of-five grand final series.[MORE]
Rugby League World Cup expanded
The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has announced that the 2013 Rugby League World Cup will see an expansion in the number of teams taking part from 10 to 14.[MORE]
Coalition accused of shedding crocodile tears
Peter Garrett has hit back at the Opposition's attacks over his management of the home insulation program.[MORE]
Australia's summer ends in style
Australia has completed an unbeaten summer on home soil with an eight-wicket win over West Indies in their Twenty20 international at the SCG.[MORE]
Five dead, dozens buried in Indonesia landslide
Five people are dead and more than 30 remain missing after a landslide in Indonesia.[MORE]
Are patients being hoodwinked?
A new British parliamentary report says patients are being hoodwinked by ineffective homeopathic treatments.[MORE]
Roos voices free agency concerns
Sydney coach Paul Roos fears the AFL's move to free agency may mean a select group of elite players' salaries grow at the expense of their team-mates.[MORE]
Worker bashed and robbed in city
An 18-year-old Perth apprentice chef has described how he was attacked with a metal bar and repeatedly kicked and punched in the face during a violent robbery in the city.[MORE]
Windies sluggish in final stand
Australia moved closer to an unbeaten summer on home soil, as West Indies struggled to 7 for 138 after batting first in the final Twenty20 international at the SCG this evening.[MORE]
SMH denies hacking transport website
Editor of Sydney newspaper hits back at claims his staff hacked a state government website before its launch.[MORE]
Bye, bye birdie: rare macaws stolen
A nationwide police hunt is underway for a colourful South American couple stolen from a house in Sydney.[MORE]
McKay predicts good Asian Cup prep
Socceroos midfielder Matt McKay says Australia's Asian Cup aspirations will be bolstered by a productive camp ahead of next week's qualifying match against Indonesia in Brisbane.[MORE]
Brick company fined over worker's injury
Worksafe has welcomed a $70,000 fine handed to Midland Brick after an incident in which an employee lost his right arm in 2006.[MORE]
Vics take stranglehold over Bulls
Victoria has a stranglehold on its Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland after cheaply dismissing the Bulls on the second day at the Gabba.[MORE]
Kookas 'very comfortable' with security
Australian hockey star Jamie Dwyer says there are nerves among the Kookaburras in New Delhi, but they are due to playing the best sides in the World Cup and not security arrangements in India.[MORE]
Judge tells driver to expect jail over fatal crash
A 24-year-old Perth woman will be sentenced next week for causing a crash that killed three people.[MORE]
Witness tells of fatal red light run
A young man will face trial next month over the death of a man who was trying to direct traffic around a fatal road accident in Darwin's rural area.[MORE]
Bomb blast kills 7 in Afghanistan
A remote-controlled bomb has killed at least seven civilians and wounded 14 in front of a government building in southern Afghanistan.[MORE]
Xstrata did not pollute: Minister
The Queensland Government says a high lead level reading in Mount Isa was wrong.[MORE]
Australian shares flat on good earnings, dubious outlooks
The Australian share market had a lacklustre session and has ended little changed from yesterday's close.[MORE]
