Rugby: Austaralia wants 2010 or 2015 world cup
Rugby: Austaralia wants 2010 or 2015 world cup
The Australian Rugby Union has lodged an expression of interest with the International Rugby Board to host another Rugby World Cup.
AAP
Cricket: Ponting to miss Bangladesh series
Cricket: Ponting to miss Bangladesh series
Michael Clarke will captain Australia in this month's one-day cricket series against Bangladesh while regular skipper Ricky Ponting recovers from wrist surgery.
Aussie teacher with child porn avoids prison
Aussie teacher with child porn avoids prison
A teacher from a prestigious Melbourne school who downloaded more than 400 child porn images and videos has avoided prison.
Rugby: Mundine lends Williams support in France
Rugby: Mundine lends Williams support in France
Boxer Anthony Mundine has arrived in the south of France to help runaway Bulldogs NRL star Sonny Bill Williams settle into his new rugby union career.
Rugby: Toulon switch is 'common sense' - SBW
Rugby: Toulon switch is 'common sense' - SBW
Sonny Bill Williams says his decision to walk out on rugby league to take up a big money deal with French rugby union club Toulon came down to "common sense".
Rugby: Long legal battle over 'wanted man' Williams
Rugby: Long legal battle over 'wanted man' Williams
The NRL and Canterbury Bulldogs could have a long legal headache on their hands over what to do with Sonny Bill Williams.
Quickie wedding for Peaches
Quickie wedding for Peaches
Peaches Geldof has married her boyfriend of just four weeks during a brief ceremony in Las Vegas.
Minogues team up for ABBA duet
Minogues team up for ABBA duet
Kylie and Dannii Minogue have recorded a version of one of ABBA's hit songs for a new British TV comedy series.
Cricket: ICC to encourage Aust to tour Pakistan
Cricket: ICC to encourage Aust to tour Pakistan
A delegation of world cricket officials will tomorrow attempt to persuade Australia that it is safe to tour Pakistan next month and take part in the Champions Trophy.
Rugby: Burgess and Sharpe out of SA trip
Rugby: Burgess and Sharpe out of SA trip
Wallabies halfback Luke Burgess has been ruled out of Australia's two Tri Nations rugby matches against the Springboks in South Africa due to a knee injury.
Olympics: LZR suit heralds generation of super swimmers
Olympics: LZR suit heralds generation of super swimmers
If the faintest shadow of a doubt existed about the assistance the notorious LZR Racer swimsuit provides to a swimmer, it was removed forever in Beijing this morning.
Racing: Pateman keeps up his strike rate on Kiwi jumper
Racing: Pateman keeps up his strike rate on Kiwi jumper
Steve Pateman made it nine wins from his last 11 rides over the jumps when New Zealander Ponce scored an easy win in The Champ Hurdle (3000m) at Sandown today.
Pink genitals stir sculpture debate
Pink genitals stir sculpture debate
A vandal attack which painted the genitals on a female sculpture a bright pink colour was the reason for its removal from a park near Brisbane, not prudishness, the local mayor says.
Rugby: Deans hopes to break SA drought
Rugby: Deans hopes to break SA drought
Wallabies rugby coach Robbie Deans is hoping basing Australia at sea level will help them break their long drought in South Africa and bring a repetition of the success he has enjoyed in that country with his previous employers.
Air NZ eighth best among world airlines
Air NZ eighth best among world airlines
Air New Zealand was voted the eighth best airline in a survey of 15 million travellers, slipping one position from last year's rankings.
Rugby: Wallabies gear-up for changes
Rugby: Wallabies gear-up for changes
Wallabies coach Robbie Deans will solve the remaining riddles over his backrow and fullback dilemmas on Thursday when he unveils the squad for Australia's two Tri Nations rugby Tests in South Africa.
Olympics: Pressure is on the Jamaicans - Gay
Olympics: Pressure is on the Jamaicans - Gay
American world champion Tyson Gay believes it is his two great Jamaican rivals who should be feeling most of the pressure ahead of their eagerly-awaited Olympic 100m showdown.
Another man charged in Melbourne ecstasy haul
Another man charged in Melbourne ecstasy haul
Twenty-one people have now been arrested and 20 charged in relation to what is believed to be the world's largest ecstasy smuggling bust.
HIV man who had sex avoids jail time
HIV man who had sex avoids jail time
A Geelong man who had unprotected sex with a woman despite knowing he was HIV positive has avoided prison time.
Rugby: Sonny Bill sin-binned in Toulon debut
Rugby: Sonny Bill sin-binned in Toulon debut
Sonny Bill Williams has defied a court order and made his rugby union debut in the south of France, but his rugby league tackling style has already landed him in hot water.