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Cooper prospects not so super
January 31st, 2010
JACQUI Cooper's prospects of winning a swansong Winter Olympics medal look to be on thin ice after she failed to make the final of the last aerial skiing World Cup event of the season in Quebec.
Australia Day 2010 honours list
January 25th, 2010
The Australia Day 2010 honours list. The Governor-General is pleased to announce the following appointments and awards:
Obama’s charisma wears a little thin
January 24th, 2010
TYPICALLY, but not always, the pattern runs like this: The economy is stable and employment is up so folks think they can afford to elect a big-spending, left-leaning government.
Skeleton experiment pays off
January 22nd, 2010
A DUAL world beach flags champion and a former international handball player will be among the athletes to make their Olympic debuts for Australia in Vancouver next month.
Delhi races to stay in Games
January 20th, 2010
IN the lobby of the concrete teepee that serves as headquarters for Delhi's Commonwealth Games, one of four machinegun- toting guards points me to the second-floor offices of the chief organiser. No identification is required and I wander past rows of open-plan cubicles.
Boys being boys, or a violent threat?
January 19th, 2010
Were ugly scenes on the opening day of the Australian Open typical of a whole community or just the fault of an isolated group of unruly fans?
Site geared up for the Games
January 18th, 2010
AS Olympians gear up for the winter Games in Vancouver next month, the Australian Olympic Committee is boosting its online presence.
Cruel blow to skier’s dream
January 14th, 2010
THERE was bad news on two fronts for Australia's Vancouver Olympic team yesterday as rising moguls skier Ramone Cooper sustained what is likely to be a Games-ending knee injury, and the mountain that will host most of Australia's medal hopes was closed to the public early to protect the integrity of the course after days of warm and wet weather.
Cameron Rahles-Rahbula runs hot
January 14th, 2010
A FLAWLESS second run down the slopes of Austrias mountains gave Victorian Cameron Rahles-Rahbula his second gold medal in this seasons Paralympic World Cup competition leading up to the Vancouver Games.
Valverde’s Italian doping ban no obstacle
January 13th, 2010
THE AUSTRALIAN Anti Doping Authority will not obstruct TDU drawcard Alejandro Valverde from joining the ProTour peloton in Adelaide while the Spaniard appeals against a two-year doping ban.
