Venus Williams out of Australian Open

WASHINGTON: Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams withdrew from the Australian Open on Monday as s

Written on January 10, 2012 | Posted in Sports, US, australia

Pakistan student deported from Australia over phone calls

Melbourne: A Melbourne-based Pakistani student was today deported on security grounds after being questioned by Australian security intelligence officials over his suspect phone calls to …

Written on January 9, 2012 | Posted in Pakistan, UN, US, australia, call, cia, unlmitie

The Surfer: The story behind Michael Clarke’s endurance

Michael Clarke batted for more than 10 hours to score 329 against India at the SCG. What kept him going for that long without cramping and being stricken by fatigue? David Sygall tells us in the Sydney Morning Herald. Australian team strength and conditioning coach Stuart Karppinen gave an insight into some of the scientific strategy the Australian captain went through to maintain peak performance across his innings, which stretched over three days of play, posing a unique physical and mental challenge. At the end of day one, when he…

Written on January 8, 2012 | Posted in Cricket, Sports, UN, US, australia, captain, india, pta

Murray cruises into Brisbane final

BRISBANE: Top seed Andy Murray brushed aside the challenge from rising Australian star Bernard Tomic on Saturday t

Written on January 7, 2012 | Posted in ISI, Sports, US, australia, ban

The Long Handle: The Sachin v Don debate

It isn’t widely known that the combination of alcohol, sun and cricket makes a person smarter than George Bush at a world environment forum

Written on January 7, 2012 | Posted in Cricket, News, Sports, UN, US, australia

The Buzz: Benaud day springs up at SCG

The Benaud fan club hope day two at the SCG can become a permanent celebration of the former Australian captain

Written on January 4, 2012 | Posted in Cricket, Sports, US, War, australia, captain, fans, pta

The Buzz: India wait at the gates

As India’s batsmen continue to struggle in Australia, most would agree they could do with a lesson in patience – in ‘playing the waiting game’. Well, the whole team was subjected to one prior to Monday’s pre-match function at the Kirribilli House (the official residence of the Australian Prime Minister in Sydney). The Indians arrived early for the meet-and-greet with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the Sydney Morning Herald reported, and were made to wait outside the gates. They turned up at 1.45pm, the newspaper reported, 15 minutes before the function…

Written on January 3, 2012 | Posted in Cricket, News, Sports, UN, US, ad, australia, cia, india

Venus Williams pulls out of Australian Open warm-up

MELBOURNE: Seven-times grand slam champion Venus Williams has withdrawn from her Australian Open warm-up event in

Written on December 20, 2011 | Posted in Sports, US, War, australia

Poulter masters wind to don gold jacket

MELBOURNE: England s Ian Poulter finished the season by donning the gold Australian Masters winner s jacket on Sun

Written on December 18, 2011 | Posted in Sports, UN, US, australia, england

The Surfer: Working hard to be at best on Boxing Day – Clarke

Michael Clarke, writing in Australia’s Daily Telegraph, says his team takes responsibility for the batting in Hobart. Australia, he says, have the prefect chance to start moving in the right direction once more in the Border-Gavaskar series. When I first came into the Australian team everyone said we had a weakness against spin bowling and we did a lot of work on that. That’s what we’re doing now against the swinging and seaming ball. We’re practising as much as we can. It will take time for us to improve and…

Written on December 17, 2011 | Posted in Australian Cricket, Cricket, ISI, Sports, US, ad, aid, australia, batting, bowling

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