News Archive

Leading jockey Craig Newitt last night revealed an emotional wish to win tomorrow's $3 million Tatts Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley in the memory of his late father, who died in a car crash earlier this year.October 23, 2009, 10:59 am

Leading jockey Craig Newitt wants to win the Cox Plate to honour his father who died in a car crash earlier this year.October 23, 2009, 10:58 am

Chart-topping US rapper Lil Wayne faces a one-year prison sentence after pleading guilty on Thursday to carrying an illegal weapon, a judicial source says.October 23, 2009, 10:57 am

PepsiCo is removing the iPhone application that promised to help men "score" with different types of women about a week after it was criticised for stereotyping.October 23, 2009, 10:56 am

NEW YORK (AFP) - National Basketball Commissioner David Stern voiced optimism Thursday that Mikhail Prokhorov's bid to buy a majority share of the New Jersey Nets could be approved by the end of the year.October 23, 2009, 10:53 am

NASSAU (Reuters) - A Bahamian lawmaker who caused a judge to order the retrial of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from John Travolta was repeating a "rumor" when he prematurely announced an acquittal verdict, his lawyer said Thursday.October 23, 2009, 10:53 am

Legendary entertainer Don Lane has been farewelled at a private funeral in Sydney on Friday morning.October 23, 2009, 10:53 am

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc.'s Fortune business magazine plans to cut the number of issues it publishes annually to 18 from 25, and make other changes that could result in more staff cuts, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday.October 23, 2009, 10:52 am

The Olympic flame has been lit for its journey to the 2010 Winter Games.October 23, 2009, 10:50 am

NEW YORK (AFP) - Amazon crowned a new king on Thursday -- the Kindle, its electronic book reader.October 23, 2009, 10:49 am

Police are investigating a series of arson attacks on car that were parked in their owner's driveways last night.October 23, 2009, 10:49 am

Outspoken Liberal MP Wilson Tuckey has labelled Prime Minister Kevin Rudd a "loud-mouthed bully" for trying to have him ousted from parliament.October 23, 2009, 10:48 am

An organised Christchurch gang of shoplifters were today given sentences ranging from prison to community work and supervision, 16 months after their arrest in the Operation Wizard police investigation.October 23, 2009, 10:47 am

Patty Schnyder handed Kim Clijsters her first defeat since winning the US Open last month to reach the Luxembourg Open quarter-finals on Thursday.October 23, 2009, 10:47 am

As Mile Sterjovski strives to return after injury Perth faces a dilemma with their line-up for the A-League clash with the Fury.October 23, 2009, 10:47 am

The US is setting aside 518,000 sq km in the state of Alaska and off its coast as "critical habitat" for polar bears.October 23, 2009, 10:46 am

Thousands of New Zealand gout sufferers may not be taking enough medicine to fix the painful and disabling affliction, according to new research.October 23, 2009, 10:46 am

TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) - Negotiators in the Honduras crisis set off by the June 28 ouster of President Manuel Zelaya on Thursday picked up stalled talks, under growing international pressure.October 23, 2009, 10:45 am

Rihanna takes the "Russian Roulette" with her new album, the most highly anticipated this year, out November 27.October 23, 2009, 10:45 am

Foster's Group plans to transfer 13 Australian wine brands to a new joint venture with Vok Beverages as part of an ongoing push to rationalise its wine tail brands.October 23, 2009, 10:44 am

LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Germany captain Michael Ballack has joined the list of players backing England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, British media reported on Thursday.October 23, 2009, 10:43 am