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Australian hockey player dies on field  

Perth  :  In a tragic incident, a talented young women's hockey player Lizzie Watkins was killed in an on-field incident after she was hit on her head by h ... More

Indian women’s hockey team thrashed 2-5 by Australia   Pakuranga (Auckland) : The Indian women's hockey team went down fighting 2-5 to Australia in the second leg of the Women's Four-Nation Hockey Tournament at Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium here ... More

Snake in flight grounds plane   A pilot in Australia was forced to turn his plane around after noticing a snake slithering across the control panel. Pilot Braden Blennerhassett, with Air Fr ... More

Floods, transport chaos hits Sydney   Torrential rains hit Sydney Thursday, causing flash floods and transport chaos in the city. The Bureau of Meteorology said about 119 mm of rain fell on parts ... More

India-Australia trade to be $40 billion   Two-way trade between India and Australia is expected to double at $40 billion in five years, Australia's envoy to New Delhi said Wednesday. "Currently trade between India and Australia i ... More

Climate change triggers early grape ripening   Climate change is causing the early ripening of grapes, latest research shows. Scientists attribute the fruit's ripening to climate warming and a decline in soil water content, based on a ... More

Designer jeans worth $1 mn stolen from warehouse   Melbourne : Thieves in Australia have stolen designer jeans worth about one million Australian dollars (over $1 million) from a Sydney warehouse. According to police, the theft occurred i ... More

Cricket Australia to cut down on number of central contracts   Cricket Australia (CA) is planning to cut down the number of central contracts handed out to players as a part of its new Memorandum of Understanding with the p ... More

Bellerive Oval doesn’t seem to miss Ricky Ponting   Some Tasmanians may believe former skipper Ricky Ponting deserved a One-Day International farewell at his home ground Bellerive Oval, yet a near-capacity crowd ... More

Problem teens bashing up parents   Domestic violence has got a little bit nastier with a growing number of problem teens abusing and bashing up their parents, a study reveals. Flinders University law lecturer Mary McKenna ... More

Relationship with Ponting won’t be strained: Michael Clarke   Australian captain Michael Clarke has said his role in dropping Ricky Ponting from the ODI squad will not strain his relationship with the ex-skipper. Clarke said he did not let his frien ... More

Kevin Rudd to challenge leadership   Former Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd Friday announced he has decided to stand against Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Monday's Labor Party leadership b ... More