National News
1:00 AM AWST | Boxing: BOXER Ryan Waters has dismissed his next opponent, Anthony Mundine, as ''just another speed hump'' on his road to the world title, adding that a training partner had shown him how to defeat the former rugby league star.
1:00 AM AWST | AUSTRALIAN fast bowler Doug Bollinger was bemused by the revelation that England's batsmen were being blasted with AC/DC tunes to force them to focus harder on the bowling in the practice nets at their indoor cricket centre.
1:00 AM AWST | London: England's fast bowlers will start practising with the unfamiliar Kookaburra cricket balls well before the Ashes in the hope of reproducing their impressive swing-bowling form in Australia.
1:00 AM AWST | SOCCEROOS star Brett Emerton scored as Blackburn edged past A-League champions Sydney FC 2-1 in the final match of the Sydney Festival of Football last night.
1:00 AM AWST | SYDNEY coach Paul Roos last night conceded that despite a significantly improved performance by his team, they would be one of two teams effectively just making up the numbers if they make the finals.
31 Jul 10 | IT TOOK a Lightning Todd to finally ground the Hayne Plane.
31 Jul 10 | Robbie Deans says the Wallabies can turn the corner against New Zealand tonight, writes Greg Growden.
31 Jul 10 | ENGLAND'S middle order is no longer a one-man band. Kevin Pietersen no longer overshadows the others.
31 Jul 10 | THE man who has replaced John Howard as Australia and New Zealand's nominee for the ICC presidency, Alan Isaac, supports the creation of windows in the future tours schedule for the Indian Premier League.
31 Jul 10 | SOCCEROOS midfielder Vince Grella could well be suiting up for his last match with Blackburn Rovers against Sydney FC tonight after the club confirmed he would be given a starting role for the first time in the Festival of Football tournament.
31 Jul 10 | OFTEN after a close defeat to quality opposition, you'll hear the words ''honourable loss''. It's a little like saying: ''We knew we would probably lose, but we gave it a shot and did OK.''
31 Jul 10 | THE All Blacks will target the soft underbelly of the Wallabies - eight young players with no Bledisloe Cup experience - in their campaign to clinch an eighth consecutive trans-Tasman victory in the Tri Nations match at Etihad Stadium tonight.
31 Jul 10 | SOUTH SYDNEY'S hopes of qualifying for only a second finals series since their readmission to the NRL are on even shakier ground, with Sam Burgess last night placed on report for a nasty grapple tackle.
30 Jul 10 | Cricket Australia will support New Zealand Cricket chairman Alan Isaac as the joint nomination by the two countries for the vacant role of ICC vice-president.
30 Jul 10 | He may be switching codes, but ARL chief executive Geoff Carr has poured cold water on Israel Folau's bid to switch allegiances as well in his farewell to rugby league.
30 Jul 10 | Eoin Morgan's maiden Test hundred was key to England's revival against Pakistan as they made four for 331 by stumps on the first day of their series opener at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
30 Jul 10 | European giants Liverpool and Juventus began life under new coaches with victories in the first legs of their Europa League third qualifying round ties on Thursday.
30 Jul 10 | Springboks rugby coach Peter de Villiers faces a misconduct charge following his outburst suggesting a conspiracy theory to help the All Blacks ahead of next year's World Cup.
30 Jul 10 | More than 30 years of Bulldogs brutality was enough for the Rabbitohs, writes Brad Walter.
30 Jul 10 | CRONULLA and Parramatta have been warned away from Storm halfback Cooper Cronk after new Melbourne chief executive Ron Gauci complained to the NRL about rival clubs approaching the Kangaroos and Maroons star.