Saturday, March 06, 2004
Matildas on their way to Athens
Australia's women's soccer team has qualified for the Athens Olympic Games in August.[MORE]
Red-faced Flatley can't save Qld
The Canterbury Crusaders have kicked a late penalty to beat the Queensland Reds 20-17 in a pulsating Super 12 clash at Ballymore.[MORE]
US, Afghan forces kill nine militants, capture 14
American and Afghan troops have killed nine suspected Islamic militants during a gun battle in the eastern province of Paktika the US military said, in one of the heaviest clashes reported in recent months. [MORE]
Saints march into AFL preseason final
St Kilda will play Geelong in next weekend's AFL preseason final after a commanding 42-point win over Essendon in the semi-final at Docklands.[MORE]
Saints set up Cats showdown
St Kilda will play Geelong in next weekend's AFL preseason final after a commanding 42-point win over Essendon in the semi-final at Docklands.[MORE]
At least two dead in Gaza Strip violence
At least two Palestinians have been killed near the Erez crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip in a coordinated attack claimed by militant Palestinian factions.[MORE]
Red-faced Flatley can't save Qld
The Canterbury Crusaders have kicked a late penalty to beat the Queensland Reds 20-17 in a pulsating Super 12 clash at Ballymore.[MORE]
Pigs end Taipans' run
A game-high 31-point effort from Aaron Trahair has led the West Sydney Razorbacks to a cut-throat victory over the Cairns Taipans in the National Basketball League play-offs in Sydney.[MORE]
Pigs end Taipans' run
A game-high 31-point effort from Aaron Trahair has led the West Sydney Razorbacks to a 110-88 cut-throat victory over the Cairns Taipans in the National Basketball League play-offs in Sydney.[MORE]
Bomb found near Baghdad hotel
United States soldiers in Iraq say a suspected bomb has been found in a bag on a street next to Baghdad's Palestine Hotel, where many foreigners are based.[MORE]
Search underway for plane missing in north-west Queensland
Emergency crews are searching for a light plane that has gone missing in north-west Queensland between Charters Towers and Moranbah. [MORE]
Long day bears fruit for Roddick
Top seed Andy Roddick came through with flying colours on a long day of double duty, downing Jan Michael Gambill 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Scottsdale Open.[MORE]
Late, late show sees Brumbies past Sharks
A heartbreaking penalty after the final siren has cost the Sharks a deserved draw against the Brumbies in their Super 12 clash at Canberra Stadium.[MORE]
Singapore to preserve Changi prison wall
Singapore says it will preserve a symbolic part of Changi prison to honour the memory of World War II veterans, many of them Australians, detained there by Japanese occupation troops. [MORE]
Man survives shark attack off WA coast
A Perth man is lucky to be alive after being attacked by a shark off Western Australia's mid-west.[MORE]
WA police urge calm after toddler killed in road rage attack
Western Australian police in Perth are urging drivers not to lose their tempers on the road, following the death of a toddler in a road rage attack last night.[MORE]
Spencer's broken jaw gives Auckland the blues
All Black playmaker Carlos Spencer has been sidelined with a broken jaw, adding further misery to his Auckland Blues side after their surprise Super 12 loss to the Waikato Chiefs.[MORE]
Late, late show sees Brumbies past Sharks
A heartbreaking penalty after the final siren has cost the Sharks a deserved draw against the Brumbies in their Super 12 clash at Canberra Stadium.[MORE]
China boosts military spending
China has announced big increase in its military spending this year.[MORE]
Seven killed, four hurt, in avalanche in eastern Turkey
Seven members of the same family, several of them children, were killed and four others injured early on Saturday when an avalanche crashed down on their house in eastern Turkey, Anatolia news agency reported. [MORE]
Pride on the line for SA, WA
South Australia is 1 for 106 chasing 338 for victory going into the final day of their four-day clash with South Australia in Adelaide.[MORE]
Unwashed for 10 years, smelly Kenyan gets scrubdown
A Kenyan villager who had not bathed in 10 years was stripped and scrubbed clean by neighbours sickened by the stench, local media reported on Saturday. [MORE]
Bulldogs' management emerge from police interviews
After more than five hours, the management of the Canterbury Bulldogs National Rugby League (NRL) club have emerged from interviews with Detectives at Police Headquarters at Surry Hills in inner Sydney.[MORE]
Bulldogs management emerge from police interviews
After more than five hours the management of the Canterbury Bulldogs National Rugby League club emerged on Saturday from interviews with detectives at Police Headquarters at Surry Hills in inner Sydney.[MORE]
Court rules cojoined twins' death 'misadventure'
A Singapore court has ruled that "misadventure" was the cause of death for conjoined adult twins from Iran who died during surgery to separate them.[MORE]
