http://www.abc.net.au/news/sport News from the world of sport http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:41:28 +1000 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:41:28 +1000 The most successful men's doubles team in tennis history will be inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in Melbourne tonight. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385809.htm 2385809 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:36:00 +1000 sport baseball rugby-league swimming tennis australia vic melbourne-3000 Former Olympic swimmer Scott Miller has been charged with an additional nine offences relating to a drug bust in April. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385778.htm 2385778 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:36:00 +1000 law-crime-and-justice crime courts-and-trials police sport swimming drug-offences australia nsw manly-2095 sydney-2000 Queensland coach Trevor Barsby believes Andrew Symonds has a great chance of being recalled into the Australian team for the first Test against New Zealand at the Gabba next month. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385065.htm 2385065 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:20:00 +1000 sport cricket australia qld brisbane-4000 The Adelaide 36ers expect Adam Ballinger and Aaron Bruce back from injury for this weekend's clash with the Tigers in Melbourne. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385550.htm 2385550 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:37:00 +1000 sport basketball nbl australia sa adelaide-5000 vic melbourne-3000 Australian Open organisers will not be changing the schedule this year to avoid matches finishing late into the night. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385542.htm 2385542 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:34:00 +1000 sport tennis australia vic melbourne-3000 Australia coach Mick Malthouse says on-field violence is unlikely during this month's International Rules series against Ireland. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385505.htm 2385505 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:07:00 +1000 sport australian-football-league australia vic hawthorn-3122 melbourne-3000 wa perth-6000 Tonga coach Jim Dymock says he hopes his team will surprise people at the World Cup. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385501.htm 2385501 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:05:00 +1000 sport rugby-league nrl australia fiji samoa tonga The New South Wales central coast has lost its bid to host the National Surf Life Saving Titles, despite being the only region interested in holding the event. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385454.htm 2385454 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:46:00 +1000 local-government states-and-territories surf-life-saving nsw belmont-2280 newcastle-2300 swansea-2281 Pitcher Grant Balfour is on track to become only the second Australian to play in baseball's World Series, after helping the Tampa Bay Rays advance to this week's American League Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385387.htm 2385387 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:14:00 +1000 sport baseball australia united-states Montreal faces losses of up to $95 million after Formula One's governing body, the FIA, excluded it from next season's Grand Prix circuit, according to the city's mayor. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385140.htm 2385140 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:01:00 +1000 sport motor-sports formula-1 canada Two of the most entertaining players in men's tennis will play in the Brisbane International Tournament next January. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385289.htm 2385289 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:18:00 +1000 sport tennis australia qld brisbane-4000 Coach Mick Malthouse has announced a 25-man Australian squad for this month's International Rules series against Ireland. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385137.htm 2385137 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +1000 sport australian-football-league australia vic hawthorn-3122 melbourne-3000 wa perth-6000 Indian opener Virender Sehwag says he is against a "catches pact" with Australia in the upcoming Test series, after bitter memories of the last tour Down Under. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385268.htm 2385268 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:06:00 +1000 sport cricket australia india Formula One must slash costs by 2010 or face serious problems, International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Max Mosley has warned. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385252.htm 2385252 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +1000 sport motor-sports formula-1 united-kingdom england The Rugby League International Federation will decide later this week on the World Cup eligibility of several NRL players. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385256.htm 2385256 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:00:00 +1000 sport rugby-league nrl australia fiji samoa tonga English football has amassed debts of around three billion pounds ($7.4 billion) at all levels of the game and a top club could fold in the current financial climate, English FA chairman David Triesman said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385198.htm 2385198 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:33:00 +1000 sport football english-premier-league united-kingdom england Kangaroos half-back Johnathan Thurston says he expected to see Brisbane full-back Karmichael Hunt in the squad for the Rugby League World Cup. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385044.htm 2385044 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:02:00 +1000 sport rugby-league nrl australia qld brisbane-4000 townsville-4810 Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly, who has announced his retirement, admitted his family had received a kidnap threat against his daughter Sana. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2385071.htm 2385071 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:25:00 +1000 sport cricket australia india The Socceroos arrive in Brisbane today to prepare for next Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Qatar at Lang Park. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2384988.htm 2384988 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:30:00 +1000 sport football socceroos world-cup australia qld brisbane-4000 qatar Lee Smith's match-winning performance in Super League's grand final has secured him a place in England's 24-man World Cup squad, but experienced Wigan prop Stuart Fielden has been left out. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2384976.htm 2384976 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:21:00 +1000 sport rugby-league united-kingdom england Western Australia and New South Wales begin the domestic cricket season with a one-day match at the WACA ground today. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2384967.htm 2384967 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:16:00 +1000 sport cricket australia nsw sydney-2000 wa perth-6000 Adelaide United has its eye on a huge financial windfall as it heads into its Asian Champions League (ACL) semi-final against Uzbek outfit Bundyokor tonight. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2384933.htm 2384933 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:44:00 +1000 sport football aleague australia sa adelaide-5000 uzbekistan Australian Chris Guccione has lost his first round match at the Stockholm Open in Sweden. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2384935.htm 2384935 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:46:00 +1000 sport tennis australia sweden Seven-times European champion AC Milan has been handed a comfortable UEFA Cup assignment, drawn with Heerenveen, Braga, Portsmouth and Wolfsburg in the competition's group stage. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/08/2384925.htm 2384925 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:37:00 +1000 sport football football-italy uefa-cup italy