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McDermott's talent spotting

14 Nov 09 | Former Australian quick Craig McDermott is hoping to find in Canberra a fast bowler who can swing the ball and stay fit.

Sport - Cricket

Brumbies to saddle up for charity pain

14 Nov 09 | The ACT Brumbies are hitting the road in the name of charity.

Sport - Rugby Union

Bennett pays tribute as Sailor retires

13 Nov 09 | There were no tears. Just a content man ready to move to the next phase of his life when Wendell Sailor announced his retirement from rugby league at St George Leagues Club yesterday. |

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Sport - Rugby League

Brumbies take tips from netball

13 Nov 09 | Last year he called in a shrink. This year ACT Brumbies coach Andy Friend has opted for a netball coach. Welcome to another day of Brumbies pre-season training.

Sport - Rugby Union

Crouching Tiger not so hidden

13 Nov 09 | Despite a bogey on the last hole, Tiger Woods thrilled golf fans at Kingston Heath yesterday with a birdie spree to share the lead on day one of the Australian Masters.

Sport - Golf

ACT fear Melbourne pull for Rocky

13 Nov 09 | Confirmation Melbourne will be the 15th Super Rugby team in an expanded competition from 2011 could jeopardise the ACT Brumbies' prospects of retaining Rocky Elsom beyond next season.

Sport - Rugby Union

Paranoid Wallabies close door

13 Nov 09 | The edgy Wallabies have closed ranks as tensions rise before Monday's pivotal grand slam tour engagement with Ireland in Dublin.

Sport - Rugby Union

Hussey secures Test spot

13 Nov 09 | Mike Hussey's Test spot appears safe for the first Test against the West Indies after national selectors directed him to sit out a Sheffield Shield match next week.

Sport - Cricket

Wallabies' focus to centre on O'Driscoll

12 Nov 09 | Haunted by the ghosts of 2006, Matt Giteau says the Wallabies must learn from one of Australian rugby's darkest nights to keep their grand slam dream alive with victory over Six Nations champion Ireland on Monday morning.

Sport - Rugby Union

Jennings is the Roos' X factor

12 Nov 09 | Australian coach Tim Sheens is toying with the possibility of using Michael Jennings as a shock weapon in Sunday's Four Nations final against England in Leeds.

Sport - Rugby League

Galvez breaks butterfly world record

12 Nov 09 | Felicity Galvez continued Australia's dominance in the shortcourse 100m butterfly by setting a world record at the World Cup meet in Stockholm yesterday.

Sport - Swimming

Follow Tiger's first round live

12 Nov 09 | World number one Tiger Woods is being overshadowed by defending champion Rod Pampling in the early stages of the first round of the JB Were Australian Masters at Kingston Heath.

Sport - Golf

Melbourne to play in Super 15

12 Nov 09 | Melbourne will play in an expanded Super 15 competition in 2011 after the Australian start-up franchise was given the nod ahead of South Africa's Southern Kings.

Sport - Rugby Union

Binga has plenty to offer: McGrath

11 Nov 09 | Bowling great Glenn McGrath is backing Brett Lee to still have a major influence in Australian cricket, possibly as soon as the first Test against the West Indies in two weeks.

Sport - Cricket

Popeye gives Woods insight

11 Nov 09 | Tiger Woods says the unique nature of Melbourne's sandbelt courses means he faces a steep learning curve if he is to justify his hot favouritism for this week's Australian Masters at Kingston Heath.

Sport - Golf

Peacock on menu for fired up Watmough

11 Nov 09 | Tensions between the two Four Nations forward packs have boiled over just days out from the final at Elland Road.

Sport - Rugby League

Cope offers advice to PM's XI

11 Nov 09 | While Cricket ACT drools over the possibility of securing Australian captain Ricky Ponting for the February 4 Prime Minister's XI match, John Cope is more interested in the team's fringe players.

Sport - Cricket

Pain in the neck: McLinden retires

11 Nov 09 | A neck injury has forced former Canberra Raiders five-eighth and rugby union convert Mark McLinden into early retirement. |

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Sport - Rugby Union

Tiger arrives playing hard to get

10 Nov 09 | He's been moving around Melbourne like a ghost but there are clear enough signs that Tiger Woods's $A3.25 million visit Down Under will leave plenty of frayed nerves.

Sport - Golf

Sheedy looks to ACT youth

10 Nov 09 | Canberra players helped Kevin Sheedy win his last AFL premiership with Essendon and he hopes a few more will help him drive a stake deep into rugby league heartland in western Sydney.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules