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It's silver for Brits as gold star misses Oz

20.11.09
The absence of Olympic gold medallist Geraint Thomas meant Great Britain had to settle for silver in the team pursuit at cycling's World Cup in Melbourne... more

Separated twin wakes from her coma

19.11.09
The guardian of Bangladeshi conjoined twins made an emotional visit to the girls' bedside after they were successfully separated in a 32-hour operation in Australia... more

Two good to be true – conjoined twins separated after 27-hour op

17.11.09
Video: Surgeons in Australia have successfully separated conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna in a marathon operation... more

Sky on a high as they boost squad

17.11.09
Team Sky have added another three cyclists to their squad as they continue to prepare for their first season in competition... more

Rory McIlroy in pole position to win Europe’s top spot

16.11.09
Rory McIlroy was in bullish mood as he arrived in Dubai just four rounds away from being hailed as European No1... more

Petero Civoniceva will tough it out

23.10.09
Australia coach Tim Sheens believes the Kangaroos' Four Nations opponents will be making a grave mistake if they target Petero Civoniceva in the belief the veteran forward is "soft" after four months out with injury. ... more

Introducing Lily Jones and her fairy cakes

04.09.09
Lily Jones started Lily Vanilli, a bespoke cupcake business, from her kitchen in London Fields, Hackney... more

WORLD: Australian police foil terrorist plot

04.08.09
Plot to massacre soldiers at bases in Australia in suicide terror attacks has been foiled by security services... more

Anger of the bushfire victims

20.04.09
Victims of Australia's lethal bushfires claim they are being locked out of a public inquiry into the worst disaster in the country's peacetime history... more

A change of gear proves expensive for Rubens Barrichello

03.04.09
Formula One: The Brawn GP team were hit with some bad news this afternoon, when No2 driver Rubens Barrichello was given a five-place grid penalty after his gearbox was changed... more

Formula One stages another sorry farce

02.04.09
Formula One: The credibility of the sport lies in tatters after a damaging row overshadowed the opening race... more

Whitmarsh hopes for end to controversy

01.04.09
Formula One: McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh is hopeful a solution can be found to avoid the kind of controversy that has overshadowed the start of the new Formula One season ... more

Nico Rosberg calls for an end to 'dangerous' twilight races

31.03.09
Formula One: Williams driver Nico Rosberg says twilight races are too dangerous and he fears the Malaysian Grand Prix may have to be stopped because of the risks to the drivers ... more

Hamilton doesn't expect a quick fix for McLaren

30.03.09
Formula One: Lewis Hamilton has warned he could struggle in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix despite a surprise third place in Melbourne... more

Tiger is cool over £2m row

26.03.09
Golf: Tiger Woods has side-stepped the row over his £2million fee for playing in November's Australian Masters... more

Tiger ends Australia exile and banks £2m sweetener

19.03.09
Golf: Tiger Woods has sealed a £2.1million fee to play in Australia for the first time in a decade... more

Formula One prepares to ring the changes

18.03.09
Formula One: In an effort to spice up Formula One, to increase the possibility of overtaking and to significantly cut costs, a raft of new rules have been introduced. Here is our guide to what's new in 2009... more

Safina’s defeat even worse than her final humiliation

18.02.09
Tennis: World no2 Dinara Safina, thrashed in the Australian Open Final by Serena Williams, suffered more misery as she was knocked out of the Dubai Tennis Championships by Virginie Razzano... more

Man charged with starting fatal fire in Australia

13.02.09
A man has been charged with "arson causing death" in connection with one of the bush fires that have swept Australia, killing more than 180 people... more

Child victims of the Australian bush fires

11.02.09
The first pictures of an entire family feared dead in the worst bush fires in Australia's history have been released... more

Father 'threw four-year-old daughter to her death'

29.01.09
A girl aged four has died after being dropped from a traffic bridge 190 feet above the Yarra River in Melbourne... more

Police fail to stop fans from trading insults

21.01.09
Police have moved swiftly to head off another clash between Croat and Serb tennis fans at the Australian Open... more

British duo given tough openers in Melbourne

16.01.09
Anne Keothavong, the British No1, must overcome the Russian 17th seed, Anna Chakvetadze, in the Australian Open women's first round if she is to make an impact in Melbourne... more

Murray looks red hot for showdown in Melbourne

15.01.09
Andy Murray's amazing start to the year has fans anticipating the most exciting Australian Open ever and offers real hope that Britain will soon boast a first men's Grand Slam champion since Fred Perry 73 years ago... more

Federer doesn’t scare me now, roars red-hot Murray

13.01.09
Andy Murray has insisted that he is no longer frightened of playing Roger Federer and is relishing being favourite for the Australian Open... more

Honda chief is confident they’ll be on starting grid

08.01.09
Nick Fry, the chief executive of Honda Racing, says confidence is growing the team will compete under new owners this season... more

London jumbo plunges 20,000 feet after hole is ripped in its fuselage

25.07.08
Passengers on a packed jumbo jet flight from London described their terror after a gaping hole was punched in the plane as it headed for Australia... more

Dean Macey calls a halt

15.07.08
Commonwealth gold medal winner Dean Macey announces his retirement from athletics... more

Kylie at 40: The very different faces of pop's great chameleon

27.05.08
She's transformed her image time and again, survived failed relationships and beaten breast cancer. Tomorrow Kylie Minogue celebrates her 40th birthday. ... more

Musical mosaic with big Finnish

05.06.07
Australian six-piece Architecture In Helsinki are a cavalcade of fun and deserve to become the next big thing from Down Under... more

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