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My other car is a Renault - honest
SHANE BUTCHER drove his first treble in four years when successful behind the Gary Hall Snr-trained Slick Bird, Algeepee and My Hard Copy on Friday ...
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Swans Dockers draw in Sydney
Sydney and Fremantle have fought out a dramatic draw in a scintillating encounter at the SCG on Saturday night.The Swans had the better of the Dockers for most of the match, but at the end, the home team and the visitors from the WA could not be split in an 11.4 (70) 9.16 (70) draw.Sydney took a nine-point lead into the fourth quarter, and three straight goals early in the term gave them a ...
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Magpies edge Cats in thriller
An undermanned Collingwood have defied the odds to end Geelong's undefeated start to the season in sensational fashion with a six-point victory in a Saturday night thriller at the MCG.Geelong looked like they were going to further enhance their status as the competition's comeback kings after they overturned a 28-point first-half deficit to lead by 13 points at three-quarter time on ...
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McKenna lauds cool Suns
Gold Coast Suns coach Guy McKenna says his side's composure helped them earn their 32-point win over the Western Bulldogs at Metricon Stadium on Saturday night.The Suns, who recorded a 13.15 (93) to 8.13 (61) victory, scored six straight goals in a dominant third quarter to take the game away from their opponents.The win was Gold Coast's first against the Western Bulldogs, and it was ...
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LIVE Sydney v Fremantle
Can Fremantle continue to win despite their growing injury list or will Sydney bounce back from last week's shocker against Hawthorn? Find out right ...
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Suns beat Dogs for two in a row
The Gold Coast Suns recorded back-to-back victories for the first time in their history on Saturday, downing the Western Bulldogs by 32 points at Metricon Stadium.After trailing for much of the first half, a devastating third quarter, in which the Suns scored seven goals to one, swung the match decisively in their favour on the way to a 13.15 (93) to 8.13 (61) win.Campbell Brown (three goals), ...
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Live Saturday night footy
THE Crusaders outmuscled the Blues 23-3 Saturday to leapfrog their arch-rivals and claim second spot in the New Zealand Super 15 ...
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Voss hails resurgent Lions
Brisbane coach Michael Voss has paid tribute to his players for rediscovering their mojo and pulling off an upset win over Essendon on Saturday.The Lions were given little hope of victory in the clash at Etihad Stadium, but produced a spirited performance with an even contribution from all their players to win by 10 points.It was the type of effort that led Brisbane to NAB Cup glory earlier in ...
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Live AFL Collingwood v Geelong
7:36pm: Repeating: Steve Johnson a late out for the Cats (calf); Josh Caddy comes in. Josh Hunt has the vest on for Geelong; Ben Kennedy is in green for the ...
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Melbourne will be IT capital of country
Melbourne has been selected by the federal government as the location where the NBN’s operations centre will be headquartered, setting the stage for the city to become the IT, technology and communications capital of Australia.
Melbourne has a long-running rivalry with Sydney and, to a lesser degree, Perth. The two biggest cities in Australia competed intensely to be designated the capital in the early 20th century and Canberra was built from scratch and designated the national capital in large part because of such rivalry, but now Melbourne is set to have something that Sydney will not, the city has been officially chosen as the centre of operations for the ground-breaking National Broadband Network. Analysts and city leaders see the decision as one which will in time make Melbourne the IT hub of the country. Read more
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