A 40-year-old man has suffered a possible “gunshot wound to his mouth” after a fight with another man on the Sunshine Coast. Police said the man was at an address on Curramore Road about 2pm on Sunday when he became involved in the fight with the man at Curramore, about 60 …
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Victoria Bushfires LIVE: Residents told to evacuate as fire threatens Hepburn Springs
Fiona Osborne was woken by the sounds of trees crashing to the ground and embers crackling at the end of her street in Hepburn Springs. “At about 7.30 police came up my driveway and they said you have to get out by eight or the road will be closed,” she …
Read More »Australia storm into Sydney Sevens decider
Murphy Crowe scored her second with three minutes to go and Ireland narrowed the gap to 19-12 with the conversion. Green saved a certain third with some solid counter-rucking, earning Australia a crucial relieving penalty. Then, with a loose ball scuttling towards the Aussie try line, the hosts managed to …
Read More »Australia v Sri Lanka Live: Aussies batting after Starc takes five!
Burns doesn’t make the most of his earlier life and edges to second slip, another stunning catch from Mendis at second slip. AUS 2-25. Is this pitch starting to do something?? Burns smashes one into his pad and it goes within millimetres of chopping back onto the stumps. Very lucky to …
Read More »Humbled: West Indies thrash dreadful England again to clinch series
John Campbell clinched victory in appropriate Calypso fashion with a six over mid-wicket as batting great Viv Richards, after whom the stadium is named, grinned broadly in the crowd, ever the epitome of cool in his dark sunglasses. West Indies lead the three-Test series 2-0, having won the first clash by …
Read More »Hepburn Springs residents told to evacuate as new fire burns in central Victoria
“We are probably getting to our max temperature around mid-afternoon … We will look at how we will use the large air tankers and helicopters and planes will be working on the fire its self. It will be a coordinated effort,” he said. A relief centre has been established in …
Read More »Ikonomidis stars as Glory destroy Phoenix
Perth could have easily finished the match with five goals such was their dominance. But hidden amongst the attacking brilliance was the fact the Glory were also able to create a slice of defensive history for themselves. Saturday’s result was Perth’s fourth clean sheet in a row – the first …
Read More »Opposition calls for Venezuelan wave against Maduro as protests swell
Maduro, however, was already hit by a blow from within: A senior figure in the armed forces broke publicly from the government. It marked the most serious act of dissent yet from the military brass, which has so far stood behind Maduro as his main bulwark against the opposition. An …
Read More »England upset Ireland, but nowhere near their best: Eddie Jones
“Some games are immensely physical, some are more tactical and we went in there and probably shaded them a little bit in that area. We know they’re a top team but I thought our intensity, particularly in the first part, was outstanding.” The Australian singled out captain Owen Farrell for …
Read More »Residents killed as building collapses in war-ravaged Aleppo
Damascus: A building damaged during years of war in the Syrian northern city of Aleppo has collapsed, killing 11 people, including four children, Syria’s state news agency says. The five-storey building collapsed early on Saturday, killing most of those who were inside and only one person was rescued alive, SANA …
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