THE commander of the 58th Army that spearheaded the Russian counter-attack in Georgia`s breakaway region of South Ossetia was injured by shrapnel and is undergoing treatment in hospital, Itar-Tass news agency said
A STAG party in Brighton has ended in tragedy after a man in his early 30s died after he went for a swim in the sea, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency said today
GERMAN neo-Nazis appear to have made a tactical shift and are increasingly turning to violence, the country`s top police officer was quoted as saying today
NEW Zealander Scott Dixon is having one of those near-perfect IndyCar seasons and it`s more than a little frustrating for the guy trying to chase him down
ENGLAND fast bowler Steve Harmison plunged South Africa into deep trouble when he picked up two key wickets on the fourth morning of the fourth and final Test at the Oval
COLLINGWOOD president Eddie McGuire has urged the club`s assistant coaches to pursue career ambitions in their own time so they do not lose sight of the Magpies` finals ambitions
AS sweet as the win was, it was team spirit that pleased West Coast coach John Worsfold the most after watching his side hold off a fast-finishing Essendon to post a 10-point victory at Subiaco Oval
THE Western Bulldogs have been urged to return to their blue-collar ways to dig themselves out of the form hole that deepened with a 20-point defeat by North Melbourne at Telstra Dome
A MIDWEEK team meeting has turned around Parramatta`s attitude and their NRL finals hopes after a gutsy 28-24 upset win over the Sydney Roosters at the Sydney Football Stadium
CANBERRA handed out an astonishing 74-12 NRL hiding of Penrith, using their attacking flair and bustling forwards to destroy a weak, unwilling Panthers outfit
THE body of a US pilot has been found in wreckage of a plane which crashed in jungle-clad mountains in Indonesia`s Papua province during a humanitarian flight
HOMOSEXUAL inmates in Costa Rica do not have the right to conjugal visits, the nation`s highest court has ruled in a case that could be revisited if Congress passes a bill legalising gay marriage, newspapers reported
SRI Lankan troops launched a fresh advance into territory held by Tamil rebels today, killing 15 guerrillas, while another 27 combatants were killed in other clashes, the defence ministry said
CANBERRA handed out an astonishing 74-12 NRL hiding of Penrith, using their attacking flair and bustling forwards to destroy a weak, unwilling Panthers outfit
A DESPERATE search of the Yarra River for missing nine-year-old Yadav Munohur has yielded "nothing of interest" police say
