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Drug agency warns that 1 in 10 cheat
4:00 AM | LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The World Anti-Doping Agency is warning that new research findings expected before the London Olympics could suggest that as many as one in 10 athletes who compete internationally may be doping.
4:00 AM | WHILE trout in many rivers are lying low in thin, warm water, continuing strong flows from Poatina have gingered up those in the lower Macquarie River.
Summer series wraps up
08 Feb 12 | WITH Esk Valley Orienteering Club's summer street series drawing to a close, the final event will see participants exploring Launceston CBD.
Giants edge Patriots for Super Bowl title
07 Feb 12 | INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - Ahmad Bradshaw ran six yards for the deciding touchdown with 57 seconds remaining yesterday to give the New York Giants a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 46.
Couple cut out for success
07 Feb 12 | SATURDAY'S annual Tasmanian Government Thousands Eric Reece Memorial was one for the frontmarkers, with Matthew Gurr's fifth place off 26 seconds the best performance by a backmarker.
Youngsters ready for challenge
07 Feb 12 | ANY adult riders daunted by the prospect of the Blue Dragon Challenge should take a look at Longford brothers Ewan and Innes Ferrier.
05 Feb 12 | INDIANAPOLIS _ Superstar quarterbacks Tom Brady of New England and Eli Manning of the New York Giants produced the greatest passing totals this season for any opposing quarterbacks in Super Bowl history.
Jackson still has Olympic dream
05 Feb 12 | LUKE Jackson hasn't lost sight of his Olympic dream despite a protest from his opponent. The 60kg Hobart boxer defeated New South Wales fighter George Kambosas in the elite men's division of the Australian amateur boxing championships, in Hobart, on Friday.
Leary rises to challenge after injury
05 Feb 12 | DENNY Leary, of Beauty Point, has continued his good form since returning to bull riding after a 2 1/2-year hiatus.
Ntiz makes it a treble at Penguin
03 Feb 12 | BURNIE'S Mark Nitz enhanced his reputation as Tasmania's best lawn bowler by winning the $17,000 Penguin Classic Pairs for the third time yesterday.
Meeting  to discuss Penstock proposal
02 Feb 12 | PENSTOCK Lagoon is a fly-fishing only water in central Tasmania, known last century as the jewel of the highlands and appreciated again in recent years, especially when Arthurs Lake was low.
The Kewell factor: greatness arrives at Aurora
31 Jan 12 | A FIVE-YEAR-OLD statement from Tasmania's tennis-turned-cricket impresario Michael Roberts may need further updating tomorrow.
Kings Meadows two points clear on top
29 Jan 12 | KINGS MEADOWS holds a slender two-point advantage in second position over the Longford Tigers after yesterday's round 13 of Northern men's bowls pennant.
Youd family's feats detailed in book
29 Jan 12 | THE outstanding achievements of the Youd family from Deloraine are the centerpiece of a book to be launched next month.
Conlan heading home for reunion
29 Jan 12 | MICHAEL Conlan, the Fitzroy powerhouse of the 1980s, will make a nostalgic return home to Devonport later in the year.   | CommentsComments (1)
Exeter bowls over North in pairs final
28 Jan 12 | EXETER'S team of Karin Wells and Teresa Turmine yesterday defeated North Launceston's Edna O'Malley and Beryl Burch to take out the Bowls North Open Champion of Champions pairs.
Trout on prowl for dragonfly targets
26 Jan 12 | WHILE many may lift their gaze to fluttering flags today, trout are raising their sights towards dragonflies and damselflies.
Date change gives Webber more time
25 Jan 12 | AN earlier starting date for the 2012 Mark Webber Challenge will see host Mark Webber available for the whole event.
Kings Meadows to the fore
23 Jan 12 | PETER Zoon's Kings Meadows team of Chris Dudman, Nathan Chugg and Andrew Baird scored a 17-point win against Trevallyn to claim the Northern men's fours title yesterday.
Deloraine keen to push on against Cressy
23 Jan 12 | Round 13 of the Northern women's bowls pennant will be played tomorrow.
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