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Carney in Premier League after Blackpool swoop at last minute

03 Sep 10 | ST GALLEN, Switzerland: Socceroos defender David Carney is set to bolster Australia's dwindling stocks in the English Premier League after switching to battlers Blackpool.

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Trickett's comeback hits a red-tape snag

03 Sep 10 | LIBBY TRICKETT'S comeback is in danger of stalling on the blocks with world body FINA's anti-doping rules set to prevent her from qualifying for next year's world championships in Shanghai.

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De Villiers' latest tirade could be the final straw

03 Sep 10 | DURBAN: Peter de Villiers' public support of a man charged with murder could spell the end of his controversial three-year term as Springboks coach.

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Ballarat rape trial: accused's interview shown

03 Sep 10 | ONE OF the three men accused of raping a woman after a night out at Ballarat told police the alleged victim was known to take part in group sex.

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Vertex stalls on 600 Ballarat jobs

03 Sep 10 | THE launch of a multimillion dollar information technology hub in Ballarat has been postponed but mystery surrounds the reason for its delay. |

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Ballarat woman in flight drama

03 Sep 10 | A BALLARAT woman on board a Qantas jumbo when its engine exploded above the Pacific Ocean could see sparks and flames through the windows. |

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Mambo 'crucifixion' shirt withdrawn from Big W after dressing down

03 Sep 10 | MORE than 20 years after it first appeared, a classic Mambo design has proved too controversial to sell on a department store T-shirt.

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Coalition costings blunder gives Gillard an easy free kick

03 Sep 10 | OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott will be ruing his early refusal to hand over his party's election-promise costings to Treasury.

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Alleged spot-fixers stood down as claims continue

03 Sep 10 | THE three Pakistan cricketers accused of spot-fixing have been rubbed out for the remainder of the England tour. Captain Salman Butt and pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif will play no further part in the series, which includes two Twenty20 and five one-day matches.

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Tandy keeps quiet; plunge not limited to just NSW

03 Sep 10 | THE controversial betting plunge on the Cowboys-Bulldogs encounter in round 24 was not confined to NSW. The Herald has learnt that apart from TAB Sportsbet and other bookmakers, most of the other bets on the North Queensland penalty goal to open the scoring were placed through UNiTAB in Queensland.

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Mother's worst nightmare: Facebook won't shut down stalker

03 Sep 10 | A Sydney mother-of-three, her daughter and daughter's friends have been subjected to a two-week ordeal at the hands of a Facebook stalker and they have been unable to get the social networking company to intervene.

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Webb and Maitua sign on at Parramatta

02 Sep 10 | Parramatta have confirmed the signings of North Queensland prop Carl Webb and former Canterbury and Cronulla backrower Reni Maitua for the 2011 NRL season.

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Teen bolter in squad to tour India

02 Sep 10 | Phillip Hughes and Josh Hazlewood picked for tour of India, while Brad Haddin has been ruled out with an elbow injury.

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Libby's return may stall on blocks

02 Sep 10 | Libby Trickett's comeback is in danger of stalling on the blocks with world body FINA's anti-doping rules set to prevent her from qualifying for next year's world swimming championships in Shanghai.

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Flood warnings as torrential rain set to hit Victoria

02 Sep 10 | Victorians are being warned to prepare for a day of atrocious weather on Saturday with torrential rain set to hit the state.

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Andrew Wilkie supports Labor

02 Sep 10 | Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie has decided to support Labor, giving Julia Gillard 74 seats in her bid to form a minority government. |

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