Lenton leads Australia fightback at world short course meet
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INDIANAPOLIS: Australia, led by Lisbeth Lenton, mounted a fightback against arch rivals the United States by claiming three gold medals and a relay world record at the world short course championships on Saturday.
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Britain's Mark Foster defended his 50m freestyle title as home star Markus Rogan claimed two gold on the opening day of the European short course championship.
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Australia has set a new world record of 3 minutes, 56.342 seconds in winning its quarter-final of the men's team pursuit at the Athens Olympics.
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Australia kicked off their European tour with a 31-14 defeat of Scotland at Murrayfield but the gloss was taken off the result by a stirring second half fightback from the Scots.
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LONDON: Damien Martyn and Andrew Symonds struck half-centuries to lead Australia into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in their Group A match at The Oval on Thursday.
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Leaders in aquatic sports are trying to make the short course World Swimming Championships a more important part of their calendar.
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New Zealand entry Konica Minolta pulled away from super maxi rival Skandia to take an extended lead Monday in the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race as rough seas battered some of the smaller and slower boats.
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SUN CITY, South Africa  - Australia's Stuart  Appleby carded a second round 69 to move to five-under par 139  and a one-stroke lead at the Sun City Golf Challenge on Friday.
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Australia&#39;s Stuart Appleby, after a tough day in the trenches for the field, held a one-shot lead after the second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge at the Gary Player Country Club on Friday.
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Australia have a stranglehold on the Adelaide Test, taking an overall lead of 381 yesterday after bowling out New Zealand for 251 in their first innings.
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The Melbourne Cup favourites have shortened ahead of the big race, while Cups King Bart Cummings has drawn first blood at Flemington.
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Australia&#39;s great hope for gold in the women&#39;s 400 metres hurdles final Jana Pittman has been upset by the Greek runner Fani Halkia.
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Nagpur, Oct. 26 (NNN): Australian teamâs hopes of taking a grip on the third Test were slightly dented as Indian spinners led a late fightback on day one of the third Test here on Tuesday.
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Twice Olympic beach volleyball medallist  Natalie Cook helped new team mate Nicole Sanderson battle  nerves to propel Australia to a 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 win against  China Monday.
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OSAKA, Japan  - Tyson Gay nailed the sprint double, Irving Saladino's long jump gave Panama a first world championships gold medal and Jana Rawlinson salvaged Australian pride by winning the 400m hurdles on Thursday.
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PERTH, Australia -- Finland&#39;s Marcus Gronholm holds the early lead after the first stage of the Rally of Australia. Double world champion Gronholm&#39;s Peugeot was fastest around the 2.34km city circuit in the
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A barrage of short-pitched bowling has claimed the wicket of Damien Martyn (70) early on the third day of the first Test between Australia and New Zealand at the Gabba in Brisbane this morning.