Miss Universe, Olympians in Australia Poll Bout
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The first face-to-face bout in  Australia's election campaign was staged inside an airport  hangar on Wednesday with prime ministerial contenders sparring  with Miss Universe and hundreds of Olympians before a phalanx  of cameras.
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Greetings from the Olympic men's basketball tournament, where America is tied for last place with Angola, Australia, New Zealand, China and the defending world champions from Serbia-Montenegro.
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MELBOURNE - Australian eight rower Sally Robbins, who quit pulling with her crew in sight of an Olympic medal, triggered heated national debate on Tuesday with even Prime Minister John Howard having his say.
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MELBOURNE -- No one has to say the Russians are coming. They're already here. Seven of the final 16 women at the Australian Open are from Russia, including Wimbledon champ Maria Sharapova, French Open winner Anastasia Myskina, and US Open victor Svetlana Kuznetsova. It could have been nine, but two others lost yesterday.
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The environment took centre stage in Australia&#39;s election campaign on Friday with the nation&#39;s leaders, neck-and-neck in opinion polls, at odds over whether Australia
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Australia will go to the polls on October 9, Prime Minister John Howard has announced. Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s conservative government, which was elected in 1996, is seeking a fourth
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TONY EASTLEY: Two bob each way still appears the safest bet on who will win next Saturday&#39;s federal election. There&#39;s certainly no consensus amongst today&#39;s opinion polls.
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SOCCEROOS coach Frank Farina has never run away from a fight and is not about to start now. Even a tough Confederations Cup draw, which pits Australia against World Cup runner-up Germany, South American giants
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Brooke Hanson of Australia swims with Simone Weiler of Germany during the World Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. Photo: AFP.
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ATHENS, Greece - At first glance, it would seem to be the perfect matchup - a dream draw, if you will. All the United States has to do to claim a third straight gold medal in women's basketball on Saturday is beat Australia, which is 0-12 against U.S...
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THE Australian Government said yesterday it would support any moves from the IOC to strip US sprint queen Marion Jones of the five medals she won at the Sydney Games if she was found guilty of a doping offence.
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Sue Bird, the No. 1 pick in the 2002 WNBA draft, didn&#39;t get many minutes at the Athens Games. By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY. In the gold medal game, a 74-63 victory against Australia, she played just one.
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America&#39;s two beach volleyball duos won Olympic quarterfinal matches yesterday in Athens to set up a showdown for a berth in the women&#39;s gold medal match.
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AUSTRALIA&#39;S Jana Pittman finished fifth in the women&#39;s 400m hurdles at the Athens Olympics overnight behind home-town hero Fani Halkia of Greece.
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SYDNEY: Australian voters will today decide between a conservative government that unreservedly backs the United States and its Iraq war and a Labour opposition seeking a more active role in Asia.
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The women gymnasts are favored to make history and win gold Tuesday - a Wheaties box moment waiting to happen.
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Women from 86 countries prepared to sashay in bikinis and evening gowns Sunday &#151; and perhaps talk a little about world peace &#151; for the final competition in the Miss Universe pageant, held in the United States for the first time in five years.