Aussie misses out on Miss World
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AUSTRALIAN Sarah Davies has missed out on being crowned Miss World 2004 at the finals of the beauty pageant in China.
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The Amitabh Bachchan-starrer was among 63 entries from various countries but could not make it to the first shortlist
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Australia has won two medals on the first day of the World Shortcourse Swimming Championships in Indianapolis. The Australian 4x200 metre women&#39;s freestyle relay team took silver, while 17-year-old Lara Carroll
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Australia has turned down a request by the United Nations to send more troops to Iraq to protect UN personnel there. Australia has agreed instead to train a contingent of Fijian soldiers for the job.
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Maria Sharapova, who didnât really go anywhere, recaptured the spotlight at the Australian Open Tuesday.  And a new star may be emerging on the menâs side in  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who earned a semifinals berth.
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WAYNE Arthurs and Todd Woodbridge struggled yesterday to complete Australia&#39;s 3-0 Davis Cup whitewash of Morocco in Perth. The win secured Australia&#39;s place in the 16-nation world group for next
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Australia got a victory from Lleyton Hewitt on Sunday, but it was not enough to prevent its first-round exit from the Davis Cup by Belgium.
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Cristiane scored in the 75th minute to give Brazil a 3-2 victory against Australia on Sunday. Brazil advanced to its first berth in the semifinals of the womenâs World Cup.
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SANYA (China): The Miss World contest will be held on the tropical Chinese island of Hainan for a third consecutive year in 2005, organisers announced Friday.
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Alexander Popov and Pieter van den Hoogenband miss out on the 50m freestyle semi-finals.
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A German riesling has been named world's best in one of Australia's leading wine contests, dealing a blow to Australian New World wine hopes, already shaken by the worst drought for a century
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Australia says they have rejected an informal request from the United Nations to send more troops to Iraq to protect the world body&#39;s staff there.
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A British beauty queen says she was told to pack on pounds for the upcoming Miss World competition Â an unexpected request, considering she's not rail-thin.
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TONY EASTLEY: While our biggest neighbour, Indonesia, battles with corruption, take heart Australia, it seems we are amongst the least corrupt nations in the world.
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Australia captain Ricky Ponting's participation in the World Twenty20 is in doubt due to a "private family issue".
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Socceroos coach Frank Farina yesterday made it clear that Australian soccer simply could not afford his team of big-name professionals to slip on a Solomon Islands banana skin for the second
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Tiruchirappalli: Former Australian captain Steve Waugh today described as unfortunate Brian Lara and other top West Indies players being ruled ineligible for a One-day cricket tournament in Australia in January after refusing to a sign a contract over