25 May

Man Dies During Rafting Trip

A whitewater rafting trip ended badly Sunday on the west branch of the Penobscot river, just north of Millinocket.
Cruz and four others were thrown from the raft while going through a rapid.
When Cruz was pulled back into the boat a short time later, he lost consciousness.
Wardens think Cruz may have experiened a medical problem.
He was [...]

03 Apr

Missing fishermen found safe and well

Four men who failed to return from a fishing trip in north Queensland have been found safe and well.
The group left from Lucinda Point, near Ingham, on a privately owned 5.8-metre boat around 5am (AEST) Saturday, police say.
Around 6pm, police were alerted the men had not returned from the trip planned for Britomart Reef or [...]

02 Apr

Missing fishermen found safe and well

Four men who failed to return from a fishing trip in north Queensland have been found safe and well.
The group left from Lucinda Point, near Ingham, on a privately owned 5.8-metre boat around 5am (AEST) Saturday, police say.
Around 6pm, police were alerted the men had not returned from the trip planned for Britomart Reef or [...]

22 Feb

Kearney in the fast lane

The group had gathered inside for a theory session. Most of the kids were in the back three rows, former Kiwis and Warriors coach Endacott recalls. There was only one in the front row. He asked me more questions than anyone else in the room and he was taking notes … I didnt know who [...]

31 Jan

Hillary’s death a shock to family

Sir Ed was due to have left hospital today, a family member revealed this afternoon.
Sir Ed was in Auckland hospital when he died at 9am today.
His family have accepted the Governments offer of a state funeral, a family spokesman said a short time ago.
Details of when and where are to be announced.
The Sherpa community in [...]

28 Jan

Ivanovic’s heart of gold no match for Sharapova’s steel

THE L-plate driver crashed. She had a wonderful ride for 13
days, but Ana Ivanovic wasn’t ready to win a grand slam tournament
yesterday. She lost control of the wheel, and her forehand, late in
the first set.
“I still think I have a lot of grand slam finals in front of
me,” said Ivanovic, who seemed to sustain minimal [...]

28 Jan

Verbeek punts on jet-lagged stars

Socceroos boss Pim Verbeek will put faith in the recovery powers of his overseas stars for Australia’s opening World Cup qualifier, leaving no doubt he’ll prefer jet-lagged European based players to local talent.
The Dutchman lived up to his word that he was “no gambler” by naming a massive 39 players for next month’s Qatar match [...]

28 Jan

When Rupert met Wendi

RUPERT Murdoch without a telephone was like an alcoholic without a drink. He would grow agitated, fidgety, desperately looking for a fix. Murdoch ran his empire by phone and at almost any time of his day ?every day, 6am in the gym or midnight in his hotel room ?there was an executive he could call [...]