Voges obliterates Sachin's world record
ADAM Voges only briefly overtook Sir Donald Bradman’s mythical milestone during the first Test against New Zealand, but the Aussie batsman absolutely annihilated a world record held by Sachin Tendulkar.Voges brought up his double century on Sunday morning before finally being dismissed for 239 shortly before the lunch break.It meant the West Australian set a new mark for most runs in between Test dismissals that is unlikely to be beaten for quite some time.It could have been oh so different if V..>> view originalRun the Bridge: Victorian runners take out the men's and women's ...
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A report in New Zealand claims there is “fury” in the country’s cricket team over crucial umpiring decisions going against them.And perhaps even more explosively, the report hints at the Black Caps’ ‘spirit of cricket’ campaign actually working against them when it comes to officiating.Fans in New Zealand are hurting after watching Adam Voges wrongly given a lifeline late on day one of the first Test when he was bowled off a delivery that was incorrectly called a no-ball.The veteran Aussie batsm..>> view originalEscape route puzzle as city jam worsens
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Though housing affordability has weakened in the ACT, it is still seen as a good time to build. Photo: Erin Jonasson During the December 2015 quarter, the HIA Affordability Index declined to 75.6 from 80.8 in the September 2015 quarter. In fact, affordability in Australia is at its lowest since the September 2012 quarter.Across Australia's eight capital cities, affordability worsened by 5.5 per cent during the December 2015 quarter and was 2.8 per cent less f..>> view originalSimple trick to help you save on your next holiday
According to Kayak, travellers heading to Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Perth and Brisbane are best-off flying on a weekday, but interestingly, Hamilton Island was ...>> view originalAthletics records tumble at Briggs Athletics Classic
ATHLETICS: Hobart (Tas) has been declared the home of shot put after record breaking performances by both Damien Birkinhead (Vic) and Todd Hodgetts (Tas) at the Briggs Athletics Classic. Throwing a meet record, personal best and Rio 2016 qualifier, Birkinhead’s best mark of 21.21m moves him to second on the Australian All-Time List at just five centimetres shy of the impressive national record held by his coach Scott Martin. The monster throw would have seen the 22-year-old place fourth at the ..>> view original
Saturday, February 13, 2016
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