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Hobart man jailed, put on sex offenders list after harassing elderly women ...

A Hobart man has been jailed for three months and placed on the sex offenders register for making hundreds of menacing phone calls to elderly women living alone across Australia. Gary Bru Espinosa will serve three months actual jail time after being ... >> view original

Down Under wonder: Adventure's always better with mates

The icing on our travel cake was the 12 days thereafter spent in Hobart, Tasmania, with Aussie friends — Berwyn and Marion Huett — and at their holiday house in scenic Coles Bay. Highlights and high points: New Zealand certainly lives up to its ... >> view original

Is this the NRL hit of the year?

The Manly Sea Eagles may have lost to the South Sydney Rabbitohs last night, but they emphatically had the biggest hit of the night. Kiwis centre Steve Matai put his name in the running for hit of the year with a massive shot on Rabbits forward Dave Tyrell. >> view original

James Ackerman: Late rugby league player honoured before weekend games

Tributes to Sunshine Coast footballer James Ackerman are being held at rugby league matches across Queensland and interstate this weekend. The 25-year-old father of two suffered fatal head injuries in a Queensland Cup game in Brisbane last Saturday. >> view original

Jason Davidson: "I was determined to stay in England"

After being unveiled as a Huddersfield Town player, Jason Davidson says he was determined to remain in England despite enduring a disappointing one-season stay with West Bromwich Albion. The Australia international defender, who appeared at last ... >> view original

Women's World Cup: Matildas face Japan for place in semi-finals full of form and ...

Matildas coach Alen Stajcic is talking tough about Australia's chances of qualifying for a history-making Women's World Cup soccer semi-final. Victory against Japan on Sunday morning (AEST) would break new ground for a senior Australian football team, ... >> view original

Ashes 2015: Shane Watson not bowling in first tour match due to 'sore points'

Australian management insist Shane Watson will bowl during their final pre-Ashes hit-out against Essex this week after not being used by Michael Clarke in the tour opener against Kent due to "sore points" emerging from this month's Test series in the ... >> view original

Sam Mitchell mimics injecting himself during Hawthorn's win over Essendon

HAWTHORN star Sam Mitchell epitomised the club's unsociable streak on Saturday pretending to jab a needle into his arm in front of Essendon players at the MCG. The veteran incited Bombers players after a Matt Suckling goal midway through the final ... >> view original

NRL live updates: Warriors v Raiders

Welcome to onenews.co.nz's LIVE coverage of today's round 16 NRL match between the Warriors and Raiders in Auckland. 77mins - WAR 30-8 CBR. TRY! Manu Vatuvei plucks a simple intercept out of the air, beats two defenders then streaks away over 30 ... >> view original

Super 15 semis set to be tense

Wellington -The first semi-finals of the 2015 Super 15 series will be played in New Zealand on Saturday. The Hurricanes and Australia's Brumbies are scheduled to start at 09:35 (SA time). The Hurricanes have not stumbled upon a magic formula this season ... >> view original