Sunday, January 24, 2016

Usman Khawaja guides Sydney Thunder to nailbiting BBL final ... and other top stories.

  • Usman Khawaja guides Sydney Thunder to nailbiting BBL final ...

    Usman Khawaja guides Sydney Thunder to nailbiting BBL final ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sydney Thunder claim Big Bash title Sydney Thunder defeated Melbourne Stars by three wickets to claim the fifth series of the Big Bash League. PT1M31S 620 349 Sydney Thunder's man of the moment Usman Khawaja maintained the rage, and the run spree by guiding his team to a three wicket victory over the Melbourne Stars to win the Big Bash League final at the MCG.It was a nail-biter, going down to the last over but the victory crowned a great season ..
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  • Hit and run in Melbourne leaves pedestrian with life-threatening ...

    Hit and run in Melbourne leaves pedestrian with life-threatening ...
    Hit and run in Melbourne leaves pedestrian with life-threatening injuries Updated January 25, 2016 07:29:43 A pedestrian has suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car in a hit and run in Melbourne's south-east last night.The man, aged in his 20s, was crossing Springvale Road near Dangerfield Drive in Springvale South just before 9:30pm when he was hit by a car that did not stop.The car, believed to be black in colour, continued south after the incid..
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  • Melbourne's urban sprawl threatens life on the land in Plenty

    Melbourne's urban sprawl threatens life on the land in Plenty
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Last of the Plenty farmers Apostolic and Evgnosia Tsagalidias farm a plot on the outskirts of Melbourne, where they've lived and worked for 50 years. Urban sprawl is closing and bringing pressure to sell their farm. PT2M45S 620 349 Apostolos and Evgnosia Tsagalidis have just loaded their cows on a truck for market. They are like pets, and it is a sad day. "I sell the cows and next week the sheep, we have too many animals,'' Evgnosia says.Their la..
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  • How Dan Andrews and Transurban are stuffing up Melbourne's ...

    How Dan Andrews and Transurban are stuffing up Melbourne's ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Overview of Western Distributor proposal Transurban's proposed Western Distributor project aims to address some of Melbourne'€™s "most critical traffic, growth and liveability challenges". PT2M9S 620 349 Is Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas our very own version of US Republican political advisor Karl Rove? Rove famously dismissed critics of the Bush administration's invasion and occupation of Iraq with: "We're an empire now, and when we act, we crea..
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  • Hyundai A-League preview: City v Phoenix

    Hyundai A-League preview: City v Phoenix
    Wellington Phoenix's ordinary away form will be severely tested on Monday night as they travel to bogey side Melbourne City, who certainly know how to find the back of the net. MATCH DETAILS Monday, 25 January 2016 Melbourne City FC v Wellington Phoenix AAMI Park, Melbourne Kick-Off: 7:30 PM (Local) (7:30 PM (AEDT)) Referee: Peter Green Assistant Referee 1: George Lakrindis Assistant Referee 2: Brad Hobson Fourth Official: Lucien Laverdure TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505..
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  • Australia Day alcohol bans on Melbourne beaches

    Australia Day alcohol bans on Melbourne beaches
    Melburnians heading to the city's beaches on Australia Day will have to pack up their eskies three hours earlier due to a revised alcohol curfew. Beach-goers flocking to St Kilda and Port Melbourne beaches, as well as parks throughout the City of Port Phillip, will have to stop drinking by 5pm rather than the 8pm curfew in force during last year's Australia Day. Port Phillip Council says the revised time will help reduce the sea of rubbish and broken glass strewn on the city's beaches and minim..
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  • Melbourne lifesaver returns from helping Syrian asylum seekers off ...

    Melbourne lifesaver returns from helping Syrian asylum seekers off ...
    Melbourne lifesaver returns from helping Syrian asylum seekers off Greece Updated January 25, 2016 12:39:44 A Melbourne lifesaver who spent 10 days rescuing Syrian asylum seekers in the Mediterranean Sea says there were 31 drownings while he was there and he will never forget the harrowing experience.Simon Lewis was part of an international team that helped save more than 500 asylum seekers off the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos."While we were there we had 31 peop..
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  • Melbourne woman 'bashed by police'

    Melbourne woman 'bashed by police'
    Video Woman claims police abused her during roadside altercation A Melbourne woman claims she is the victim of police brutality after a violent roadside altercation.Victoria Police insists Elisha Sherwood, 34, hurt herself while resisting arrest but she says they bashed and abused her for half an hour.Elisha Sherwood says she was bashed by police for half an hour. Photo: FacebookMs Sherwood claims she was left battered and bruised by police following a roadside altercation. Photo: FacebookB..
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  • Mister on fringe of Melbourne Cup berth

    Mister on fringe of Melbourne Cup berth
    Trainer Mike Moroney (Image courtesy of Slickpix) Flemington trainer Mike Moroney said Mister Impatience could contend in two-mile features back in Australia, after his Group 2 Wellington Cup (3200m) triumph on Saturday. The six-year-old stayer caused an upset when he fought off second-favourite Pentathlon at Trentham, prevailing on the fence in a photo finish. Moroney said he was not surprised by Mister Impatience's success, given his prowess over the longer trips in 2015 - when he claime..
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  • WNBL: Melbourne Boomers, Dandenong Rangers ready for Monday ...

    WNBL: Melbourne Boomers, Dandenong Rangers ready for Monday ...
    Rangers coach Larissa Anderson is expecting an intense contest. Photo: Mick Connolly Dandenong Rangers and Melbourne Boomers will have plenty to play for when they tip off their first Australia Day Eve game at the State Basketball Centre on Monday night.Melbourne's two WNBL clubs plan to make an event out of the game and turn it into an annual showpiece in the league's calendar, but those grand plans will take a back seat on game night.The Rangers need to win..
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Suspicious fire guts disused North Melbourne warehouse .Melbourne weather: Storms and flash flooding set to hit city ... .
Melbourne weather: Storms and flash flooding set to hit city ... .Remains of Terrence Blewitt could provide link to murder of ... .

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