Posts tagged 2007
Aussies thrash tourists
Dec 29th
Andrew Symonds is congratulated by captain Ricky Ponting after he dismissed India's Rahul Dravid. Photo: Reuters Australia has thrashed India in the first cricket Test at the MCG.
The tourists were dismissed for 161, earning the home side a 337-run victory in extreme conditions at the MCG.
The home side were halfway towards completing the job of bowling India out a second time this match at tea, when the tourists were precariously placed at 5-134, still needing another 365 runs to win.
Even Sourav Ganguly, the last of the specialist batsmen, found the going tough as he needed attention for heat distress towards the More >
Sony abandons rear-projection TVs
Dec 28th
Sony is dropping its money-losing rear-projection TV business worldwide to focus on two flat panel technologies – liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode.
Sales of rear-projection TVs had been declining recently as LCD TVs gain in popularity and get bigger, Sony spokesman Shinji Obana said.
In October, Sony lowered its global sales forecast for rear-projection TVs – which uses a projector to create images on large screens – to 400,000 from 700,000, which is down from 1.1 million the previous fiscal year.
By contrast, Sony expects to sell 10 million LCD TVs this fiscal year through March, up from 6.3 million the More >
Bhutto Killed in attack
Dec 28th
Bhutto KilledPakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has been killed in a gun and bomb attack after a rally in the city of Rawalpindi, her party said.
“She has been martyred,” party official Rehman Malik said.
Ms Bhutto, 54, died in hospital in Rawalpindi. Ary-One Television said she had been shot in the head.
Police said a suicide bomber fired shots at Ms Bhutto as she was leaving the rally venue in a park before blowing himself up.
“The man first fired at Bhutto's vehicle. She ducked and then he blew himself up,” police officer Mohammad Shahid said.
Police said 16 people had been killed in More >
Australia win the toss and bat first
Dec 26th
Ricky Ponting won the toss and decided to bat in the first Test against India after a week in which the MCG pitch remained a mystery, as did the make-up of both sides. The questions were answered on the opening morning as Australia left out Shaun Tait and India confirmed that Rahul Dravid would move up to open, leaving space for Yuvraj Singh at No. 6.
India also chose two spinners with Harbhajan Singh joining Anil Kumble on a pitch Ponting expected to be very slow and which displayed a few small cracks on the first morning. After a week of More >
Webber banking on better Bull
Dec 25th
Red Bull engineers are confident of overcoming the key reliability problems that robbed Mark Webber of Formula One points this year.
Webber was happy with his driving form but frustrated at the RB3's habit of breaking during races.
The Australian comprehensively out-qualified teammate David Coulthard but the Scot edged ahead in the points chase as finishing became a lottery for the pair.
Coulthard finished tenth in the championship and Webber 12th, although the Aussie finished ahead of the Scot in the annual AutoSport magazine rankings.
Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner has promised reliability will be the main target for 2008.
While the team finished More >
P-plater with six passengers hits tree
Dec 25th
Two teenagers have been left with serious injuries after the ute they were travelling in left the road and hit a tree in Sydney's north early today.
A 17-year-old P-plater was driving the Nissan Navara on Oxley Drive at Mt Colah at about 12.10am, when the vehicle crossed to the wrong side of the road, mounted a kerb and hit a tree.
There were six passengers in the ute, including two in the rear tray.
An 18-year-old male travelling in the front seat was taken to Westmead Hospital with lower back injuries.
An 18-year-old female in the rear seat sustained a fractured right shoulder More >
Sydney move into top four
Dec 22nd
Sydney FC leapt into the A-League's top four with an amazing, come-from-behind 5-4 victory over a 10-man Central Coast Mariners at Gosford tonight.
In front of a record crowd of 17,514, Sydney twice came from behind in their postponed round 15 match.
The visitors recovered from an early two-goal deficit and again fought back late to grab an injury time penalty to Ufuk Talay to catapult them past Adelaide United into fourth spot.
Sydney trailed 3-2 after 63 minutes, led 4-3 after 76 when replacement Brendon Santalab volleyed home and finally grabbed the winner after the Mariners had levelled with just four minutes More >
Rookie Swan to fly high in jumper No.14
Dec 22nd
DEEP down, Paul Roos knew what sort of reaction he would get when he dialled Paul Kelly's number. His former teammate did not disappoint.
“Yeah, no worries, mate. Do what you like,” came the drawl from the other end of the line down on the farm in Wagga Wagga.
Kelly had just been told that after five years in moth balls, the club had decided to bring his famous No.14 jumper back out and present it to rookie Craig Bird.
The No.14 is significant at the Swans, having adorned the back of two of the club's legends – Kelly and Bob Skilton. Skilton More >
