Melbourne News

Mitchell to face SANZAR judiciary
Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell will face a SANZAR judicial hearing in Melbourne after he was sent off in the Bledisloe Cup Tri Nations Test against the All Blacks.

Woeful Wallabies cop Bledisloe belting
ALL Blacks coach Graham Henry fired a psychological barb at long-time rival Robbie Deans last night after his players piled on more misery for the Wallabies.

Rehab Matt has slipped from the wagon
CONTROVERSIAL actor Matthew Newton is back on the party circuit - two months after he left rehab.

McPharlin a Freo fixture after 150
LUKE McPharlin feels at home.

Gillard woos voters with super booster
JULIA Gillard will try to get Labor's election campaign back on track today when she announces a no-frills super scheme that she says will give workers an extra $40,000 in retirement.

Pick Primus, Port fans say
MATTHEW Primus will coach Port Adelaide next year. At least, the Power players and their fans want Primus coaching Port Adelaide next year.

Daniel's perfect Sunday worth $10,000
THIRTY clever entries were received in the Sunday Mail's Sunday video competition.

Dees hang on to faint hope
THE last time the Brisbane Lions met Melbourne they were one of only two undefeated AFL teams in 2010, looking forward to finals glory.

Sin-bin Matty Johns Show
SURELY it's time to sin-bin The Matty Johns Show. Last Thursday's outing was as flatulent as a footy fan on a junk-food diet.

Young Socceroos win Asean final
Australia have won the Asean Football Federation Under-19 Championship for the second time in three years after defeating Thailand 1-0 in the final in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Raiders to ignore a storm of niggle
FIGHTS, head-high shots and wild "cheat" taunts from the crowd.

Great race concept worth backing
IT'S mission impossible comparing sportsmen and racehorses of different eras.

Shoot Out has rivals on a Plate
EXCITING Queensland stayer Shoot Out yesterday produced a stunning opener to his spring carnival, emerging as the outright Cox Plate favourite with an emphatic Bletchingly Stakes win at Caulfield.

Don't let the A-League die of neglect
THE World Cup bid is one thing, but Football Federation Australia must pour more money into promotion of the A-League before it dies a slow death.

Jealousy ripping up Storm - Fittler
LEAGUE legend Brad Fittler believes the Storm are being ripped apart by petty jealousy and internal unrest in the wake of the club's salary cap dramas.

Money can't buy a premiership
AS A recruiting strategy, it was as bold and aggressive as the way Lion Michael Voss played his football.

Move on - nothing to see
I HOPE you're not planning to go to an NRL game this afternoon because not for the first time this season, there is nothing on.

Look out, it's party-boy Izzy
AFL-bound Broncos star Israel Folau has the reputation of being a faithful Mormon as pure as the driven snow. Well, we can tell you that he is impressing his team-mates of late - and earning a reputation - as the definitive party boy.

Coup for spring fashions
MELBOURNE Spring Fashion Week will undergo a radical transformation this year, with the unprecedented inclusion of A-list designers and an advisory board of fashion industry heavyweights.

A five-point plan to save a sad state
KRISTINA Keneally has asked her ministers to come up with five new ideas to fix NSW.