So many numbers went against Sydney in their AFL clash against North Melbourne on Saturday, except for the one that counts most.

Samantha Stosur's quest for a maiden grand slam title has come to an abrupt end in the French Open third round, being dumped out of the tournament by Argentine Gisela Dulko 6-4 1-6 6-3.

A Sydney teenager is on life support after being hit by a moving train as he tried to restrain another youth who allegedly attacked a railway station worker during a brawl.

Manly have launched a stunning second half scoring blitz to clinch a 34-10 NRL win over an understrength Broncos at Suncorp Stadium on Friday night.

Stand-in Western Force five-eighth James Stannard put in the best performance of his career but it was to no avail as the Hurricanes came from behind to snatch a thrilling 34-28 Super Rugby bonus-p

Less than a month after marrying Prince William and becoming Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, the newest royal has been pipped in the publicity stakes by her little sister.

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick is confident absent recruit Troy Taylor "will come to the right decision" and rejoin his teammates.

A man who carried out acts of torture for Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe has been allowed to live in Britain - to protect his human rights, British news reports say.

Indonesia remains focused on seeing alleged terrorist Umar Patek stand trial over the 2002 Bali bombings, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa says.

Flood-affected farmers and a community already hit by factory downsizing face a tough future after Heinz slashed more than 340 jobs as it shifts some production to New Zealand.