On a day of drama at Collingwood, the Magpies have been further rocked by the AFL
retirement of forward Paul Medhurst.

A man in his twenties has died after suffering a cardiac arrest while swimming at
Brisbane's popular artificial beach at South Bank.

Brenton Sanderson has emerged as the favourite to replace Mark Thompson as Geelong
coach after the two-time premiership mentor stepped down on Monday.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3 (Yonhap) -- Olympic figure skating gold medalist Kim Yu-na
said Sunday that she has completed her search to fill the vacancy left when she

Adelaide United coach Rini Coolen is tipping surprise A-league cellar dweller Sydney
FC to have a mid-season revival - he just hopes it doesn't start on Monday against

Footy finals fatigue took its toll on viewers on Saturday with fewer people tuning
in to watch the re-match between Collingwood and St Kilda than last weekend's
blockbuster.

A 27-year-old man has been charged with drug and driving offences after chemicals
used to make methylamphetamine were allegedly found inside a car that crashed into a

The monkey which had turned into an ape was flung from the back of St George
Illawarra as the Dragons crushed the Sydney Roosters 32-8 to claim the joint

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has used her first overseas visit as prime minister to
pay tribute to Australia's troops fighting in Afghanistan as well as honouring

One person is dead after a collision between a truck and two cars on the Bruce
Highway in southeast Queensland.