Melbourne, Jan 2 (ANI): French artist Christian Boltanski has sold his entire life until he dies to a millionaire Tasmanian art buyer David Walsh.
Boltanski will have his life filmed 24 hours a day and streamed live to Walsh’s 70 million dollars Museum of Old and New [...]
Melbourne, Jan.1 (ANI): Coach Larry Stefanki strongly believes Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick is one of 10 players who can win this year’s Australian Open and end Roger Federer’s domination of the game.
“There’s no lock (certainty) any more there’s no Roger Show any more. They are all thinking the same thing and that’s what I love [...]
Melbourne, Jan. 1 (ANI): Australian tennis star Jelena Dokic has set herself the goal of breaking back into the world’s top 20 in 2010.
Dokic, who will start her campaign at the Brisbane International on Sunday, is feeling fit again after an injury and illness affected end to 2009, reports the Courier Mail.
The right-hander felt [...]
Washington, Dec. 31 (ANI): American officials have warned air travellers entering the US that they could be forced to undergo “virtual strip searches” in the wake of an attempted move by a Nigerian to bomb a Northwest Airliner.
Walk-through imaging machines that let security officials [...]
Melbourne, Dec. 31 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting will continue treatment on his injured elbow after being troubled during the win over Pakistan in the first Test at the MCG.
According to the Courier Mail, Ponting experienced more pain than he expected while batting on [...]
Melbourne, Dec 29 (ANI): Queensland Police says not all criminals are masterminds, in fact, some can be very dumb.
The Aussie cops have even listed some of the dumbest criminals of 2009, reports the Courier Mail.
On June 11, a car followed a police vehicle [...]
Melbourne, Dec 29 (ANI): Feel guilty of overspending and not being able to control the money splash? Well, blame your genes for this uncontrollable itch, says a new study.
A recent research from the London School of Economics and the University of California has claimed that some of us may actually have a debt gene which [...]
Melbourne, Dec 29 (ANI): Singer Kylie Minogue has fuelled rumours that she may soon tie the knot with her Spanish model boyfriend Andres Velencoso.
The two visited each other’s families this festive season.
The couple spent a week in Sydney with the 41-year-old singer’s [...]
Brisbane (Australia), Dec. 29 (ANI): Former Grand Slam champion Justine Henin has arrived in Brisbane determined to make the most of her “possible” push to win the Australian Open in the third tournament of her comeback.
According to the Courier Mail, Henin had the first training session of [...]
Melbourne, Dec 28 (ANI): A report in the local Tasmanian paper about the sperm bank almost running dry has aroused a number of the state’s men to become donors.
According to the Sunday Tasmanian, because of fewer men donating and there being more demand from interstate women, the bank [...]
Melbourne, Dec. 26 (ANI): Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has said he was unfairly treated for testing positive to steroids.
The controversial quick has vowed to “tell everything” about his drug dramas.
Banned for a year for testing positive to the steroid nandrolone during the inaugural Indian Premier League in 2008, Asif has only [...]
Melbourne, Dec. 26 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting urged Pakistan to bring on a bouncer war as he declared himself an almost certain starter for his 13th Boxing Day Test.
According to the Courier Mail, Ponting will wear an arm guard to protect his sore [...]
Durban (S. Africa), Dec. 24 (ANI): South African skipper Graeme Smith has taunted England batsmen by saying that during last week’s Centurion Test, certain question marks emerged about the latter, which could facilitate a Proteas victory sooner than later.
“We’ve probably given them a few question marks, especially over the batting line-up,” The Courier Mail quoted [...]
Perth (Australia), Dec. 22 (ANI): West Indian captain Chris Gayle has described Australian all-rounder Shane Watson as an interesting individual, and is prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt for the send-off he gave at Perth.
In an article for the Courier Mail, Gayle said: “Watson didn’t say anything to me, but he just [...]
Melbourne, Dec 21 (ANI): Women had got it all wrong all this while – a new study says men prefer girls a little less leggy.
In the search to find the most attractive legs, UK researchers asked more than 1000 men and women to rate a series of images [...]
Melbourne, Dec 17 (ANI): A new survey conducted on Aussies has revealed that many recall doing something or the other during Christmas parties that they would not have otherwise done.
According to the poll, conducted on more than 2000 Australians by RedHotPie.com.au website, the results showed that more than 70 percent admitted that they had [...]
Perth, Dec 17(ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that he was embarrassed at having to retire hurt for the first time in his career during the third Test against West Indies at the WACA Ground in Perth.
Ponting was hit above his left elbow while trying to duck out of a fiery 146km/h delivery from [...]
Melbourne, Dec 16 (ANI): A survey has revealed that more than one in three Aussie men can’t view their own private parts when they look down, as their belly blocks their view.
The survey commissioned by Jenny Craig, stated that a shocking 38 percent of Aussie men claim they couldn’t see their private parts when they [...]
Melbourne, Dec 15 (ANI): Golfer Tiger Woods used the title of a Killers song as a pseudonym while calling his latest alleged mistress Julie Postle, claims her ex-boyfriend.
Woods wooed Postle, 25, at Orlando’s Roxy Nightclub.
The duo met at the nightclub five years ago and Woods allegedly [...]
Melbourne, Dec 15 (ANI): ‘Best Job in the World’ winner Ben Southall is set to go around the world as a Tourism Queensland salesman after his six-month job as island caretaker gets over.
The UK charity worker will complete his stint as Great Barrier [...]
Melbourne, Dec 14 (ANI): World’s largest automaker Toyota has pulled an advertisement that was slammed for being incestuous, degrading and sexist.
The ad, which was the winning entry in the Toyota-sponsored Clever Film Comp, has been removed from the event site after [...]
Melbourne, December 13 (ANI): If you thought men turn werewolves on full moon nights only in movies, then here’s some news – a new study has found links that connect the bright nights to increased violent tendencies in some people.
An eleven-month research at the Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital has found some people are fiercer and [...]
Washington, Dec. 12 (ANI): The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) has said that it “fully supports” Tiger Woods’ decision to take an “indefinite break” from golf.
PGA officials, who have ridden the fame of Woods to record prize money totals and television profits, quickly released a statement following the World No. 1’s announcement that his timetable for [...]
Melbourne, Dec 10 (ANI): You can now stop envying women with lengthy ladies, for a new study claims that men prefer girls a little less leggy.
In the search to find the most attractive legs, UK researchers asked more than 1000 men and women to rate a series of images of female bodies, reports The Courier [...]
Adelaide (Australia), Dec. 4 (ANI): West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has needled new Australian quick Doug Bollinger by provocatively claiming he doesn’t even know who he is.
Sparking a potentially explosive new-ball confrontation in the second Test starting in Adelaide today, Gayle also made the amazing confession he had not even bothered to watch a video [...]
Melbourne, Dec 4 (ANI): When it comes to being the best lovers in the world, Australians claim the top position, claims a survey of international holidaymakers.
According to the survey, Aussies performed best with 10.7 per cent of the vote with the Italians getting 7.2 percent.
Third position was grabbed by Brits with 6.3 per cent just [...]
Melbourne, Nov 30 (IANS) West Indies captain Chris Gayle has slammed the newly introuduced vedio referral system, saying that the new technology is still not fool-proof.
The Umpires’ Decision Review System (UDRS) has come into effect in the ongoing Test series between Australia and West Indies and New Zealand and Pakistan.
The new referral system has been [...]
Melbourne, Nov 30 (ANI): Aussies have beaten the Americans to become the owners of the largest houses in the world, says a new report by Commonwealth Securities, also known as CommSec.
The CommSec data shows that the size of an Australian house has increased on average by [...]
Melbourne, November 26 (ANI): Singer Robbie Williams is said to be looking for a property in Australia’s Northern Territory Outback to hunt Unidentified Flying Objects.
The British pop star, who claims to have seen UFOs at least three times, revealed his interest in the land before the release of his latest hit record Reality Killed The [...]
Melbourne, November 25 (ANI): Kim Kardashian has successfully achieved her weightloss goal.
She has posted a new pic of herself in bikini revealing her fantastic new figure, reports the Courier Mail.
Along with snap, she has posted: “Quick Trim photo shoot today in Miami! I finally feel I’ve [...]
