Новости за 25.07.2015

In politics, nothing unites like the prospect of electoral success. So it is perhaps unsurprising that Labor's notoriously rambunctious internal agitators have tamed themselves to a degree at the party's 47th National Conference.

What type of person would be scared of an desk-bound job and thrilled about the prospect of enlisting in the army, despite the potentially dangerous implications of the latter? One whose whole life has been based around trying to fulfil her need to be always on the go in all aspects of her life. Fortunately for the Southern Stars, cricket was the main thing that grabbed Megan Schutt's interest as a sporty kid in suburban Adelaide, and has held it ever since.

Southern Stars opener Elyse Villani is relishing the prospect of England strike-bowler Katherine Brunt again peppering her with short deliveries in the final women's Ashes one-dayer.

A NSW man has been arrested after police found him with a stun gun disguised as a smartphone.

At least 12 people were killed when two suicide bombers attacked a crowded swimming pool in northern Iraq on Saturday.

Briton Chris Froome of Team Sky is poised to win the Tour de France as he retained the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 20th stage

There's nothing like an arresting statistic to grab your attention, so when I was monitoring my social media feed and an article from the Irish Times popped up about salaries in America's major League Soccer  it certainly piqued my interest.

Talks between Greece and its international creditors over a new bailout package should go ahead on Monday after logistical issues that delayed meetings this week are resolved, a Greek official said on Saturday.

More than 60 per cent of Sydney's maternity hospitals have seen an increase in the number of women who have had medical intervention in childbirth over the past five years, failing to meet ambitious targets to increase intervention-free birth in the state.

Do you know when a hooded seal displays it's hood. Or how about whether an ostrich's eye ball is bigger than its heart? Well take The Sun-Herald's interactive quiz to find out.

Success is heavily dependent on timing and South Sydney appear to be building menacing form with the NRL finals starting to loom large.

Shoulder surgery is a matter of when, not if, for Dayne Beams after the star midfielder was a late withdrawal for the Lions.

With Greg Inglis almost unstoppable, Adam Reynolds and Luke Keary linking well and Issac Luke back on deck, South Sydney is finally looking settled.

Australia's Collis Birmingham has run a season-best time in a speedy 3000metres race at the London Diamond League meeting.

Being humiliated by 405 runs in the second Ashes test by Australia was a setback but England will not dwell on it when the third test gets underway at Edgbaston on Wednesday, fast bowler Stuart Broad has said.

The impact of Paddy Ryder on Saturday night was a matter of perspective – ask two coaches and get two very different answers.

Sunday  will be huge for Collingwood. They just cannot afford to drop a fifth straight game to the sixth placed Western Bulldogs or they are in serious trouble of missing out on September finals action. How quickly things can turn in AFL Football.

England's success at attracting healthy crowds to women's Ashes matches, and bolstering the atmosphere of them by playing at small venues, is strengthening Australia's aim to do the same next time they host the series.

F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday with a lap more than half a second faster than Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott is expected to be able to move into The Lodge imminently, as the long overdue work is completed.

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott wasted no time in paying tribute to Brent Harvey in the wake of his 400th game, after being adamant earlier in the week that any decision over his future would be made in the best interests of the club.

Is it still the most expensive drink in history if you don't have to pay for it?

Thirty years ago today Ron Quinton rode the very first winner at the Sunshine Coast - and he achieved another landmark with his first Saturday metropolitan double as a trainer at Canterbury.

Gold Coast star Gary Ablett may have played his last game this season following a meniscus or cartilage tear in his left knee on Saturday.

Macedonian community says pork dishes are a symbol of its survival while Muslims can't eat any food prepared alongside pork.