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The Chiefs have delivered a lesson in intensity to the Stormers, turning on the razzle-dazzle in a 60-21 Super Rugby quarter-final win in Cape Town.

Todd Blackadder's reign as Crusaders coach has ended in familiar fashion, with a 42-25 loss to the rampant Lions in their Super Rugby quarter-final in Johannesburg.

A freed Adam Whittington has finally left Lebanon nearly four months after first being detained for plotting the abduction of Brisbane mother Sally Faulkner's two children from Lebanon and warned the Nine Network "the truth is coming out."

The gunman who went on a rampage at a shopping centre, leaving nine people dead, had no ties to the Islamic State or other extremist groups.

A man has died after he was allegedly hit by a car and assaulted in western Sydney earlier this month.

Chris Froome added to his reputation as one of the best Tour de France riders when he virtually secured his third title, holding on to his overall lead in the last competitive stage, won by Spain's Ion Izagirre on Saturday.

Aggressive and confrontational people who become perpetrators of violence can be easily identified by a "red triad" of personality traits, a Texan researcher told a conference on reducing aggression on Saturday.

When an excavator struck something hard in the soil of a Richmond building site in the mid 2000s, workers thought they'd hit a layer of basalt. In fact they'd exposed a century-old bluestone tar dump, a massive pit of toxic black sludge. The messy discovery triggered an even messier, multi-million legal battle that continues today over responsibility for decontamination of the former abattoir and council depot site.

Melissa Allsop was thirty weeks pregnant when she lost consciousness. She woke up two months later, 800 kilometres away form her baby.

Western Bulldogs coach concedes his club faces a challenge after a 'devastating night'.

The "final victory" of three unknown Australian soldiers came on Saturday, as they were buried with full military honours in the soil of the land they had died to liberate a century ago.

Guests in 35 rooms of a south Canberra hotel were evacuated on Saturday night because of a fire in a laundry.

Auction listings are set to ramp up strongly from August, but buyers are likely to face reduced capacity to borrow.

Brent Harvey's record-breaking 427th AFL game could play a crucial role in shaping the composition of the top eight after St Kilda upset the Western Bulldogs on a heartbreaking Saturday night for the losers at Etihad Stadium.

Christine Lagarde is likely to avoid jail time and keep her job as head of the International Monetary Fund after she was ordered to stand trial in France on charges that carry a potential prison term.

Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson says prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves will likely miss the club's clash with Brisbane Broncos on Thursday night.

A Democrat even the Republicans recognise as a stable, unwavering guy, Tim Kaine has a scandal-free record as a politician.

Melbourne Victory have claimed an upset International Champions Cup win, downing Italian champions Juventus after a penalty shoot-out.

Pippa Middleton may have almost upstaged her older sister at her own wedding.

Geelong turned on a big second half to comfortably defeat Adelaide for the second time this season, ending the Crows' run of eight consecutive wins.

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It took six years, spent at three different clubs, but at the age of 24, Geelong's Sam Menegola finally made his AFL debut on Saturday night, and after an interminable wait, did his best to make up for lost time.

The closure of two major indoor sports centres within two months has again exposed the shortage of options for those who want a game out of the elements.

Interim Eels boss Max Donnelly could well be presiding over the Parramatta Bears had he not blocked a push to merge the Eels with foundation club North Sydney.

You now have permission to grow marijuana in NSW – if you are the state government.