Melbourne, Dec 13: Graeme Smith, who became South Africa’s youngest captain in 2003, has said that he is still trying to prove himself and is a better leader now.
“I think the best way to explain it is, when I took over the captaincy at 22 in 2003 there were so many doomsayers saying it was the wrong decision – He’s still trying to prove himself in the world of cricket, he’s just 22, how can he be captain?’” Smith (27) said.
Melbourne, Dec 12 : The new arts centre in Perth, which had been promised to be named after late Aussie actor Heath Ledger, will no longer be named after him.
According to Culture and Arts Minister John Day, the centre in Northbridge will now be called the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, with a theatre within it named after Ledger, reports PerthNow.
Former premier Alan Carpenter had announced Ledger's name at the theatre construction site less than six months ago, with the late actor's father, Kim Ledger, standing by his side.
Melbourne, Dec 12 : Australian spin legend Shane Warne played an unlikely cupid for a man who has turned his eventful life into a hit stage musical.
Warne put his own spin on things when cabaret star Eddie Perfect proposed on Tuesday to his girlfriend of two-and-half-years, Lucy Cochran, the Herald Sun reported.
Perfect, who stars as the cricketer in "Shane Warne the Musical", popped the question by showing Cochran a series of photos of their cat, Moloko, with one-word signs around its neck.
Melbourne, Dec 11 : In the latest UFO riddle to grip Australia, a reader has spotted what appears to be a flying saucer hovering directly above Millers Point while checking out Google Maps.
The bizarre discovery, near the Sydney Harbour Bridge, comes at the end of a year that was full of claims of such close encounters.
Careful study of the Google picture isn''t quite as helpful, reports the Courier Mail.
Photograph experts have cautioned that it could be a distortion - but Google didn''t deny it was an alien craft.
Melbourne - Lindsay Davenport will keep her tennis career alive at age 32 after entering the 2009 Australian Open, organisers announced on Thursday,
The Californian had been on the fence about her future in recent months, last playing at the US Open and losing early.
But after pondering her situation with her husband over recent months, the 2000 champion at Melbourne Park will be entering her 11th edition at Melbourns Park from January 11.
"We are really excited that she has entered," said tournament director Craig Tiley, "She's a world-class player and a great ambassador for our sport."
Melbourne, - Long-range forecasters are predicting a sunny fortnight for the Australian Open when the first Grand Slam of the season starts on January 19.
The official weatherman of the event advises sunscreen and a hat for punters, who can expect to find fair weather for much of the time at Melbourne Park.
In a technological upgrade, the tournament will have its own weather office and forecasters on site, a practice already in place at Roland Garros, which rain is always a factor influencing play.
Melbourne, Dec 13: Graeme Smith, who became South Africa’s youngest captain in 2003, has said that he is still trying to prove himself and is a better leader now.
Melbourne, Dec 12 : Australian spin legend Shane Warne played an unlikely cupid for a man who has turned his eventful life into a hit stage musical.
Melbourne, Dec 11 : In the latest UFO riddle to grip Australia, a reader has spotted what appears to be a flying saucer hovering directly above Millers Point while checking out Google Maps. 
Melbourne - Lindsay Davenport will keep her tennis career alive at age 32 after entering the 2009 Australian Open, organisers announced on Thursday,
Melbourne, - Long-range forecasters are predicting a sunny fortnight for the Australian Open when the first Grand Slam of the season starts on January 19.
