Johannesburg (South Africa), Mar. 26 : The Australian cricket team has had their first full training session at the Wanderers Ground here in preparation for their Twenty20 series against South Africa.
The squad of 16 was one man short on Wednesday with fast bowler Nathan Bracken absent after having attended a family funeral earlier this week.
The New South Wales left-arm fast bowler has since arrived in Johannesburg and is expected to train with the team ahead of Friday''s opening match. The second Twenty20 match will be played at the Centurion on Sunday.
Sydney, Mar 26 : The Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Rajasthan Royals, led by Shane Warne, are in the early running to be nominated for a gong at a Laureus World Sports Awards, which is certain to be dominated by Olympic and soccer teams.
Awards organisers mentioned them on Wednesday in a long list of contenders for nomination in the world team of the year category, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Melbourne, Mar. 25 : Australia's cricketers are about to have a 250, 000 dollar payday.
With captain Ricky Ponting to officially get his hands on the world championship trophy, the International Cricket Council''s gold mace, and two sizeable cheques during an ICC ceremony in Johannesburg tomorrow, the team stands to benefit hugely.
Consumer group Choice conducted a study to evaluate quality of service provided by cosmetic surgeons. Under the recent study, the women looking for cosmetic surgery treatment made 38 visits to 30 cosmetic surgery clinics in Sydney and Brisbane. These women enquired about breast augmentation, fat-removing liposuction or wrinkle-reducing Botox treatment. The study revealed some shocking facts.
Sydney - Nine of the 10 survivors from a pod of 80 whales that beached themselves near Margaret River on Australia's west coast earlier this week came ashore again Wednesday.
The long-finned pilot whales were spotted not far from Flinders Bay, where they were shepherded out to sea by a volunteer army of nature lovers a day earlier.
Two were already dead, one had been attacked by a shark and the remaining six were likely to be put down because they were in poor condition.
Sydney - Australian stocks continued thei
Johannesburg (South Africa), Mar. 26 : The Australian cricket team has had their first full training session at the Wanderers Ground here in preparation for their Twenty20 series against South Africa.
Sydney, Mar 26 : The Indian Premier League (IPL) team, Rajasthan Royals, led by Shane Warne, are in the early running to be nominated for a gong at a Laureus World Sports Awards, which is certain to be dominated by Olympic and soccer teams.
Melbourne, Mar. 25 : Australia's cricketers are about to have a 250, 000 dollar payday.
Consumer group Choice conducted a study to evaluate quality of service provided by cosmetic surgeons. Under the recent study, the women looking for cosmetic surgery treatment made 38 visits to 30 cosmetic surgery clinics in Sydney and Brisbane. These women enquired about breast augmentation, fat-removing liposuction or wrinkle-reducing Botox treatment. The study revealed some shocking facts.
Sydney - Nine of the 10 survivors from a pod of 80 whales that beached themselves near Margaret River on Australia's west coast earlier this week came ashore again Wednesday.
