LESS than two months after Harry Kewell's agent labelled the medical treatment dished out to the star striker by former club Liverpool as a "disgrace", the English giants appear to have heeded the message, appointing an Australian to lead their medical program.

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THE next highest placing by an Australian at the Winter Olympics after the medals of Dale Begg-Smith and Torah Bright was achieved in a discipline new to the Olympics, by a 20-year-old new to the discipline, who was second-last to qualify for these Games, and had not competed at all..read more

THE ABC's international broadcaster, Radio Australia, is terminating its sports bulletins following a sexual harassment dispute involving the department's manager and its only dedicated sports reporter.

KEY elements of Australia's World Cup bid will come under greater government control after a task force was yesterday announced to sort out problems that have dogged Australia's push to host the largest event in world sport.