Friday, July 22, 2016

Massive news for Sunshine Coast cricket fans and other top stories.

  • Massive news for Sunshine Coast cricket fans

    Massive news for Sunshine Coast cricket fans
    CRICKET: Australia’s world champion cricketers will arrive on the Sunshine Coast this week, giving the region an early taste of Summer.The Southern Stars have confirmed Australia’s best female cricketers will arrive for a three-day training camp on the Sunshine Coast from Thursday. During their stay, the six-time One Day International world champions will conduct net sessions, fitness tests, two ‘Super 10’ matches and one T20 match.Superstars Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy, Holly Ferling and dual-co..
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  • Grieving student honours late teacher who helped her to read

    Grieving student honours late teacher who helped her to read
    UPDATE 4.25PM: Tears and tributes have flowed for a much-loved teacher suddenly taken in a tragic house fire. Coolum State School Year 5 student Kaylah Jones laid flowers this afternoon at the Greenoaks Dr home home where learning support teacher Kylie Allen was fatally wounded by Sunday night's fire. The flowers she left rested with other arrangements against a post just outside the line of police tape. Flowers lay in front of the home where Coolum State School teacher Kylie Allen ..
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  • All the winners and losers in Turnbull's new cabinet

    All the winners and losers in Turnbull's new cabinet
    MALCOLM Turnbull has reappointed all of his Cabinet Ministers, with changes to some of their titles. The Prime Minister told a Coalition party room meeting the government was "in a term of delivery" and three years of stable economic leadership. Fiona Nash was reappointed to her role as Regional Development Minister, as well as picking up the Local Government and Territories portfolio. Christopher Pyne was given the newly created role Minister for Defence Industry within the Defence ..
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  • Rudd seeks UN bid support

    Rudd seeks UN bid support
    KEVIN Rudd has asked the Federal Government to support his bid to become the next United Nations secretary-general. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed on Monday that the former prime minister had thrown his hat into the ring. "Kevin Rudd has requested that the Australian Government nominate him and as (Malcolm Turnbull) has indicated on a number of occasions that will be a matter for the Cabinet," Ms Bishop told Sky News. Mr Rudd faces some tough opposition, with 11 others vying..
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  • Bullets bring Bairstow back to Brisbane

    Bullets bring Bairstow back to Brisbane
    BASKETBALL: The Brisbane Bullets have brought home another well-credentialed player to help with their NBL comeback, Australian power forward Cameron Bairstow.The 25 year-old, who has spent the past two seasons with the NBA’s Chicago Bulls, seeing very limited action but suiting up in 36 games, is a current member of Bullets coach Andrej Lemanis’ Boomers squad heading to Rio.While the club’s front office may have got a little carried away describing the Runcorn-born, 206cm Bairstow as “one of t..
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  • Karl Urban stole iconic Star Trek momento

    Karl Urban stole iconic Star Trek momento
    KARL Urban took a Starfleet insignia from the 'Star Trek Beyond' set. The 44-year-old actor reprised his role as Dr. 'Bones' McCoy for the third film reboot of the 'Star Trek' franchise and admitted he couldn't resist looting for iconic mementos when the cameras stopped rolling. He confessed to BANG Showbiz: "Did I steal anything? I may have yes... I might have stolen a Starfleet insignia." After working on three movies in the film series together, Karl has developed a close bond wit..
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  • Baddeley wins back tour card after playoff victory

    Baddeley wins back tour card after playoff victory
    GOLF: Aaron Baddeley could not contain his excitement after winning in Alabama to secure his place on the US PGA Tour for the next two years.Having just sunk a seven-metre putt on the fourth playoff hole to claim the title over 21-year-old South Korean Si Woo Kim, 35-year-old Baddeley broke into a celebratory jig before tossing his club and flinging his cap in the air.Aside from the $830,000 prizemoney, Baddley regains his tour card after losing his exemption this season, for the first time in ..
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  • Hat trick sees Bieber lash out at fan during gig

    Hat trick sees Bieber lash out at fan during gig
    JUSTIN Bieber reportedly lashed out at a fan for throwing her hat on stage at his show in New Jersey on Friday. The 'Sorry' hitmaker allegedly swore at the innocent concertgoer after she spun her cap, which she was giving as a gift, at him while he was performing in Atlantic City. According to the New York Daily News newspaper, Justin said mid-way through his performance: "Whatever it is you're trying to throw at me on stage, your hat or whatever, I don't want that s**t," before kicking..
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  • Stenson stays ice-cool to seal Open triumph

    Stenson stays ice-cool to seal Open triumph
    GOLF: Henrik Stenson is called the Iceman for a reason, and records melted with his 20-foot birdie putt on the last hole to beat veteran Phil Mickelson by three shots and win a classic British Open. The world No.6’s 20-under-par total of 264 was the lowest 72-hole score in Open history and the lowest in any major.It beat Greg Norman’s total from Royal St George’s in 1993 by three strokes, and Tiger Woods’ 19-under-par winning score from St Andrews in 2000 by one. Stenson’s eight-under was only ..
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  • Nissan switches to autonomous vehicles

    Nissan switches to autonomous vehicles
    THE race to autonomous vehicles is gathering momentum and all the major car manufacturers are breaching the divide with automated driver-assist systems.Nissan has gone a step further, however, announcing this week that its Serena – a five-door multi-van – will be the first Japanese car with autonomous driving. The people mover is equipped with Nissan’s ProPilot technology, designed for use on Japanese roads for self-driving at speeds between 30 and 100kmh. ProPilot is capable of autonomous driv..
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