Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Last Top Stories: Out! Sharapova, Halep withdraw from Brisbane

  • Out! Sharapova, Halep withdraw from Brisbane

    Out! Sharapova, Halep withdraw from  Brisbane
    Maria Sharapova withdraws from Brisbane International with forearm injuryHello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.WORLD no. 2 Simona Halep has joined Maria Sharapova in withdrawing from the Brisbane International on Tuesday afternoon.Halep, who was due to face former world no. 1 Victoria Azarenka in a blockbuster second round match-up, has pulled out citing a left leg injury.The match would have been Halep’s first of the year as, as the top see..
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  • NSW girl, 13, missing from Brisbane

    NSW girl, 13, missing from  Brisbane
    NSW girl, 13, missing from BrisbaneA 13-year-old NSW girl has gone missing while on a family holiday in Brisbane.Photo: Queensland Police ServiceA 13-year-old New South Wales girl has been missing from inner Brisbane for more than two days.The unnamed girl was last seen at Highgate Hill about 1.30pm (AEST) on Sunday and has not contacted her family since.Police say although she doesn't have friends or family in the River City it's believed she may visit West End, South Bank or the CBD.Advertisem..
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  • 'Do you want see something funny?': Accused Brisbane one-punch ...

    'Do you want see something funny?': Accused  Brisbane  one-punch  ...
    VideoTeen 'coward punch' victim tragically dies in hospital after alleged assault in BrisbaneThe man accused of fatally striking Brisbane teenager Cole Miller on Sunday morning allegedly asked his mates if they wanted to "see something funny" before landing his killer blow.Police will allege the "callous" Daniel Jermaine Lee Maxwell and his friend Armstrong Renata, both 21, were stalking the streets of Fortitude Valley with two other friends, looking for people to bash, theCourier-Mailreports.Al..
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  • Sore Stosur to push on through the pain

    Sore Stosur to push on through the pain
    Tomic the favourite in his opening match at the Brisbane International0:35Tennis Courier-Mail sports news director Valkerie Baynes chats with Louise Ransome about Bernard Tomic's opening match at the Brisbane International.QUEENSLANDER Sam Stosur has given Brisbane International organisers a touch of respite, having decided to press on with her second round match tonight at Pat Rafter Arena.Stosur had called a trainer to the court in her first round win over Slovak Jana Cepalova on Monday to tre..
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  • No love for rain at Brisbane Tennis

    No love for rain at  Brisbane  Tennis
    Editor on duty:Sarah MotherwellPLAY has resumed at the Brisbane International after some courts were closed due to heavy rain.Several matches were cancelled on Tuesday because of the downpour on the outer Show courts.Earlier in the day, five flights scheduled to land at Sunshine Coast Airport were diverted to Brisbane because of low-lying cloud and heavy rain.A number of outbound flights were delayed and cancelled.An airport spokeswoman said airlines had arranged buses to transport customers to ..
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  • Property developers follow Sydney buyers to Brisbane

    Property developers follow Sydney buyers to  Brisbane
    Why property investors are looking to QueenslandApartment developers from Sydney and Melbourne are heading to Queensland following buyers who have been priced out of the southern cities and want to capture value in Brisbane and the Gold Coast.Half a dozen developers have purchased more than $100 million worth of development sites in the last few months with close to $1 billion worth of apartments planned.They are aiming to meet the demands of anincreasing number of buyers from Sydney and Melbour..
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  • James Duckworth joins rush for the exits at Brisbane International

    James Duckworth joins rush for the exits at  Brisbane  International
    Video will begin in5seconds.Is Sharapova ready for 2016?Prior to her withdrawal from the Brisbane International with a forearm injury, Maria Sharapova believed her strong end to 2015 was the perfect grounding for the new season.PT1M35S620349James Duckworth knew it was a bad omen when he snapped a string at 3-2, 30-all in his third set against world No.20 Dominic Thiem at the Brisbane International.Incredibly, it hadn't happened to him in five years of tennis and the timing was hardly ideal, give..
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  • Groth stumbles ahead of Australian Open

    Groth stumbles ahead of Australian Open
    Sam Groth loses in first round of Brisbane InternationalLaine ClarkAAPJanuary 05, 201610:16AMHello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.BIG-SERVING Sam Groth has backed himself to put his best foot forward at the Australian Open despite stumbling in the Brisbane International first round.Reigning Newcombe Medallist Groth admitted recent foot surgery had ensured his “most disjointed off-season” after a breakthrough 2015.But the Victorian did not w..
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  • Brisbane gets its very own Jurassic Park

    Brisbane  gets its very own Jurassic Park
    Laser sensors on the floor allows the dinosaurs to detect nearby humans and react like a real dinosaur might.Photo: Erika FishVideo programmers have teamed up with a dinosaur expert to bring a "killing machine to life and set it free" in a digital dinosaur zoo sure to impress.QUT's Cube Studio video programmers gave ten full-sized digital dinosaurs artificial intelligence, allowing them to make their own decisions about when to move, hunt, graze and rest in a digital dinosaur zoo at QUT's Garden..
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  • Ex-cop in court over drugs at Brisbane Stereosonic

    Ex-cop in court over drugs at  Brisbane  Stereosonic
    Ex-cop in court over drugs at Brisbane StereosonicStereosonic Brisbane saw 16 attendees hospitalised but thankfully no deaths.A former Queensland police officer has appeared briefly in court after she was allegedly caught with drugs at a music festival.Tara Jane Radford, 26, resigned from the Queensland Police Service after being charged with possessing dangerous drugs at the Stereosonic festival in Brisbane last month.The former Townsville-based constable will return to Brisbane Magistrates Cou..
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