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Watch a crisis response exercise as it happens in Ballarat

In Ballarat on Saturday, firefighters from across the area will receive calls to reports of a chemical smell on a V/Line train which starts to affect hundreds of passengers on board. It's all part of a counterterrorism exercise organised by the CFA to ... >> view original

Berisha will be centre of attention

To some, he is the “crazy Albanian” and a firebrand who skates on the edge, but Besart Berisha is a winner. It just wouldn't be A-League finals time without the focus of attention being on a man who has polarised opinion in the four seasons he has played in ... >> view original

Nick Riewoldt taken to hospital but cleared of major damage

St Kilda's Nick Riewoldt has been cleared of serious damage but will remain in hospital for observation after a sickening collision with Adelaide's Brodie Smith in the first quarter of Saturday's match at Adelaide Oval. Riewoldt and Smith collided in an ... >> view original

VIDEO: Dumped Parramatta Eels halfback Chris Sandow turns in man-of-the ...

Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your Flash Plugin. Parramatta halfback Chris Sandow bounces back to form 0:31. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. NRL: Parramatta halfback Chris Sandow responds to his axing with a man of the ... >> view original

A-League Grand Final 2015: A final calm before the storm of the "Big Blue" decider

This time last year, Brisbane Roar coach Mike Mulvey was so incensed by the unapologetic lateness of the Western Sydney Wanderers to the grand final pre-match press conference, he started it himself. Memorably, he even asked himself the the first ... >> view original

Cronulla Sharks beat Titans in golden-point extra time thanks to Valentine ...

Valentine Holmes has kicked the winning golden-point field goal to give the Sharks a 23-22 win over the Titans on the Gold Coast. The Titans got off to a flying start thanks to tries from Ryan James and David Mead but Holmes touched down for the Sharks just ... >> view original

John Connolly has immediate effect as Reds thump Rebels

Where has this Queensland Reds team been all year? The appointment of former Wallabies coach John Connolly as a “consultant” galvanised the struggling Reds to an amazing 46-29 win against the Melbourne Rebels in Brisbane last night. Connolly ... >> view original

Hird reveals Carlisle's neck scare

Essendon's WADA woes were put in sharp perspective earlier this week when Jake Carlisle was felled at training. A day after the World Anti-Doping Agency confirmed it would be appealing the not-guilty verdicts reached by the AFL's anti-doping tribunal, ... >> view original

Video: The round of hard knocks

We're only three games into Round 10 and we've already seen two of the most brutal head knocks of the NRL season. James Graham cops a hip. James Graham's return from suspension for his Good Friday meltdown ended early after he was knocked into ... >> view original

Michael Voss plays down his return to the Gabba

Michael Voss, Craig McCrae and Justin Leppitsch after the Lions' mighty AFL grand final win against Collingwood in 2003. Photo: Ray Kennedy. On Sunday, Port Adelaide assistant Michael Voss will be the Gabba's guest rather than its host for the first time. >> view original