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Doubts over funding increase for Australian sport
20:00:01, 20 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian government has refused to commit to a substantial increase in funding for Australian athletes in the lead up to the London Olympics.
Australian women take gold in freestyle relay
20:21:36, 14 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia has picked up four more medals in the pool at the Beijing Olympic Games, including an unexpected gold medal in the women's 200 metre relay.
Australian league to try to stop Williams
16:09:28, 14 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Australia's National Rugby League will file a motion for contempt of court if Sonny Bill Williams plays for the French Rugby Union club, Toulon, again tomorrow.
Samoan rugby player defies Australian court
16:27:18, 11 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Samoan Sonny Bill Williams has responded to an Australian court order prohibiting him from playing for any side other than National Rugby League club the Bulldogs, until 2013.
England names Pietersen new cricket captain
01:06:05, 5 August 2008, Radio Australia News
England has named Kevin Pietersen as the new captain of both its test and one-day cricket teams.
Pacific leaders to attend Beijing Olympics
20:28:59, 4 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Fiji's interim prime minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama will attend the Beijing Olympics.
Beijing Games protestors must give five days notice
22:20:18, 3 August 2008, Radio Australia News
People who want to protest during the Olympic Games should seek permission five days ahead of their actions, according to the Chinese Government.
Cadel Evans an almost certain starter for Games
22:20:17, 3 August 2008, Radio Australia News
Australian cyclist Cadel Evans has been declared an almost certain starter for the Olympic Road Race as he continues to recover from an injured knee.
Beijing clear skies continue
22:20:15, 3 August 2008, Radio Australia News
China's concern that the Beijing Olympics would come to be known as the 'dirty games' is steadily disappearing as anti-pollution measures start to take effect.
Australian Olympic Commitee pushes sports funding
20:36:02, 3 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian Olympic Committee and Paralympic Committee have joined forces to lobby the federal government for a complete overhaul of sports funding.
Athletes gather for Oceania Masters championships
03:18:12, 31 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Athletes from around the region have gathered in Townsville in northeastern Australia, for the Oceania Masters Championships.
Olympic village opens in Beijing
23:21:26, 27 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The Olympic village has been officially opened in Beijing.
Muslim group makes threat against China's Olympics
19:10:15, 26 July 2008, Radio Australia News
A group claiming to be from China's far west has claimed responsibility for recent bombings there and threatened to attack the Olympics.
Laos on track to host South East Asian Games
11:59:17, 18 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Laos says it is on track to host it's first ever international sports event, next year's South East Asian Games, thanks to international help.
Spanish cyclist fails dope test
07:07:34, 12 July 2008, Radio Australia News
French police have raided a team hotel after Spanish rider Manuel Beltran tested positive on the Tour de France.
FIFA watching PNG soccer elections
15:26:07, 8 July 2008, Radio Australia News
World soccer's governing body, FIFA, is warning a group of five former Papua New Guinea Football Association members that they will be disciplined for taking court action to overturn recent election results.
Hackett breaks 15 minutes at Sydney swim meet
16:32:44, 6 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Australian swimmer, Grant Hackett, has broken the 15 minute barrier in the 1500 metres freestyle at the Grand Prix event in Sydney.
Delay in Cook Islands sporting complex loan
14:52:53, 4 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The Cook Islands government says there has been a delay in the signing of a $US9.88 million Chinese loan.
China says swimmer lifetime ban shows 'zero tolerance' drug policy
12:21:58, 1 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Chinese officials say a lifetime ban on one of their swimmers for taking drugs shows that a 'zero tolerance' policy is in place for the Beijing Olympics.
Cook Islands plans inspection of Chinese sports complex materials
18:29:31, 26 June 2008, Radio Australia News
The Cook Islands government has announced it will inspect all building materials for the multi-purpose sporting complex to be built by the Chinese.
NZ Soccer administrator Charlie Dempsey dies
12:09:56, 25 June 2008, Radio Australia News
A New Zealand Soccer administrator, who gained world wide notoriety in ensuring Germany won the 2006 World Cup, died in Auckland, Tuesday.
NZ Soccer administrator, Charlie Dempsey, dead aged 80
14:46:20, 25 June 2008, Radio Australia News
A New Zealand Soccer administrator, who gained world wide notoriety in ensuring Germany won the right to host the 2006 World Cup, died in Auckland, Tuesday.
Samoan villages to get funded sports programs
19:48:03, 23 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Samoa is the latest Pacific island country to get Australian assistance to fund village-based sports programs.
Australian students head to PNG university games
15:47:08, 20 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Australian univeristy athletes are travelling to Papua New Guinea for the university games, despite a series of setbacks ahead of the start to the week-long event.
Research looks at snowsport safety in Australia
19:25:09, 11 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Research from Australia's University of Canberra shows there needs to be more education about snowsport safety if Australia's ski fields are to attract more tourists.
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