Australia tour on hold till security briefing

Melbourne, Sept.28 : Cricket Australia has said that it will wait for security briefing before heading out for the tour of Bangladesh. Confirming the news, Australia’s team performance manager Pat Howard said that the flights had been booked for the team to depart late Tuesday night, but added that they would proceed only after ensuring player […]

Mourinho admits `he is concerned` about Chelsea’s form

London, Sept.28 : Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that he is extremely concerned about his team’s form following his side’s 2-2 draw against Newcastle in their Premier League clash at St James’ Park.Mourinho criticized his players, saying that they were so bad during the match that he wanted to make six substitutions, the Mirror […]

Luke Batty inquest finds murder by father was unforeseeable

Melbourne : Rosie Batty has said she has “a degree of closure” after an inquest found her son’s death at the hands of his father could not have been foreseen. Luke, 11, was bashed with a bat and stabbed to death by his father Greg Anderson at a public cricket ground in Tyabb, outside Melbourne in […]

Lifting the lid on Australia’s child sex abuse

Melbourne :For decades, Peter Blenkiron remained silent about the abuse he had suffered at age 11 at the hands of his Catholic Christian Brother teacher. Earlier this year, Mr Blenkiron relived the horror of his school days, telling an inquiry into child abuse about how he would be pressed against the wall at the back of […]

Syria conflict tops agenda for world leaders at UN

New York : The Syrian conflict is at the centre of intense diplomatic activity in New York, where world leaders are attending the UN General Assembly.Russian President Vladimir Putin is to hold rare talks with US President Barack Obama to outline his proposals.The Russians are a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Western leaders have […]