October 2011

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The Public Apology can confirm it is in talks with a number of stage and screen stalwarts to produce a lavish sports musical – an eleventh hour bid to save Sydney’s iconic Theatre Royal, which is on the verge of folding. Fresh doubts emerged over the future of the cultural precinct after the successful 80’s…

Read More The Public Apology to save iconic Sydney venue

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The prolonged NBA lockout is forcing the competition’s highest paid athletes to count their pennies and develop a more frugal lifestyle, according to new reports. A World Tour has just been announced, in which 18 elite NBA players will visit London, Puerto Rico, Macau and Melbourne to take part in six exhibition games. And despite…

Read More NBA players to pinch pennies on World Tour

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The Australian public loves a hero. We worship successful athletes like the Incas (or George Hamilton) worshiped the sun. Whether it’s a full-blown ticker-tape parade or a boozy victory song in the sheds, we love winning – and celebrating those who win. But there’s one thing we love even more than a winner – it’s…

Read More Winning: sage advice for Quade Cooper

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Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard has taken the extraordinary step of refusing to let the Colts return home following the team’s humiliating defeat at the hands of the New Orleans Saints. The red-hot Saints crushed the Colts 62-7 in one of the most lopsided games of the NFL season. The defeat leaves Indianapolis with seven straight…

Read More Indianapolis mayor bans NFL team from town

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Thousands of jubilant Libyans are dancing in the streets to the news that Muammar Gaddafi has been killed in his hometown of Sirte. But amid these rapturous scenes of celebration, one Australian legend is pausing to reflect on an icon that, unbeknownst to many, changed the face of modern cricket. Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones…

Read More Exclusive: Deano remembers Gaddafi