Side strain forces Lee out of first two Tests

AUSTRALIA'S bowling plans have been thrown into disarray two days before the Ashes, with in-form spearhead Brett Lee likely to miss the first two Tests with a strained side muscle.

Too Late The Heroes

Despite trailing by a huge margin in the GNOT final, Sydney 2 had scored four double-figures swings in the third set.

Grafton's Golden Girls Return

LAST time The McClymonts performed at Wests Leagues Club "it was huge", the eldest McClymont sister Brooke told LIVE.

Dance Into Summer

THE POTBELLEEZ KICK OFF THEIR HUGE FESTIVAL SEASON WITH BIG BEATS AT HOMEBAKE.

Numbers Up For This Year's Classic

THE Sydney to Hobart has - for now - escaped the worldwide economic crisis unscathed, with this year's fleet up about 30 per cent on last year's, when 82 yachts started. Despite the huge costs involved in building and preparing yachts for the race, the 108-strong field for this year's race is the third largest since 1998, when 115 yachts competed. In 2004 there were 116 starters.

Pit-stop Snaps Two Years In The Making

A PIT stop in a formula one grand prix race is a scene of frantic activity that is usually over in less than 10 seconds. It took German photographer Andreas Gursky nearly two years to complete his huge images of the scene.

Labor Thrashed In Nsw, Act Polls

LABOR has suffered huge knocks in the Australian Capital Territory election and NSW byelections, but neither appears to contain federal factors.

Racv Pushes For Link

TRANSPORT and toll road groups believe a Brumby Government plan to build a $700million freeway between Frankston and Mount Martha will generate huge pressure to build "the missing link" - a tollway between the Eastern Freeway and the Metropolitan Ring Road.

Jazzed By Festive Vibe

THE annual Newcastle Jazz Festival will be 21 this year and a huge three-day party is planned.

Final Equation Adds Drama

WHILE I'm not a huge fan of a top-eight finals system, there is no doubt that the month leading into the play-offs is full of tension and drama.

Clp Task Huge In Territory Election

NORTHERN Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson says "a handful of votes in a handful of seats" will decide whether his Labor Government will be returned at today's territory election.

Hall Clear For Return, Mindful Of 'huge' Repercussions

HAVING been given the all-clear to play for the Swans this weekend, Barry Hall admitted last night the repercussions of another "unacceptable" act on the field would be "huge".

Rusty Start Only To Be Expected

THAT was not a galeforce wind that hit the east coast last night - it was a huge sigh of relief from our new national coach, Robbie Deans.

Baby Dies In Bomb Factory Blast

GAZA CITY: Hamas admitted yesterday its own militants were to blame for a huge blast that killed eight Palestinians, including a four-month-old baby, in Gaza.

Seahawks Butcher Huge Lead

THE Illawarra Seahawks were on the wrong end of a possible record comeback in Saturday night's 95-94 road loss to Parramatta.

If Tampakan Is Another Escondida, Indophil Shareholders Should Hesitate

Xstrata must be prepared to take on huge development costs in the Philippines.

Dental Scheme Loses Teeth

THERE may have been a huge new $10 billion health fund announced in this budget but something the Government will not be trumpeting are the cuts to health that go with it.

Medicare Dental Scheme Pulled

THERE may have been a huge new $10 billion health fund announced in this budget but something the Government will not be trumpeting are the cuts to health that go with it.

Huge Ask For This Thriller From Manila

THRIVING in the Philippines national league is one thing - surviving in Australia's NBL is another matter.

Kiwis Try To Ride Out Benji Blow

A "shattered" Benji Marshall has told New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney he won't play in Friday's rugby league clash with Australia in a huge blow to the Kiwis' hopes of pulling off a Centenary Test upset.