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Dhoni steers India to win over Pakistan

11:25pm | Skipper Mahendra Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh hit half centuries to spur India to a five-wicket win over Pakistan in their first one-day international.

Two Sydney crimes may be linked: police

10:59pm | Police are investigating a possible link between an armed robbery at a bank and a shooting in Sydney's west.

Children's toy banned after poisonings

10:45pm | The state government is moving to ban a children's bead toy amid warnings the beads may be poisonous.

Italy police arrest top mafia boss

10:45pm | Salvatore Lo Piccolo, who magistrates believe is the Sicilian Mafia's new "boss of bosses", has been arrested after nearly a quarter of a century on the run.

Government still creeping up in Newspoll

10:15pm | The coalition has continued its march back toward poll parity with the latest Newspoll.

Boys escape detention over assault film

9:49pm | A judge has provoked outrage by deciding not to sentence eight teenage boys to youth detention over the filming of a sexual assault on a girl.

Johnson to Sri Lankans: expect bouncers

9:34pm | Queenslander Mitchell Johnson says he's determined to give the Sri Lankan batsmen plenty of "chin music" in Thursday's first Test.

Retirement bug 'not catching Gilly'

9:34pm | Australia's retirement bug isn't catching Adam Gilchrist who intends keeping the gloves for another two seasons.

Glass particles found in bread in Norway

9:15pm | Glass particles have been found in Norwegian bread containing sunflower seeds from China, the country's food safety authority says.

McDonald says he's never near a boss

9:04pm | Militant unionist Joe McDonald disputes spraying a construction site manager with saliva during a furious argument, a court has heard.

Sri Lanka kills seven rebels

8:49pm | Seven Tamil Tigers and a soldier were killed in fresh fighting in northern Sri Lanka, the military says.

Howard, Rudd hit the same mall

8:35pm | John Howard and Kevin Rudd took the me-too election campaign to a new level on Monday when they went the same shopping mall on the NSW Central Coast.

MacGill happy with form in "bowl off"

8:19pm | Stuart MacGill has shown at Australia's training session he is deadly serious about becoming Shane Warne's long-term Test replacement.

Howard defends 'Go for Growth' slogan

7:59pm | Prime Minister John Howard says there is no inconsistency with the government's "Go for Growth" slogan while warning there are challenges ahead for the economy.

EI detected on northern NSW property

7:50pm | Equine influenza (EI) has been detected on a property in northern NSW, prompting its lockdown.

No repeat of Indian tactics: Murali

7:50pm | Muttiah Muralitharan has taken a shot at India's aggressive, over-the-top tactics and declared Sri Lanka ready to attack Australia with bat and ball.

WA to host Sailing world champs in 2011

7:50pm | Western Australia has won its bid to host the ISAF Sailing World Championships in 2011 with Fremantle announced as host of the tournament.

Bailey wants one more crack at Origin

7:45pm | The lure of playing Origin football under new NSW coach Craig Bellamy has banished any thoughts of representative retirement from the mind of Luke Bailey.

I'll switch off Teletubbies: McKenzie

7:45pm | Would-be Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie who believes he can fix Australia's front row woes.

Young guns reload for anxious Qld Roar

7:45pm | Young guns Michael Zullo and Robbie Kruse have been wrapped in cotton wool as Queensland Roar prepare to nurse them through the rest of the A-League season.

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