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John Howard's bid for ICC role officially over as Cricket Australia nominates Kiwi for top job

5:25 PM AEST | Cricket Australia will support New Zealand Cricket chairman Alan Isaac as the joint nomination by the two countries for the vacant role of ICC vice-president.

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Folau's Tongan farewell unlikely: Carr

5:20 PM AEST | He may be switching codes, but ARL chief executive Geoff Carr has poured cold water on Israel Folau's bid to switch allegiances as well in his farewell to rugby league.

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Kevin Rudd in hospital

3:54 PM AEST | Kevin Rudd has been admitted to hospital for an operation to have his gall bladder removed but has promised to campaign to help Julia Gillard whhen he is released.

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Exhausted: Crown's shaft intruder still in hospital

3:41 PM AEST | An intruder rescued from an exhaust shaft deep inside the Crown entertainment complex yesterday is yet to speak to police about his ordeal.

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Cheryl Kernot to run for Senate

12:28 PM AEST | Former Australian Democrats leader and Labor MP Cheryl Kernot will stand as an independent Senate candidate for NSW at the next federal election, the ABC has reported.

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Home prices drop for first time in 17 months

11:37 AM AEST | National city home prices fell for the first time in 17 months in June, as auction clearance rates dipped and higher interest rates cooled the market.

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Stranded boat sends mayday from Bass Strait

10:45 AM AEST | Four people, including two teenagers, are stranded in Bass Strait after the engines of boat failed. |

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Police release identity of body

9:33 AM AEST | POLICE have confirmed the identity of a young male found dead at the base of a cliff in the state's south yesterday.

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Morgan ton puts England on top

8:35 AM AEST | Eoin Morgan's maiden Test hundred was key to England's revival against Pakistan as they made four for 331 by stumps on the first day of their series opener at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

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Liverpool, Juve make winning starts

8:32 AM AEST | European giants Liverpool and Juventus began life under new coaches with victories in the first legs of their Europa League third qualifying round ties on Thursday.

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De Villiers charged with misconduct by SANZAR

8:24 AM AEST | Springboks rugby coach Peter de Villiers faces a misconduct charge following his outburst suggesting a conspiracy theory to help the All Blacks ahead of next year's World Cup.

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Father jailed for three years

4:00 AM AEST | A BINGARA father has been sentenced to three years’ jail over the death of his infant son in 2006.

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Words to the wise: Souths set sights on Dogs

3:00 AM AEST | More than 30 years of Bulldogs brutality was enough for the Rabbitohs, writes Brad Walter.

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Storm warning: Melbourne tell rivals to keep their hands off Cronk

3:00 AM AEST | CRONULLA and Parramatta have been warned away from Storm halfback Cooper Cronk after new Melbourne chief executive Ron Gauci complained to the NRL about rival clubs approaching the Kangaroos and Maroons star.

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Pretty on the surface but All Black inside

3:00 AM AEST | Dan Carter is a pointscoring babe magnet who knows how to kick and chase, writes Richard Hinds.

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Forget Demons, Cats could give Swans real hell

3:00 AM AEST | HEATH GRUNDY is no different to any Swans player, official or fan. If he could make last week's 73-point loss to Melbourne disappear from the records he would. But he also knows that's not going to happen, and unless the Swans significantly improve tomorrow night at ANZ Stadium it has the potential to be even uglier.

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