Reports that CNN medical correspondent Dr Sanjay Gupta is to join Barack Obama's team as the first Surgeon General of the incoming administration may seem an eye-catching appointment on this side of the pond – isn't that a bit like Robert Peston being asked to head up the Treasury? However, those US Democrats who had hoped they were voting for change will surely feel frustrated that the ...

7 Jan 2009

While many of the band's songs explore some of rock's more raw and extreme permutations, its music isn't grindcore or even metal in the purest sense. The Killer Dolphin With Rabies has managed to blend a number of genres in a way that attracts fans of jazz as well as metal, prog, and math rock.

7 Jan 2009

The turn of the calendar has yet translate into a turn of fortune for the Elmira Sugar Kings. The club suffered a pair of setbacks in Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League play to open the new year and the home stretch of its remaining 19 games on the post-Christmas schedule.

7 Jan 2009

Darren Kenny is a 40-year-old baker from Latrobe and his interest in racing grew during his schoolboy days at Latrobe. "I used to go out to Ken Dixon's stables at weekends, I'd get dropped off on Friday night and picked up on Monday mornings and he'd pay me $5," he said.

7 Jan 2009

Golden Eagles general manager Brian Rizzetto has bolstered his Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League lineup once again. During his team's 7-3 victory at the civic [...]

5 Jan 2009

COUPLES pashing on the streets and sultry seaside towns – Chile certainly gives raunchy neighbours Brazil a run for its money.

4 Jan 2009