Two men who say they spent 25 days lost at sea in a giant icebox have asked to stay in Australia - but there is scepticism about their incredible ordeal.

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting has admitted his side had "come up a long way short" in their eight-wicket defeat to South Africa in Adelaide on Monday and told his players "they must turn things around quickly". A tight Commonwealth Bank Series was blown apart on Monday with the Proteas bowling the hosts out for 222 and then cruising to victory with 11.5 overs to spare. It has been a ...

DARBY - There’s going to be Tigers in Australia. Two top Darby cross country runners are raising money to travel to Australia and represent Montana in an international competition this summer.

Agmate John Mikkelsen [pictured below] writes:****Many “environmentalists” attending a rally in the US recently signed a petition calling for the banning of “dihydrogen monoxide” after they were told it was a major greenhouse contributor and responsible for numerous deaths, destruction of property, erosion, corrosion - you name it. Oops, red faces when they learned they had actually asked for H2O - that’s right, water - to be banned.LET’S get one thing straight - I hate pollution. That’s one thi

Two fishermen found floating in an oversized chilly bin in the Torres Strait are seeking to stay in Australia.

Two fishermen found floating in an oversized esky in the Torres Strait are seeking to stay in Australia.

TWO fishermen found floating in an oversized ice box in the Torres Strait are seeking to stay in Australia.

The Cricket Australia board will discuss Andrew Symonds’ future at a meeting next week after the controversial all-rounder was fined $4000 yesterday.