December 12, 2015 Ewen McKenzie appointed new Wallabies coach Former Australian Test prop Ewen McKenzie was Tuesday appointed the new Wallabies coach after Robbie Deans quit, ending five years in the job.
December 12, 2015 Third porter dies in PNG following attack on trekkers A third man has died from injuries suffered during a bloody ambush on foreign trekkers in Papua New Guinea which has rocked the tourism industry, police said Monday.
December 12, 2015 Aussie media laments Wallabies crushing defeat Australian media on Sunday lamented the Wallabies crushing 41-16 defeat by the British and Irish Lions as a "crying shame", with commentators saying it was expected to hasten the departure of coach Robbie Deans.
December 12, 2015 Australian doctors bring woman back from the dead An Australian woman has lived to tell the tale after being brought back to life from being clinically dead for 42 minutes, doctors said on Monday.
December 12, 2015 Wallabies officials want review of 'unfair' appeal Wallabies officials are demanding a review of the legal process that left captain James Horwill "in complete and utter mental disarray", disrupting Australia's preparations for the series-deciding third Lions Test.
December 12, 2015 Australian father, 2 sons found alive after 10 days stranded in wilderness A 5-year-old boy and his 7-year-old brother were recovering in a hospital Monday after surviving with their father for 10 days in the Australian wilderness with little food and in weather conditions that ranged from stormy to scorching.
December 12, 2015 Ogier wins in Australia but world title on hold Frenchman Sebastien Ogier won the Rally of Australia Sunday but his push for his first FIA World Rally Championship remained on hold until the next leg in France next month.
December 12, 2015 Lions pride paints Sydney rugby-red Sydney was coloured red on Saturday as tens of thousands of British and Irish Lions fans descended for the do-or-die third Test -- a match being hyped as the biggest in a decade.
December 12, 2015 German coach claims credit as Australia go to Rio Coach Holger Osieck claimed vindication for his methods after Australia qualified for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil with a last-gasp header.
December 12, 2015 Man United???s Moyes ready for 'mind games' over Rooney New Manchester United manager David Moyes says he is looking forward to playing "mind games" with Jose Mourinho as Chelsea step up their interest in unsettled striker Wayne Rooney.