My Number two daughter is an avid fan of Aussie tv soap opera Home and Away. There are times when I am writing in the same room when she is watching the painful slow pace of life in Summer Bay unfold.

Europe had just about everything in their favour in retaining the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor this week. Home advantage, a form team and awful weather to start with that put the Americans on the back foot.

The United States issued a general travel alert for Americans in Europe on Sunday amid concerns that al Qaeda or related groups are planning attacks on civilian targets.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games have begun with a spectacular opening ceremony in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

We thought things couldn't get much worse after the devastating earthquake in christchurch but the bad news just keeps on coming.

The Wallabies and Springboks have turned on a test match that even a Pakistani bookmaker could not have scripted, with Australia running out 41-39 winners in a thrilling encounter in Bloemfontein.

Champions League newcomers Tottenham Hotspur will face off against current champions Inter Milan in the group stages of the competition.

On this side of the Tasman we had the whole Sonny Bill Williams saga a couple of months ago. Would he chose an obese contract in France or a fat contract in New Zealand and a shot at making the All Blacks World Cup squad?

A solo bear mother in Florida trying to raise her cubs the best she can has had a nasty brush with humans the Bearly Sober newspaper reported today.

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho expects his team to return to the top of Spanish and European football.To achieve this they will need to get past a powerful Barcelona side that has dominated in recent seasons.