The Sydney Morning Herald Sport Headlines

Square leg keeps Katich shy of a round whole
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:01 -0000
Heartbreak for Simon Katich but Australia in charge after day one of the third Test at the WACA.
Burrow win caps stellar year for true blue quartet
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:01 -0000
OAHU, Hawaii: The scene: backstage before the presentation ceremony at the Billabong Pipeline Masters.
Sharks fan faces another 22 charges
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:01 -0000
CRONULLA'S most notorious fan, Clint Elford, faces a further 22 charges of creating fake medical and legal documents in order to defraud life insurance companies. Elford, of Goulburn, became a key player in the Sharks' nightmare season when it was revealed he had given then chief executive Tony Zappia $30,000 to help the struggling club. Zappia did not tell the club about the money, which is alleged to be the proceeds of crime. Elford allegedly obtained the funds by fraudulently convincing an insurance company he had a terminal illness. Elford, 27, made another brief appearance in Goulburn Local Court yesterday via video link from Goulburn jail. It is alleged he defrauded $525,000 from American International Assurance Company (Australia) Ltd and dealt with that money knowing it was the proceeds of crime. It is also alleged Elford made false statements to try to claim $1.5 million from Allianz Australia Life Insurance Ltd. In total, he faces 29 charges related to making fraudulent insurance claims using false
Apache Cat's glittering career comes to an end
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:01 -0000
YET another thoroughbred cult hero has retired. The baldy-faced assassin Apache Cat will now be seen at the Legends Farm in Victoria. The striking gelding with four white socks and a blaze was found to have fractured a leg after finishing seventh in Hong Kong's International Sprint last Sunday.
Knights hit for six
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:01 -0000
Newcastle players stunned by the arrest of Danny Wicks.

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