England coach Andy Flower has flatly rejected claims from Shane Warne that England batsman Kevin Pietersen feels like an "outcast".

The Kiwis tonight added the Four Nations to their World Cup Rugby League title with a thrilling last-gasp 16-12 win over Australia.

Both the Kiwis and Kangaroos have made predictable moves ahead of Saturday night's Four Nations final.

Renegade NRL star Greg Inglis has failed to offer any specific reasons for walking out on a deal with Brisbane at the last minute.

Police late yesterday charged the New Zealander who was responsible for a full-scale emergency on the Brisbane River.

The man at the centre of the 16-hour siege on the Brisbane River is recovering from surgery after stabbing himself at the end of the standoff last night.

A NZ Army veteran was last night in custody after keeping central Brisbane in lockdown for most of yesterday in an armed siege.

Sydney's motorway ring route has been largely built on PPP projects.

Storms have dumped tonnes of water on to Queensland in the last three days.

Sydney Roosters captain Braith Anasta says his side has made its own luck to stay alive in the race for the NRL premiership.

Sydney Roosters winger Sam Perrett may be able to blame teammate Shaun Kenny-Dowall to blame for his lack of tries this season.

Johnathan Thurston's girlfriend has described his antics, which saw him charged with public nuisance, as "boys being boys".