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![Oprah's first stop: Hamilton Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oprah's first stop: Hamilton Island
US talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has arrived on Hamilton Island for the first leg of her whirlwind Australian adventure.
![Boxing: Mundine stunned, knocked out (+ video)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boxing: Mundine stunned, knocked out (+ video)
Anthony Mundine's plans to head to the US are in disarray after he suffered a shock fifth round knockout last night.
![The Ashes: Warne comeback on the cards?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Ashes: Warne comeback on the cards?
With the Australian cricket team hitting a new low, is spin king Shane Warne about to come out of retirement and return to test cricket?
![Sydney: Essence of Italy a family affair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sydney: Essence of Italy a family affair
Graham Reid goes to a Sydney institution and meets new old friends.
![Oprah's Down Under tour... don't mention McDonald's](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Oprah's Down Under tour... don't mention McDonald's
The Oprah machine has arrived Down Under - and the world's highest-paid entertainer is ruffling feathers in Australia.
![Sydney ready to welcome Oprah](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sydney ready to welcome Oprah
US talk show diva Oprah Winfrey and 300 of her biggest fans arrive in Sydney this morning.
![Motorsport: Courtney wins V8 Supercar title](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motorsport: Courtney wins V8 Supercar title
Ford's James Courtney has won his first V8 Supercar title following the season-ending 250km race at Sydney's Olympic Park on Sunday.
![Golf: Kiwi duo move up leaderboard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Golf: Kiwi duo move up leaderboard
New Zealand golfers Gareth Paddison and Michael Campbell both carded three-under par rounds of 69 to edge up the Australian Open leaderboard.
![Motorsport: Carnage gives Courtney V8 edge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motorsport: Carnage gives Courtney V8 edge
The 2010 V8 Supercar championship battle may well have been decided today in a scene of traffic chaos.
![Motorsport: 'No worries' for V8 leader Courtney](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motorsport: 'No worries' for V8 leader Courtney
James Courtney is unfazed at the prospect of nasty weather and a very unforgiving street circuit for this weekends V8 season closer in Sydney.
![Golf: Campbell, Long off the pace](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Golf: Campbell, Long off the pace
New Zealand golfers Michael Long and Michael Campbell are handiliy placed after the first round of the Australian Open at The Lakes course in Sydney today.
![Basketball: Breakers out to dethrone Kings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Basketball: Breakers out to dethrone Kings
The New Zeland Breakers have a fully fit roster to choose from ahead of Sunday's ANBL game against the Sydney Kings.
![Motorsport: Frosty expecting wet and wild Sydney V8s](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motorsport: Frosty expecting wet and wild Sydney V8s
Mark Winterbottom believes wet weather could throw the V8 Supercar championship decider this weekend wide open.
![Soccer: Phoenix go down despite gutsy effort](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Soccer: Phoenix go down despite gutsy effort
The away blues hit the Wellington Phoenix yet again as they went down to Sydney FC in pouring rain last night.
![Motorsport: Richards has adrenal gland cancer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Motorsport: Richards has adrenal gland cancer
New Zealand V8 Supercar driver Jason Richards has cancer of the adrenal gland, it has been confirmed today.
![NRL: Anasta staying put](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NRL: Anasta staying put
The manager of Sydney Roosters captain Braith Anasta has hosed down speculation he is heading to North Queensland.
![Sydney: One haunted evening on The Rocks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sydney: One haunted evening on The Rocks
A dead rat around my neck and my husband clutching a severed hand, we set off to uncover the sometimes grisly history of The Rocks in Sydney.
![Detainee on the run in Sydney](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Detainee on the run in Sydney
An immigration detainee is on the run after escaping from Sydney's Villawood detention centre.
![NRL: Crowe blows Inglis deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NRL: Crowe blows Inglis deal
It appears Hollywood star and South Sydney Rabbitohs owner Russell Crowe has suffered a serious case of foot in mouth.