Deluge hits course as tournament waits for Christina Kim to blow in

LAURA Davies was asked her take on the exuberant, indeed almost outrageous, Christina Kim yesterday and she replied: "You'll hear her before you see her. I guarantee that." Well, she was neither seen nor heard at Royal Pines yesterday.

I'm not here to party: Souths unwrap hint of the Sattler in birthday boy Burgess

SEASON 2010 will mark 40 years since the South Sydney-Manly grand final in which Rabbitohs great John Sattler famously played with a broken jaw courtesy of a Manly punch. That mighty Souths victory will be celebrated in February when the Rabbitohs play their first pre-season match at Redfern against the Sea Eagles.

Vet on receiving end as whipping becomes frenzied

THE fraught debate over whipping race horses was beginning to read like farce: a vet had himself whipped to prove it hurt; winning jockeys were suspended and fined for flogging their mounts too often, and yet owners of the allegedly abused animals kept the prizemoney.

Toe blow puts Hindmarsh out of action

PARRAMATTA'S seemingly unstoppable momentum has been slowed slightly through the loss of Nathan Hindmarsh for tonight's clash with St George Illawarra, and skipper Nathan Cayless revealed the second-rower has been virtually unable to run with his injured toe for weeks.

Odd Spot

It was a catastrophe with a happy ending. Edgar, a four-year-old Boston cat, had his face torn off by a fan belt as he hid under a car bonnet. His owner fainted but recovered, called the vet and Edgar underwent face-saving surgery, suffering no major blood loss and no nerve damage. He has, however, only eight lives left.

Four Play First Thing In The Morning: That's Some Fan Club

EVEN if their message is not quite your cup of tea, it's hard not to admire the commitment of the four mothers of the John Howard Ladies Auxiliary Fan Club.

Fan Deserves Life Ban

IN the late 1980s an individual hitchhiked from Byron Bay through the night to sleep in Parramatta Park to belt me as I arrived for training.

Raiders Can't Ask For More As Rupert Tightens His Belt

The final decision by News Ltd to divest its equity in the Canberra Raiders was made two weeks ago in New York and may signal a global belt tightening of the media company's financial interest in sport.

Inxs Fan In Copycat Hanging

A MAN has hanged himself with a belt after listening to an INXS record in what may be the first copycat suicide after the death of rock star Michael Hutchence. Clark Pope, a father of two young children, was found dead in the bedroom of the family home in the village of Mt Hunter, near Camden, on

Emergency Drive Belt Better Than Pantyhose

IF YOUR vehicle has ever been sidelined with a broken fan (drive) belt and, despite your partner's embarassment, you have discovered that the almost mythical ``use a pair of pantyhose" trick doesn't work all that well - if at all - you probably wouldn't begrudge spending $49.95 on an emergency

Pack Up All Your Cares And Woes

EVER packed up the car and kids, ready for a great vacation, only to be stranded on the side of the road with an overheated radiator, snapped fan belt or a short in the battery? According to the NRMA, many vehicle breakdowns can be prevented if people complete a simple 10-minute maintenanc