2008-08-26
Ski Club of Great Britain
China to host 2009 World University Games
The Ski Club of Great Britain: snow reports, ski holidays, ski resorts, ski news, info & advice - the UK's largest snowsports club 2008-08-26 13:28:00 China to host 2009 World University Games...
2008-08-21
The Australian
Student union fees will stay voluntary
JULIA Gillard has denied the Government will re-introduce compulsory student unionism in Australia but left the door open to an opt-out system to boost campus...
2008-08-11
Brisbane Times
Govt not bringing back student fees
The Rudd government is not planning to reintroduce compulsory student union fees, despite a report saying voluntary unionism is having a negative impact on university life.
2008-08-07
Adelaide Now
Medal tally: Aussies declare war on Brits
AUSTRALIAN Sports Minister Kate Ellis has thrown down the gauntlet to her British counterpart, telling him to put his money where his mouth is. Ms Ellis is challenging British Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe to a bet after his government declared that Britain would beat Australia in the Olympic medal tally...
2008-08-06
Griffith University
Griffith goes for gold
Twenty-one current and past Griffith students and alumni will be competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and we've captured some of their final thoughts on film in the lead up.
2008-08-05
WA Today
Perth Commonwealth Games bid will be considered
Page 1 of 2 | Single Page View WA sports stars and sporting organisations have welcomed a decision for Perth to consider a bid for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
2008-08-02
The Age
Wroe gets jump on rivals
SEAN Wroe says he is 'one of those athletes who is very flexible, who copes with whatever is put in front of them'. Which is just as well because 400 metres runner Wroe has been very much the advance guard of the Australian track and field team at its pre-Olympic training camp at Hong Kong University.
2008-08-01
RMIT Openline
RMIT Olympians are going for gold
RMIT Universitys sporting stars are counting down the days to the start of the 2008 Olympic Games, with seven students and alumni set to represent Australia in Beijing.
2008-07-31
Squash Australia
Brown Eases To Opening Round Win
Top seed Kasey Brown s bid for a second Australian Open squash title got off to a good start when she beat Hong Kong s Joey Chan 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 in the first round of the championships being played in the South Australian town of Clare on Thursday.
2008-07-30
Braidwood Times
Back with bronze from Junior World Championships
Back home in Braidwood Brittney tells The Times about the experience. "The first day I got to the track and saw the blue track, it was so overwhelming.
2008-07-29
Melbourne University Sport
McNamara wins second World Championship Crown
Commerce/Science student Alice McNamara won her second successive World Championship crown in Austria over the weekend. Rowing in the womens lightweight quad scull, McNamara and team mates Ingrid Fenger, Bronwen Watson and Miranda Bennett were too strong in the 2000m race, winning by some three seconds from Poland and the USA.
2008-07-22
Yahoo! News Australia
Olympics: Names to look out for at Beijing Olympics (AFP)
AFP Sports Service has chosen a selection of athletes who could be grabbing the headlines during the Beijing Olympics. Here is Part Two. BASKETBALL Chris Paul (USA) Coming into his own this season as a truly flamboyant National Basketball Association playmaker, 23-year-old New Orleans Hornets guard Chris...
2008-07-22
inMyCommunity
Games to reap $17m
THE University of WA and Challenge Stadium will host six major competitions between 2009 and 2016 that will generate $17 million for WA. Two major events are the Australian University Games (AUG) and Indian Rim Asian University Games (IRAUG).
2008-07-19
The University of New Castle
University excels at Challenge
Students of the University of Newcastle returned from their East Coast Challenge campaign with four medals from six sports. The event, hosted by Macquarie University, attracted more than 1,200 students from New South Wales and Queensland competing in 10 sports.
2008-07-18
Squash Australia
First Ever Team Named For World University Championships
Deakin University pair Rex Hedrick and Melody Francis will join the University of Queensland s Nathan Turnbull in the first ever Australian squash team to compete at a World University Squash Championships.