AUSTRALIA Summer News, Feb 21, 2012

Dumped Ponting hopes to cling to test spot Malaysia Star Australian cricket player Ricky Ponting speaks during a news conference in Sydney February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz So it is something of a surprise that the formerAustralian skipper, who scored just 18 runs in five games in the ongoing ... See all stories on this topic » Malaysia Star

Ponting Admits ODI career Over Daijiworld.com Sydney, Feb 21, 2012, (PTI): Australia's two-time World Cup winning cricket captain Ricky Ponting today conceded that his one-day career is over but stopped short of announcing a formal retirement from the format. The 37-year-old announced his decision ... See all stories on this topic » Daijiworld.com

Ponting says one-day international career is over Stabroek News By Stabroek staff | 0 Comments | Sports | Tuesday, February 21, 2012SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia's former captain Ricky Ponting does not expect to play international one-day cricket again after he was dropped from the team on Monday but would ... See all stories on this topic »

The Six Day Bicycle Races, by Peter Nye Podium Cafe by fmk on Feb 21, 2012 11:06 AM EST in Cafe Bookshelf Strengths: A good solid overview of the American history of Sixes, establishing the stars of the day and showing just how popular cycling was in America at the time. Weaknesses: It is what it is: an ... See all stories on this topic »

We Kid You Not: Children Stay for Free With Mercury Direct MarketWatch (press release) LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Feb 21, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Recent travel news revealed that the globetrotting children of today will have been abroad at least four times before the age of 10. The research, carried out by Breaking Travel News, ... See all stories on this topic »

Cycling: Australia-GB rivalry set to ignite London velodrome The West Australian LONDON, Feb 21, 2012 (AFP) - - Racing in their home velodrome and backed by a lively partisan crowd of 6000, Great Britain's expectations of Olympic track cycling glory this summer are understandably high. But home hopes of another gold frenzy, ... See all stories on this topic »

Franklin Electric Reports Record 2011 Sales and Earnings MarketWatch (press release) BLUFFTON, Ind., Feb 21, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ:FELE) reported fourth quarter 2011 diluted earnings per share of $0.50, an increase of 47 percent compared to 2010 fourth quarter diluted earnings per share ... See all stories on this topic »

Ponting plays on in Tests after ODI axe Sky News Australia ... Tuesday February 21, 2012 His one-day international career is over as far as he's concerned but Ricky Ponting is nowhere near ready to walk away from Test cricket. The 37-year-old former Australian captain told a packed media conference in Sydney ... See all stories on this topic »

Sykes Quickest As Final Pre-Season World Superbike Test Ends In Australia RoadracingWorld.com Phillip Island (Australia), Tuesday 21 February 2012: Tom Sykes was ultimately the man of the moment in two days of Superbike testing at Phillip Island, the Kawasaki man holding onto the top slot in today's warmer afternoon session that saw only two ... See all stories on this topic » RoadracingWorld.com

Ponting No Longer Part Of Australia's ODI Plans indiatvnews.com AP [ Updated 21 Feb 2012, 07:29:55 ] Sydney, Feb 21: Ex-Australia skipper Ricky Ponting accepts that he's likely played his last limited-overs international but has vowed to continue in the test match arena. The 37-year-old Ponting held a news ... See all stories on this topic » indiatvnews.com

Golar LNG: Preliminary Fourth Quarter and Financial Year 2011 Results Reuters (press release) The record date for the dividend is March 11, 2012, ex-dividend date is March 7, 2012 and the dividend will be paid on or about March 21, 2012. Golar Arctic charter The Company announced on January 13, 2012 that it has succesfully secured a three year ... See all stories on this topic »

Ponting to bat on in Tests after ODI demise Jakarta Globe by Robert Smith | February 21, 2012 World Cup-winning skipper Ricky Ponting, cricket's second-highest one-day scorer, vowed to fight on in Australia's Test team despite being dumped from the limited-overs side. Ponting on Tuesday said he had been ... See all stories on this topic » Jakarta Globe

Ponting still keen on Ashes redemption The West Australian By Ed Jackson, AAP Updated February 21, 2012, 3:08 pm Despite having time called on his glittering one-day career, the 37-year-old is still hoping to go to England for the fifth time on an Ashes tour next year. Ponting says that while the Ashes aren't ... See all stories on this topic » The West Australian

Profits: Weak Bluescope's Big Loss/Amcor's Solid Gains Wins Applause International Business Times AU By Aireview | February 21, 2012 2:00 PM EST Australia's largest steelmaker, Bluescope Steel, reckons it is laying the foundations for a return to profits after revealing a total loss of more than half a billion dollars for the six months to December 31 ... See all stories on this topic »

Ricky Ponting to bat on in Tests after ODI demise Jakarta Globe by Robert Smith | February 21, 2012 World Cup-winning skipper Ricky Ponting said he intended to continue playing Test cricket for Australia despite being told he had no future in the national one-day team. Ponting on Tuesday said he had been informed ... See all stories on this topic » Jakarta Globe

The Mankad: Ashwin-Thirimanne, ethics and the law in the gentleman's game The Roar By dan-talintyre, 21 Feb 2012 dan-talintyre is a Roar Rookie Cricket was almost changed forever this afternoon in the ODI match between India and Sri Lanka and not for the better either. Sri Lanka were cruising really at 4/196 with ten overs remaining ... See all stories on this topic »

How far can Ricky Ponting go? The Roar By Jason Cave, 21 Feb 2012 The Crowd is a Roar Pro Ricky Ponting announced that given his axing from the One Day International side, his focus will shift to Test cricket and Sheffield Shield for his Tasmanian Tigers. Is this the first indication that ... See all stories on this topic »

Gilchrist praises Bath SkySports Last Updated: February 21, 2012 3:56pm Kris Gilchrist: The British hopeful is preparing for the Swimming Championships at the Olympic venue in March. Scottish swimmer Kris Gilchrist believes the professional environment at his University of Bath ... See all stories on this topic » SkySports

Australia Central Bank Sees Scope for Further Rate Cuts: Economy BusinessWeek By Michael Heath Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Australia's central bank said it has scope to ease monetary policy if needed, after keeping the benchmark interest rate unchanged this month as risks in Europe abated, minutes of itsFeb. 7 meeting showed. See all stories on this topic »

Rio dazzles in Carnival finale Jakarta Globe by Gerard Aziakou | February 21, 2012 Rio throbbed to sambas, pyrotechnics and dazzling parades in an ecstatic climax Tuesday to its famed Carnival celebrations. With bursts of fireworks, high-decibel music and a kaleidoscope of colors, the city's top ... See all stories on this topic » Jakarta Globe

Doodle Jump appoints FremantleMedia Enterprises for worldwide licensing MuMbrella The licensing arm of FremantleMedia, FremantleMedia Enterprises has closed a deal with app developer Lima Sky to represent the smart phone game Doodle Jump across 36 countries including Australia and New Zealand. February 21, 2012 – FremantleMedia ... See all stories on this topic »

Grouplove Announce Headlining Spring Tour; LA-Based Band Kicks Off Cross ... Marketwire (press release) NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Feb 21, 2012) - Canvasback Music/Atlantic recording artists Grouplove have unveiled details of their headlining spring tour. The dates will kick off on April 16th at the Lobero Theater in Santa Barbara, CA, running into ... See all stories on this topic »

RBA Says Rates Appropriate With Scope to Ease Bloomberg Australia-NZ Play Video Australia's central bank said it has scope to ease monetary policy if needed, after keeping the benchmark interest rate unchanged this month as risks in Europe abated, minutes of its Feb. 7 meeting showed. Policy makers “judged that if ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg Australia-NZ

US-Singapore Ties: Solid Base for an Uncertain Future World Politics Review By Prashanth Parameswaran | 21 Feb 2012 The United States' relationship with Singapore has been and continues to be one of its most important and successful in the Asia-Pacific. Despite its small size, Singapore has transformed itself into a major ... See all stories on this topic »

What The Papers Say - Feb 21 Everton Football DENIS STRACQUALURSI says renewed confidence is the key to his Everton FC goal-scoring form but admits it took him time to adapt to the English game. The Everton FC striker's goal against Blackpool on Saturday was his third in five games, ... See all stories on this topic »

Allens Arthur Robinson | Focus: When is a creditor not a creditor- - 21 ... Linex Legal (press release) (registration) Partner Michael Quinlan (view CV), Lawyer Mitch Riley and Summer Clerk Alistair Oakes report. These decisions identify the requirements for claims to be caught by a deed of company arrangement (DOCA) or provable in a liquidation under sections 444D and ... See all stories on this topic »

Mark Waugh expects Ponting to fight for Test spot - International ... News. Mark Waugh expects Ponting to fight for Test spot. Tue, Feb 21, 20127:03 PM. Former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh expects Ricky Ponting to scrap for survival in Australia's Test set-up despite being shunned from the one-day side. Ponting on Tuesday conceded that his ... "He still thinks he's good enough and fit enough to keep playing for a long time, and he's going to play until the selectors say he's not good enough," he told 'Fox Sports'. Heaping praise on Ponting, Waugh ... ICC-Cricket News

Ponting to focus on Tests after being dropped from ODIs - Sport ... Ricky Ponting has vowed to fight on in Australia's Test team after selectors informed him of his exclusion from the limited-overs team. ... THE SMARTNEWS SOURCE | Feb 21 2012 11:45 | LAST UPDATED Feb 21 2012 11:45. ADVERTISE WITH US ... "The passion for me in international cricket has not died or changed and I've made it clear right through this Australian summerthat I still don't see a finish line as far as my international career is concerned," he said. Ponting was defiant ... Mail & Guardian News Feed

South Australia v Tasmania, Ryobi Cup final, Adelaide: Ricky ... Posted by ajayrcs on (February 21 2012, 12:08 PM GMT). It is a huge loss For Australia, fan base point of view. Ponting has same impact on fans like Sachin has, Many people watch cricket just to watch these guys. I supportedAustralia over ... Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com

Celebrity News For February 21 2012 Early Edition By Allie Merriam Adele's next big performance is tonight at the Brit Awards — HuffPost Entertainment Stephen Colbert returns to work — People Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett team up for an Australian film festival — Lainey Gossip How Tiffani. PopSugar

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