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World Golf, opening round |
| Jan.6 |
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Fulke, Stricker in Match Play finals |
| Jan.7 |
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Stricker is Match Play Champion Stricker defeated Fulke 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final
| Jan.15 |
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Grand Slam of 2001 started |
| Jan.16 |
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Ferrero falls |
| Jan.17 |
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Williams, Shaughnessy 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) |
| Jan.18 |
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Kuerten falls |
| Jan.19 |
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Hingis, S. Williams advanced |
| Jan.20 |
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Moya upsets Hewitt in 5 sets |
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Melbourne |
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Kournikova advanced to quarterfinal |
| Jan.21 |
Melbourne |
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Safin, Sampras are out |
| Jan.22 |
Melbourne |
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Agassi, Capriati in semifinals Capriati won 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 over Seles. Agassi over Martin 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
| Jan.23 |
Melbourne |
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V. Williams in semifinal She won over Coetzer 2-6, 6-1, 8-6. Serena lost to Hingis. Davenport will play Capriati, Agassi to play with Rafter
| Jan.24 |
Melbourne |
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Capriati stuns Davenport Capriati, Davenport 6-3, 6-4. Hingis, Venus Williams 6-1, 6-1
| Jan.25 |
Melbourne |
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Sisters won Women's Doubles Venus and Serena Williams def. Davenport and Morariu 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Eagle, Schett def. Woodbridge, Stubbs
| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Capriati won Aussie Open Jennifer Capriati upset No. 1 seed Martini Hingis 6-4, 6-3
| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
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Agassi won 3rd Australian Open Andre Agassi vs. Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. The Grand Slam tournament title is his 7th | |
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| Feb.9 |
Melbourne |
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Waugh's 173 leads Australia |
| Feb.10 |
Sydney |
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Illegal drop costs Garcia lead |
| Feb.11 |
Sydney |
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Teenage wins Norman International |
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| Mar.1 |
Mumbai |
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Australia crushed India by 10 wickets |
| Mar.10 |
Sydney |
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Hundreds evacuated as storms hit
| Mar.21 |
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Vigilance for keeping herds healthy
| Mar.22 |
India |
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Singh spins two-wicket win |
| Mar.28 |
India |
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Australia defeated India |
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| Apr.11 |
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Record 31-0 win |
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| May.26 |
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Brumbies won Super 12 final |
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| Jun.7 |
Japan |
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Japan, Australia 1-0 |
| Jun.14 |
England |
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England crashes by Australia |
| Jun.15 |
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Immigrant boat captured
| Jun.23 |
England |
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Victory marred by crowd trouble |
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| Jul.6 |
London |
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Rafter beats Agassi in semifinals Rafter hit back from 5-3: 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 8-6
| Jul.27 |
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Smugglers caught burying cocaine
| Jul.30 |
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Push for Indonesia military ties
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| Aug.2 |
England |
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Australia shot out England for 185 |
| Aug.3 |
England |
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England paceman stops Australia |
| Aug.4 |
England |
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Australia beats England by 7 wickets |
| Aug.5 |
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Global balloon odyssey U.S. businessman Fossett has trying 5th bid to fly solo around the world
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England |
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Skipper Waugh injured |
| Aug.7 |
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Consulate standoff ends peacefully
| Aug.15 |
Melbourne |
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Stem cell breakthrough Scientists have harvested stem cells from mouse brains
| Aug.20 |
England |
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England defeats Aussies by 6 wickets |
| Aug.24 |
England |
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Australia in control at The Oval |
| Aug.25 |
England |
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Warne joins 400 club |
| Aug.26 |
England |
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Rain delays Aussie push |
| Aug.27 |
England |
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Australia retains the Ashes Australians wins 4-1. Warne took a match-haul of 11-229 | |
| Aug.28 |
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400 Afghan refugees stranded
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Troops board refugee vessel Ship broke into Australian territorial waters
| Aug.30 |
East Timor |
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Timor solution for refugee ship
| Aug.31 |
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Agreement on asylum seekers
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| Sep.3 |
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Asylum seekers begin new journey 433 stranded aboard a Norwegian freighter are bound for Papua New Guinea in 2 small barges | |
| Sep.4 |
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War of words in refugee row
| Sep.8 |
New York |
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Hewitt beat Kafelnikov |
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200 asylum seekers intercepted
| Sep.9 |
New York |
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Hewitt won U.S. Open title Lleyton Hewitt, Pete Sampras, 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-1. The final was Sampras' 17th and Hewitt's first
| Sep.13 |
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Australian airline shuts down
| Sep.16 |
Nauru |
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Boat people arrive at Nauru
| Sep.21 |
Sydney |
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Hewitt rallies at Davis Cup |
| Sep.22 |
Sydney |
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Australia leads Davis Cup, 2-1 |
| Sep.23 |
Sydney |
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Australia beats Sweden Hewitt beat Johansson 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 and placed Australia into its 3rd consecutive final
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| Oct.6 |
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Refugee children thrown from ship
| Oct.16 |
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Australia joins war on terror
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| Nov.6 |
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Stance yet to stem refugee flow
| Nov.8 |
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Kiwis hit back after record stand |
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2 die after refugee boat set alight Indonesian boat carrying asylum seekers sank after it have been deliberately set on fire
| Nov.10 |
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Howard wins third term as PM Liberal-National coalition win 6 to 10 additional seats in the 150-seat lower house | |
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England |
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England to win over Australia |
| Nov.12 |
Sydney |
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Hewitt, Agassi open Masters Cup
| Nov.13 |
Sydney |
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Ivanisevic upsets Kuerten
| Nov.16 |
Sydney |
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Hewitt beats Rafter, becomes No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, Patrick Rafter 7-5, 6-2. Hewitt is the youngest man to hold the top ranking
| Nov.17 |
Sydney |
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Hewitt win over Ferrero
| Nov.18 |
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3 dead in blast on ship
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Sydney |
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Hewitt captures Masters Cup
| Nov.20 |
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Special force troops head for Gulf
| Nov.25 |
Wales |
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Burke sinks Wales
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Uruguay |
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Uruguay qualifies beating Australia
| Nov.29 |
Melbourne |
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Rafter wins over Grosjean
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| Dec.11 |
Afghanistan |
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Australian al Qaeda fighter captured The 26-year-old caucasian man was trained with bin Laden's fighters
| Dec.16 |
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Aussies gain upper hand
| Dec.24 |
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Bush fires wreck holiday havoc Fires are fanned by high winds and scorching temperatures | |
| Dec.25 |
Sydney |
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Struggle with inferno Hundreds have evacuated towns, holiday resorts and national parks as bush fires rage in the eastern Australia
| Dec.26 |
Sydney |
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Hunt for arsonists Most of the bushfires threatening Sydney were started deliberately
| Dec.27 |
Melbourne |
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Bichel puts Australia on top
| Dec.28 |
Sydney |
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100 bush fires raging Fire-fighters are bracing for a new wave of fires as temperatures continue to soar