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Olympic agony as Fry looks out of Olympics

4:00 AM | SHATTERED Olympic mountain bike hopeful Rowena Fry has described the agony of watching her six-year quest end in disappointment.

Sport - Cycling

Blues facing another series defeat

4:00 AM | A courageous video referee decision and Michael Jennings' moment of madness have served to continue State of Origin's longest dynasty as Queensland beat New South Wales 18-10 in last night's series opener.

Sport - Rugby League

No emotion for Dons match, says Sheedy

4:00 AM | SYDNEY - Kevin Sheedy bears no ill will towards his former AFL club Essendon, which he says has regained its mojo.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Hayes considers his future . . . and a flag

4:00 AM | Much-loved St Kilda veteran Lenny Hayes says this could be his last AFL season, but he hasn't given up on a farewell premiership.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Gibson's big moment arrives

4:00 AM | TOM Gibson will find out in the early hours of this morning whether he will become the seventh Tasmanian rower heading to the London Olympics.

Sport - Rowing

Kennedy wary of Oman threat

4:00 AM | While the eyes of Asia are fixed on Australia's looming World Cup qualifying heavyweight clash with Japan in Brisbane, Josh Kennedy is more worried about the Socceroos' first-up challenge in Oman.

Sport - Football - Soccer

Burnie's Lee to captain Tasmania

4:00 AM | BURNIE utility Andrew Lee will captain the Tasmanian football team to play the VFL at Bellerive Oval on Saturday.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Crick seeks better finish on the island

4:00 AM | LAUNCESTON GT racing driver Greg Crick is optimistic of a better showing this weekend at Phillip Island than he achieved at the season-opening round at Adelaide where he secured pole.

Sport - Motor Racing

Rowers get shot at Olympic glory

4:00 AM | Unloved, unwanted. Not anymore. Australia's women's eight has a shot at becoming one of the feel-good stories of the London Olympics following their last-gasp qualification in Switzerland.

Sport - Olympics

Stosur needs US Open mindset

4:00 AM | Evonne Goolagong Cawley has urged Samantha Stosur to carry her New York state of mind into the French Open starting in Paris on Sunday.

Sport - Tennis

Coach fuming at early starts

4:00 AM | The Kookaburras will be forced to rise before dawn several times at the London Olympics and coach Ric Charlesworth is fuming.

Sport - Olympics

City travels to Burnie to take on improvers

4:00 AM | LAUNCESTON City will travel to Burnie to take on an always improving Burnie Baptist side this weekend in the Women's Greater Northern League.

Sport - Hockey

Grenda show good form

4:00 AM | BEN Grenda has begun the eight-stage Irish Post Tour with form finishing 15th then 20th in the first two stages. The Launceston cyclist, riding for British team Rapha Condor Sharp, sits fourth in the under-23 category.

Sport - Cycling

Salmon lie deep and quiet until the fight

4:00 AM | SOME anglers have remained active inland despite the cold.

Sport - General

Lee fulfils a childhood dream

12:00 AM | EVERY kid playing football dreams about kicking a goal after the siren to win the grand final, but next best thing has to be dreaming about captaining your state.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Battle of the ages

12:00 AM | THE sacked Hobart Charger. The opposing brothers. Both sides fighting for their 2012 SEABL season survival. And of course the lingering tension from last year's all-in brawl t

Sport - Basketball

State honour for NW umpire duo

12:00 AM | TWO Coastal football umpires have been appointed to officiate in this Saturday's Tasmania versus VFL match at Bellerive.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

A tasty smorgasbord of basketball action

12:00 AM | SATURDAY night's clash between SEABL rivals the Tall Timbers North West Thunder and the Hobart Chargers will be the main course in a feast of basketball at the Ulverstone Schweppes Arena.

Sport - Basketball

Top four untroubled as gap continues to widen

12:00 AM | THE gap between the top four sides and the bottom four in the NWBU men's competition has widened after Tuesday night's round 15 of games.

Sport - Basketball

Braving cold worth it

12:00 AM | BY ALL accounts, the Inland Fisheries Service open weekend at Liawenee was a great success and was well attended by patrons from around the state.

Sport - Other