Senior NSW police officer fined after consuming 20 standard drinks and crashing work car in tunnel

11 février 2025 à 05:12

The officer was convicted of drink-driving after court heard he was seen doing floss dance while drinking before NorthConnex crash

A senior New South Wales police officer was caught on camera drinking and dancing with colleagues before he left a Sydney venue and crashed a work car into a barrier on the NorthConnex tunnel before fleeing the scene.

The officer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was fined $1,500 and handed a two-year community corrections order at Sydney’s Downing Centre local court on Tuesday after being convicted of mid-range drink-driving.

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Australia crush Sri Lanka in second Test to complete rare series sweep

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Par :Australian Associated Press

9 février 2025 à 07:46

Sri Lanka 257 and 231; Australia 414 and 75-1 in four days
Spinners Lyon and Kuhnemann take seven wickets each

Australia have capped off a brilliant summer with a nine-wicket defeat of Sri Lanka that confirms their first clean sweep of a subcontinent Test series in almost 20 years.

Chasing just 75 runs in sunny Galle on Sunday, Australia (75-1) secured victory in the second Test and two-match series when Marnus Labuschagne (26 not out) hit the winning run to square leg just before lunch on day four.

Australia’s Tyler Wright makes surfing history with second Pipe Pro title

The Guardian

Par :Australian Associated Press

9 février 2025 à 04:29

Two-time world champion defeats Simmers in women’s final
Mamiya first surfer in 19 years to win successive Pipeline events

Australia’s Tyler Wright has made surfing history, becoming the first woman to win Hawaii’s iconic Pipe Pro event twice as she snapped her title drought. The two-time world champion beat American defending world champion Caitlin Simmers in a low-scoring final on Sunday (AEDT) at Banzai Pipeline.

Wright won the first women’s Pipe Pro in 2020 and Simmers took out the event a year ago. Simmers was shut down on a wave with a minute left, and Wright won the opening round of the season 7.70 to 3.94.

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