Sydney News

Sydney stunt not disrespectful, says 'spiderman'
FRENCH "spiderman" Alain Robert has angrily denied suggestions that he is disrespectful of Australian law and says his latest climb on a Sydney building did not put lives at risk.

Sydney gets first Aussie bike library
AUSTRALIA'S first bike library will be based in Sydney, allowing people to loan bikes and bike trailers. 

'Brazen' Sydney rapist gets 25 years
A man who raped two women and sexually assaulted 10 others across Sydney has been jailed for at least 18 years and nine months.

French 'Spiderman' denies risking lives in Sydney stunt
SYDNEY (AFP) - A French climber dubbed "Spiderman" for scaling skyscrapers without ropes or equipment pleaded not guilty Friday to putting lives at risk after his latest stunt in Australia.

Mumford to face fitness test before Sydney's all-or-nothing clash
SYDNEY coach Paul Roos will wait to see what injured ruckman Shane Mumford can do at training this afternoon before settling on his team to tackle Carlton in Sunday's elimination final at ANZ Stadium.

The new cancer - sports betting
What an odd coincidence. In the same week that rugby league struggles with a growing stench concerning a flood of serious betting being placed on a minor unlikely event that subsequently didn't occur, international cricket has been devastated by irrefutable proof that the Pakistani Test team is corrupt.

Swimming laps up new funding
PARALYMPIC sport and swimming will receive the lion's share of $30 million of extra  funding promised by the previous federal government.

Coates calls for betting reform
AOC president John Coates yesterday called on the federal government to pass legislation to give all sporting bodies the right to a share of the profits from betting.

What it felt like to be an Olympic champion, 10 years on
Catherine Freeman is still coming to terms with that win, writes Roy Masters.

Paper reveals how it uncovered cricket match-fixing scandal
But the tabloid is facing serious allegations of its own, writes Paola Totaro in London.