Sydney News

Sydney man clocked at 219km/h in Mercedes: police (Sydney Morning Herald)
A Sydney man has been clocked speeding at 219km/h in his Mercedes-Benz on a highway in the state's south.

ACCC slams price gouging at Sydney Airport (Brisbane Times)
FOR the fourth year in a row Sydney Airport has been rated the country's worst large airport, charging the highest average prices per passenger, a report from the competition watchdog reveals.

Con-air at Sydney Airport (Daily Telegraph)
THE competition cop has awarded Sydney Airport the wooden spoon again after borrowing it briefly to flog the hub's operators over its poor service standards and charges.

Jasminka on trial for Sydney trip (Practical Punting Daily)
Talented mare Jasminka will put her credentials for a Sydney trip on the line when she makes her comeback at Doomben on Saturday. Jasminka was due to make her return at Eagle Farm last Saturday before the meeting was abandoned following a week of torrential rain.

Sydney man does '219km/h in Mercedes' (Daily Telegraph)
A SYDNEY man has been clocked speeding at 219km/h - virtually double the legal speed limit - in his late-model silver Mercedes-Benz on a NSW highway.

Callus seeking fourth Olympics (Sydney Morning Herald)
Even Ashley Callus finds it hard to believe it's a decade since he stood alongside Michael Klim and played the air guitar at the Sydney Olympics.

Football: Sydney record on line (sportal.com.au)
Sydney striker Alex Brosque believes the Sky Blues can maintain their perfect record over Wellington when the two sides meet for a place in the Hyundai A-League Grand Final on Saturday night.

Rugby Union: Preview: Waratahs v Lions (sportal.com.au)
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Friday March 12, 7.40pm (AEDT).

Time, effort needed to win over the west (The Border Mail)
LAVINGTON Panthers rugby league captain-coach Josh Cale does not dismiss the notion that AFL might one day become the dominant sport in western Sydney. “But it will take time,” he sai

What you might have missed (The Courier Mail)
IN overnight sport, former Olympic sprinter Marion Jones signed to play basketball and Australia's Stephanie Gilmore won a major world award.