Rugby League
ORRELL, England - Terry Newton, a former British international rugby league player who became the first athlete to be suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone, has died.
SYDNEY - A push to bring the World Cup to Australia would have to rely on the good grace of rival sports which dominate TV ratings and crowd numbers in the domestic market.
MELBOURNE, Australia - A two-day swim meet which would have attracted top swimmers from Australia and New Zealand has been postponed indefinitely due to the increased outbreak of swine flu in Australia.
BRISBANE, Australia - Two players were forced to sit out a top flight Australian rugby league match on Monday and at least nine others were quarantined after a player tested positive for swine flu, National Rugby League officials said.
