Roddick tipped out of US Open

    ANDY Roddick has made a shock exit from the US Open at the hands of lowly ranked Serb Janko Tipsarevic.

    New seamers included in India squad

    CLINT McKay has missed selection in favour of novice seamers Peter George and Josh Hazlewood as part of the Australian Test squad for India.

    Ban fixers for life, says Warnie

    ANY Pakistan player found guilty of match-fixing should be banned for life, Shane Warne said today.

    Trickett faces doping delay

    LIBBY Trickett's comeback may stall as FINA's anti-doping rules set to prevent her from qualifying for next year's world swimming championships.

    Fanning keeps Tahitian cool

    MICK Fanning is keeping cool about his chances of retaining the world surfing title after advancing to the Billabong Pro Tahiti fourth round.

    Stosur fires but Peers goes out

    SAM Stosur beat Anastasia Rodionova in an all-Australian clash at  the US Open today and Kim Clijsters beat Melbourne's Sally Peers in straight sets.

    Boomers miss their chance

    AUSTRALIA suffered a frustrating setback at the basketball world championships, going down to Serbia 94-79 in Turkey today

    Hockeyroos win again

    A FIGHTING 6-3 victory over India has left the Hockeyroos unbeaten after two matches at the World Cup in Argentina.

    Gallop faces Stormy reception

    NRL boss David Gallop will face angry Storm players today for the first time since punishing the club over the salary cap breaches.

    Boks coach sack talk grows

    SPECULATION is growing in South Africa that Springboks coach Peter de Villiers could be sacked as early as this weekend.

    AFL Round 1 - Richmond v Carlton

    Mar 25, 2010

    Event:                          AFL - Round 1
    Teams:                        Richmond v Carlton
    Date:                           Thursday March 25, 2010
    Start time:                   7.10pm


    EVENT INFORMATION

    Gate opening times:  
    Public/AFL members - 5.00pm
    MCC members - 4.30pm

    Car park openings:
    Gate 3 – 8.00am
    Gate 5 – 3.00pm                                    
    Gate 6 – 4.00pm
    Gate 7 – 2.00pm (Passes only)

    Crowd estimate: 73,000

    TAB outlets open: 5.00pm

    National Sports Museum: Open for patrons with event tickets from 5.00pm until half-time.

    Tickets:
    Tickets for matches in Rounds 1-21 of the 2010 AFL home and away season at the MCG are now available for purchase for members of AFL clubs, MCC members and the public via Ticketek.

    General admission seating areas:
    Southern Stand
    - Bays Q1 – Q15 and Q28

    Ponsford Stand
    - Bays Q29 – Q36

    Olympic Stand
    - Bays Q49 – Q57 (rows P to the last row)

    These bays are subject to change without notice.