AUSTRALIA proved third time lucky as they won the men's field hockey World Cup after a 24-year hiatus with a 2-1 win over Germany.

FOOTBALL great Lou Richards has a special wish for his 87th birthday - a Collingwood premiership.

SEBASTIAN Vettel is the one to beat in the first race of the 2010 Formula One world championship.

SYDNEY FC booked a spot in the A-League grand final with a controversial 4-2 win over Wellington in the preliminary final.

VICTORIA is gearing up for the start of the AFL season with cravings for the first bounce-down reaching fever pitch.

FERNANDO Alonso revealed the real speed of his Ferrari during the last pre-race practice session at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

US comedian Pauly Shore has revealed he had a secret fling with Kylie Minogue.

MELBOURNE Storm launched an effective if unspectacular defence of their NRL premiership by beating Cronulla 14-10 .

RICKY Ponting made a first-ball duck as Australia suffered a 51-run loss to New Zealand in the dead-rubber fifth one-dayer.

IT mightn't be the right  cup they are chasing, but the Bulldogs can be satisfied with their first piece of silverware in 40 years.

Membership

The Members ReserveWith the northern stand redevelopment of the MCG completed in 2006, MCC members are enjoying some of the finest sporting facilities anywhere in the world.

The keenness of MCC members to belong to their club and retain membership, usually for life, has been a major factor in enabling the club to develop the stadium, until the early nineties, almost exclusively through the use of members' funds.

Membership is highly sought after, with 194,097 people waiting to join the coveted list. 

With unrestricted access to interstate and international cricket at the MCG as well as to AFL fixtures at the ground, it's not hard to see why.