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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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Dress Standards - Long Room and Members Dining Room

The dress standard for males in the Long Room and Members Dining Room is a lounge suit or tailored jacket, shirt, tie, slacks and dress shoes. Females are expected to dress to a similar standard.

Please note that jackets may be removed during the summer months. National costume and religious requirements such as a clerical collar are acceptable.

For your guidance, some unacceptable items of clothing in the Long Room and Members Dining Room include:

Not Acceptable: Men

  • Any form of sports shoe such as joggers, track shoes and runners.
  • Sandals, thongs, dilapidated footwear, scuffs or slippers.
  • Any shoes without socks.
  • Jeans, cargo pants or non-tailored pants.
  • Open-neck shirts or shirts without collars.
  • Parkas, duffle coats, wind-breakers, tracksuit tops, golf and yachting weatherproofs, waist-length jackets including bomber jackets, denim jackets, zippered jackets, anoraks and driz-a-bones.
  • Safari suits.
  • Hats, caps and any other headwear unless part of national or religious dress.
  • Pullovers or cardigans (without a jacket), rugby tops and football guernseys, even if wearing a tie.

Not Acceptable: Women

  • Any form of sports shoe, joggers, track shoes, runners, slippers, thongs, scuffs, casual sandals and dilapidated footwear.
  • Tank tops.
  • Jeans, cargo pants and non-tailored pants.
  • "Leggings" or shorts.
  • Parkas, duffle coats, denim jackets, wind-breakers, golf and yachting weatherproofs, anoraks and bomber jackets.
  • Tops or dresses showing bare midriff.
  • Note: Footless tights acceptable if suitable dress worn over the top.

Click here to download examples of acceptable and not acceptable attire in the Long Room and Members Dining Room.