Pope Benedict XVI has raised expectations that he would apologise directly to victims of past clergy sexual abuse.

Pop princess Kylie Minogue will be rewarded for two decades of hit music making when she receives an OBE (Order of the British Empire) from the Prince of Wales today.

THE spectacular fall from grace of Marion Jones, the 32-year-old US sprinter who was sentenced to six months in prison last week for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, is a reminder of how difficult it can be to take professional athletics seriously in the modern era.

IAAF president Lamine Diack believes disgraced American sprinter Marion Jones will be remembered as “one of the biggest frauds in sporting history”.

MARION JONES is expected to plead guilty to using steroids in the build-up to the 2000 Olympic games.

Marion Jones is expected to plead guilty on Friday to using steroids in the build-up to the 2000 Olympic games.

CALVIN HARRISON, a member of America’s 2000 Olympic Games gold medal-winning 400 metres relay team and a potential member of this year’s squad, has been suspended for two years for a second doping violation.

Sir Richard Branson’s airline Virgin Atlantic could be starting its first London to Australia service by next summer, it was announced today.

Melbourne is alive to the sound of Irish fans who have flooded into town to celebrate the biggest sporting week the Australian calendar has seen since the 2000 Olympic Games.

Fifa chief Sepp Blatter says Australian soccer lacks the professionalism to host the 2014 World Cup.