Kurt Suzuki was the man in Washington as his three-run homer capped a seven-run ninth inning and ensured his Nationals beat the New York Mets 11-10.

Three independent politicians who will likely decide which party governs Australia said today they plan to demand details of how much competing election promises would cost the nation over the next three years.

Seemingly from nowhere, Martin Brassil has emerged as one of this country’s rising training talents over the past two years. But, as Declan Colley discovered, the quietly spoken Curragh handler prefers to let his charges do the talking for him.

Final counting of votes in Australia’s October 9 election showed today that Prime Minister John Howard has won control of both the upper and lower houses of parliament.

NEW ZEALAND premier Helen Clark appears poised to win another term in office in today's general election. The Labour leader says being prime minister is "the best job I've had" and opinion polls point to her keeping the post.