Tony Roche

McNamee wants Roche involved

Sports administrator Paul McNamee has urged Tennis Australia to return the country's "big five" champions to the national fold. McNamee called for the national tennis body to employ figureheads such as Tony Roche and Darren...

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Are we there yet? ‘Cast Offs’ co-writer Jack Thorne on his new TV drama

I can accurately describe the first moment I felt like a disabled person. It was 8am on Christmas Day 2000. I'd been down for presents, but had suffered an attack and retreated to my room. Downstairs, my family were watching my...

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Sports talent 'hot spots' being studied

MELISSA WOODS November 16, 2009 - 7:44PM AAP Researchers are attempting to uncover the why behind Wagga Wagga - the NSW country town that has produced a swag of sporting champions. Queensland's Griffith University is leading...

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Mentally disabled actors 'victims of modern blacking-up'

As TV gives more roles for physically disabled, Asperger's actress's mother demands equal treatment The mother of the first actress with Asperger's syndrome to play a fictional character with the condition has launched a...

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Is Cast Offs good news?

The C4 mockumentary promises to show a new side to disability, but will it mean programme-makers create better roles for actors like me? Imagine if we stuck a paper bag on the head of Al Pacino and scrawled the word...

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Advanta WTT Pro League Sets Dates For 35th Season

World TeamTennis (WTT) NEW YORK, N.Y. (October 29, 2009) - That's a lesson many first learned when World TeamTennis, the maverick professional team tennis league she co- founded, made its' debut in 1974. That evolution...

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Fish Tank tops British indie film award shortlists

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - "Fish Tank" leads the field at this year's British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) with eight nominations, including best director and best screenplay for Andrea Arnold. "Moon," directed by David...

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BAFTA Scotland unveils nominations

Award Central: 'Loop,' 'Killers,' 'Crying' among film nominees -- "In the Loop," "New Town Killers" and "Crying With Laughter" lead the race in the film categories of the BAFTA Scotland Awards, whose noms were unveiled Monday.

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The godfather

TV's most creative pottymouth is back in The Thick Of It. But how will Malcolm Tucker cope with a female minister? There are those who believe that the movements and decisions of our current government are as pointless as the...

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Saints thank fans for "outstanding contribution"

The Northampton Saints management today thanked the club's supporters for their "outstanding contribution" to Saturday's Heineken Cup win over Munster. The Saints supporters stand to acclaim their team The match between the...

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