Trio takes Lions' share of plaudits Sep 5, 2009
Dawn Fraser, on The Today Show (thank you, I know), gives a graphic account of what happened when she confronted an intruder: "I grabbed him by the ear and hair. He turned around and said 'you effing c---, I am going to kill you'. So I punched him and kneed him in the groin." It is believed the intruder was relieved when police arrived. Wayne Bennett on the fact St George Illawarra have lost their way recently, including a 35-point thumping by the Rabbitohs last week: "You've got to hit rock... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
* Australian pool great puts titanium knee to good use Sep 2, 2009
Dawn Fraser shows the Olympic swimming gold medal that she won for the 100m freestyle on Aug. 30, 1960, in Rome ... Elderly Olympic swimming great Dawn Fraser fought off an intruder who threatened to kill her by kicking him in the groin with her titanium knee, she has said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Ex-Olympic Swimmer, 71, Fights Off Attacker Sep 1, 2009
Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesDawn Fraser ... Dawn Fraser Helped Capture Man Who Tried To Rob Her Home ... NOOSAVILLE, Australia -- Dawn Fraser, who won swimming gold medals at three Olympics, fought off and helped capture a man who tried to rob her home north of Brisbane. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
72 year-old Olympic great fights off young intruder Sep 1, 2009
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Aussies will struggle at Olympics Aug 31, 2009
6:50PM OLYMPIC great Dawn Fraser says she fought off and helped capture a man who threatened to kill her outside her home. Also in Daily Telegraph today. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Dawn Fraser fights off home invader Aug 31, 2009
Olympic great Dawn Fraser says she fought off and helped capture a man who tried to rob her home. The 71-year-old swim champion, who lives at Noosaville on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, says the man grabbed her but she fought back. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Former swim champ Fraser, 71, fights off attacker Aug 31, 2009
Dawn Fraser, who won swimming gold medals at three Olympics, fought off and helped capture a man who tried to rob her home north of Brisbane. More Sports. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Thorpe moves to scuttle doping claims Aug 31, 2009
August 23, 2009 07:18pm AEST. IAN Thorpe has provided the country's drug testing agency with medical evidence in an attempt to clear his name of doping. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Jay Cutler shows poise on and off field _ and Broncos fans get taste of what they're missing Aug 31, 2009
NOOSAVILLE, Australia (AP) Dawn Fraser, who won swimming gold medals at three Olympics, fought off and helped capture a man who tried to rob her home north of Brisbane. CINCINNATI (AP) Offensive tackle Andre Smith signed a contract Sunday with the Cincinnati Bengals, ending an impasse that dragged on a month into the preseason. (FOX61, CT)
Are these worlds making a mockery of swimming? Jul 28, 2009
"The world championships are a laughingstock to the world of swimming," said Dawn Fraser, who won Olympic gold medals for Australia at the 1956, '60 and '64 Olympics. "Those six world records should be immediately rescinded. The suits and their buoyancy offer an unfair advantage which is plain to see.". (FindLaw News)
Record binge in full swing at swimming worlds Jul 28, 2009
The world championships are a laughingstock to the world of swimming, said Dawn Fraser, who won Olympic gold medals for Australia at the 1956, 60 and 64 Olympics. Those six world records should be immediately rescinded. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Swim suits make their marks Jul 28, 2009
The world championships are a laughingstock to the world of swimming, declared Australian legend Dawn Fraser, who won gold medals at three Games. Michael Phelps, who won his eight Olympic golds in a Speedo LZR Racer, has refused to talk about suits. (Boston Globe)
It's time to unleash NSW's secret weapon - Tommy Tomato Jul 11, 2009
I want Tommy Tomato to get the kind of role the AOC gave Dawn Fraser at the Sydney Olympics. I want him to be the head cheerleader. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Hackett can do hat-trick: Perkins Jul 5, 2009
Only Australian swimming legend Dawn Fraser and Hungarian backstroker Krisztina Egerszegi have achieved the feat in the pool. Yet Kieren Perkins - the man he denied the feat at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 - says Hackett has the fortitude to rebound from injury and a form slump to power his way to greatness. (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Chrysiliou steps up to bring calm to Manly Jun 22, 2009
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. THE Manly Sea Eagles have been the first club to answer the NRL's call for more women on boards by appointing Kerry Chrysiliou as a director. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
FINA faces swimsuit D-day but Dawn wants them banned May 16, 2009
"I hope they ban them," Olympic great Dawn Fraser said from the United States. "These swimsuits are illegal. They provide buoyancy, so they must be made illegal. It's just not fair they can have them because it goes against the whole ideal of swimming. "I roll my eyes whenever I hear about a world record now, and I know a lot of people do. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Council beats about the bush and reclaims a graven image May 2, 2009
KING NEPTUNE stares imperiously out to sea from the cliff face beside the Dawn Fraser baths at Balmain - a striking sculpture from the days when the suburb was known for art and experimentation rather than lattes and four-wheel-drives. Carved into the stone in 1977 by the artist Michael Clifton, the sculpture became obscured by vegetation over the years, leaving Neptune to peep out at the world through a tangle of ferns and creepers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Warne's Royals an outside chance for world sports awards Mar 26, 2009
The Laureus World Sports Academy, comprising 46 sporting greats including Australians Dawn Fraser, Cathy Freeman and Steve Waugh, select the winners by secret ballot. The academy also votes for action sportsperson of the year and leading sportsperson with a disability. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Olympian wants his medal back Mar 25, 2009
Last August an auctioneer who sold a silver medal from the 1960 Rome Games defended claims by the swimmer Dawn Fraser that it had been stolen from her several years earlier. The medal was an individual silver medal but did not identify the event. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
No reason to cancel or shift Delhi 2010, says Commonwealth Gameschief Mar 6, 2009
Swimming legend Dawn Fraser called for the Commonwealth Games in India to be cancelled to avoid "another Munich" after the Lahore attack, which killed at least eight people and injured seven Sri Lankan cricketers. It had similarities to October's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which claimed the lives of more than 100 people. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Security worries for sports after Pakistan attacks Mar 5, 2009
Dawn Fraser, an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer in the 1950s and 60s, called for the games to be canceled. "We don't want another Munich," she told the Australian Daily Telegraph. (FindLaw News)
India should keep Commonwealth 2010 Games Mar 4, 2009
A number of Australian athletes have already expressed reservations about competing in India with former swimming champion Dawn Fraser even calling for the event to be moved. "We don't want another Munich," Fraser said, referring to the deadly attacks on Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics. (International Herald Tribune)
Naughty lad keeps kit on Feb 18, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Brandon Walters a celebrity judge at Tropfest on Sunday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
