Brisbane, Sep. 10 : Injured Australia spinner Nathan Hauritz had to undergo facial surgery after being struck during an altercation with a patron of a Queensland nightclub a fortnight ago.

He had a few drinks before the incident occurred, Fox Sports reports.

Police is investigating the incident, but Cricket Australia's general manager of cricket operations, Michael Brown, said that Hauritz, 29, would not be pressing charges.

The Queensland state government has finally approved the twin tunnel project of Brisbane City Council linking Brisbane's western and northern suburbs. The state government approved the project after spent more than two years doing environmental checks and has taken hundreds of public submissions.

However, the government imposed 34 conditions on this project. The construction of the tunnels is now expected to start by December this year.

Brisbane, Jan 9 : Kim Clijsters won the battle of Belgium Saturday as the reigning US Open champion started 2010 with a defeat of rival Justine Henin 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6) in the final of the Brisbane International.

Clijsters won the Grand Slam title in New York the last time she stepped onto a WTA court, cementing her comeback to the sport on her third event back after retiring to have a child.

Henin was making her own return to the sport this week after stepping away for 20 months due to burnout.

Henin, a seven-time Grand Slam winner, saved three match points in the final-set tiebreak, but Clijsters made her winning point on her fourth chance.

Brisbane, Jan 5 : Ana Ivanovic won her first match since mid-August as the Serb defeated Australian Jelena Dokic 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 Monday to start with a welcome victory at the Brisbane International.

Ivanovic, a former French Open champion who briefly stood number one in the world after that 2008 triumph on clay, thwarted the hopes of the host nation and 2009 Australian Open quarter-finalist Dokic.

Like Ivanovic, the Serb-born Dokic had suffered through a poor 2009, fighting off injury and illness for much of the year.

Brisbane, Jan 4  : Top seed Andy Roddick gave his October knee injury a solid test Monday, firing 15 aces in a first-round defeat of Australian Peter Luczak 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 at the Brisbane International.

The American, playing in Australia for only the second time outside of the January Open, was joined as a winner by second seed Radek Stepanek. The veteran Czech out put Australian John Millman 6-4, 6-0.

Roddick has said that his knee injury is still not 100 percent but he expects to be fit for the Grand Slam start Jan 18 in Melbourne.

Brisbane, Nov. 26 : Australia took their foot off West Indies'''' throat in the first Test at the Gabba here on Thursday, failing to ram home an advantage.

After winning the toss and dominating with the bat to be 2-200, Ricky Ponting''''s outfit still took first-day honours by going to stumps at 5-322 with Marcus North 42 not out and Brad Haddin nine not out.

Brisbane, Nov. 26 : Australia took their foot off West Indies'''' throat in the first Test at the Gabba here on Thursday, failing to ram home an advantage.

After winning the toss and dominating with the bat to be 2-200, Ricky Ponting''''s outfit still took first-day honours by going to stumps at 5-322 with Marcus North 42 not out and Brad Haddin nine not out.

Brisbane, Nov 26 : After consistent success at the domestic level earning him a spot in the West Indies team, opening batsman Adrian Barath has said that he is confident of doing well in the international stage as well.

The 19-year-old Barath, who is one of the tiniest cricketers to represent the national team, can expect to hear a few balls whistling past his ears when he makes his Test debut against Australia in seaming and climbing conditions at the Gabba.

Brisbane, Nov 25 : West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has said his team should leave behind the problematic build-up that they have had to the first Test at the Gabba and play like professionals.

Gayle has missed practice games ahead of the Frank Worrell Trophy to attend his sick mom, and arrived back in Brisbane on Wednesday morning barely 24 hours before the three-Test series opener gets underway.

Brisbane, Nov 18 - West Indies captain Chris Gayle flew back home from the tour of Australia to attend to his ailing mother.

Gayle withdrew from the tour match against Queensland, which began at Allan Border Field Wednesday, just an hour before the toss after hearing the news of his mother being gravely ill and admitted to hospital in Jamaica.

Team Manager Joel Garner said that Gayle was granted time off to be with his mother.

Vice captain Denesh Ramdin will lead the team in Gayle's absence.

Brisbane, Nov 16 : West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has said his team has the ability to defy expectations and win their first Test series in Australia since 1992-93.

“Australia and every team is beatable, don''t be surprised if it happens, The Herald Sun quoted Gayle, as saying.

“The players'' strike has set us back, but at the same time we have to move forward and forget about what has happened in the past. It''s a rebuilding process,” he added.

Brisbane (Australia), Oct. 19 : The Australian state of Queensland has declared a state of emergency after at least 40 wildfires destroyed several properties and forced residents of the area to flee.

According to The Age newspaper, firefighters are still battling one of the largest of the fires in central Queensland near Mount Archer National Park.

The blaze had begun to ease in the last three days, but flared up again late Saturday.

Brisbane, Sep. 30 : Andrew Symonds is loving life outside the cricketing establishment, and believes that he stands on the cusp of cricket''s new freelance frontier.

Since being sacked from the Australian team on disciplinary grounds, Symonds has immersed himself in training and strapping duties with the Queensland Broncos, running training drills so many times he could have replaced Peter Wallace.

Brisbane, Aug. 21 : Data obtained by The Courier-Mail shows that between July 2007 and June this year, 10,913 notices were issued to international students by registered higher education providers in Australia in compliance with the requirements of the Commonwealth Education Services for Overseas Students Act.

Brisbane, Aug. 20 : The father of three siblings found murdered in their home was a violent man who repeatedly bashed his wife and daughters, a court has been told.

Giving evidence in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today, Shirley Singh said her husband Vijay was a quick-tempered man who used his fists when he was angry.

News. com. au quoted Singh as telling the court her husband had physically assaulted her by punching her in the face on about 50 occasions during their 25-year marriage.

Brisbane, Aug 17 : Despite legal brothels, 90 per cent of the sex industry in Queensland is either unregulated or illegal, finds a study.

The University of Queensland’s Human Trafficking Working Group, led by Associate Professor Andreas Schloenhardt, has found that despite general support for a licensed sex industry in Queensland, many underlying concerns remained.

Brisbane, Aug. 14 : A lawyer for erstwhile Indian-born terror suspect, Mohamed Haneef, has slammed the proposed changes in Australia's anti-terror laws.

The Australian quoted Stephen Keim SC, as saying that the changes announced this week by Attorney-General Robert McClelland were "ad hoc" and fell short of the comprehensive overhaul needed to perfect the laws.

India will take on South Africa in the final of the Emerging Players one-day tournament in Brisbane on Saturday. The Australian Institute of Sports will lock horns with New Zealand for third and fourth places in the tournament.

Indian team is likely to face tough challenge by South Africans, who have won eight matches in a row.

South Africa captain Vaughn van Jaarsveld has impressed with his batting throughout the tournament. Cornelius de Villiers picked up five wickets for 15 runs in the last match of league phase against the Australian Institute of Sports.

Indian team has made into the final of the Emerging Players tournament after defeating New Zealand by five wickets in their last league match in Brisbane on Thursday.

New Zealand scored 246 for nine in 50 overs after they were invited to bat first by India. Kiwi batsmen struggled against Indian bowling attack except B J Watling.

Waltinhg smashed unbeaten 94 runs in 114 balls while Tarun Nethulla scored 42 off 61 balls.

New Zealand has registered their maiden victory in the Emerging Players Tournament as they defeated India by five wickets in a twenty20 match after top order collapse of Indian batting attack at the Albury Oval in Brisbane on Monday.

India made 154 runs for five wickets in 20 overs after New Zealand won the toss and invited India to bat first. Manoj Tiwary scored unbeaten 51 runs to mend the early damage by Kiwis bowler with Bengal batsman Abhishek Nayar (45). Canterbury's fast bowler Hamish Bennett claimed 3 wickets for 20 runs.