MELBOURNE Victory soared to the top of the A-League table and ended Queensland Roar's season-long unbeaten away record with a 2-1 victory at Telstra Dome last night.

RACE favourite Wild Oats XI was relishing the strong northerly winds down the NSW coast last night, putting her on track for a fourth consecutive line honours win and a possible race record in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

THE Australian sharemarket has produced its best week on record, sustained by a collection of generous economic stimulus packages and the resurgent BHP Billiton.

SUPERANNUATION fund returns over the past year have tumbled to their worst on record, bringing the impact of the global credit crisis home to millions of Australians.

BACKED by the best coach in the world, Olympic champion Steve Hooker believes he can break Sergey Bubka's world record of 6.14 metres. Alex Parnov, too, is confident Hooker's technique will see him eclipse that mark set by Bubka in Italy in 1994.