Australia building an imposing lead

MATTHEW Hayden's career remains in the balance, but Australia is in control of the third Test against South Africa.

FA Cup fairytale ends for Blyth

CARLOS Villanueva's stunning free kick gave Blackburn a 1-0 victory at non-league Blyth Spartans in the third round of the FA Cup, setting up a meeting with Sunderland for a place in the last 16.

Roddick in comfortable start

ANDY Roddick began his 2009 season with a comfortable win and an ambition to regain the form which gave him victory over all three grand slam champions last year.

How Bolt can go even faster

GLEN Mills, coach of triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt, has identified three major flaws to fix to make the sprinter run even faster this year.

World Cup whistleblower shot dead

A SOUTH African official who blew the whistle on alleged corruption in the building of a stadium for the 2010 World Cup has been shot dead.

Blazing Siddle rips through Proteas

A BRILLIANT 30 minutes from Victorian paceman Peter Siddle has put Australia on the path to victory in the third Test.

Benny's big test

DRUG testers have made Ben Cousins a target hours into his first training session of the year.

'Sorry' hoop out six months for striking

A SHELL-SHOCKED Ben Smith will appeal against a six-month ban imposed yesterday for striking fellow jockey Nick Mehmet at Hanging Rock on New Year's Day.

Classic grudge match

TWO of Australia's most fiercely combative professional cyclists will fight out a grudge-match finale to the Jayco Bay Classic criterium series tonight.

Rocca hungry as Pies return

ANTHONY Rocca is counting down the days until Collingwood's 2009 season opener against Adelaide on Saturday, March 28.

Membership

The Members ReserveWith the northern stand redevelopment of the MCG completed in 2006, MCC members are enjoying some of the finest sporting facilities anywhere in the world.

The keenness of MCC members to belong to their club and retain membership, usually for life, has been a major factor in enabling the club to develop the stadium, until the early nineties, almost exclusively through the use of members' funds.

Membership is highly sought after, with 184,974 people waiting to join the coveted list. 

With unrestricted access to interstate and international cricket at the MCG as well as to AFL fixtures at the ground, it's not hard to see why.