Virgin Mobile launches Surprise Gig Tour with Wolfmother, MGMT and others

To celebrate its Surprise Gig bonus data offer, Virgin Mobile has announced the Surprise Gig Tour - a series of free, last-minute music gigs around Australia to be announced via its Members' Lounge Facebook page.

Huxley eyes return to the green and gold jersey

JUST two matches into his inspirational comeback from a brain tumour, Julian Huxley says he is a better footballer and has set his sights again on a Wallabies jersey.

Mad Moment Seals Victory

TURNING points in NBL games don't come much more resounding than the handful of seconds in the third quarter of the Hawks clash on Saturday night.

Games Teach Kids To Think Like Adults

OH, THE irony. In a week that the media became hysterical about kids not getting enough exercise because they stayed inside and played video games, we learnt the year's best-selling game was Wii Fit - a series of fun exercises for the whole family. So the problem was the solution.

Brain Wave: How Technology Changes Our Thinking

The wonders of our digital age are affecting us more than we know. By Gerard Wright in Los Angeles.

The Seven Signposts To Better Brain Health

Mind your Brain Keeping your brain active will enhance the cells' connections and keep you feeling mentally sharp.

Throwing Yourself Out Of A Plane - And Into Life

The head of the nation's brain bank knows the good that comes from organ donation. He was at death's door when he got a new liver, writes Kate Benson.

Caricature In The Kitchen

Spring has sprung but it's not all fun with games for John Lethlean.

Mathletics Is Athletics For The Brain

STUDENTS from Mount Kanwary Public School are embracing an online maths program called Mathletics.

Paterson In Cotton Wool After Scan Shows Brain Bruising

STRIKE forward Cory Paterson is almost certain he does not have a tumour, but he has a bruised brain that would have ruled him out of the NRL finals had Newcastle qualified.

Get Your Brain Into Training

What works for Olympic athletes can work for students, advises Rachael Whittle.

Drinking Games Off Menu In Afl Booze Crackdown

FOOTBALLERS will be warned not to play drinking games or initiate rookies by getting them drunk, under a new AFL alcohol policy to crack down on the game's booze culture.

From Joy To Vexation In 450 Words

THE Heckler-wannabe is a frustrated animal. Occasionally, the work of a hyperactive brain is rewarded with a spot on the hallowed page and you're the talk of the watercooler for a week; almost as famous as Stephanie and Libby, but not quite.

Milburn Penalty Cut To One Game

AFL tribunal chairman David Jones last night urged the game's governing body to bring in a new rule specifically outlawing the spear tackle after Geelong defender Darren Milburn successfully employed a technical argument to downgrade his offence and have his suspension on a rough conduct charge reduced from two games to one.

Badger Went Too Far: Ref Boss

NRL referees coach Robert Finch described Gavin Badger's decision to send off St George Illawarra international Jason Ryles as a "brain snap" and dropped the controversial whistleblower from first grade this weekend.

Computer Games

ECHOCHROME Rated: G RRP: $49.95 No of players: 1 Released: July 17 A strange phenomenon with the PSP is that some of the best games are those that use only a fraction of what Sony's hand-held platform has to offer in terms of graphical grunt.

Critical Wait For Injured Tiger Polak

RICHMOND Football Club's centenary celebrations on Saturday night came to a tragic end when defender Graham Polak suffered a serious brain injury when he was hit by a tram.

Tiger Hit By Tram Is Now Critical

A SERIOUS brain injury to Richmond defender Graham Polak has improved slightly but he remains in a medically induced coma after being hit by a tram on Saturday night.

Life Begins At 40 With Mind Games

HE SAID I'D like to know exactly who coined the phrase "life begins at 40" in the first place. Was it the same person who said "all good things come to those who wait" and "when one door closes, another one opens"?

Hilder All Clear For Roosters

KNIGHTS super-sub Matt Hilder breathed easier yesterday when he was cleared of a brain tumour or any other serious neurological condition and named to return against the Roosters at Bluetongue Stadium on Sunday.