Category: Headline Sport
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GOLD COAST ATHLETES PUTTING IN GLITTERING OLYMPIC PERFORMANCE
Our athletes put the gold in Gold Coast during the London Olympic Games. Nick Curry wraps up their “glittering” performances.
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SUNS STILL “BEAMING” AFTER FIRST HOME WIN
Emotions are still running high at the Gold Coast Suns. Our boys won their very first game at Metricon Stadium on Saturday, overpowering fellow AFL minnows the Giants 109 – 79.
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TITAN LUKE BAILY OUT FOR SEASON
Titans’ forward Luke Bailey will miss the rest of the season. The foundation club member ruptured his achilles in Friday night’s loss to Melbourne Storm.
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RACING LEGEND CALLS FOR CITY RACE TO STAY
V-8 racing legend Dick Johnson is urging the Campbell State Government to keep on track when it comes to funding the city’s V-8 600 event. It follows speculation its $6 million dollars worth of funding is under threat.
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MAGNUSSEN OUT-TOUCHED FOR GOLD
It was a nail biting finish to one of the most highly anticipated events in Australia’s Olympic campaign. James Magnussen came away with silver in the 100 metre freestyle final, after American Nathan Adrian out-touched him by one hundredth of a second. With 10 metres to go, it looked like Magnussen had it won, but…
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TITANS GET ONE BACK, LOSE ANOTHER
State of Origin forward Ash Harrison returns to the Titans’ line-up to play his old club Souths Sunday. But the Gold Coast will be without Greg Bird, who’s failed to overcome a hamstring strain.
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TITANS LOOK FOR TWO WINS SUNDAY
The Gold Coast Titans are looking for two wins this weekend, the first off the field. Today they revealed the Preston Campbell jersey design they’ll wear for the “Close the Gap” round to try improve the life expectancy of indigenous Australians. “That’s really really meaningful for me, especially with my elders and what not.” The…
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WILD OATS XI TAKES LINE HONOURS SMASHES RECORD
Wildoats 11 has smashed, a 13 year old record to take line honours in the 384 nautical mile Sydney to Gold Coast Yacht race. The super maxi crossed the line this morning after 22 hours, three minutes and 46 seconds at sea, beating Brindabella’s benchmark in 1999 by nearly five hours. The 100 foot yacht…
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BEARS MAUL SEAGULLS IN LOCAL DERBY
After losing their coach, and with no chance of making the finals, Burleigh has managed to tumble the Tweed out of the top three with a 32 points to 12 victory at Pizzy Park. The Seagulls’ defeat made worse with hooker Kayne Lawton re-injuring an ankle.
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“GOLD COAST AUSTRALIA” WINS YACHT RACE
After almost a year at sea, clocking up more than 60-thousand kilometres, the team from Gold Coast Australia has sealed victory in the Clipper Round the World Yacht race. The Gold Coast vessel pulled into Southampton in first place yesterday, capping off a remarkable 51 week journey during which the locally-sponsored yacht claimed a podium…