Category: Headline Sport
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TITANS GIVE FRIEND UNTIL FRIDAY
Titans’ hooker Nathan Friend says he’s willing to risk his injured ankle injury to take on the Broncos Friday. Even so, Kayne Lawton is likely to make his debut for the club, along with former Brisbane star, Ian Lacey.
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“BLIGHT” WELCOME AT GCF
Gold Coast Football Club has scored a major coup, with A-F-L great Malcolm Blight joining the board. The Premiership-winner will mentor coach Guy McKenna, and help recruit future stars of the game.
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TITANS TONE DOWN TALK OF TUQIRI
The Titans have again hosed down speculation Lote Tuqiri is about to join the team. But mystery still surrounds the identity of a new signing.
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AUSSIE PAIR WIN WORLD SAILING TITLE
In just their second international regatta together Gosford resident Nathan Outteridge and his sailing partner Iain Jensen have taken out the 49er World championships in Italy.
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KNIGHTS PREPARE FOR POST-SMITH ERA
It seems a mere formality but the Knights Board meets tomorrow to decide if they’ll release Brian Smith from the last year of his contract after agreeing to a 4 year deal to replace Brad Fittler as coach of the Roosters. Although they’d heard rumours, news of Brian Smith’s Roosters move still came as a…
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KNIGHTS SAY SMITH DEPARTURE IS NO PROBLEM
The Newcastle Knights board are certain to release coach Brian Smith a year early from his current deal, to take the reins at the troubled Sydney Roosters next year. Smith will replace Brad Fittler but who will take the Knights job is now open to speculation. Click on to see what Newcastle CEO Steve Burraston…
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PARKO TIGHTENS GRIP ON MAIDEN CROWN
Coolangatta surfer Joel Parkinson has tightened his grip on this year’s world crown, by winning the Billabong Pro in great waves at Jefferys Bay. The Aussie showed awesome form, but the ride of the day had to go to American Dane Reynolds.
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FOUR SEEDS BUNDLED OUT OF BILLABONG PRO
There’s been plenty of upsets at the Billabong Pro surfing event in South Africa, with four of the top five seeds bundled out in round two. Australia’s Mick Fanning and Taj Burrow were among the casualties.
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There was a collective sigh of relief at the Knights with news Jarrod Mullen’s ankle injury won’t end his season. He’s still set to miss around a month of football, but the fact he’ll be back well inside the semi-finals is a boost to the red and blue.
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PATERSON TO MAKE NRL COMEBACK
Newcastle Knights’ forward Cory Paterson will play his first NRL game in 11 weeks against Melbourne tomorrow night. Captain Kurt Gidley travelled south with the team today but is still effected by the flu. Steve Simpson and Adam MacDougall though are definitely out.