Category: Headline Sport
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AUCKLAND REACTOR BACK ON TRACK WITH NEW DRIVER
Inter Dominion Favourite Auckland Reactor finally has a driver, with the experienced Gavin Lang to take the reins. It follows two weeks of drama for the Kiwi contender, but all that was forgotten this morning at an open breakfast with the champions.
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DUREAU TAKES HALF CHANCE
Although Newcastle’s 24 – 12 win over Conulla was a classic team performance, you couldn’t hide the stand out performance of Scott Dureau. A surprise starter, he’s now taken a strong grip on the half-back spot, especially with Jarrod Mullen now out for up to 3 weeks with a cracked rib.
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ROGERS OUT, DUREAU IN
there’s two significant changes for the Newcastle Knights ahead of tonight’s NRL match against the Sharks. Adam MacDougall has failed to recover from illness in time, while half-back Scott Dureau will make a surprise season debut at the expense of Ben Rogers, with Jarrod Mullen moving to five-eighth. Still feelnig the effects of a virus,…
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SCOTT PRINCE INJURY SCARE
An injury to Scott Prince has thrown a scare through the Titans’ camp. The co-captain strained a hamstring at a training run today and is in doubt for Friday’s clash with the Bulldogs.
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iNTER DOMINION FAVOURITE DRAWS BARRIER 13
The horror run for Inter Dominion favourite Auckland Reactor continues, drawing barrier number 13 and immediately drifting in early betting. Things were much kinder to Gold Coast champion Blacks A Fake, who’s looking for a record fourth Inter Dominion win, from barrier one.
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SURFEST SUCCESS FOR ANDERSON
Merewether teenager Philippa Anderson has become the first home grown board rider to win a main event at Newcastle Surfest. South Africa’s Travis Logie claimed the men’s MR Pro but all eyes were on Anderson who carried all the local hopes – and won.
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COVIC AND CON CONTINUE STOUSH
The bitter fall out at A-League club the Newcastle Jets continues with another of their grand final stars Ante Covic caught in a war of words as he leaves for Sweden. Jets owner Con Constantine declared the out going keeper is never welcome back and that sits fine with with former Socceroo. NOTE: A twist…
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NEW NAME FOR NEW GRAND PRIX
The Gold Coast Super GP has a new naming rights sponsor. The locally-based Nitro Energy Drink company will support the event for the next three years.
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KNIGHT KNEE-CAPPED
There are plenty of stories about tough footballers, and Newcastle’s Dan Tolar’s has to rank among the best of them, after his effort on Sunday on the Gold Coast. Tolar tried to play on despite fracturing a knee cap and now faces surgery and two months on the sideline.
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ROONEY OUT FOR JETS ACL
The Newcastle Jets appear to have lost Sean Rooney for Tuesday’s Asian Champions League match against Korean club Ulsan at tonight’s final training session. He jarred his knee on Saturday and couldn’t complete the club’s last session. It looks like better news for captain Matt Thompson and Jobe Wheelhouse who both trained after injury and…