Category: Headline Sport
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JETS CAPTAIN IN DOUBT
Several of the Newcastle Jets got their first look of their home ground today as the club returned to EnergyAustralia stadium. It proved a drama charged session with captain Matt Thompson unable to complete training and that was just the start.
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SOUTHERN STARS OPEN CUP ACCOUNT
The Australian women’s cricket team has scored its first win of the World Cup, beating South Africa in Newcastle. Captain Karen Rolton lead the way with an unbeaten 96 as the home side reached 4 for 258. South Africa all out for 197 in the last over of their run chase.
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KNIGHTS TEAM FOR TITANS
He’s been the talk of Newcastle league circles for some years but Knights flyer Akuila Uate appears set to live up to the hype this season. His coach certainly thinks the Fijian international is destined for big things while confirming his team for the opening round this Sunday on the Gold Coast. As expected five-eighth…
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PROUD PARENTS OF CRICKET’S WONDER BOY
The worst Australia can expect from the second test against South Africa is a draw after their batsmen belted them into a massive lead on day three. Phillip Hughes was again outstanding, becoming the youngest batsmen to score a century in each innings of a test and draw comparisons with the great Don Bradman. It’s…
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CALYPSO CRICKET QUEENS
Coach Sherwin Campbell described his West Indies Womens team as the potential surprise packets of the ICC World Cup in Australia and they’ve proved him right in their opening game. A wonderful bowling performance from Stafanie Taylor (4/17) saw the Windies roll the South Africans for just 116, a total that just wasn’t enough.
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JETS TO GET PHYSICAL
The new-look Newcastle Jets have size and power, and they’re promising to use both in their opening Asian Champions League match on Tuesday. Socceroos’ defender Matt Thompson will captain the team, which aims to out-muscle Beijing Guoan.
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STEPHIE LAST AUSSIE IN ROXY
World number one Stephanie Gilmore is the only Australian through to the semi finals of the Roxy Pro surfing event on the Gold Coast. The five other Australians failed to make it through their heats and join defending champion Peru’s Sofia Mulanovich on the beach.
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ROOKIES SHAKE UP ROXY
Teenage rookies dominated round one of the Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast, winning four of the six heats this morning. World Champion Stephanie Gilmore cruised through her round, while former world number one Coolangatta’s Chelsea Hedges made a successful comeback.
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JUNIOR SAU SIGNS WITH KNIGHTS
Just 12 months ago Junior Sau was without a club and just looking for an opportunity. Picked up by the Newcastle Knights, he finished the season as a man in demand, and now he’s repaid the club’s faith by agreeing to a two year contract extension.
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SASHO JETS IN
Diehard Newcastle Jets fans might still be coming to terms with his signing but that doesn’t worry Sasho Petrovski. The former Sydney and Central Coast striker has clocked on for work at his new club just days after finishing up with the Mariners.