Category: Newcastle Sport
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TWO NOVOCASTRIANS NAMED IN OPALS OLYMPIC SQUAD
Katie Ebzery and Leilani Mitchell will represent Newcastle at the Tokyo Olympics after being named in the Opals squad. The 12-player team was released this morning, just two months out from the Games. Both Ebzery and Mitchell will contest their second Olympics after being part of the Australian women’s basketball team in Rio five years…
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CIBILIC PUTS BEST FOOT FORWARD ON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR
Despite the loss, Morgan Cibilic’s appearance in the final was the best result of his fledgling career on the World Championship Tour. Competing in just his fifth event, he was beaten by Medina for a fourth time.
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TOPOR-STANLEY HAS HIGH HOPES FOR ANOTHER NEWCASTLE CONTRACT
He’s never ended up with a wooden spoon during his impressive career, and Nikolai Topor-Stanley doesn’t want to start now. The Jets defender is desperate to end the A-League season on a high, and secure a new contract with Newcastle.
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MORE HUNTER GIRLS TAKING UP TENNIS
The popularity of tennis in the Hunter is on the rise, thanks largely to the success of Australia’s world number one, Ash Barty. Her former doubles partner, Casey Dellacqua, hit Belmont over the weekend, encouraging more girls to take up the sport.
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JETS READY FOR THE CHALLENGE OF THE FINAL GAMES
The final three games only get harder for the last placed Jets. The side will lose three players to international duty, and have to face ladder-leading Melbourne City next round.
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KNIGHTS LOSE SEVENTH MATCH OF THE SEASON
Adam O’Brien is under increasing pressure to turn the Knights around, after woeful back-to-back performances. Newcastle lost its seventh match of the season last night, going down to a North Queensland side that copped a double sin bin.
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KATIE-RAE EBZERY RAMPS UP PREPARATION FOR TOKYO
Newcastle’s Katie-Rae Ebzery is expected to play a key role for the Opals at the Tokyo Olympics. And redemption is firmly on her mind, after the Aussies were bundled out of contention in the quarter finals at the Rio games.
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MAITLAND READY TO TEST THEMSELVES AGAINST THE BEST
The Maitland Pickers sit second on the Newcastle Rugby League ladder, but they believe they’re not even close to their best. Last year’s Presidents Cup winners face their biggest test this weekend, when they take on the in-form Macquarie.
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MANSELL READY FOR NEXT STEP
Hunter teenager Christian Mansell will debut in Britain’s Formula 3 championship this weekend, after months of testing. We caught up with Christian and his dad ahead of the opening round at Brands Hatch.
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POOLMAN AND GIANTS ON FIRE IN SUPER NETBALL
Sam Poolman’s Giants are Super Netball’s only undefeated team following the opening three rounds. They outclassed the Queensland Firebirds in Sydney last night, to sit alone on top of the ladder.