Category: Newcastle Sport
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WORLD’S BEST SURFERS COMING TO NEWCASTLE
In a major coup, Newcastle will host the opening round of the World Surf League’s Championship Tour in Australia, in April. Millions will be watching the region as we welcome the top 50 surfers, in an event unlike any other.
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CRAIG DEANS NOT DISTRACTED BY JETS COACHING DECISION
The Newcastle Jets expect to make a decision on who will be the club’s head coach, after their match against Melbourne City tomorrow afternoon. Interim coach Craig Deans says it won’t be a distraction.
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BRAYDEN MUSGROVE SAYS DEAL WITH KNIGHTS COULD BE HIS LAST SHOT AT NRL DREAM
Could Brayden Musgrove be the next Cessnock junior to take the NRL by storm? That’s what the Newcastle Knights are hoping for… the 22-year-old signing a two-year deal with the club.
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SUNERTON HAS SIGHTS ON RECLAIMING RSA STREET STOCKER TITLE
Next weekend can’t come soon enough for Hunter speedway driver, Kiona Sunerton. The former Australian Street Stocker champion will travel to Grafton, looking to claim back the title she didn’t get a chance to defend last year.
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NEWCASTLE’S BID TO HOST WSL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR EVENT
Newcastle is in the running to host the state’s first surfing world tour event in almost 30 years. The WSL is looking for a new venue, after a far north coast council said no.
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TOKYO THE GOAL FOR ROSE DAVIES
Newcastle’s Rose Davies shocked the athletics community when she claimed the national 10-kilometre title last week. The win has boosted her bid to compete at the Tokyo games… and she has a busy few months ahead.
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KYLE LANGFORD FOCUSED ON CLAIMING BACK TO BACK SAILGP TITLES
The SailGP series is set to return this year after being postponed due to the pandemic – and Kyle Langford couldn’t be happier. But the Lake Macquarie sailor – now based in Sweden – faces a new challenge as he looks to take Team Australia to back-to-back titles.
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TEX HOY’S KNIGHTS FUTURE AT FIVE EIGHTH
He’s the man likely to fill Kalyn Ponga’s shoes for the opening rounds of the season. But Tex Hoy believes his future may lie at five-eighth, once the star fullback recovers from shoulder surgery.
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NEWCASTLE WARATAH KEEN TO IMPRESS IN 2021
The Waratahs are determined to build on their late form in the last Super Rugby season… despite losing some senior players. And with such a young team, Newcastle’s Harry Johnson-Holmes is excited by the prospect of taking a leadership role.
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JACOB HAS EELS IN SIGHTS
Seeing his twin brother selected for Origin is making Jacob Saifiti even hungrier to one day pull on a Blues jersey. But right now, he’s more than ready to lead the Knights’ forward pack on Sunday against the Eels.