Category: Newcastle Sport
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PRICE ON TOP AT DAKAR
The Hunter’s Toby Price is on top of the bike rankings in the Dakar Rally after week one, but isn’t taking his lead for granted. The two-time champion has admitted this year’s event has been one of most challenging.
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PHOTO GALLERY | JETS V WANDERERS
The Jets started slowly and were quickly down 1-0 in the grudge match against the Wanderers at McDonald Jones Stadium on Friday night. It started to liven up in the second half when the Jets played with more urgency. Nigel Boorgard put one in the back of the net but it wasn’t enough with the…
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JETS GO DOWN TO WANDERERS IN GRUDGE MATCH
The Newcastle Jets are pointless at the bottom of the A-League ladder, after going down to the Western Sydney Wanderers, 2-1 at home overnight. Interim coach, Craig Deans says his side can’t give up hope – so early in the season.
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STRONG FIELD OF GOLFERS TO CONTEST THE MEREWETHER PRO AM
A strong field of golfers will contest the Merewether Pro Am, starting on Monday. Among those battling it out for $40,000 in prizemoney, a host of Hunter stars.
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MITCHELL PEARCE BROUGHT TO TEARS
A tearful Mitchell Pearce has addressed the texting scandal that cost him the captaincy of the Newcastle Knights. But while the halfback fronted the cameras, it was his coach who was left to answer questions.
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JETS HOPING FOR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON
Coach Craig Deans is relieved the Jets’ ownership problem is behind them, as they turn their focus to tomorrow night’s clash with the Wanderers. He’s hoping his players will keep the emotion out of it, after losing teammates and their former mentor to Western Sydney.
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JETS GEAR UP FOR IMPORTANT CLASH WITH THE WANDERERS
In A-League circles, they don’t come much bigger than the Jets clash with the Wanderers this Friday night. Newcastle’s first home game of the season is against a team that helped buy the club… AND that’s coached by a former mentor.
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RENOVATIONS START AT NEWCASTLE TENNIS CENTRE
The new licence holder for Newcastle’s District Park tennis centre says he wants to make the game trendy in the Hunter again. Dave Comyns and his team have begun renovations at the Broadmeadow site.
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A-LEAGUE FANS FROM COVID HOTSPOTS BANNED FROM THIS WEEKEND’S NEWCASTLE GAMES
As officials scramble to make the SCG test COVID safe, concerns have been raised about Friday night’s A-League game in Newcastle. Venues New South Wales has now decided to bar spectators from hotspots, offering them refunds.
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MITCHELL PEARCE STEPS DOWN AS CAPTAIN
Mitchell Pearce is stepping down as captain of the Newcastle Knights, effective immediately. The club says earlier this week, Pearce met with Head Coach Adam O’Brien, CEO Philip Gardner and General Manager of Football Danny Buderus, to address the recent scandal and to apologise for the distraction and inconvenience it’s caused during the Christmas leave…