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<description><![CDATA[The latest from The Herald]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MacDougall out of opening dogfight: Naiqama gets late call-up]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[VETERAN Knights centre Adam MacDougall will miss tonight's season-opener against Canterbury-Bankstown at ANZ Stadium after being ruled out yesterday with a knee injury.
The 34-year-old former Test]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Knights dismiss lifeline claims]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE Newcastle Knights have rejected suggestions that they were offered a $1.5 million lifeline by the NSW Government that could have prevented a legal battle over EnergyAustralia Stadium.
The Knigh]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Combative Ennis won't touch drugs issue]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/combative-ennis-wont-touch-drugs-issue/1775212.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[BULLDOGS and NSW hooker Michael Ennis has bristled at suggestions he would take advantage of the Knights' drugs crisis by taunting players from his former team at ANZ Stadium tonight.
Ennis has a r]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jets agree to pay off EAS debt]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/jets-agree-to-pay-off-eas-debt/1775211.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[THE $330,000 dispute between the Newcastle Knights and Jets appears headed for an out-of-court settlement.
The Knights launched a winding-up application against the Jets last month in an attempt to]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[I'M NOT SOFT: Ben keen to prove a point to doubters]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/im-not-soft-ben-keen-to-prove-a-point-to-doubters/1775210.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[KNIGHTS prop Ben Cross hears the critics but does not flinch at their slings and arrows.
On the eve of Newcastle's season-opening game against the Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium tonight, the 31-year-old p]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Special owner spurs Perry's ambitions]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/horse-racing/special-owner-spurs-perrys-ambitions/1775195.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[TRAINER Paul Perry has high hopes that Sea Spur will be one of the better gallopers to come out of his highly successful Broadmeadow yard.
The promising three-year-old colt, which has not raced sin]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tara champing at bit for return]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/tara-champing-at-bit-for-return/1775194.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[AMONG the six sides in The Herald Women's Premier League there would not be many players hungrier in season two than Broadmeadow's Tara McMinn.
The 26-year-old central midfielder missed the second]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Phoenix expect fire from Elliotts]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/cricket/phoenix-expect-fire-from-elliotts/1775193.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[IF form is an indication, Wests Phoenix can expect a torrid time today in their Newcastle City and Suburban cricket semi-final against Elliotts Lambton at No.2 Sportsground.
In their two clashes th]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chidgey looking forward to trials]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-union/chidgey-looking-forward-to-trials/1775192.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[NEWCASTLE coach Tim Chidgey expects to learn more about his new-look outfit in 70 minutes today than he has all pre-season.
Newcastle will wrap up preparations for their NSW Country rugby union cha]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Curran key to Locker Cup result]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/cricket/curran-key-to-locker-cup-result/1775191.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[MARK Curran carried Charlestown into tomorrow's Tom Locker Cup final against University at No.1 Sportsground, and skipper Steve Mace is confident he can do it again.
The lanky left-armer took 5-20]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jets on course to sign Abbas]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/football-soccer/jets-on-course-to-sign-abbas/1775190.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[NEWCASTLE are poised to sign exciting Iraq international Ali Abbas to a new one-year deal, leaving former Socceroo Ljubo Milicevic as the last man on the Jets' retention list.
Abbas was the Jets' m]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Funding boost puts a smile on Smith's dial]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/rowing/funding-boost-puts-a-smile-on-smiths-dial/1775189.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[MINISTER for the Hunter, Jodi McKay, took Surfest organiser Warren Smith by surprise yesterday when she announced $150,000 in State Government funding for the surf festival in 2011.
Events NSW's cu]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gone but not forgotten: Tigers factor in also-rans as finals equation unfolds]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/cricket/gone-but-not-forgotten-tigers-factor-in-alsorans-as-finals-equation-unfolds/1775188.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[STOCKTON and Newcastle City are out of semi-final contention but Wallsend skipper David Celep is confident they can still play a vital role in the make-up of the Newcastle district cricket final four.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sting of defeat not easy to swallow for Sunny]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/other/sting-of-defeat-not-easy-to-swallow-for-sunny/1775187.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[FORMER world champion Sunny Garcia left Merewether Beach a beaten and stung man yesterday as he became the second headline act to bomb out in as many days at Surfest.
The tattooed Hawaiian fell to]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Orchard helps Aussies into World Cup decider]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/hockey/orchard-helps-aussies-into-world-cup-decider/1775186.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[MAITLAND midfielder Simon Orchard will be aiming to help the Australian team overcome reigning champions Germany in the final of the Hockey World Cup in New Delhi tonight (AEDT).
The 24-year-old ha]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hunters go national in first match]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/basketball/hunters-go-national-in-first-match/1775185.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[NEWCASTLE Hunters coach Darren Nicholls hopes his side can sneak up on the Canberra Nationals and steal a road win in their Waratah Australian Basketball League season opener at the Australian Institu]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dove Lake set to make splash]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/indoor-soccer/dove-lake-set-to-make-splash/1775184.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[PROMISING Newcastle youngster Dove Lake can emerge from the immense shadow of her much-vaunted stablemate Elimbari today when she contests the Sweet Embrace Stakes at Randwick.
Dove Lake could ensu]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Matthew Johns returns with new show]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/matthew-johns-returns-with-new-show/1775181.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[LESS than a year after he quit our TV screens in disgrace, Matthew Johns is ready to crack jokes again.
But are viewers ready to laugh again with the former rugby league larrikin?
Viewers will f]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Upper Hunter recovers from global downturn]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/upper-hunter-recovers-from-global-downturn/1775180.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[ONE in three Upper Hunter businesses expects to increase spending this year as the region surges back from the global downturn.
Figures from the Hunter Valley Research Foundation released yesterday]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Travel blogger embraces Newcastle]]></title>
<link>http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/travel-blogger-embraces-newcastle/1775159.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[NEWCASTLE'S main surfing event will soon go global, with an American blogger in town yesterday to document Surfest.
Miami 24-year-old Bobbi-Jo O'Gilvie is three weeks into a three-month round trip]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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