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Boss springs aboard star Begg colt

4:00 AM AEST | CHAMPION jockey Glen Boss has snapped up the ride on brilliant three-year-old Ilovethiscity for the $175,000 Spring Stakes (1600 metres) at Newcastle on September 15. Boss admitted he "did not have

Sport - Horse Racing

Jets fly off as tension rises Players argue, close to blows

4:00 AM AEST | EMOTIONS reached boiling point yesterday when two Newcastle Jets players exchanged heated words and two others came close to trading blows in a training-pitch altercation. As players and staff wait

Sport - Football - Soccer

FFA chief non-committal on Jets' long-term future

4:00 AM AEST | A-LEAGUE chief executive Lyall Gorman said last night the future of the Newcastle Jets was "a week-by-week situation" and there was no guarantee they would survive the season. Football Federation A

Sport - Football - Soccer

Knights head for stormy weather: Kurt tells Newcastle to save best for last

4:00 AM AEST | IT looms as the NRL's version of Mission: Impossible - beating Melbourne in front of a sell-out crowd at AAMI Park in the last game of the most tumultuous season in Storm history. But injured Newca

Sport - Rugby League

Snozz on right track

4:00 AM AEST | SNOZZ can add to his impressive record at The Gardens in tomorrow night's group 2 Black Top Final (515 metres). He has won four of his seven starts at the track and clocked the fastest time of the

Sport - Greyhound Racing

Jump vital for National Derby winner

4:00 AM AEST | TRAINER Reg Kay is confident that if Elite Blue Size jumps well from box six tomorrow night he can lead the group 2 Black Top final. Elite Blue Size, which won the group 1 National Derby at The Gar

Sport - Greyhound Racing

Culina musters ground support for Jets fighters

02 Sep 10 | JETS coach Branko Culina has urged Novocastrians to send Football Federation Australia a defiant message by rallying behind his embattled team. The future of the club is under a cloud after players

Sport - Football - Soccer

FFA must lead way in Newcastle's time of need

02 Sep 10 | SO let's get this straight. Football Federation Australia was happy to gamble an estimated $45 million (government-subsidised, admittedly) on a World Cup bid that may or may not pay dividends more |

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Sport - Football - Soccer

Christensen proves he's no lightweight

02 Sep 10 | YOUNG Wanderers prop Ben Christensen has learnt quickly that when it comes to playing first grade, size is definitely not everything. After years of using his size to overcome rivals, the 19-year-o

Sport - Rugby Union

Williams takes crown as siren sounds

02 Sep 10 | WYONG and NSW Country hooker Mitch Williams held off a mighty challenge from Western Suburbs fullback Joel Penny to be crowned player of the year at the Newcastle Rugby League awards presentation last |

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Sport - Rugby League

PETER STERLING: Let's be Frank

02 Sep 10 | NEWS of Canterbury's signing of Panther Frank Pritchard to a three-year deal last week certainly caused a stir just a couple of weeks out from finals football. It was one of the rare times that suc

Sport - Rugby League

Jets game to go ahead

02 Sep 10 | FOOTBALL Federation Australia has given a guarantee that the A-League clash between the embattled Newcastle Jets and the Brisbane Roar will proceed at EnergyAustralia Stadium on Sunday. The game ha |

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Sport - Football - Soccer

Jets camp dig deep to help teammates

01 Sep 10 | NEWCASTLE Jets players and coaching staff will dip into their own savings to ensure teammates meet financial obligations as management attempts to negotiate a rescue package for the ailing A-League club. |

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Sport - Football - Soccer

Old mates link up as curtain falls on Dureau's Knights crusade

01 Sep 10 | BEST mates Jarrod Mullen and Scott Dureau will celebrate milestones - Mullen's 100th game for Newcastle and Dureau's last - by teaming up in the halves one final time for the Knights against Melbourne |

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Sport - Rugby League

Warren Ryan: Small change awaits finals contenders unlucky enough to lose their money men

01 Sep 10 | THERE'S always a certain amount of luck associated with winning a premiership. Not so much in the playing of the game, because good teams have a habit of creating their own luck, but injuries are diff |

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Sport - Rugby League

O'Sullivan tips Jets to be in finals mix

01 Sep 10 | NEWCASTLE Jets W-League coach Wayne O'Sullivan thinks this could be his side's golden year. He said an injection of professionalism and the lessons learnt from last year's wooden spoon finish would

Sport - Football - Soccer

Hamilton put hopes in big Benn's hands

01 Sep 10 | HAMILTON Olympic coach Mick Bolch has put his grand final hopes in the quick hands of 25-year-old goalkeeper Benn Kelly. A clean sheet in Saturday's semi-final second leg against Edgeworth is key t |

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Sport - Football - Soccer

Ruthless Roosters take shot at another slice of history

01 Sep 10 | LAKE Macquarie took their record winning streak to 24 games to book a place in Saturday's first division grand final. The Roosters beat Lambton 3-0 in the second leg of their semi-final on Sunday, |

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Sport - Football - Soccer

McCabe seeks higher office to give something back

01 Sep 10 | INTERNATIONAL Terry McCabe has nominated for the NSW selection panel. McCabe, who won the Australian singles championship in 1987, said he was keen to put something back into the game. "Hopefull

Sport - Lawn Bowls

Stallions almost pull off boilover

01 Sep 10 | DEFENDING titleholders Mayfield West were pushed to the limit before overcoming Alder Park 59-58 in the opening round of the Newcastle district No.1 grade three-threes last Wednesday. Mayfield West

Sport - Lawn Bowls