Darwin Olympic FC sign Nepal international Abhishek Rijal for season 2025
From an international signing, a local legend reaching 100 caps, to the return of CARU, BMX titles and more, this week’s edition of sports shorts is jam-packed. Catch up on the action.
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In this fresh edition of Sports Shorts we have stories from football, BMX, rugby and cricket.
May 7, 2025
RETURN OF CARU
Rugby Union is back in the red centre after a year long hiatus with the CARU officially underway. At the weekend, for round 1 of the 2025 campaign, more than 150 spectators and 61 players descended on ANZAC Oval. The matches were 7s and saw the Devils down the Eagles 22-7 while the Dingo Cubs defeated the Kiwi Warriors in a close 17-10 affair.
JAZZMIN FORWOOD’S MILESTONE
The footballer laced up the boots for her 100th cap in the blue and white at the weekend during Hellenic’s Challenge Cup clash with Verdi FC. The former collegiate player has played for HAC across many seasons, with her club describing her as, “tough, classy, relentless and the type of player opponents dread lining up against.”
NEPALESE INTERNATIONAL
FNT club Darwin Olympic officially announced the signing of Nepal international Abhishek Rijal earlier this week. The 25-year old has been signed to play in the MPL side for the rest of the 2025 season. With 11 international caps, the striker currently plays for I-League outfit Aizawl in India.
NT BMX RIDERS IMPRESS AT NATIONAL SERIES OPENER
A team of Territory riders kicked off their 2025 season in impressive fashion at the AusCycling BMX Racing National Series Rounds 1 and 2, a fortnight ago in Shepparton, Victoria.
Here’s where the rider’s currently rank overall:
– Nicole Sinclair: 2nd in 35-39 Women
– Caleb Nicol: 6th in Junior Superclass
– Jaxson Johns: 7th in 13 Boys
– William Peter: 15th in 11 Boys
– Leonardo Prandi: 18th in 15 Boys
– Mason Auton: 19th in 14 Boys
– Troy Miller: 23rd in 14 Boys
– Hayden Smith: 24th in 12 Boys
NIGHTCLIFF ALUM SIGNS WITH SACA
Douwtjie (Dokey) Hoogenboezem has signed with the South Australian for the upcoming 2025/26 season. The South African born batsmen has been in red-hot form in the past 24 months, amassing 1279 total runs last season across all formats and was the second-highest run scorer in the DDCC dor season 2023, in which scored 720 runs at an average of 80.
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Originally published as Darwin Olympic FC sign Nepal international Abhishek Rijal for season 2025
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