Rugby’s plan to tap into clubland
Rising stars of rugby union will be put firmly in the spotlight if a bold plan for a series of games against the Waratahs is given the green-light.
Sport
Cheers and tears for swimmer in farewell Games
Swimmer Ellie Cole is warning everyone. She will be in tears in Tokyo, but don’t worry. She’s been crying for weeks already.
How freak accident started a Paralympic dream
This footballer had already undergone spinal surgery as a teenager so she could play the sport she loved. Then 10 years later, she was being told she “might wake up without a leg.”
Weird, wonderful and very quirky Paralympic facts
What’s a tapper? How does someone without arms play table tennis? Why do some athletes wear metal aprons? All the answers here plus more quirky facts ahead of Tokyo Paralympics.
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Jess shoots for success
GLENWOOD’S Jessica Bowden might only be 15 but she is already emerging as a talented netball player to watch.
Kyah Simon excited about Olympic debut
FOOTBALL star Kyah Simon is chomping at the bit for her much-awaited Olympic debut tomorrow morning against Canada.
`You just had to see it to believe it’
BLACKTOWN City FC striker Danny Choi’s incredible skill was validated yet again with a 70m match-winning goal against Sydney United in extra time of the FFA Cup.
Young netballers are western Sydney’s answer to world champs Diamonds
Meet the young undefeated netball champs that could be western Sydney’s answer to the Australian Netball Diamonds.
In a league of their own
PATRICIAN Brothers’ College, Blacktown, is renowned for producing top-tier rugby league players and the new generation is already making its mark.
Amanda’s ambition for new league
FOR the first time a nationwide women’s AFL league is on, with first games slated to play in February, and with Seven Hills’ player Amanda Farrugia hoping to score a key role.
Athlete doesn’t do it for the accolades
IT’S not winning medals that 15-year-old Patrick Gleeson counts as his proudest moments in sport so far, but the smiles on younger athletes’ faces when he high-fives them at the finish line of a race.
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