St Marys steamroll Mounties 38-4
A dominant victory over Mounties has St Marys more than ready for their Ron Massey Cup top-of-the-table clash with Wentworthville.
Sport
Boxers to face world’s best in Belfast
Young men are being encouraged to box at PCYC Fairfield-Cabramatta. The sport is being used to keep them engaged and productive, the club manager said.
Bonnyrigg Heights local Jacob Maniti scouted by Melbourne soccer club
After a decade of cutting up local turfs in Fairfield City, Jacob Maniti has been scouted by an interstate club and is working towards his goal of playing for Australia.
This week’s crime wrap for Fairfield City
A school break in, a neglected baby and a break-and-enter getaway make this week’s crime wrap for Fairfield City.
Taste the many flavours of Fairfield at the Culinary Festival
A feast for the senses awaits at this year’s Culinary Festival, where food from all over the world is sold in the city centre.
Inaugural CEO unveiled for A League team
The inaugural CEO of the Macarthur South West Football Club, Archie Fraser, has outlined his grand vision of making football the number one sporting code in south west Sydney.
Dylan stands tall in swimming
Being one of the smallest competitors is a spur for Dylan Truong to dig deeper into his reserves and train harder.
Fairfield residents air objections on 40 unit development
Fairfield residents stood on the gravel of Weston St – where a six-storey, 40 unit complex is proposed – as they aired grievances in opposition to the development during a conciliation meeting.
Woman refused bail for break-in, stolen car, IDs
Police called to a break and enter in Cabramatta on Tuesday allegedly found Brooke Shanahan hiding beneath a pile of clothes and clutching the keys to a stolen car.
Sharper Duke ready to help winless Wanderers
New Western Sydney Wanderers signing Mitchell Duke is confident he can provide the sharpness in attack and experience to reignite their A-League campaign.
Stajcic, Gardner, Cornish and Smith lead charge for NSW awards
Two sporting greats each from Liverpool and Canterbury Bankstown are in the running for NSW’s highest sporting awards.
Matthes wins award after amazing transformation
BONNYRIGG’S boxing champion Malcolm Matthes could hardly speak after being awarded the Fairfield Advance Junior Sports Star prize.
Future sports stars honoured
A 16-year-old elite international diver has topped the list of young athletes who have been honoured at the 2018 Local Sports Stars gala awards night. Find out all the local winners.
Arcuri Cup a heartwarming boon
EVEN a month’s delay due to waterlogged pitches hasn’t dimmed the excitement around this year’s Marc Arcuri Cup, which has helped provide defibrillators to many clubs in NSW.
Dancers smash $100k record for cancer
STARS of South West Sydney ballroom danced before a crowd of 400 people, and they did it to raise more than $100,000 for local cancer initiatives.
Pats regain NRL schoolboy title
PATRICIAN Brothers Fairfield made no mistake in this year’s grand final to defeat country champions Mt Ridley College, Craigieburn Victoria 32 – 26 and bring home the NRL Schoolboy Trophy.
Westfields High girls champs again
BRONTE Connolly starred as Westfields High School girls cemented their reputation as the most dominant side in the Bill Turner Cup.
Bossley Park High team reap rewards
BOSSLEY PARK High School under 15 football team have such a great team and culture that even their experienced coach Geoffery Stanmore is amazed.
Surgeon inspires with refugee tale
Dr Munjed Al-Muderis, one of three surgeons worldwide to develop a revolutionary surgery for amputees, spent time passing through solitary confinement and prison as a refugee in an Australian detention centre.
The locals running into burning buildings
Stretched for volunteers, the firefighters at Horsley Park are readying for a fire season that’s starting a month earlier than usual for the city of Fairfield.
Olympic storm into NPL final
ALEJANDRO Sanchez scored his first hat-trick for the season at the right time to put premiers Sydney Olympic one game from completing a historic National Premier Leagues Football NSW Championship double.
Clubs inject $1.7m in community causes
Ten local clubs pulled out their cheque books to inject 144 projects with vital funding to further community causes.
Community rallies behind scrabble whiz-kid
Forty people participated in a Scrabble tournament to help raise funds for Jason Tang, 12, who is flying to Dubai to compete in the world Scrabble youth championship.
Mounties women are NRL champs
THE Mounties are uncorking the bubblies after their magnificent women brought home the Harvey Norman NSW women’s rugby league title for the first time.
Brendan scoops 9 golds in Fiji
FOR Brendan Prasad, capturing a remarkable nine golds at the recent Fijian National Swimming Championships, is the stepping stone to more success.
![Southern Districts Soccer Football Association is holding open day for girls at Kelso Park, Moorebank. Special guests include Sydney FC, W-League players Nicola Bolger, Danielle Brogan and Leena Khamis. [l-r].](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/52d07382c19207c7af5bfc8e2247a29d?width=650)
Call for B-League soccer comp
SOUTHERN Districts Soccer Football Association (SDSFA) is leading the charge to have a second division of the A-League.
Local Sports Star: Basketball whiz
THE coach of a young basketballer has described her ball-handling skills as equal to the Harlem Globe Trotters. She learnt them from YouTube.
NSW Rugby League season openers
AN EXTENSIVE and gruelling pre-season focus on fitness gave Mounties the edge over Cabramatta in the rugby league season opener.
Cricket umpire hits record for six
FAIRFIELD Liverpool Lion’s Arthur Watson has umpired 750 matches, the highest number in the 124-year history of Sydney Grade and NSW Premier cricket.
Whyman closer to Matilda dream
WANDERERS goalie and St Johns Park local Jada Whyman’s talent and potential have been recognised at a Matilda’s preselection camp last week.
Fast and furious futsal finals
Futsal was at fever pitch when the Southern District Raiders men’s and youth teams battled it out in their Football NSW State League grand finals at Valentine Park on Saturday.
Visser brings down Lions
FAIRFIELD Liverpool Lions were handed back-to-back losses after being defeated by Manly in their Sydney Premier Cricket first-grade one- day match at Manly Oval on Saturday.
Wanderers primed to win derby
STARING down the barrel of this weekend’s Derby, the Wanderers ooze confidence to bring home a win for passionate fans.
GWS Giants team coming home
Cabramatta AFL star Mai Nguyen debuted for the Western Sydney Giants on Saturday.
NRL rookie’s big pay cheque
WESTS Tigers have secured the services of Fairfield United first-grade rookie Moses Suli with a generous $1.2 million offer.
Mounties aiming high
Mounties are poised to start another successful season following the release of the draw for a new season of rugby league.
Rohrer thunders back to help Lions
Ben Rohrer returned from Sydney Thunder duties to captain Fairfield/Liverpool against Northern Districts in day one of round 11 of the Sydney Grade cricket at Mark Taylor Oval.
32 international teams hit Nines
THE Cabramatta Nines will be adding six new teams to the already impressive line-up of countries at this Saturday’s tournament at Cabramatta Leagues Club.
T20 cricket ready to blast
NEWLY modified eight-a-side cricket is getting a fun and engaging way to get kids into sport.
Sandhu a standout for tame Lions
FAIRFIELD-LIVERPOOL Lions narrow loss against Penrith Cricket Club sees the winless pattern continue in 2017, writes Andrew Dietz.
![Australian sports technology company called Sports Performance Tracking bringing the data science and analytics of big clubs down to a local club level. Players from Mounties wear the gear to show athletes scientific analytics. NSW Cup players Vaipuna Tia Kilifi, Dom Reardon and Magnus Stromquist [l-r] with strength trainer Darrin Borthwick. coach Darrin Pics Ian Svegovic](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/6415833dabd1881788fd0019e6c2d223?width=650)
Sports technology kicks goals
ELITE data analytics used by top-tier sporting clubs is now available for local teams.
Batting above average
Baseball and softball players at Westfields Sports High School will have a chance to hone their skills without leaving the campus thanks to a new batting cage at the school.
Rose a new thorn for Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers sign under-17 international Alyssa Rose for remainder W-League season.
Wanderers draw with Roar
The Western Sydney Wanderers remain undefeated at Spotless Stadium but would have wanted all three points after a dominant display in a 1-1 draw against Brisbane Roar.
Sydney Kings visit Fairfield Public
Four players from the Sydney Kings visit Fairfield Primary School to play against the school’s team for ‘So You Think You Can Play’ program with No1 Draft Pick Basketball Academy.
Duo on path to top
The Western Sydney Wanderers have finalised their Foxtel National Youth League and two of their players hail from Fairfield West and Wetherill Park
Gym troupe floor judges
This troupe of talented girls tipped the best of the best in the country at the Aerobic Gymnastics Australian National Championships
Cage fight to honour heritage
THE hexagonal cage will rumble into town on December 3 with Fairfield local preparing for debut clash in the MMA Urban Fight Night.
Bowling over the competition
St Johns Park Bowling Club struck gold in the Under 18s National Championships with two of the club’s competitors representing the NSW team
Goalkeeper walking in Wanderland
YOUNG Jada Whyman has being chosen as one of the Western Sydney Wanderers’ W-League goalkeepers. Originally from Wagga Wagga her mum used to drive her for hours just to get to training.
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