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‘I will give my body and soul’ – surprise for Bulls new recruit

Updated: Macarthur FC’s new captain said he will wear the captaincy arm band “with pride” as the Campbelltown-based club bids to top the success of its first season in the A-League.

Sydney grade cricketers will honour two of the greats of the game in the opening round of NSW Premier Cricket.

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NSW Premier Cricket: Alan Davidson, Peter Philpott tribute

A match 100 years in the making and a tribute to Alan Davidson and Peter Philpott will be part of the return of the 2021/22 NSW Premier Cricket season on Saturday

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Army cadet to face trial for alleged barracks rape

An army cadet who was suspended after he was charged with sexually assaulting a fellow cadet at the Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney’s southwest will stand trial.

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Man pleads guilty to mounting kerb, killing teen

A man was high on weed and morphine while behind the wheel of a Kia Carnival when the van mounted the kerb and killed a teenager on his way to football practice in Sydney’s southwest.

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Football LSS Sebastian Cerecedo 14-years posing for a photo at Hammondville Oval in M oorebank, NSW, Australia. 12 May, 2018. Sebastian Cerecedo is a rising football star.(AAP IMAGE / Carmela Roche).

Soccer is all in the family

If he’s not training with his soccer team, Sebastian Cerecedo is doing drills with this dad.

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LSS nominee, Mereana Peyroux, 16, of Miller Mounties Netball courts 18-04-2018. She is a member of a few netball champion teams.(AAP Image/Simon Bullard) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Netball means a lot to Mereana

MEREANA Peyroux enjoys the challenge of playing against older rivals, saying the experience is invaluable.

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11 year old martial artist Riza El Azi demonstrates Brazilian jiu jitsu on his 15 year old brother Hussain El Ali. Lurnea, Monday, March 19th 2018. Lurnea teenager Riza El Azi competes in Brazilian jiu jitsu. (AAP Image / Angelo Velardo)

Wrestling his way overseas

Eleven-year-old Riza El Ali is jetting off overseas next month for his first international competition.

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Ling Wei Phillip Liao, 24, of Chester Hill, competing in the clean and jerk at the 2018 Australian Team Trials at the Quaycentre, Olympic Park, on December 17, 2017. Liao has been selected in the Commonwealth Games team. Picture: Australian Weightlifting Federation

Commonwealth Games hopeful

A DEBUTANT weightlifter is hoping birthday luck will bring him good results at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

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Baseball player 16-year-old Tiana Lascala poses at Dark Park in Casula, NSW, Australia. 7 March, 2018. Tiana is our first nominee for this year's Local Sports Star competition. The baseball player is the first girl to be selected as part of a southwest baseball squad.(AAP IMAGE / Carmela Roche).

Hitting out of the park

When she’s not at school, Tiana Lascala spends her time training and playing baseball. The 16-year-old is the Leader’s first Local Sports Star nominee for 2018.

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PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 16: Snowboard Cross rider Jarryd Hughes of Australia poses for a portrait the morning after winning the silver medal in the Men's Snowboard Cross on February 16, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Nominate a local star

WE are looking to celebrate the next generation of sporting superstars in the community with the launch of the 2018 Local Sports Stars awards.

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Team Unity Elizabeth Mayers and Allison Kearns posing with the Team at Canterbury ice ring in Canterbury, NSW, Australia. 11 February, 2018. Wollondilly Koala Conservation Project which is tracking collared koalas in their native bushland around Appin and Wollondilly. (AAP IMAGE / Carmela Roche).

Synchronised skaters off to Sweden

Team Unity is a Canterbury-based synchronised skate team that is gliding its way to the world championships in Sweden this April.

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Moorebank cheerleading school placed third at the national championships. Moorebank, Friday, December 1st 2017. Moorebank cheerleading school placed third at the national championships. (AAP Image / Angelo Velardo)poses for photographs in

Starlets leap for bronze

A MOOREBANK cheerleading team has knocked out some of the country’s best to place third at the national championships.

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Young cricketer Riley Brunsden poses for photographs at Andromeda Oval in Cranebrook on Friday the 8th of December ,2017.Riley has cystic fibrosis and has won the national Young Sporting Spirit award. ( AAP Image/ Justin Sanson)

Riley shows true Aussie spirit

YOUNG cricketer Riley Brunsden looks like every 13-year-old but on the inside he is doing it tough — and the battles he faces just to play the sport he loves has earnt him national praise.

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Wanderers Abdullah Karim has been named the world's best Power-chair footballer. Panania Saturday, November 4th 2017. Panania's Abdullah Karim has been named the world's best Power-chair footballer at the World Cup. (AAP Image / Angelo Velardo)

The ‘Messi’ of wheelchair soccer

PANANIA’s Abdullah is called the “Messi” of powerchair soccer. The 17kg, 26-year-old took the title of being the world’s best at the 2017 World Cup. He tells his story and why he’s not resting on his laurels.

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