MINOR premiers St George Illawarra face being torn apart by the salary cap, with more than $2.5 million worth of talent off contract this season. The Sunday Telegraph can reveal coach Wayne Bennett faces the onerous assignment of negotiating new deals for 16 of his top 28 players. It means today’s trial in Perth against [...]
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IT was a model day for the Sydney Society of Model Engineers – until it rained. The latest Luddenham Model Park open day was held on Sunday, January 31, and continued the tradition of the circa 100-year-old event. Bad weather aside, it was a success for engineering enthusiasts to bring their model machines out, society [...]
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You probably won’t know his name yet, but two years ago Trent Hodkinson was considered a hotter NRL prospect than Daniel Mortimer or Kris Keating. That was until the halfback tipped to fill the void left by Matt Orford at Manly tore his anterior cruciate ligament and dislocated his knee cap. During 12 months of [...]
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IF THEY can’t beat Perth Glory at Parramatta today, why should Sydney FC expect to beat Gold Coast United or Melbourne in the finals? The importance of the clash with the dangerous Glory at Parramatta Stadium is not being underestimated by any of the Sky Blues. Striker Alex Brosque acknowledged the team’s recent form had [...]
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On almost a daily occurrence, Mariam Farid lives her dream – it comes in the form of a closed fist pounding her jaw or a foot jolting her hamstring. But for the 23-year-old kickboxer from Stanhope Gardens, stepping into the ring brings no pain. Instead, welts on her shins or bruises on her face are [...]
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