POUND for pound, as they say in the boxing game, Vic Darchinyan is one of the strongest and most punishing fighters in the world. “But when you come up against someone else who also has a strong punch then you need something extra to win,” said Darchinyan, who came from Armenia for the Sydney Olympics [...]
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HE WAS named after a National Rugby League player but it’s not a football that Braith Gempton is proving to be a hit with. The seven-year-old is serving up some impressive performances on a squash court, particularly the one during the Jack McKinley Memorial Masters at the Maryborough Squash and Fitness Centre in Granville. Young [...]
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PARRAMATTA’S rugby community said they will still support the departing Two Blues, but the move doesn’t bode well for those who are left. Parramatta fans will have to travel to the Hills District to watch the Shute Shield next year with the financially-stricken Two Blues likely to relocate (the Advertiser, Nov 4). For many players [...]
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IT was a weekend to remember for Northern District Cricket Club as the Rangers scored stirring victories in both Sydney grade and Twenty20 competitions. All-rounder Ahillen Beadle’s scorching 69 against Parramatta on Saturday was merely the warm-up to a blistering Twenty20 century against Gordon the next day. District raced to 1-131 chasing Parramatta’s total of [...]
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NORTHERN District is in the box seat against Parramatta after strong bowling performances from Andrew McLean (4-52) and recently-returned NSW representative Dominic Thornely (3-34) on Saturday. The Waitara Oval faithful gathered to watch McLean rampage through the Eels’ top order with plenty of aggression and pace. He was ably assisted by Thornely who made his [...]
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