Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Netball Australia to announce major change and other top stories.

  • Netball Australia to announce major change

    New franchises aligned to major football teams and some element of private ownership are among the big changes expected to the new-look netball competition to be announced on Thursday.The eight-team trans-Tasman competition which started in 2008 will be jettisoned, with both Australia and New Zealand staging separate domestic tournaments, with the possibility of a crossover component.Netball Australia are expected to unveil up to three new teams, with Sydney and Melbourne each getting a second t..
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  • Coates welcomes Volkers Rio Olympic ban

    Coates welcomes Volkers Rio Olympic ban
    He's yet to receive official confirmation, but Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates has welcomed news that Australian swim coach Scott Volkers, who has faced sex abuse claims, has been barred from the Rio Games by Brazilian officials.Australia asked Brazil's Olympic Committee to not accredit Volkers, who has been working in Brazil since 2011, for any Olympic role following a damning review by the child sex abuse royal commission.According to BBC Brazil, the Brazilian Olympic Commit..
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  • Pay Jarryd Hayne what he's worth, but don't let him play sevens for Fiji at the Rio Olympic Games

    Pay Jarryd Hayne what he's worth, but don't let him play sevens for Fiji at the Rio Olympic Games
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Hayne's baby steps Jarryd Hayne hopes to win gold with the Fiji Sevens team in Rio, but is not guaranteed a place according to the coach. PT1M21S 620 349 If it please the court, our next case is Odds & Sods v Jarryd Hayne.He doth appear before the People's Court on two charges.The first is that he dideth, or at least just mighteth have, allegedly-eth, wilfully-eth and grievously-eth been-eth a party to rorting the salary cap system, by accepting..
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  • How Hawthorn are coping with Jarryd Roughead's cancer diagnosis

    How Hawthorn are coping with Jarryd Roughead's cancer diagnosis
    The partners of Hawthorn players will get together to discuss how to support Roughead's wife, Sarah Photo: Pat Scala Jarryd Roughead is known to the coaches and football staffers at Hawthorn as "the locker room carer", the go-to man who senses better than most the mood of the group and who often guides the hierarchy if a player is in some kind of personal trouble.And so it transpired on Tuesday when the beloved 29-year-old instructed his emotional teammates n..
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  • Melbourne Storm lock Dale Finucane says club out for points, not to knock down Parramatta Eels

    Melbourne Storm lock Dale Finucane says club out for points, not to knock down Parramatta Eels
    Melbourne Storm's Dale Finucane will play his 100th game. Photo: Getty Images Melbourne Storm lock Dale Finucane says his side is trying to accumulate wins, not knock down other sides ahead of their clash with Parramatta Eels at Pirtek Stadium on Monday night.The Eels have lost their points from the opening nine rounds as part of their penalties for several years of salary cap violations but could still make the finals if they win the majority of their remain..
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  • Daniel Merrett says senior Brisbane Lions players must take blame for Collingwood loss

    Daniel Merrett says senior Brisbane Lions players must take blame for Collingwood loss
    Browny whacks Lions1:54On The Couch: Jonathan Brown slams Brisbane after its Round 8 thumping from Collingwood EMOTIONAL Brisbane vice-captain Daniel Merrett says coach Justin Leppitsch is not to blame for last week’s diabolical loss to Collingwood. Merrett said the buck stopped squarely with the Lions players who “embarrassed’’ everyone associated with the club.Leppitsch’s tenure at the Gabba has come under the spotlight after Brisbane meekly surrendered to the Magpies, producing the club’s fi..
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  • Video: Archie's tear-filled Victory farewell

    Video: Archie's tear-filled Victory farewell
    ARCHIE Thompson simply couldn’t hold back the tears.Upon being substituted for the last time in front of Melbourne Victory home supporters, the entire AAMI Park rose to their feet to applaud and cheer their hero.For five minutes the striker sat on the bench crying while the supporters around the ground chanted his name.Thompson didn’t make the telling difference in the club’s first Asian Champions League knockout match - a 1-1 Round of 16 draw with Jeonbuk Motors - but he did make a massive im..
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  • Burgess is running into top form

    Burgess is running into top form
    Why it's hard owning Souths1:41NRL: Russell Crowe opens up on the struggles of owning South Sydney in an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live SAM Burgess refuses to use his neck injury as an excuse for his slow start to 2016 but believes he is close to hitting peak form again.Burgess and his Rabbitohs play St George Illawarra on Thursday for the first time since he suffered the neck scare at the SCG in round three.The Rabbitohs enforcer sent shock waves through the rugby league work as he lay motionl..
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    Four clubs hunting Jarryd Hayne1:35NRL: - Ben Ikin and Paul Kent discuss the four NRL clubs in line to sign Jarryd Hayne should he returns to NRL JARRYD Hayne has experienced his first bump on the road to the Rio Olympic Games, left out of Fiji’s squad for the London Sevens.Hayne was not named in Fiji’s initial 12-man squad for this weekend’s tournament, but can still be added in the 11th hour, FOX Sports reported.Earlier, San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly says he was surprised by Hayne’s a..
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  • Daniel Wells unlikely to face Carlton as Kangaroos take no-risk policy with star midfielder

    Daniel Wells unlikely to face Carlton as Kangaroos take no-risk policy with star midfielder
    Best footy is still to come 0:39AFL: North Melbourne's scrappy 14-point victory over the Bombers leaves them top of the table, and they claim their best footy is still to come. NORTH Melbourne playmaker Daniel Wells is expected to play in next Friday night’s top-four blockbuster against Sydney despite fresh pain in the Achilles tendon which wrecked his 2015 season. The Kangaroos’ cautious approach means their brilliant midfielder is unlikely to line up against Carlton on Saturday but Wells has..
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Australian researchers discover spherules collection, proof of massive asteroid that struck Earth .For inspiring 'A new agenda,' Naomi Klein wins 2016 Sydney Peace Prize .
New Photos Show The Rapid Pace Of Great Barrier Reef Bleaching .Crows show fight, but it's Danger's delight .

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