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12 March, 2015. 15:06 ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact FORMER PRIME MINISTER John Howard is auctioning off his vast collection of retro tracksuits to benefit charity. The English Cricket Emergency Support Fund (ECESF) was founded earlier this week after the team's shock loss to Bangladesh, forcing them out of the World Cup. The patrons behind the ECESF are a group of concerned...

11 March, 2015. 12:00 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Politicians, staffers and campaigners from both sides of the indecipherable political spectrum were breaking a sweat today in the annual NSW Pre-election Basketball Jam. The tournament, which was hosted at the iconic Blacktown PCYC, saw a ferocious LNP outfit of Mike Baird and the NSW "Driberals" up against leader of the opposition Luke Foley...

3 March, 2015. 13:10 IMRAN GASHKORI | Sports Journalist | Contact Former NRL superstar and Parramatta identity, Jarryd Hayne, has announced that he has signed a Futures Deal with NFL franchise San Francisco 49ers. In a press conference in Sydney today, Hayne revealed he is expected to join the side as a developmental running back. However, he did cite initial concerns about heading to the 49ers, given...

26 February, 2015. 07:05 CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | Contact Thousands of fans have described feelings of euphoria and joy after being able to see the former Canadian child star of Degrassi Junior High and current hip hop mogul, Drake, in the flesh last night at his Sydney concert. In what is reported to have otherwise been a "blockbuster" performance, many fans have...

23 February, 2015. 14:15 Jaco Van Der Merwe | Sports Writer | Contact In light of the recent drug-trafficking charges faced by high-profile NRL stars, Greg Bird, Dave Taylor, Beau Falloon, Jaime Dolwing, Matt Sears and Jason Smith in South East Queensland - The Arthur Gorrie Correctional Center have formally applied for a QRL License to play in this years Intrust Super Cup also...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | CONTACT A SMALL TOWN junior rugby league club in western NSW has outlawed an "anti-social" hairstyle after police established a link between the haircut and repeated violence at matches. At 7:45 pm (AEST) last night, a brawl broke out during a friendly training match between North and South Cowra - which police allege was instigated by a 44-year-old...

2 February, 2015. 13:10 IMRAN GASHKORI | Sports Journalist | Contact #SUPERBOWLMONDAY is the hashtag littering the newsfeed of Australian social media users today, an Australian take on the annual celebrations throughout America. Pubs and living rooms across the country play host to a vast number of "sports-mad" Australian men, who have tuned into to the live broadcast of the American Football spectacular. The...

31 January, 2015. 15:30 JACO VAN DER MERWE | Cricket | Contact IN SHOCKING NEWS: Australian football coach, Ange Postecoglou has been potentially banned from tonight's Asian Cup Final after launching a stunning verbal assault on a well-known sports Journalist. It is believed that governing bodies have banished Postecoglou along with Assistant coach Aurelio Vidmar from the sideline of tonight's Final in Sydney after...

29 January, 2015. 15:30 IMRAN GASHKORI | Sports Journalist | Contact Brad Hogg turns 44 in one week. Last night he claimed the silverware back to back for his new home at the "Perth Scorchers" in the explosive Big Bash League final against Brett Lee's Sydney 6ers... and he's not done yet. Hoggy wants to play right through his forties - and no one...

28 January, 2015. 19:30 JACO VAN DER MERWE | Cricket | Contact Australian Supporters group, FANATICS have been left completely red-faced after showing their support for the wrong person at the Australian Open. The FANATICS, who are well known throughout Australian sport, stumbled across a match where they were meant to get behind Aussie, Jordan Thompson. Instead, the FANATICS were left cheering for 55th ranked...