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It’s no secret that the Newcastle Knights are looking to make some significant roster changes after falling out of the NRL finals in week one. For several players, the elimination final loss to the Cowboys marked the last time several players would don the Newcastle jersey before they enter the market. As new recruitment boss Peter O’Sullivan prepares for an overhaul,…
Joseph Manu didn’t need to watch Tolu Koula’s match-winning try on Sunday afternoon to know the Manly centre has him covered in a sprint. The Roosters veteran has long known he’s not the quickest player in the game, so Manu isn’t going to try and outpace Koula in Saturday night’s semi-final at Allianz Stadium. Instead,…
It was only Barnsley in the Carabao Cup, but this was more like it from Manchester United. Erik ten Hag’s side played with a swagger and confidence that deserted them for so much of last season, even in games like these. So they should. Even allowing for two free transfers and three homegrown players, United’s line-up against a…
The UK band who became world ambassadors and promotors of Reggae in the 1980s have had to pull out of their gala show at the Cantera de Nagüeles in Marbella. The band cancelled half of their US tour and last week announced that they would be pulling out of their gig in Vigo, Spain. It…
Newcastle have lost star centre Bradman Best to a recurrence of his hamstring injury for their elimination final against North Queensland. Knights officials confirmed to AAP that Best would not play in the do-or-die clash, only two weeks after returning from another hamstring issue. Newcastle travelled to Townsville on Thursday for Saturday’s clash, with back-rower Dylan Lucas…
Fitzgibbon missed Saturday’s big win over Huddersfield Giants through a suspension given for a high tackle in Warrington’s previous win against St Helens. But he also aggravated a shoulder injury in that match and Wolves coach Sam Burgess fears that his year could be done. “It’s not looking too positive,” said Burgess. “We don’t know…
Following their 20-16 victory over the Cronulla Sharks, the Newcastle Knights thrash the Gold Coast Titans 46-10 to take the top spot on the NRLW ladder Brisbane has all but confirmed its NRLW finals berth after Chelsea Lenarduzzi’s last-minute try sealed a thrilling 20-16 defeat of ladder-leading Cronulla. The Broncos’ win came before Newcastle ended…
All the leading individual statistics from a host of key categories have been collated and summarised from the One New Zealand Warriors’ 30th season. Addin Fonua-Blake, named the club’s players’ player of the year, underlined his status as the game’s premier front rower as he ended his 85-game stay with the club. The competition’s top…
Success has the potential to discourage evolution. In college football, repeated success under one model only serves to reinforce the approach; positive results can often strip away the impulse toward self-evaluation instead of promoting outside ideas or concepts. This can make the high-performing programs of the Bowl Subdivision resemble large ocean liners: difficult to move, hard to…
After 17 years of a “fairytale” marriage, UB40’s Ali Campbell has a wife, children, and other details to share. Birmingham-born Ali Campbell, 64, who was the lead singer of the British reggae band UB40, now performs with his band called UB40 Live Featuring Ali Campbell. As part of UB40, he has sold over 70 million records worldwide…