In one of the most dramatic finishes to a game in recent memory, the Central Newcastle Butcher Boys kept its play-off hopes alive while breaking the hearts of the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs at the weekend. On a day when Tooheys Newcastle Rugby League (Real NRL) honoured the victims of the Greta bus tragedy, the two … [Read more…]
Former world champion Shawn Porter has declared Tim Tszyu must be the favourite for his inevitable unification fight with Jermell Charlo after another dominant win. Tszyu’s 77-second knockout of Mexican Carlos Ocampo on the Gold Coast followed up his ninth-round stoppage of American Tony Harrison, with the Aussie willing to gamble his shot at Charlo … [Read more…]
Darren Walton | June 18, 2023 Australian super-bantamweight Sam Goodman (right) has clinched a shot at a world title. Australian super-bantamweight Sam Goodman has the chance to emulate the great Jeff Fenech after securing a world-title fight with a stirring upset victory over American Ra’eese “The Beast” Aleem. In the bravest and best performance of his … [Read more…]
A man is in custody after the fatal assault of an elderly man at Noosa Heads on the Sunshine Coast. -AAP Image An elderly man is dead after he was allegedly assaulted while on a morning walk in the Queensland holiday town of Noosa Heads. Police say emergency crews located the 87-year-old unconscious with head … [Read more…]
They think we are mugs – and it’s insulting. It’s all fine for politicians to be swimming, swerving, and tossing about in the goo of paranoia that is surveillance, chatting to the ghost called foreign interference; but to expect the rest of the citizenry to be morons is rather poor form. But the formula has … [Read more…]
Everton must get their transfer business right this summer to avoid finding themselves battling relegation for a third successive season. Sean Dyche eventually guided the club to safety in dramatic circumstances, though the message from first-team players and the Blues’ boss was clear after the tense 1-0 victory over Bournemouth that sealed survival: Everton should … [Read more…]
Jake MichaelsESPN Senior WriterJun 18, 2023, 03:42 PM1 Minute Read GOLD COAST, Australia — Tim Tszyu sent an ominous warning to Jermell Charlo, flooring his latest challenger Carlos Ocampo inside two minutes to set up a blockbuster fight against the American star for the undisputed light middleweight championship. The Australian wasted no time in his … [Read more…]
Sun, 18 Jun 2023, 04:34 04:34 AM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR 3.1 quake 18 Jun 2:05 pm (GMT +10) An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 occurred early afternoon on Sunday, June 18th, 2023, at 2:05 pm local time near Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, as reported by Geoscience Australia (GeoAu).According to preliminary data, the quake was located … [Read more…]
Police cordon off the scene of a murder on Hastings Street boardwalk. Pictures: ROB MACCOLL An 87-year-old Noosa man died after he was brutally assaulted in Noosa Woods on the Hastings Street boardwalk about 6am Sunday morning while he was going for a morning walk. Sunshine Coast Criminal Investigation Branch Detective Inspector Chris Toohey said … [Read more…]
“Dan Walker’s control over the choir was masterly.” Photo: Peter Hislop. Music / “Coming Home”, Canberra Choral Society. At Wesley Uniting Church, June 18. Reviewed by HELEN MUSA. FOR the third freezing evening in a row, I attended a packed-out performance in Canberra – there must be something in the winter air. On Saturday night … [Read more…]