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Schools and local sports unions around New South Wales have rejected the recent public appeal for rugby weight categorisation at school level rugby. Weight categorisation resurfaced in the media this month when a 15-year-old boy, Jake Kedzlie, passed away after a rugby …

November 2010. A hot summer day in Newcastle, Australia. A luxury hotel and media frenzy on the periphery. The swimming pool. A tattooed guy rests on the bench; tired of people howling his name, he gets up and walks back to his …

Wigan Athletic beat Manchester City 1-0 in the FA Cup final on Saturday in what was one of the most memorable finals ever. It was the greatest upset seen at London’s famous Wembley Stadium since 1988. The opening period saw an even …

Frank Lampard further cemented his status as a Chelsea Football Club legend at the weekend by scoring two goals for the club against Aston Villa to give his team a vital win in the English Premier League. Aside from securing three points …

The Central Coast Mariners finally put the heartache of losing three grand finals to bed on Sunday as they ended the fairy tale run of Western Sydney Wanderers  with a 2-0 win in Sydney. The match was witnessed by a capacity crowd …

The Western Sydney Wanderers are through to the A-League Grand Final after beating Brisbane Roar 2-0 on Friday night. A capacity crowd at Parramatta Stadium saw the home team knock out the reigning Premiers and continue their golden run with another stellar …

Brisbane Roar put Sydney FC to the sword on Thursday night as the last round of the regular season opened with a bang. Both teams were fighting for a finals spot, but Brisbane outclassed Sydney 3-1 in an entertaining affair at Suncorp …

The Western Sydney Wanderers wrapped up the Premiers Plate on Good Friday before a crowd of more than 7000 travelling supporters. The fledgling club continued to surpass expectations and set new standards of excellence as it thumped the Newcastle Jets  3-0 in …

A solid performance by Sydney FC went unrewarded on Saturday night against the Western Sydney Wanderers. The highly anticipated derby against their rivals ended 1-1, which was once again witnessed by a sellout crowd at Parramatta Stadium. Sydney FC started the game …

The Socceroos drew 2-2 against Oman in Sydney on Tuesday night in front of a dissapointed partisan crowd at ANZ Stadium. The poor result puts added pressure on coach Holger Osieck to qualify for next year’s World Cup finals which will be …