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Knight's Sharpe rise from hospital bed to NRL finals

Fletcher Sharpe started the NRL pre-season down on fitness after being confined to bed after organ damage. Now he's a key man in Newcastle's finals charge.

AAP · Sep 9

Knights know rivals will try to lure Blues centre away

Newcastle coach Justin Holbrook has made clear he wants to keep Bradman Best, but warns it may not be easy thanks to the salary cap.

AAP · Aug 27

Comeback kid: league's fastest ACL return in 19 years

Manly's Caleb Navale has gone from rupturing his ACL before the pre-season trials to scoring with his third touch on his return a little over six months later.

AAP · Aug 25

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Knights stars banned, Warriors winger's injury revealed

Dom Young has escaped a heavy suspension by the NRL's match review committee, while Dallin Watene-Zelezniak will undergo collarbone surgery.

AAP · Aug 23

Why Matildas had to decline clash with world superpower

The Matildas were set to face one of the superpowers of women's football in the run towards next year's World Cup but a scheduling clash has forced a change.

AAP · Aug 18

Sharpe to rescue as Knights keep top-four hopes alive

The NRL finalists are all but set but where they land remains up in the air, as the Knights kept their top-four aspirations alive with a win over the Titans.

AAP · Aug 16

Tigers, Raiders escape to enhance NRLW finals hopes

Canberra and the Wests Tigers have snared crucial victories to creep closer to maiden finals appearances.

AAP · Aug 16

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Belt up: seatbelt culture push after wedding bus crash

Stricter enforcement on seatbelts and a new database of coach drivers and their complaints are among a suite of recommendations stemming from a tragic crash.

AAP · Jul 31

Newcastle delivered unwanted news ahead of finals push

The Knights' pain after a heartbreaking loss to the Sydney Roosters has deepened with two marquee players ruled out for the rest of the NRL season.

AAP · Jul 25

Horror Knights injury toll overshadows Roosters' win

A James Tedesco treble and a Daly Cherry-Evans field goal has helped the Sydney Roosters edge out Newcastle, who lost two rep. players to worrying injuries.

AAP · Jul 24

Why this Australian striker left A-League for Ukraine

With limited interest in his services in Australia, ex-A-League striker Nathanael Blair has opted to test himself in Ukraine.

AAP · Jul 20

Australian green hydrogen project gets the green light

A renewable hydrogen plant proposed for the NSW Hunter Valley will go ahead after a multimillion-dollar boost.

AAP · Jul 1

'It's not right': Knights coach on player's slur

Newcastle coach Justin Holbrook says the Knights must learn from Asu Kepaoa's homophobia controversy.

AAP · Jun 25

English investors save A-League club... well half of it

Central Coast's A-League Men side have been rescued in a takeover involving English club QPR, but the Mariners' A-League Women team remains in limbo.

AAP · Jun 23

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AAP · Jun 9

'Deeply ashamed': Knights ban forward for drink-driving

Newcastle have handed up-and-coming forward Jermaine McEwen a one-match ban over a drink-driving incident.

AAP · May 13

Upton's leadership key for Maroons to turn tables

Queensland will aim to improve their discipline in game two of the Women's State of Origin series as skipper Tamika Upton's leadership is hailed as crucial.

AAP · May 6

Strong gold and copper prices support explosive demand

Blasting solutions company Orica has banked record returns thanks to strong commodity prices and largely dodging supply impacts from the Middles East conflict.

AAP · May 1

Ghosts of Origins past fuel Southwell's nerves of steel

In her hometown, Jesse Southwell's field goal has put NSW in the box seat to retain the Women's State of Origin series.

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AAP · Apr 30

Southwell leads late NSW surge to ice Origin opener

Jesse Southwell has helped NSW take an early advantage in the Women's State of Origin series, sparking a late 11-6 Blues win.

AAP · Apr 27

Jets bringing pride and silverware back to Newcastle

The Newcastle Jets have already brought pride back to the Hunter and now have their sights set on completing a domestic treble.

AAP · Apr 26

Edwards sends Origin reminder as Panthers belt Knights

Penrith remain ensconced atop the NRL ladder after comfortably defeating Newcastle at McDonald Jones Stadium.

AAP · Apr 25

Mariners 'can't be diminished': coach on ALM ownership

With his one-season chapter at Central Coast wrapped up, outgoing coach Warren Moon is optimistic about ownership talks for the embattled A-League Men club.

AAP · Apr 25

'Brave' Jets maul Mariners, eye off second championship

Newly minted ALM premiers Newcastle have steamrolled rivals Central Coast in the F3 derby for the exclamation mark to their home-and-away campaign.

AAP · Apr 23

Jones hopeful Japan becomes Newcastle's rugby team

With an eye on Japan's 2027 Rugby World Cup match in Newcastle, coach Eddie Jones wants Novocastrians to get behind his team when they play Ireland in July.

AAP · Apr 11

Jets zoom in to snatch point with injury-time equaliser

A 94th-minute goal by the Jets ensured a point against Adelaide United after an entertaining A-League Men clash in Newcastle on Saturday.

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