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Want an idea of what the Queanbeyan Whites mean to those within? Look at my right arm. Tattooed there a "Q", drawn less than 24 hours after the Whites advanced to their first John I Dent Cup grand final in six years. A win in the decider, which comes against the Canberra Royals at Viking …
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Justis Huni takes a moment to think about the names on the card he is about to headline. Josh Papalii, Willie Mason, Sam Thaiday, Scott Prince, Todd Carney, Junior Paulo, Matt Bowen, Justin Hodges, Craig Gower, Ben Hannant, Sandor Earl, Neville Costigan. Josh Papalii and Justis Huni link up in Canberra. NRL premiership winners, Dally …
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Few words can aptly describe the feeling that washes over a fighter come the opening bell. Just metres away stands an opponent determined to have their hand raised. In between them is an official clad in a button-up shirt, the voice of reason in a museum of mayhem. "It's definitely a lonely sport," rising super …
David Warner feared he would never get another chance.
Duke Didier jokes if you name a kid "Duke", you're going to get a loudmouth. But the Brace mixed martial arts light heavyweight champion is serious when he says "this belt is not leaving Canberra". Didier (6-1) will make his long-awaited Brace light heavyweight championship defence against Jacob Malkoun (1-0) in five five-minute rounds at …
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“Football is the only thing I’m good at. If I don’t have football, I have nothing.”
Kel O’Rourke can see his fingerprints everywhere he looks from his commentary box at the Canberra Greyhound Racing Club.
The decline of the Wilcannia Tigers ran parallel to that of their small town, suggesting that the game of rugby league was the heart and soul of the small Darling River settlement.
It's March 14, a warm Autumn night in Leichhardt. Thousands of men and women – young and old, all decked out in various shades of orange – are making the annual pilgrimage down Glover Street. There is excitement in the air, mixed with the smell of a barbecue set up on the street. Fans queue …
Caden Helmers 