JOE Montemurro is refusing to be downbeat about the Matildas’ deflating Women’s Asian Cup setback against South Korea by drawing a parallel with Australia’s last continental triumph. Rather than be too downcast after his side blew a 2-1 halftime lead to surrender top spot in the group to the Korean with a 3-3 draw, Montemurro […]

A MAJOR shake-up may impact the way football competitions are delivered in the Hunter region. Newcastle Football has advised the neighbouring zones of Macquarie Football and Hunter Valley Football that it will not enter its clubs in Inter-District competitions in 2025. “Our clubs will feature in competitions solely within our zone,” Newcastle Football said in […]

The Newcastle Yowies won the right to host the 2026 Koori Knockout. Photo: Kate Washington MP/FB. The Koori Knockout will be held at King Park in Raymond Terrace. RAYMOND Terrace has been confirmed as the host of the 2026 Koori Knockout. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander football carnival is one of the biggest Indigenous […]

LACHLAN Bayliss has continued his blistering run of form to move the Newcastle Jets closer to the A-League Men premiership with a 1-0 win over Macarthur. With eight rounds of the regular season left to play, the Jets sit four points clear of Auckland after Sunday’s victory at McDonald Jones Stadium. The win was the […]

THE NRL has made the biggest change to State of Origin in years, opening the door for New Zealand and England internationals to play if they hail from NSW or Queensland. Under previous rules, no player was able to run out on the interstate arena if they had chosen to represent the Kiwis or Lions […]

SANDON Smith is hopeful he and Fletcher Sharpe could both feature in the same starting Newcastle NRL team as Justin Holbrook rules out playing Sharpe from the newly-extended bench. The first-year Knights coach has not decided which man will partner star recruit Dylan Brown in the starting halves this year after both started the 28-18 […]