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• Slick Chelsea demolish Newcastle

  Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sport: The week's best plays From turns on a sixpence to victory at the death, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week. PT2M1S 620 349 Chelsea prepared for its Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain by routing Newcastle 5-1 on Saturday, the biggest win of a miserable Premier League season for the champions.Chelsea climbed to 12th place but the London club remains 14 points from fourth pla..

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• Gloom returns for Man United, Chelsea crush Newcastle

  

  With the sides above them all playing each other in a mouth-watering Sunday programme, United could have closed to within three points of fourth-placed Manchester City but the gloom that has enveloped them most of the season returned as their hopes of Champions League qualification receded. Anthony Martial's dinked finish shortly before halftime cancelled out Wahbi Khazri's third-minute opener for Sunderland but United fizzled out after the break and Spaniard De Gea could only help Lamine Kone'..

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• NT woman tows her way out of Newcastle carpark to get to the pub

  

  A Northern Territory woman refused to let being parked in stop her from going to the pub on a first date, and has used a friend’s car to tow the offender’s 4WD out of the way. When Louise Johnston from Humpty Doo returned to her car after a visiting a camping show in Newcastle, she found her vehicle parked in. Rather than call a tow truck, Johnston decided to take matters into her own hands. Gathering a posse of friends, including Cameron Waters who was on his first date with Ms Johnston at ..

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• Newcastle thrashing best preparation for crunch week - Cahill

  

  Beating Newcastle United sets Chelsea up well for the Champions League match at PSG and FA Cup clash with Manchester City, says Gary Cahill.Gary Cahill sees Chelsea's brilliant 5-1 victory over Newcastle United as the ideal preparation for the two biggest matches of their season in the next eight days. Chelsea have failed to provide an adequate defence of the Premier League they won last term, with Saturday's win lifting them up to 12th position - 20 points adrift of leaders Leicester City. The..

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• Suncorp security boost for Wanderers visit

  

  Jets hold Roar to draw2:01A-League: The Brisbane Roar have claimed top spot on the A-League ladder after a 2-all draw with the Newcastle Jets. SECURITY at Suncorp Stadium will be beefed up to handle poorly-behaved Wanderers fans when Western Sydney comes to Brisbane for a potential A-League grand final preview against the Roar on March 4.Football Federation Australia last week hit the Wanderers with a $50,000 fine and a suspended three-point deduction after a section of the club’s supporters ig..

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• Terry doubtful for Chelsea's clash with PSG

  "We have just two days to recover and it is something to think about in the future because two days of recovery is not enough," manager Guus Hiddink said of Terry. The experienced defender appeared to land awkwardly when challenging in the air and was replaced by Baba Rahman. Chelsea's chances of qualifying for the Champions League next season rest almost solely on them winning the competition as they are 12th in the Premier League, 14 points behind fourth-placed Manchester City. They play Fren..

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• Sam and Snez share the love

  

  Sam and Snezana share their Valentine’s Day.SNEZANA Markoski, 35, full-time mum, and Sam Wood, 35, fitness entrepreneurSam and Snezana on their untraditional fairytale.Source:Sunday StyleIt’s not quite the traditional fairytale. A boy and a girl’s eyes meet across a crowded room… crowded, that is, with TV cameras filming the encounter, along with their interactions with 18 other women prepared to backstab, fight and scheme to win the boy’s affections.Across the nation, viewers were gripped by th..

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• Newcastle boss McClaren: We need character and ...

  

  Newcastle United boss Steve McClaren has called for "character and fight" after their 5-1 thrashing at Chelsea.Chelsea were 3-0 up inside 17 minutes and looked like champions, but that was mainly down to Newcastle's calamitous defending as McClaren's men lost for the sixth straight away game to fall back into the relegation zone. The Magpies have more than two weeks to dwell on the defeat. They next play at Stoke on March 2 and will go to Spain for a training camp. McClaren said: "The majority..

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• Regional lifestyle property markets rising

  

  Equity-rich Sydney and Melbourne homeowners may help boost Australia's coastal lifestyle markets. Iconic lifestyle markets such as the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Cairns have started to bounce back and record strong housing market conditions after ongoing weakness between 2008 and 2014, property analytics firm CoreLogic RP Data says. CoreLogic research analyst Cameron Kusher says some areas are starting to show growth although regional housing markets are a mixed bag. "Newcastle, Wollongong,..

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