Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Newcastle rebuild targets finals football and other top stories.

  • Newcastle rebuild targets finals football

    Newcastle rebuild targets finals football
    Newly re-signed import Morten Nordstrand is hopeful the Newcastle Jets can bring in the right players to make them finals contenders next season.The Jets released six players over the weekend including foreign pair Enver Alivodic and Leonardo, meaning the club has three visa spots available on its roster. Newcastle’s ownership has long been in limbo, meaning investment in recruitment isn’t guaranteed. But fresh from signing a new one-year deal, Nordstrand was optimistic the club would add the r..
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  • Kompany and Sterling set for City return against Newcastle

    Kompany and Sterling set for City return against Newcastle
    Manchester City stars Vincent Kompany and Raheem Sterling are set make timely returns when Manuel Pellegrini's men continue their quest for a top-four finish in the Premier League away to Newcastle on Tuesday.City captain Kompany is set to make the journey to the north-east after a month out with yet another of the calf-related problems that have plagued the Belgian defender this season.Meanwhile England forward Sterling is available again after five games out since he succumbed to a groin inj..
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  • Hunter Breakfast - April 19

    Hunter Breakfast - April 19
    Your Hunter headlines, traffic and weather forecasts. Morning Shot: Instagram's @stanchenry shared this shot from Pokolbin. Traffic: Southbound drivers have been warned to expect delays after an accident on the Mooney Mooney Creek Bridge. The site was clear at 6.25am but authorities urged drivers to allow additional travel time as traffic conditions return to normal. A northbound lane is also closed on Charles Kay Drive near Terrigal Drive as traffic lights are repaired.Trains: G..
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  • Newcastle hoping Man City will be thinking of Europe

    Newcastle hoping Man City will be thinking of Europe
    City, through to the last four of the Champions League for the first time, host Real in the first leg on April 26, and Benitez suggested their players might try to save their legs for their big European night, giving Newcastle an edge. "In the back of your head you are thinking about a semi-final or a final and if you are going to get an injury," the Spaniard told reporters on Monday. "They are professionals and they will try to win but in the back of their mind they won't want to miss a game t..
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  • Documents about options for privatising trains, buses in NSW kept ...

    Documents about options for privatising trains, buses in NSW kept ...
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sydney Metro rail expansion detailed Plans for more than 15km of new Sydney Metro rail lines and tunnels and are explained in a promotional video. PT1M28S 620 349 Speculation the Baird government is preparing to privatise more of Sydney's mass transit system has been revived after bureaucrats refused to release nearly 100 documents on the subject by declaring them cabinet in confidence.The refusal raises questions about whether the government, ..
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  • Lifeline launches new campaign to fund suicide prevention services

    Lifeline launches new campaign to fund suicide prevention services
    VIDEO: Dennis Johnson does not say one word in a moving new Lifeline video. But his eyes allude to his painful story. Help: Dennis Johnson said Lifeline provided invaluable support after three suicides in his family. "Life goes on," he said. Picture: Simone De PeakDENNIS Johnson does not say one word in Lifeline Hunter Central Coast’s moving new campaign video. Instead, his eyes, full of emotion, bore into the camera, as viewers read that his wife, son and nephew all died by suici..
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  • 'Ask me about Barrett and she's all over'

    'Ask me about Barrett and she's all over'
    Pauli Pauli facing suspension0:27NRL: Newcastle's Pauli Pauli has been hit with a grade two careless high tackle charge on Brisbane's Joe Ofahengaue. Even with an early guilty plea, the Knights forward will spend a week on the sidelines. NATHAN Brown didn’t want to talk about it. In fact, he insisted as much.“Any questions about Trent Barrett and she’s all over,” the Newcastle Knights coach said as he was about to start Tuesday’s media conference.We’d been pre-warned about the ban but here it w..
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  • Sydney carnival striking success

    Sydney carnival striking success
    Newcastle trainer Kris Lees finished only behind Chris Waller in prizemoney stakes at The Championships. SECOND: Newcastle's Kris Lees was a leading trainer at The Championships.NEWCASTLE trainer Kris Lees finished second in terms of group 1 prizemoney at The Championships.The autumn carnival proved a successful venture for Lees who collected $3,042,000 from group 1 races at Royal Randwick during the last month. He had five starters and scored two wins – Lucia Valentina in the Que..
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  • Labor councillor bows out of politics

    Labor councillor bows out of politics
    Lake Macquarie Councillor Chad Griffith has called time on his local government career April 19, 2016, 10:05 a.m.LAKE Macquarie Councillor Chad Griffith has announced he will not run again at the next local government election.In a post on Facebook on Monday night, Cr Griffith said that “after much consideration and discussion with family, friends and mentors” he would not re-contest his east ward seat.The Labor councillor, who had been touted as a potential replac..
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  • Blair backs Kiwi kids after RTS injury

    Blair backs Kiwi kids after RTS injury
    RTS, season over0:19NRL: RTS has played his last game for 2016 after he injured his ACL. IT’S a devastating blow for player, club and country but Adam Blair believes New Zealand will cope with Roger Tuivasa-Sheck’s absence in next month’s ANZAC Test.The Warriors fullback suffered a season-ending knee injury against Canterbury on Saturday, denying the Kiwis one of their biggest threats for the May 6 clash with Australia in Newcastle. Blair is gutted for the 22-year-old, who established himself a..
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Numbers of anti-vaccination parents not on the rise in Australia, study finds .Newcastle Knights coach Nathan Brown says rival NRL clubs break ... .
Newcastle Knights coach Nathan Brown says rival NRL clubs break ... .Brown to blood electric rookie in Brisbane .

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