Monday, July 18, 2016

Live NRL scores Round 19 2016: Newcastle Knights v Melbourne ... and other top stories.

  • Live NRL scores Round 19 2016: Newcastle Knights v Melbourne ...

    Live NRL scores Round 19 2016: Newcastle Knights v Melbourne ...
    Panthers 22, Eels 18 What an entertaining game that turned out to be - Penrith were miles ahead in the second half, but time after time they blew chances near the line and never pulled away like they should have. Parramatta's season probably ends with that loss, but were it not for a Michael Jennings injury, we may well have seen them pull out another victory against the odds.  The Panthers leapfrog a host of teams and find themselves in seventh spot after that win, which takes them to 20 poi..
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  • Bellamy call sees Storm outlast gritty Knights

    Bellamy call sees Storm outlast gritty Knights
    CRAIG Bellamy’s coaching record suggests he doesn’t make too many wrong calls.So when his gut told him his Origin stars Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk needed to back up against bottom-placed Newcastle yesterday, he didn’t second guess himself.Just as well.For even with Smith and Cronk and the returning Cameron Munster and Will Chambers, the Storm were given a hell of a fright by a brave Knights side at Hunter Stadium.“It doesn’t matter where we are on the table or where they are on the table, th..
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  • Kate Bush fans bring Wuthering Heights to Newcastle | photos, video

    Kate Bush fans bring Wuthering Heights to Newcastle | photos, video
    KING Edward Park hosts Kate Bush tribute dance. THEY weren’t on the wiley, windy moors, but dozens of Cathys in red danced through Newcastle’s King Edward Park on Saturday in tribute to Kate Bush.Jo Murray, of Maryville, joined a worldwide celebration as quirky and hard to pin down as the artist who inspired it, dubbed The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever.“Everyone was wearing a ridiculous outfit, but then everyone turned up in the same outfit as you,” Ms Murray, 36, said.“It was t..
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  • Stomping attack at Newcastle pub

    A man has allegedly punched another to the ground and stomped on his head during an attack at a Newcastle pub.Police say the 44-year-old victim was hospitalised as a result of the assault, at a hotel in Hamilton about 1am on Sunday.Officers are seeking a man believed to have an Irish accent.
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  • Newcastle coach Nathan Brown tips Melbourne Storm for NRL ...

    Newcastle coach Nathan Brown tips Melbourne Storm for NRL ...
    It strikes Set of Six that rugby league players have got mighty thin-skinned – and bad at sledging. Here are some of the ingenious insults that allegedly contributed to NSW snubbing the Queensland presentation the other night: "Your Blues are shit", "F--- your Blues", "Enjoy your mad legacy", "losers have meetings" and something about the attendance figure. Players used to reference wives, kids, families and dead friends in sledges – and they STILL shook hands at full-time and politely watched..
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  • Scissor snip draws red rage from Newcastle hairdressers | poll

    Scissor snip draws red rage from Newcastle hairdressers | poll
    Newcastle hairdressers say quality at risk if state government scraps law. DON'T CHOP ME: Melanie Coombes is fighting a proposal to scrap a law requiring hairdressers to be qualified. Picture: Max Mason-HubersNEWCASTLE hairdressers are fighting the state government over plans to trim back industry regulation they say allows “any Tom, Dick and Harry” to call themselves a professional hairdresser.The government has put forward a proposal to scrap the Hairdressers’ Act 2003 as part o..
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  • Dream exit for Hunters veteran

    Dream exit for Hunters veteran
    Adam Melmeth farewelled his home crowd in spectacular style. RETIRING Newcastle Hunters hero Adam Melmeth spent last week visualising all the possible ways his last Waratah Basketball League game at Broadmeadow would play out.Not once, he said, did he imagine he would knock down a three-pointer with the last shot of the game, but that is exactly how Melmeth’s final home appearance went down on Saturday night.Melmeth’s bomb from in front of his bench iced a 96-70 victory over arch ..
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  • Royle 11th in wild finish to Rio warm-up

    Royle 11th in wild finish to Rio warm-up
    Aaron Royle at the World Triathlon Series race on the Gold Coast in April. Picture: Getty ImagesNewcastle trathlete Aaron Royle has finished 11th in his final race hitout before the Olympic Games.Royle trailed countrymen Jake Birtwhistle (second) and Olympics teammate Ryan Ballie (fifth) in the World Triathlon Series sprint race in Hamburg on Saturday.Royle and Bailie are both focusing on Rio and were coming off a period of hard training.Birtwhistle, last year’s International Triathlon Union und..
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  • Everton battling Spurs for Newcastle attacker W...

    Everton battling Spurs for Newcastle attacker W...
    Everton face a crowded field in the race for Newcastle attacker Gini Wijnaldum. The Mail on Sunday says Toffees boss Ronald Koeman is keen to sign Newcastle's attacking midfielder Wijnaldum and is determined to beat Tottenham to his signature. Newcastle have not received an offer for the Dutchman, 25, who they value at £27million but Koeman will try to construct a deal with Everton owner Farhad Moshiri that could also include signing another of his countrymen, Tim Krul. The goalkeeper is recov..
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  • 10 things to remind you of the good in humanity

    10 things to remind you of the good in humanity
    If you need a smile and some positivity we have it here. It has been a tough few days around the world, but don’t lose faith just yet. There are plenty of things out there that will make you smile and restore you faith in humanity.Here are a few:1.The NSW Police made this young boy’s dreams come true. Domenic Pace, who has cystic fibrosis, always wanted to be a superhero. With the help Make-A-Wish Australia and the police he carried out a vital rescue mission and saved the city of..
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Newcastle doctor faces more charges of sexually assaulting patients .John Hanke: The man who put Pokémon Go on the map .
Newcastle rookie Josh King juggles fulltime job and NRL career .Accused murderer Ben Batterham has returned to work as a chef at ... .

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