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Wilmott goes in to bat for Mongoose

4:00 AM AEDT | It looks more like a canoe paddle than cricket equipment, but Keira are hoping a bat nicknamed "the Mongoose" can propel them to the Illawarra Cricket Twenty20 title tonight.

Sport - Cricket

Darius Boyd looks back at game's greats

4:00 AM AEDT | Dragons fullback Darius Boyd has spent hours studying video footage of "the greatest in the game" Jarryd Hayne, as part of his mission to join the NRL's elite this season. | Jamie Soward given almost a ... | Dragons dreaming of first NRL ...

Sport - Rugby League

Hawks beat the Wildcats

09 Mar 10 | The Wollongong Hawks are on their way to Perth after they beat the Perth Wildcats 75-63 in Wollongong. |

Comments (4) | GALLERY: Hawks defeat Wildcats at WIN ...

Sport - Basketball

Jamie Soward given almost a million reasons to stay

09 Mar 10 | Dragons five-eighth Jamie Soward didn't have to think twice about the offer on the table. |

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Sport - Rugby League

McLeod calls for total team effort

09 Mar 10 | The Wollongong Hawks are confident they have made all the right moves in the lead-up to tonight's grand final showdown with the Perth Wildcats at WIN Entertainment Centre.

Sport - Basketball

Adam Zampa a spin king in the making?

08 Mar 10 | It was the silent compliment that spoke volumes. Greg Matthews raced from the Croome Rd Cricket Oval boundary to first slip.

Sport - Cricket

Hawks coach wants Mr Bigs for inside job

08 Mar 10 | The Hawks want their offence to revolve more around interior players Cam Tragardh and Larry Davidson in tomorrow night's game with the Perth Wildcats at WIN Entertainment Centre. | Hawks lose, but battle not over ... | Premier bets on Hawks to win ... | GALLERY: Perth vs Wollongong Grand ...

Sport - Basketball

Wolves' big test at home

06 Mar 10 | South Coast Wolves coach Trevor Morgan admits his side will know where it stands in the NSW Premier League pecking order after a challenging start to 2010, including tonight's clash with Marconi.

Sport - Football - Soccer

Dragons dreaming of first NRL crown

06 Mar 10 | The smoke cleared, ridding the area of evil spirits and bringing good luck to the St George Illawarra players who were watching on. |

Comments (4) | Dragons turn on attacking flair | Matt Cooper out, Goodwin on ...

Sport - Rugby League

Premier bets on Hawks to win NBL series

05 Mar 10 | Premier Kristina Keneally has made a bet with West Australian Premier Colin Barnett that if the Hawks lose the NBL grand final series, she will wear a Wildcats jersey for a week. |

Comments (1) | Show your support for the Hawks | Countdown is on to Hawks grand ...

Sport - Basketball

Countdown is on to Hawks grand final

05 Mar 10 | The Wollongong Hawks have finalised preparations for tonight's opening road game of their best-of-three grand final series with the Perth Wildcats. | Show your support for the Hawks | United we stand

Sport - Basketball

United we stand

05 Mar 10 | Society does well at creating celebrities of individuals. We put them on pedestals. We wish we were them. We worship at their feet then like a pack of hyenas tear them to pieces when they finally, inevitably, fail us. |

Comments (1) | Show your support for the Hawks | Excitement builds in the lead ...

Sport - Basketball

Excitement builds in the lead up to Hawks grand final

05 Mar 10 | It was the calm before the storm. Yesterday's laid-back atmosphere around the streets of Perth will be superseded by frenzied fanaticism as tip-off approaches for tonight's opening grand final stoush with the Wollongong Hawks at Challenge Stadium. | Hawks know Sav's the grand master | War of words in lead up to ...

Sport - Basketball

Gordie McLeod orders Hawks to muscle up

05 Mar 10 | Wollongong coach Gordie McLeod has urged his side to be the aggressor in tonight's grand final against Perth at Challenge Stadium. | Hawks land in Perth | Be quick for last Hawks grand ...

Sport - Basketball

Keira, Wollongong clash in T20 final

05 Mar 10 | Keira take on Wollongong in the final of the Illawarra Twenty20 tournament next Wednesday night after contrasting wins in their semi-finals at North Dalton Park.

Sport - Cricket

Hawks know Sav's the grand master

04 Mar 10 | He was the grand final series MVP when Wollongong won their only NBL crown in 2001 and is the club's only player to represent Australia in the high pressure cauldron of two Olympic Games. | War of words in lead up to ... | Gordie McLeod plans Perth ambush

Sport - Basketball

Diaz reckons South Coast can ambush the big guns

04 Mar 10 | Prodigal son Tynan Diaz admits the South Coast Wolves' baptism of fire could make or break their season. |

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Sport - Football - Soccer

War of words in lead up to Hawks final series

03 Mar 10 | The West Australian press have launched an attack on the Illawarra ahead of Friday night's first NBL grand final game between the Hawks and the Wildcats in Perth. |

Comments (3) | Show your support for the Hawks | Hawks all heart and ain't it grand

Sport - Basketball

Gordie McLeod plans Perth ambush

03 Mar 10 | Wollongong Hawks coach Gordie McLeod believes his side could spring an ambush on a well-rested Perth in game one of the NBL championship on Friday. | Show your support for the Hawks | Perth perfect match for us, ...

Sport - Basketball

Chance Bye 'not for sale at any price'

03 Mar 10 | Mick Tubman turned down the chance to buy a half-sister to his unbeaten filly Chance Bye in Melbourne yesterday as he continues to knock back offers for his two-year-old sensation.

Sport - Horse Racing