Gloucester District Sport

Gloucester Parkrunner takes on Australian challenge

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MOST people, as they sip their Saturday morning coffee, feel a justifiable sense of achievement after walking or running five kilometres with their friends at their local parkrun. However for Ryan Stoddart, who started parkrunning in 2013, joining his local parkrun was not a big enough challenge. Fourteen months ago he decided

Australia’s blueprint for subcontinent cricket success

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WITH their rout of Sri Lanka, Australia have created a blueprint for success on the subcontinent ahead of a legacy-defining tour to India in 2027. Stand-in captain Steve Smith felt Australia's visit to Galle could "probably not" have gone better than it did as the curtain came down on the second

Khawaja would sooner walk away than stay too long

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USMAN Khawaja will be ready to pull the pin on his own Test career if he ever feels that's what Australia needs, but he has no active retirement plans as he prepares to face Sri Lanka. The 38-year-old's future received renewed interest when he managed only one score above 20 across

Knights’ Bradman turns to Gagai in bid to be the best

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NEWCASTLE’S Bradman Best is turning to veteran teammate Dane Gagai in the hope of staking his claim as the NRL's No.1 centre and winning a debut Kangaroos cap. Best, who has played two State of Origin games for NSW, was part of Mal Meninga's Australia squad for last year's Pacific Championships

Mid North Coast students engage with Newcastle Jets program

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OVER 1,000 students across the Mid North Coast are lacing up their boots this term as they take part in the Newcastle Jets' Jets:LEARN program. Among local schools involved are Bulahdelah Central School, St. Joseph's Primary Gloucester, Tinonee Public School, Stroud Public School, and St Clare's High School Taree. Aligned

Lions’ countdown begins with Wallabies buzzing

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THE Wallabies believe they have provided a stirring response to their critics after making encouraging progress on their Spring tour - and they're already counting down the days to when they can prove they can seriously mix it with the British & Irish Lions. Barely had the tour-finale 22-19 loss to

Cummins ‘hurting’ after Australia’s crushing Test loss

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CAPTAIN Pat Cummins has described the "hurt" of Australia crashing to their heaviest home Test defeat by runs against India, marking a disastrous start to their bid to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar trophy. After bowling India out for 150 on day one, Australia were annihilated for the rest of the match, slumping

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