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Owen Wright crashes out at Marg River Pro AAP 10 mins ago Justin Chadwick © PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO Owen Wright has been eliminated from the WSLs Margaret River Pro in round three. Owen Wrights hopes of reaching the WSL finals have suffered another blow after the Australian crashed out in the third round of the Margaret River Pro. Wright needed a big result in Western Australia after missing the season-opening stop in Hawaii and then finishing ninth and 17th in the two recen...

Australia’s surfers seek to justify Olympic selection after rocky start to WSL Kieran Pender © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP The day after Sally Fitzgibbons watched Cathy Freeman win the 400m gold medal at the Sydney Olympics, the nine-year-old donned her wetsuit and sprinted around town. Wearing neoprene in place of Freeman’s iconic space-age suit, Fitzgibbons imagined herself representing Australia at the Olympics. “It sounds bizarre, because...

Anas Sarwar was asked today about several of his partys Holyrood candidates previously making comments backing a second independence referendum. ANAS Sarwar is under pressure to drop his opposition to a second independence referendum as it emerged a string of Labour candidates have backed a new vote. At least six of the partys contenders have spoken out in favour of indyref2 in recent months, while UK party leader Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out his agreeing to the vote should he b...

Champion Ferreira knocks out Fanning at World Surf League event in Narrabeen Sunday, 18 April 2021 Mick Fanning survived the elimination round only to be knocked out by Championship Tour leader Italo Ferreira later in the day as favourable conditions led to an abundance of action at the World Surf League (WSL) competition in Narrabeen. Australia Fanning, a three-time Championship Tour winner returning as a wildcard for this leg, eased through the elimination round with more than double the two...

It will be a battle of the Merewether boardriders when Morgan Cibilic and Ryan Callinan surf against each other in the quarter finals. Two out of three local surfers progressed in the Newcastle Cup this morning, with adopted Novocastrian Julian Wilson being barrelled out by Adriano de Souza. In the following heat Cibilic’s impressive form despite a fractured toe continued, the tour rookie easily beating Central Coast hope Wade Carmichael. While Callinan wasn’t as strong off the mark against...

World Surf League athletes have a big crowd watching on at Merewether Beach today. Surf’s up – after waiting the whole long weekend to jump on the swell, WSL athletes have a big crowd watching on at Merewether Beach. @nbnnewspic.twitter.com/PDrqRi9Uk1 Adopted Novocastrian Julian Wilson dominated in his elimination heat. A total wave score of 12.80 sending him straight through to the Round of 32, where he’ll face Jack Robinson. Meanwhile, Port Macquarie surfer Matt Banting wasn’t as luck...

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Jessica Maddock Three RNZ reporters working in Christchurch on 22 February 2011 tell of their experiences on the day the earthquake hit, Jessica Maddock describes the frightening and unrelenting day that unfolded before her. Police stand by amid fallen debris in a cordoned-off street in Christchurch on February 23, 2011 a day after the deadly earthquake. Photo: AFP We slept in our car for 10 nights after the February earthquake. Our home, three-storeys on Mt Pleasant, had gone from haven to t...

NSW and WA snap up World Surf League events at the expense of Queensland, despite COVID risks TueTuesday 16 Snapper Rocks will not be on the World Surf League tour this year. ( Print text only Cancel In a huge coup for New South Wales, Narrabeen on Sydneys Northern Beaches and Newcastle will host two Championship Tour events for the Australian leg of the World Surf League in April 2021. Key points: Events at Snapper Rocks in Queensland and Bells Beach in Victoria will not take place in 2021 Nar...

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