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Cycling Tops

Cycling Tops

Australia has enjoyed a remarkable history in track cycling and our push bike athletes seems to have everything it requires to succeed at this level and the World Championships which concluded yesterday were no different held in Denmark. .

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    Last year in Zambia where Clayton Hinds was serving in Mission, he was faced with the weekly embarrassment of being the whipping boy for South African ex-pats who would, week after week, slap him over the head with the their strips of biltong and engage in serious discussion about how the Queensland Reds weren't worthy of a Super 14 birth.

  • EPL – Rafa Worries as Park Nets Winner

    Rafa Benitez admitted that its not in Liverpool's hands to gain Champions League qualification after their 2-1 defeat to champions United at Old Trafford on Sunday. Torres scored early as Liverpool fans believed they could repeat last year's victory over United at Old Trafford, however an equaliser shortly after from Rooney silenced the travelling supporters. In a highly exciting game Fletcher\'s cross found Park with 20 minutes left to play and the South Korean headed home to give Sir Alexis me

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    The Winter Paralympics were fantastic and we await with anticipation for another four years. John Furlong, the chief executive of the organising committee of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics and Paralympics, said: \'\'There\'s more Australians in Whistler per capita than there is in Sydney. Something cultural is going on that no one can quite understand. Every second accent is Australian.\'\'

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    Wayne Rooney was again the centre of attention at Old Trafford on Sunday with 2 goals as United ran out comfortable winners over Fulham 3-0. Rooney now has 32 goals for the season and with United still in the Champions League there is no reason why he can't surpass Renaldo's record breaking 42 goal season. Ferguson again praised Rooney's effort and commitment as an inspirational display by the former Everton man.

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