Rezuk to Lead ACT Team After Hope Premiership Win
The captain-coach Mike Rezuk, 32, leads the ACT side as he takes control of all ACT representative teams for the remnant of the season. He will captamatch Queensland at Manuka Oval on August 14 and assist in selecting the 26 man training squad. Stan Millin and Jan Kelly toast the second title with Hope.
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Queanbeyan Favoured As Finalists Rise
Queanbeyan leads the race with an advantage after a weekend win and sits among the top four alongside Acton and University. Acton and Manuka hold key positions while University must beat Eastlake to stay alive. Capts Les Durkin Rodger Duffy and players Bromage Neeson stand out in weekend fixtures.
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Jet powered racer set speed records at Bonneville
Craig Breedlove, 26, of Los Angeles, set six new marks in the Spirit of America at the Bonneville Salt Flats, reaching 365.93 mph in test runs as he prepared to challenge the world land speed record. He unofficially topped 355.6 mph in prior tests, with records in one kilometer, one mile, five kilometers, five miles, and ten kilometers.
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Canberra runners train for Goulburn 10 mile road race
Canberra cross country athletes prepare for the Goulburn 10 mile road race set for August 23. The course is famed as the toughest in the State and draws top Sydney runners, while Saturday features a sealed handicap five mile event for seniors and juniors. Gavin Jones will carry top weight after his 10,000 metre showing in Sydney.
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Onlooker Dies in Drag Race Accident at Course
Sydney police report a spectator Louis San Martin 21 died after a car veered into a crowd at a quarter mile drag race near Ken Isington Golf Course. Two other spectators were critically injured as the car pinned between a blazing vehicle and a parked utility. Driver Darrell Welch said to accelerate at 50 mph before mechanical trouble caused the crash.
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Hiscoe Returns Home After South Africa Victory
Ken Hiscoe the South African squash champion and first to win the grand slam returned to Australia ill and exhausted after a taxing four week tour. Team captain Owen Parmenter said the trip and marathon matches wore him out and he was washed out on the plane ride home. Dick Carter also returned with the trio preparing for the Australian championships in Melbourne on August 19.
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Smith May Lead England On India Tour Captaincy Bid
London reports Warickshire skipper Mike Smith, long the forgotten man, emerges as favourite to lead England on the five Test India tour in January and February. Dexter and vice captain Cowdrey are unavailable. Smith captained MCC on a East Africa tour, with a potential to push for England captaincy against Australia if Dexter cannot play.
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Weekend match highlights from Queanbeyan game
MacPherson flashed through a pack and gathered a loose ball for a 30 yard wrong way pass. Clit Queanbeyan full forward marked and scored while Fowlie and Wheeler made strong plays. Wayn and Moore dominated early, Julian Scott shut down Wheeler, Byrne battled hard against umpire contact.
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