National Dinghy title won by Canberra yachtsman
Canberra sailor Jeremy Firth won the Australian OK Dinghy championship on Hobart's Derwent River sailing The Red Queen. He secured the series in heat seven, beating rival D Knoop of Tasmania aboard Phoebe IV and others as changing wind and rain affected results.
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Nero
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Auroa
Adelaide
Pink Panther
R. Cudmore
Brumby
Thar Urtaín Wins Qualifying Bout After Copeland Disqualification
In Berlin a controversial decision favored Spanish heavyweight Jose Manuel Thar Urtaín over American Everett Copeland after Copeland was disqualified in the fourth round for apparently faking a knock out. Copeland weighed 16 stone 8 pounds, Urtaín 13 stone 12 pounds, as Copeland fought for Billy March.
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Berlin
Jose Manuel Thar Urtain
Everettland
Associated Press
Copeland
Billy March
United States
Urtaio
Seven Test in Melbourne Stuns Cricketers and Fans
Melbourne cheers as Sir Don Bradman announces an unprecedented seventh Test to be staged in Melbourne on Thursday fortnight, ahead of the scheduled fifth in Adelaide and sixth in Sydney. The move sparks elation among fans, many rearranging family plans and even TV viewing schedules to follow the test. The Board of Control and Marylebone officials ride high on popular support amid talk the game’s governance is improving.
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Melbourne
Donald Bradman
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Sydney
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Test cricket in Sydney to Adelaide across 25 days
A Melbourne driven forecast on a long Test tour from Sydney starting next Friday to Adelaide on February 3. It predicts an era of near nonstop Test cricket, with selections tense and players like Thomson, O Keeffe and Lillie facing crucial matches. The piece laments Melbourne’s cricket revenue loss but argues touring tests will be staged with more realism and planning, shaping future Australian and English tours.
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Adelaide
Alan Thomson
O'Keeffe
Lillie
Woodcock J
Euroa
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Victoria
Australia
Melbourne
England
NSW set easy target in Shield
NSW trail Queensland by 196 at stumps with 46 for 0 in chase of 238. Queensland, led by Sam Trimble, totaled 268 in their first innings, while Kerry O Keeffe claimed five for 44 to push NSW toward outright. Turner and Francis stood firm for 46 in eight overs as NSW began a fresh run chase.
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Queensland
Nsw
Keith Dudgeon
Dudgeon
Bill Albury
Albury
O'Keeffe
Kerry Mackay
Bob Paulsen
Sam Trimble
Tar Seib
Spredste
Dave Renneberg
Trimble
Renneberg
Kerry O'Keeffe
Alan Turner
Bruce Francia
Turner
Francis
JS. Bernard
D. Colley
K. O'Keeffe
K. Mackay
A. Turner
B. Francis
W. Albury
RK. Duncan
Margaret Court dominates to win Perth tennis title
Margaret Court secured the women's singles title in 37 minutes at Royal Kings Park, defeating Britain’s Virginia Wade 6-1 6-2. Court and Evonne Goolagong won the women’s doubles 7-3 over Wade and Annawall, with each finalist earning $150. Soviet journalist Alex Metreveli won the men’s championship, planning to use prize money for a Soviet sport fund, after beating John Alexander 7-5 6-2 6-2.
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Margaret Court
Virginia Wade
Britain
Royal Kings Park
Mrs Court
Evonne Goolagone
Miss Wade
Winnie Anawau
Metreveli
Ian Fletcher
South Australia
Metroveli
Track record broken in 3000 metres at Melbourne meet
Victorian Tony Benson shattered the Australian 3000 metres record with 7:50.2 at the Victoria South Australia athletic challenge. He beat Ron Clarke’s 7:56.6 amid wet track and fading light as Fisher displaced Wheeler and Kilborn paced Crouch to a photo finish in the men’s 1500 metres. Women’s events saw Miss Kilborn’s record fall in hurdles and Miss Harper set a new era time in 100 metres hurdles. Victoria led SA 49 to 45 in the men’s division and 53 to 33 in the women’s.
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Melbourne
Tony Benson
Victoria-South Australia
Ympi Arkay
Ron Clarke
Noo Eeen
Shet
Fisher
Wheeler
Tom
Dye
Bridgetown
Barba
Indies Cricket Ie
Pam Kilborn
West Iesk Board
Miss Harper
the of Control
Peter
Kieke Tittlejaheevick
England
Kerry O'Brien
Chris Fisher
Parker Radlene Boyle
David
Graham
Crouch
Vic
Stokes
Keith Wheeler
Vich
Gary Eddy
Miss Boyle
Miss Kilborn
Gay Dell
Sally Mair
Sally
Mentone Girls’ Grammar School
Victoria
Marsh wins Spalding Masters golf title in Tauranga
West Australian Graham Marsh captured the Spalding Masters $5,000 golf tournament in Tauranga, NZ, finishing with 266. Briton Guy Wolstenholme was runner up with 268 and New Zealand’s Bob Charles took third on 269.
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Tauranga
Graham Marsh
Guy Wolstenholme
Melbourne
Bob Charles
New Zealand
Captain Short cites rain washing out schedules in Australia England
Captain Short notes a difficult situation as three of five days of play in Australia and England were washed out by rain and financial considerations had to be considered.
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Australia
England
IOC meetings may reshape 1972 Games format
IOC officials meet in London Paris and Lausanne to discuss possible changes to the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo and the Munich summer festival. They aim to harmonize amateur status rules across federations and set one basic Olympic rule. Proposals will be sent to the executive board in March with a Luxembourg meeting in September.
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International Olympic Committee
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Paris
Lausanne
Sapporo
Japan
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West Germany
Lord Killanin
Jean de Beaumont
Jonkheer van Karnbebeek
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FIS
Grenoble
France
Luxembourg
Amsterdam
Denver
Montreal
South Africa
Mexico
AAP
Trials yield two Canberran selections for State team
After weekend trials in Sydney, two Canberra athletes earned spots on the State sub-juniors team to compete in Brisbane and Victoria on January 16 and 17. Peter Shumack will contest shot put and discus with a 101b shot put effort noted. Cowen from Woden also made the squad for relays alongside a list of teammates including Vandenberg Morris Brown Campbell Quinn Windeyer Marr Baker Shumack Bomd Farmer Hadfield Robertson Watchirs Dowen.
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Canberra
Brisbane
Queensland
Victoria
Peter Shumack
Acee
Safin
Cowen
Woden
Vandenberg
D. Morris
G Brown
Campbell
B. Quinn
G. Windeyer
Marr
A. Baker
P. Shumack
P. Bomd
G. Farmer
P. Hadfield
D. Robertson
G. Watchirs
A. Dowen
Rindt record smashed in Tasman race at Levin
Graham McRae in a five litre McLaren M10 led the Levin circuit throughout the opening Tasman Championship race. The event marked a posthumous nod to Jochen Rindt as a lap record was broken in New Zealand.
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Motor Champien Jochen Racing
Rindt
Graham McRae
McRae
Drivi
ACT Side in Cricket Contest in Sydney Championship
The Australian Schoolboy Cricket Club begins a week long competition in Sydney with NSW teams and a New Zealand schoolboy squad. Western Australia withdraws, creating a second NSW side. Two divisions play one day matches over three days, with division play-offs to follow. Championship points hinge on NSW A and ACT performances shaped by rounds and dates.
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Australia
West Jern Australia
New Zealand
Western Australia
Nsw
NSW Cricket Ape Aci Act
Jefe Canberra
B.a
Nordaere
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Too Nsw
Wed- Samuels
Mark Webb
Jim Darling
First Women’s Pro Tennis Tour Sets 13 Events in 1971
The 1971 pro tour will offer 176 500 Australian dollars across 13 tournaments in the first 20 weeks, organiser Gladys Heldman announced. Featured players include Ann Jones Kerry Melville Karen Krantzcke Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals.
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New York
Aap-Reuter
Gladys Heldman
Britain
Ann Jones
Australia
Kerry Melville
Karen Krantzcke
Judy Tegart Dalton
France
Francoise Durr
Billie Jean King
Rosemary Casals
Laver Defends Title in Opening 1971 Champions Classic
Rod Laver, defending champion, defeats fellow Australian SS in straight sets 6 3 6 2 6 5 to win the opening 1971 tennis champions classic.
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Aap-Reuter
Rod Laver
Yeste
Laver Rosewall
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