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Boxer Geale defeats Albert, keeps IBF belt
1 Sep 2011Daniel Geale retained his IBF middleweight crown with a win against American Eromosele Albert in Hobart on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Tasmanian outlasted Albert to claim a unanimous victory on points in front of more than 5,000 at the Derwent Entertainment Centre. Geale looked too nimble for an opponent seven years his senior, and took everything [...]
Tasmanian AFL bid runs out of steam
11 Jun 2011The bid to get a Tasmanian team into the AFL appears exhausted, despite an agreement to get top flight football played in Hobart for the first time. North Melbourne this week signed a three-year deal to play two games a season at Bellerive Oval from 2012, in addition to the four games Hawthorn will play [...]
CA looks for new selector as Boon departs
25 May 2011Cricket Australia will be on the hunt for a new selector following David Boon’s decision to become an ICC match referee. The former Test batsman, who has served on the national selection panel since 2000, will leave the panel in July, will also step down as Cricket Tasmania’s operations manager. Boon, 50, said he felt [...]
Tasmania win Sheffield Shield
21 Mar 2011Tasmania won the Sheffield Shield with a seven wicket victory over NSW in the final at Bellerive Oval on Monday. The Tigers chased down their victory total of 203 just before tea on day five of the final, capping off a brilliant season in which they won their last six games. There were a few [...]
Katich makes bold declaration in final
21 Mar 2011A bold declaration from NSW captain Simon Katich late on Sunday set Tasmania a small target to win the Sheffield Shield final at Bellerive Oval. With the Tigers needing only a draw to win the Shield, Katich pulled the pin at 5-215 late on day four, setting the hosts a victory target of 203. The [...]
Patrick Cummins shines as NSW reach T20 final
2 Feb 2011Teenage NSW tearaway Patrick Cummins’ star continues to rise, ripping through the Tasmanian top order to book the Blues a spot in the Twenty20 final and a trip to the Champions League. In a match reduced to 17 overs per side, Cummins took 4-16 against a home side that never looked settled, eventually crumbling to [...]
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