Football star Ben Cousins is to visit Perth. Cousins will talk to Adrian Barich about his rise, fall and resurgence during the AFL Greats Luncheon. AFL legend Kevin Sheedy will also be appearing. AFL Greats Luncheon Ben Cousins and Kevin Sheedy Perth Convention Centre 12.30pm Sunday 30th August 2009 For further details Brad Hopes on 9243 4457 [...]
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PM Rudd launches Australia’s WCup bids
Posted in Sport, tagged 1956, 2000 Olympic Games., 2018 World Cup., 2022 World Cup, 2022., acceptance, announce, audience, Australia, Australia (FFA), Australia's, Australia's bid to host, Australia's record, Australian fans, Belgium-Netherlands, bid, billionaire, Canberra, capital, challenges, country, courage, creativity, cup, England, English, event, FFA chairman, FIFA, FIFA World Cup, football, Football Federation, Frank Lowy, full backing, Germany, global appeal, goalkeeper, governing body, government, great opportunity, greater, host, host a World Cup, hosting, Indonesia, initiative, Japan, kevin rudd, launch., launched, launches, Lowy, Lucas Neill, major, Mark Schwarzer, Mexico, national, national skipper, nine bidders, official, official ceremony, officially, opportunity, Parliament House, performance, play, PM Rudd, Portugal-Spain, Premier League, Prime Minister, prize, property billionaire, Qatar, qualified, rudd, Russia, salute, showpiece event., Socceroos, South Africa, South Korea., Sport, sports events, Stars, statement., successful, support, SYDNEY (AFP), the nation., Thousands, United States, unparalleled, urging Australians, visit, WCup bids, world, world cup, World Cup bid., World Cup host., World Cup in 2018, World football, world stage on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
SYDNEY (AFP) — Prime Minister Kevin Rudd officially launched Australia’s bid to host the football World Cup in 2018 or 2022. Rudd told an official ceremony at Parliament House in the national capital Canberra that Football Federation Australia (FFA) had the full backing of the government to bid for the showpiece event. “The sheer odds [...]
WA Chelsea fans bleed blue and white
Posted in Sport, Uncategorized, tagged 60s, 70 people, across, activity, age, badge, ball game, band, Banksia Grove, blue, blue and white army, Butler, celebrate, chelsea, Chelsea versus Everton, children, co-ordinates, dedicated, early mornings, ex-pats, fa cup, FA Cup fever, fearless leader, final Saturday, followed, followers, football, four- five-year-old, from the, game, gripped, group, group’s, kick-off, Kinross, lament, Landsdale, late-nights, live, london, lose, May 30., members, men, mission, northern, northern suburbs, ocean, passion, perth, Perth base, Perth Chelsea Football Club Supporters Group, president Steve Van Doorn, pride, pub, pubs, Quinns, six years, Sport, suburbs, support, supporters., team, telecasts, Uncategorized, various, WA Chelsea fans, white, women on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BLUE and white blood runs in their veins. They eat, breathe and sleep blue and white, and bleed blue and white blood. Who are they? They are the Perth Chelsea Football Club Supporters Group, and they might be coming to a pub near you. About 70 people, some from the northern suburbs, make up the [...]
Aussies win ‘Ashes’ cricket in Hollywood
Posted in Sport, Uncategorized, tagged 29 run, all-time greats, American, Ashes cricket match, Aussies, batted, beer, Calvin Klein, career, celebrities, contest., cricket, cricket game, England, England scored, favourites, Graham Hick, Hollywood, Hollywood Ashes, including, Jessie Spencer, Julian Sands, Kasprowicz, laugh, Los Angeles, Match, meat pies, model, Poms, retired, Saturday, scored, spectator, Stars, Steve Waugh., suburban, sun, team, tent, test, Travis Fimmel, TV, Uncategorized, veteran, victory., VIP, Westfield Hollywood, Woodley Park on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The sun shone. The beer flowed. The Four’n Twenty meat pies were a hit. The Aussies thrashed the Poms. The Americans were largely clueless about what they were watching. That sums up the second annual Westfield Hollywood Ashes cricket match held on the picturesque Woodley Park cricket field in Los Angeles on Saturday, with retired [...]
Fulham and Wolves coming to WA
Posted in Local News, Sport, tagged ALL news, English premier, Local News, perth glory, Sport on May 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Perth Glory are this morning set to confirm a second pre-season friendly game against an English Premier League side with Fulham heading to Member’s Equity Stadium. Newly-promoted Wolves are already booked in for a trip to Perth and now Mark Schwarzer’s Fulham have signed on the dotted line. Meanwhile Glory coach David Mitchell has revealed [...]