Sport (N)

Sport – individuals or groups who play the game - as pastime or profession

Sudanese use basketball to counter racism

By Akech M Manyiel

 Melbourne - Sudanese youths have moved to counter racist attacks by holding a national Sudanese basketball tournament.

Harmony Cricket

By Jake Corcoran 

 MELBOURNE - Cricket Victoria has given a whole new meaning to multiculturalism this summer with its Harmony Shield competition.

Kick Starting the Future

By Aimee Vinci 

 Melbourne - 'Kick Start' is an innovate program developed by the Flemington Community Centre to help young people who fall victim to physical assault and other abusive behaviour.

Out there in his boots

By Natasha Cooper

 MELBOURNE - The mixed bunch of soccer players, wearing equally assorted footy shirts and boots, gathered under an overcast sky for a mid-week training session on a ground in the shadow of a housing estate in suburban Fitzroy.

Flying start for new Aussie

By Samantha Asbury

 SYDNEY - It’s been a great year for Australia’s latest swimming sensation, Matt (Matija) Jaukovic.

The 23-year-old Jaukovic, who was born in Montenegro in the former Yugoslavia, became an Australian citizen in January then burst onto the international swimming scene for his new country at the 2008 FINA Arena Swimming World Cup.

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