2014: NSW rider Darrin Treloar and his passenger Blake Cox won the Australian Speedway Sidecar Championship in emphatic style at Kurri Kurri Speedway on Saturday night.
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Even though persistent rain drenched Maitland Showground on Thursday night, it couldn’t dampen the spirits of Kel Greenough after Paw Licking took out the group 2 Maitland Gold Cup.
2009: The Greta Branxton Colts have moved through to the final of the Scanlon Shield with an emphatic 40-6 victory over the Aberdeen Tigers on Sunday.
The Caledonian Tigers made 2008-2009 a season to remember when they backed up the Maitland one-day club championship crown with a premiership double and their first major title since 1993-1994.
2006: The Kurri Kurri Bulldogs face the toughest test of their season so far when they travel to play Wyong Kangaroos at Morrie Breen Oval on Sunday. The team’s latest performance, a last gasp 28- 26 win over the Maitland Pumpkin Pickers, was far from convincing.
Maitland Pumpkin Pickers have named Fred Waters as the man to fill the halfback role, following the departure of big off-season signing Clarrie Moran. Moran, 23, had been heralded as the answer to the Pickers’ playmaking prayers but walked out on the club last week after a payment dispute.
TUESDAY SPORT TRIVIA
1. Which batsman hit Australia’s winning runs in the World Cup cricket final on Sunday?
2. How many consecutive games have Kurri Kurri’s first grade lawn bowls pennants team won this season?
3. Which Newcastle Knight and East Maitland junior withdrew from Saturday’s match against Penrith just before kick-off after suffering back spasms?
4. Which V8 Supercar driver fell agonisingly short a history making tally of 100 wins on Sunday?
5. After three rounds, how many goals has the Maitland Rams first grade side scored this season? a) 7 b) 12 c) 15
6. Which dog claimed the Gold Collar final in Maitland on Thursday night?
7. Which Kurri Kurri-born motorsport star will return to the track in July for the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race?
8. Which Nine Network commentator copped a backlash on social media when he asked a number of Australian cricketers what their post-World Cup celebratory drinking plans were?
9. Maitland Pickers lost 24-12 to which Real NRL club in their final trial match on Saturday?
10. Maitland-owned Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist missed out on a place in which group 1 race at Rosehill on Saturday?
Answers below
TODAY IN SPORTING HISTORY
1877 – Test Cricket debut of Fred “Demon” Spofforth, Australia v England at the MCG.
1935 – Fusahige Suzuki runs world record marathon (2:27:49).
1973 – Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision.
1980 – Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in eight rounds to win heavyweight boxing title.
1995 – Major League Baseball players agreed to end the sport’s longest strike.
QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Steve Smith, 2. six, 3. Robbie Rochow, 4. Craig Lowndes, 5. c) 15, 6. Zulu Mystique, 7. Casey Stoner, 8. Shane Warne, 9. Lakes United, 10. The BMW