Rafa rolls into Madrid fourth round
FIVE-TIME Madrid Masters winner Rafael Nadal has reached the fourth round of the 2024 event after seeing off a determined Pedro Cachin in a hard-fought three-setter. Nadal needed three hours and four minutes to defeat the Argentinian, eventually getting up 6-1 6-7 6-3 on Manolo Santana Stadium. It looked easy going for the Spaniard in […] The post Rafa rolls into Madrid fourth round appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Roach a shining light in Mavericks loss
DESPITE her Eastern Mavericks falling to the South Adelaide Panthers in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 Central Women’s, talented young tall Emmy Roach was a huge positive. Roach has announced herself as a young talent to watch throughout the 2024 season, especially after playing an integral role for South Australia at the Under-20’s National Championships […] The post Roach a shining light in Mavericks loss appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.
Results on both ends of the scale in mixed round
THE City West Falcons have continued on their winning ways, this time downing the Melbourne Uni Lightning by 17 goals. Melbourne Uni did get the better start to the match, but ultimately the Falcons showed their class and proved far too strong for their opponents. The Falcons were the ones to break centre pass first, […] The post Results on both ends of the scale in mixed round appeared first on Netball Rookie Me Central.
NBL1 South Players of the Week – Round 4
ANOTHER bumper round of National Basketball League (NBL)1 South action took place over the weekend, with games taking place from Wednesday to Sunday. Round 4 was a special occasion, falling over the ANZAC Day weekend, and a bit of extra sentiment meant teams were giving their all in their respective outings. These performances resulted in […] The post NBL1 South Players of the Week – Round 4 appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.
RECAP | SSN – Round 3 2024
THE West Coast Fever remain undefeated in 2024 after a solid 69 to 62 goal win over the Melbourne Mavericks. The Mavericks actually led at quarter time, but the visitors put their foot down and asserted control, and survived a late Mavericks fightback to claim the win. It was not too long before the […] The post RECAP | SSN – Round 3 2024 appeared first on Netball Rookie Me Central.
Mirra image – Andreeva crushes Vondrousova
RUSSIAN teenager Mirra Andreeva has backed up her breakthrough WTA 1000 Madrid Open performance last year with another fourth round appearance in 2024. The talented 16-year-old said after her first round win over American Taylor Townsend that the tournament was her “place of power” and that power ramped up with a third round straight sets […] The post Mirra image – Andreeva crushes Vondrousova appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
Defending champ Sabalenka survives scare
WORLD number two Aryna Sabalenka has survived a massive scare from Poland’s Magda Linette, needing three sets and two hours and nine minutes to shake off the determined world number 48. The Belarusian was gunning for a record-equalling third title in Madrid, but admitted her form was not up to scratch compared to her rivals, […] The post Defending champ Sabalenka survives scare appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
2023/24 WNBL Team Wrap – Southside Flyers
IT was a season to remember in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) for the 2023/24 fixture, with an extremely tight season capped off with a marvellous finals series. For a large portion of the season, most of the teams in the competition were in the hunt for a top-four spot. In fact it came […] The post 2023/24 WNBL Team Wrap – Southside Flyers appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.
Games of the Weekend | April 26-29
ANZ PREMIERSHIP MATCH OF THE ROUND Northern Mystics vs Mainland TactixMonday at 7:30pmThe Trusts Arena, Auckland The weekend’s ANZ Premiership action concludes with a top of the table epic. The Tactix and Mystics are off to a strong start to begin this season, but one of their undefeated starts will come to an end on […] The post Games of the Weekend | April 26-29 appeared first on Netball Rookie Me Central.
Impressive Ibukunoluwa shines in team effort
ALTHOUGH it was an almighty team effort that got the Willetton Tigers over the line against the Eastern Suns on ANZAC Day, rising young forward Josh Ibukunoluwa was one of the biggest positives in a huge win in the National Basketball League (NBL)1 West Men’s. Having competed at U20 level for Western Australia in the […] The post Impressive Ibukunoluwa shines in team effort appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.
NBL1 East Players of the Week – Round 3
THE newest National Basketball League (NBL)1 division was back in action over the weekend, with the East competition holding Round 3 of the 2024 season. Now that the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (BA CoE) have returned to the competition, all teams are in play and it is business as usual, with a whopping 12 […] The post NBL1 East Players of the Week – Round 3 appeared first on Basketball Rookie Me Central.
Rafa rout – Nadal smashes teen in Madrid mauling
IT MIGHT have only been his third tournament of the year and is 21 years his opponent’s senior, but Rafael Nadal wasted no time storming past 16-year-old American Darwin Blanch in the opening round of the 2024 Madrid Open. The greatest clay courter of all time has had a horrid run with injuries and been […] The post Rafa rout – Nadal smashes teen in Madrid mauling appeared first on Tennis Rookie Me Central.
