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Sport, 2002

228 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 12

Making rugby a riot of laughter Alone It Stands Opera House Drama Theatre until August 17

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 9 August 2002 · page 27

IT is hard to imagine a less likely subject for a play than an Irish rugby team win over the undefeated All Blacks. But thanks to…

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book review. The Australian Rugby Comapanion

Tharunka · Tuesday 13 August 2002 · page 37

This sterling publication edited by the voice of Australian Rugby, Gordon Bray provides some interesting insights into the finer points of the game they play in heaven. The contributors come from every different aspect of Rugby that you can think of: commentators, players, ex-players,…

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Swimming

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 August 2002 · page 38

Fitteen-year-old swimmer David Goltsman reached two marks in one race over the weekend at the NSW State Open Short Course Championships, dipping under 25 seconds for…

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Golf

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 August 2002 · page 38

Michael Baskin (18) who won the midweek C Grade event at Bonnie Doon with 40 points, and John Ryba, who continued his recent good form, took out the Individual Stableford Event at…

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Lawn Bowls

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 August 2002 · page 38

Lionel Dresner won the Lindfield Bowling club’s major singles for the third successive…

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Tennis

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 August 2002 · page 24

Every Wednesday our friendship bonds a little more as we play tennis for one hour at Cheryl and Ashley Hewitt Tennis Coaching. As we dispose of our opponents one by one…

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Cricket

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 August 2002 · page 38

The climax of the football codes means that the cricket season is just around the corner. The Junior Maccabi cricket club had eight teams last year and would really like to shoot for…

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Touch Football

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 August 2002 · page 38

Maccabi Mixed 1 played their semifinal against the Raiders and after a tough first half, took the spoils with a deserved 8-6 win. The match was not without controversy with several…

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Israel’s best-ever athletics feat

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 16 August 2002 · page 40

MUNICH — Thirty years after the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games in Munich, Alex Averbukh brought Israel its firstever gold medal in a major athletics…

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Golf

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 23 August 2002 · page 37

Phillip Lipman (21) who won the Individual Stableford event at Monash with 39 points. Don Shar had a hole in one at the third hole at Bonnie Doon. On the 178 metre par 3 hole,…

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Ecumenical golf

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 23 August 2002 · page 2

SHORTLY after the Pope apologised for the treatment of Jews by the Catholic Church over the years, the Prime…

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Touch Football

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 23 August 2002 · page 37

Maccabi Mixed 1 put up a brave fight in their second semifinal against Quicksilver, losing 12-6. Without reserves, Maccabi were able to match them until first time, with the score at…

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Golf

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 August 2002 · page 39

Despite a record attendance at this week's NSW Maccabi’s Queensland Classic, Jewish golfers have still maintained the recent run of good results in midweek club…

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Tennis

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 August 2002 · page 39

The last Grand Slam ot the year began this week. Harel Levy defeated 30th-seed Romanian Andrei Pavel in five sets and was due to play Ramon Delgado of Paraguay in the second…

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Change of guard at Maccabi cricket

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 30 August 2002 · page 39

A CHANGE of guard at the Senior Maccabi Cricket Club took place in the off-season. Brett Levien has succeeded Glen Greenberg as president of the club,…

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Golf

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 6 September 2002 · page 37

Promising 13-year-old Andrew Harrisberg (25), emulating the golfing talents of his father Brian, won the C Grade Stableford Competition at Bondi with a whopping 50…

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Lawn Bowls

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 6 September 2002 · page 37

TOP-RANKED Jewish lawn bowlers have torfeited their chances of selection in prestige representative teams because of the High Holydays…

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Swimming Short Story

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 6 September 2002 · page 24

Pick me! Pick me! Careful strokes matched the rhythm of the chant. Pick me! Breathe. Pick me! I’ve almost swum four laps now, and so much…

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Tennis

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 6 September 2002 · page 37

All Israeli tennis players were eliminated from the US Open in the second round. Anna Smashnova lost to Amanda Coetzer in straight sets. After serving for the first set,…

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Israeli youth cricketers win European Championships Cricket

The Australian Jewish News · Friday 6 September 2002 · page 37

ISRAEL’S under-13 cricket team won all five of its games in the European Championships in Italy, becoming the first Israel cricket squad to win a major international…

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