PENRITH PANTHERS v PARRAMATTA EELS Monday 29 Apr

PENRITH PANTHERS v PARRAMATTA EELS

Panthers have broken a five game losing streak with thrashing Eels 44 – 12 on Monday 29 April.

Parramatta took to the field after tough week of news head line and things looked promising early in the game. Jarryd Hayne taped the ball running down towards the goal gained some meters, after Parramatta kicked the ball trying to score, Travis Robinson defuse the bomb.

Travis Robinson did exactly like Jarryd Hayne taped it and run, there was nobody to stop him from running 80 meters and scored a try in just 2 minutes in the game. But not long after Jarryd Hayne provided a try for Parramatta with perfect pass from Chris Sandow.

 

Vai Toutai the powerful winger scored a try for Parramatta to narrow the margin down to 4 points.

It didn’t stay that way dough Travis Robinson scored another try and that give a lead of 8 points to Panthers in half time.

Things didn’t get easier in second half for Parramatta as Tim Mannah got injured and carried off the field. Second half was just Panthers game as they kept Parramatta scoreless and ended the game with 44 to 12.

Najibullah Saedi

NFL Jesse Williams

For this post, it will be about the NFL and Jesse Williams. For those who don't know who Jesse Williams, nicknamed "Tha Monstar", he is a Brisbane boy who has been selected in the NFL draft and he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/brisbane-gridiron-star-jesse-williams-drafted-by-seattle-20130428-2im9y.html

 

 Williams also has a interesting background story, as he is an Indigenous Australian. He started playing American Football at the age of 14 for the Queensland team the Bayside Ravens. In his first year, he went on to be on the team that would win the Australian National Championships. Williams then went on to become the first Australian Indigenous to receive a football scholarship in the United States and went on to play college football for Arizona Western College. After junior college, Williams then enrolled and played for Alabama.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jesse_Williams_at_fullback_for_the_Alabama_Crimson_Tide.jpg

 

 

Recently Williams was in the NFL draft and he was picked by the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday's fifth round as the 137th overall pick. However William's who reportedly can bench press 270kg and already has two college championship rings had to wait a little longer than expected to be picked. As many experts thought he would be snapped up by the Baltimore Ravens or San Fransico 49ers.

 





http://espn.go.com/colleges/alabama/story/_/id/8240017/jesse-williams-shows-strength-foralabama-crimson-tide

 

Finally the wait is over for Jesse Williams and his dreams are coming true.

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew Lee



A LEAGUE GRAND FINAL

Last Sunday was the A League's grand final between the Central Cost Mariners and the Western Sydney Wanderers.


http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/gallery-fndm8bqv-1226625365085?page=2

Played from Allianz stadium in Sydney, the Mariners became the A League Champions after a 2-0 defeat over the Wanderers. This marked an end to the Wanderers 13 match unbeaten run.

As the match unfolded, despite the intimidation of the Western Sydney fans, the Mariners were still able to create the better of their chances in the first half. The Mariners mounting pressure eventually paid off just before half time when 38-year old Patrick Zwaanswijk rose to meet a corner and slammed the ball into the goal to score for the Mariners in front of 42,102 fans. In the second half, in the 67th minute, a handball by the Wanderers lead to a penalty which Daniel McBreen scored smoothly which leads the Mariners to be 2 up on the Wanderers. McBreen's and Zwaanswijk's decisive goals make them both the oldest players to score in an A-League grand final.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/fourth-time-lucky-as-dream-comes-true-for-mariners-20130421-2i88k.html

This win for the Mariners means that their nightmares are finally over after three failed attempts in the grand finals and that finally Australia's smallest A-League club are the champions.



http://www.smh.com.au/sport/a-league/fourth-time-lucky-as-dream-comes-true-for-mariners-20130421-2i88k.html

Matthew

IPL Chennai Supper Kings v Rajasthan Royals

Chennai Supper Kings v Rajasthan Royals

In the last game 27^th match Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets and 13 balls remaining, due to the top four batsmen’s did not perform, including SR Watson.
This time Rajasthan Royals were not going without a fight; on 22 April 2013 Chennai Supper Kings v Rajasthan Royals, Dravid won the toss and Royals bated first.

Shane Watson’s fantastic inning put Rajasthan Royals in very good wining position. SR Watson and AM Rahane put 55 runs in Powerplay 1 from 6 overs. Shane Watson’s inning ended with 101 runs from 61 balls.

 

 

Rajasthan Royals scored 185 runs by the end of their innings, which give them very high chance of winning the game.

But when they say, it’s not over till it’s over; that’s true.  Michael Hussey and Suresh Raina the game savers as usual put 112 runs for the second wicket which stole the victory for Chennai Supper Kings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Najibullah Saedi

 

 

Formula 1 - Bahrain GP, Round 4, 21/04/2013

Sebastian reigns supreme in Bahrain

It was his second race win of the season and second consecutive win in Bahrain that sees Sebastian Vettel back in control of the driver’s championship, 10 points clear of his closest rival Kimi Räikkönen. Sebastian in his Red Bull raced to a comfortable race victory which saw him lead 70% of the Bahrain GP.

http://www.formula1.com/wi/gi/347x231/Bbkh/sutton/2013/d13brn2743.jpg

"Fantastic race, it was seamless from start to finish," said Vettel after starting from second on the grid. He only took 17 laps to take the lead from Nico Rosberg in pole. After jostling with his fellow German Nico, Vettel used the DRS and Kers systems to his advantage and managed to take control of the race. It was a day of mixed emotions for the Red Bull team which saw its sister car of Mark Webber finish in seventh being passed on the last lap by McLaren’s Sergio Perez. Webber failed to match the pace of Vettel this whole weekend only managing 4^th in qualifying but a 3 place grid penalty from last week’s Chinese GP saw Mark start the race in 7^th . All in all the Red Bull team now sit top of both the driver’s championship and the constructor’s championship.

http://images.theage.com.au/2013/04/21/4210497/art-353-svBAHRAINF1-300x0.jpg

It was an equally strong showing from the Lotus team which managed to finish both its cars on the podium in 2^nd and 3^rd, Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean showing just how good the Lotus can be in race conditions. The Lotus was kind on its tires yet a poor display in qualifying had the Lotus’s starting in 9^th and 11^th respectively. One could only imagine what could have been if the Lotus cars started higher up the grid.  

Overall the race featured some of the best racing seen this season. There was several passes right back to the end of the grid. The two DRS zones in the Bahrain GP produced some of the most memorable overtakes. Such was the case with the McLaren teammates who battled it out for fifth at the time, touching wheels on several occasions. One can only wait for the F1 championship to resume in 3 weeks’ time in Valencia as the European round begins.

 Final Results classification: ( http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2013/896/7209/)

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	57	Winner	2	25
2	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus-Renault	57	+9.1 secs	8	18
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus-Renault	57	+19.5 secs	11	15
4	14	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	57	+21.7 secs	5	12
5	10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	57	+35.2 secs	9	10
6	6	Sergio Perez	McLaren-Mercedes	57	+35.9 secs	12	8
7	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault	57	+37.2 secs	7	6
8	3	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	57	+37.5 secs	3	4
9	9	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	57	+41.1 secs	1	2
10	5	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	57	+46.6 secs	10	1
11	16	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Renault	57	+66.4 secs	17
12	11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	57	+72.9 secs	14
13	15	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	57	+76.7 secs	6
14	17	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Renault	57	+81.5 secs	15
15	4	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	57	+86.3 secs	4
16	19	Daniel Ricciardo	STR-Ferrari	56	+1 Lap	13
17	20	Charles Pic	Caterham-Renault	56	+1 Lap	18
18	12	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber-Ferrari	56	+1 Lap	22
19	22	Jules Bianchi	Marussia-Cosworth	56	+1 Lap	19
20	23	Max Chilton	Marussia-Cosworth	56	+1 Lap	21
21	21	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham-Renault	55	+2 Laps	20
Ret	18	Jean-Eric Vergne	STR-Ferrari	16	Accident damage	16

By Riyaz