State News - TAS

Tassie success tipped in London

4:00 AM | TASMANIA'S only reigning Olympic champion is predicting the state will strike much more gold in London.

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Grade 3 boys dive across finish line

4:00 AM | Sixteen primary schools braved windy Waverley to produce some splendid results in the Launceston State School Sports Association cross-country carnival.

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Salmon lie deep and quiet until the fight

24 May 12 | SOME anglers have remained active inland despite the cold.

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Tassie athletes on track for Olympics

22 May 12 | HALF a dozen Tasmanians are on the brink of finding out whether they will be adding to the state's already-impressive tally heading to the London Olympics in two months.

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Warren to test taekwondo skills

22 May 12 | LAUNCESTON'S Joshua Warren leaves today to compete with the Australian taekwondo team at the World University Games in Korea.

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Hyatt chases TV opportunity

19 May 12 | PS9LAUNCESTON mixed martial arts fighter Dan Hyatt will audition for an Australian edition of the international reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter in Sydney next month.

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Stone wins ring for Mesa

17 May 12 | FORMER Tasmanian lacrosse player Jesse Stone has won his first premiership ring in the US.

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17 May 12 | SHE'S a proud Tasmanian who would love to represent her state in her chosen sport, but rhythmic gymnast Amelia Dexter will be representing Victoria at the sport's upcoming national titles.

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Pressure brings out Chelsea's best

15 May 12 | THE old sporting adage that attack is the best form of defence has been turned on its head.

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AFL acts quickly on sliding

13 May 12 | THE AFL's determination this week to deal with sliding clearly reflects the readiness for sport governing bodies to tackle rule changes and interpretations at any time.

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Grammar firsts coach pulls up stumps

11 May 12 | AFTER 15 years, eight state independent school cricket grand finals and five state premierships, Launceston Church Grammar's senior firsts cricket coach John Bailey is calling it quits. | VIDEO: Retiring cricket coach John Bailey

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Argentine Olympic ad stirs up England

08 May 12 | BUENOS AIRES _ Argentine state-run television aired a controversial advertisement on Sunday linking the London Olympics to a dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands, opening itself to further criticism from the International Olympic Committee.

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