Newcastle News

Newcastle down Aston Villa 2-1 in EPL
Newcastle downed Aston Villa 2-1 at St James' Park on Sunday, a dream debut for Papiss Demba Cisse.

Newcastle fig trees get the chop
Work is underway to remove Newcastle's iconic Laman Street fig trees, with workers and machinery catching protesters off guard when they moved in early this morning .

Cisse pushes Newcastle into fifth
Papiss Cisse marks his debut with the winner and Demba Ba was also on target as Newcastle saw off Aston Villa 2-1 at St James' Park.

Payne exits Newcastle
Chris Payne has parted ways with Newcastle after only managing one match since crossing to the Jets at the start of this season.

Orica set to restart Newcastle plant... again
Chemical giant Orica has warned Newcastle residents they may flames shooting from its plant when operations resume tomorrow.

NRL, cricket clash catches out Channel 9
Cricket Australia and the NRL are set to go to war over Friday night prime time on March 2.

Olyroos could fail to qualify for Olympics
Australia is facing the ignominy of failing to qualify a soccer team for the Olympics for the first time in 28 years.

No winners as NRL, cricket clash catches out Channel 9
CRICKET AUSTRALIA and the NRL are set to go to war over Friday night prime time on March 2.

Australia, Japan football hit by Olympic setbacks
SINGAPORE (AFP) - Australia's Olympic hopes were dealt a major blow with away defeat to Uzbekistan, while Japan were knocked off the top of Group C with an upset loss to Syria.

Football: Australia, Japan hit by Olympic setbacks
SINGAPORE, Feb 6, 2012 (AFP) - - Australia's Olympic hopes were dealt a major blow with away defeat to Uzbekistan late on Sunday, while Japan were knocked off the top of Group C with an upset loss to Syria.