Brodie Schwarzer in action against Illawarra.  Photo courtesy of jbcollective.media THE Penrith Basketball Association’s two senior teams both suffered double-header losses in a busy Round 7 of the 2026 Mitsubishi NBL1 East competition, falling to the Illawarra Hawks on Saturday night at Minto, then falling to the Centre of Excellence on Sunday afternoon at Hawkesbury. […]

Penrith Panthers can confirm a long-term succession plan for the club’s NRL head coaching role. By Panthers Media PANTHERS Head Coach Ivan Cleary has advised the club he will not seek to renew his current contract beyond the end of the 2027 NRL season. Cleary will continue as Panthers Head Coach for the remainder of […]

Courtesy of Tyler Nesci / UWG Wolves FORMER Leonay resident Tyler Nesci (Concord GC) has been chosen in the ASUN Conference Academic All-ASUN golf team, which recognises student-athletes with a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA who participate in at least 50% of their team’s games/meets. Tyler attends college at the University of West Georgia and has […]

Coby Carruthers in action from the tournament.  Photo courtesy of Golf NSW IT was a heartbreaking finish for the NSW Blues at the 2026 Australian Interstate Teams Matches at Glenelg Golf Club, as Victoria proved too strong across both matches to claim the title and end NSW’s hopes of back-to-back honours. The Blues lost 1.5–6.5 […]

Jett Hickson in action this season.  File photo, courtesy of Rex Bergas. THE Penrith Panthers senior men’s basketball team staged the greatest form reversal to date in this year’s Mitsubishi NBL1 East basketball competition, defeating the Sydney Comets 68-67 on Sunday afternoon at Minto Indoor Sports Stadium in Round Five action. The two teams met […]

Xavier Curmi in action in the Asia-Pacific Championships.  File photo by Noel Rowsell 14-YEAR-OLD Xavier Curmi (Wallacia) has continued his wonderful start to the Yamaha R3 Blu Cru Asia-Pacific Championship, grabbing a fifth place finish in the opening race of the 2026 Australian Superbike (ASBK) round at The Bend, SA. Surging from 10th to 5th […]

Mr Gavin Herholdt (Managing Director, Laguna Lăng Cô), Coby Careruthers, Matthew Faldo (Director of Faldo Series) 21-year-old Coby Carruthers (Jordan Springs / Concord GC) has become the first-ever Australian player to win the Faldo Series Asia, following a thrilling playoff victory over 20-year-old Yuki Hari (New Zealand) at Laguna Lang Co golf club, Vietnam. Coby […]

Ellerston White has captured the 14-Goal 2026 Bentleys Morton Cup on Sunday afternoon at Windsor Polo Club, defeating Gardenvale 8 – 7 in front of a bumper crowd on the Number One field. Ellerston White was the best-performed team all week in the five-team competition, which also featured White Deer Park, Wright Pastoral, Ellerston Green […]

PARA Athletics rising star Layla Sharp (Cranebrook) has been awarded Emerging Athlete of the Month honours for February due to several achievements and records. Since making her international debut at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in the T38 200m and 400m, Layle has leaped and challenged herself in the new discipline of Long Jump, […]

Presentation photo courtesy of Windsor Polo Club. WINDSOR Polo Club hosted its Picnic Polo tournament over the 21-22nd March, featuring 4-goal, 0-goal and sub-zero grades. Arunga won the 4 Goal, defeating Team Tibra / Cutcliffe Polo in an entertaining Final. The winning team members are Chris Daily, Sam Willis, Morgan Lindh, Adam Tollhurst. EPG Polo […]