Scoreboard
Water Polo
Men's and Women's National Leagues
Men: Sydney University Lions 6 (Alastair Visch 2, James Young, Scott Nicholson, Jeremy Davie, Lachlan Hollis goals) d University of Western Australia Torpedoes 5 (Kistamas Zsolt, Brad Mercer, Sasha Kovalenko, Joseph Balczer, Tom Jasper) at UWA Pool.
Sydney University 7 d Balmain Tigers 6 at Peter Montgomery Pool, Sydney University Sport and Fitness Centre.
Women: Sydney University Lions 16 (Alicia Brightwell 5, Gabby Wickman 3, Keesja Gofers 3, Casey Bowry 2, Alex Boyd, Melissa Hammond, Samara Davie goals) d UWA Torpedoes 5 (Matil Connor 2, Georgina Kovacs, Maggie Earl, Cathryn Earl, Jenna Sanders) at UWA Pool.
Balmain 10 d Sydney University 6 at Peter Montgomery Pool, Sydney University Sport and Fitness Centre.
Cricket
Sydney Grade competition - Round 14
First Grade: Parramatta 8(dec)-245 (Adam Turrell 65, Brenton Cherry 45, Luke Forbes 37, Michael Wood 28; Tom Keirath 3-76, Ian Moran 2-59) d Sydney University 226 (Tom Keirath 50, Josh Toyer 34 not out, Liam Robertson 30, Will Hay 26; Anthony Marr 3-59, Michael Wood 2-41, Daniel Jackson 2-45, Ben Martin 2-59) and 1-41 (Mark Faraday 23 not out) on the first innings at Sydney University No.1 Oval. Toss: Parramatta. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Parramatta 6, Sydney University 0.
Second Grade: Sydney University 7(dec)-351 (Michael Culkoff 130 not out, Adam Theobald 92, Tim Ley 69 not out; James Parkinson 5-59, Luke Dempsey 2-50) d Parramatta 113 Michael Culkoff 7-25, Tim Ley 2-38) and 6-230 (Nicholas Bertus 89, Matt Windred 87; Shashi Keshar 2-45) on the first innings at Old Kings Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Parramatta 0.
Third Grade: Sydney University 226 (Jack Hammond 56, Suda Sivapalin 52, Matthew Gregory 38, Ken Huckle 26; Steve Karam 3-33, Peter Freney 3-57, James Pike 2-49) d Parramatta 195 (Luke Trudgett 52, Steve Karam 40, Ben Abbott 31, Tim Fragogianis 26 not out; Alasdair Grant 3-28, Dave Jessup 2-19, Brendon Smith 2-23) on the first innings at Sydney University No.2 Oval. Toss: Sydney University. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Parramatta 0.
Fourth Grade: Parramatta 187 (Mark Ward 53, Scott Copperfield 32 not out, Ankur Patel 31; Kerrod McPherson 5-23, Josh Lawrence 2-30) d Sydney University 132 (Kerrod McPherson 33 not out, Josh Lawrence 23; Shane Cassell 4-32, Scott Copperfield 2-16, Jonathan Brayshaw 2-29) on the first innings at Merrylands Oval. Toss: Parramatta. Batted first: Parramatta. Points: Parramatta 6, Sydney University 0.
Fifth Grade: 7(dec)-285 (Jim Kazaglis 73, Benjamin Peacock 53 not out, Aaron Khongwar 36, Angus Glynne 34 not out) v Parramatta 48 (Virosh Poolasangandrum 4-2, Angus Glynne 3-11,Jim Kazaglis 2-10) and 7-204 (Jahangir Jadoon 97, Luke McNaught 60; James Rodgers 3-19) on the first innings at St Paul's College Oval. Toss: Parramatta. Batted first: Sydney University. Points: Sydney University 6, Parramatta 0.
Poidevin-Gray Shield - Semi-final
Penrith 1-191 (Jarryd Blake 91 not out, Tim Cummins 72 not out) d Sydney University 9-188 Ben Larkin 89 not out, Chris Jones 41; Max McNamara 5-21) at Howell Oval. Penrith to meet St George in final.
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Robin Bell
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Bell came to Australia at a young age and took up canoeing as a 15-year-old in Perth. He competed for the West Australia Institute of Sport before moving east to link up with the Australian Institute of Sport and the University of Sydney.
His aim since taking up the sport has been to finish in the top eight at the World Championships and compete at Athens. He achieved the first aim when he won a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships.
The Sports Scholarship holder won an Olympic berth after impressive performances at the Athens World Cup and Olympic qualification regatta, held in Athens in April.
Australia had already been guaranteed a place in the C1 men's class going into the Athens race, and the competition was between Bell, Kynan Maley and Justin Boocock for a position on the Olympic team.
The decider came down to the final run of the day, when one second separated Bell and Maley, who was holding third position in the world-class field. But with experience up his sleeve and the Olympic position within reach, Bell charged ahead to finish fourth, beating Maley by four seconds.
Although a medal would have topped off an already successful career, Bell placed fourth overall in Athens.
After an impressive fourth in Athens, Bell went one better in Beijing to finish with a bronze medal in the Men's C1 slalom. In doing so, Bell became the first Australian male to win a whitewater medal at the Olympic Games. The result is all the more impressive after Bell suffered stress fractures to his shins while training in 2006. Robin told the ABC that the bronze medal was the highlight of his career.
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Send your fan mail to Robin Bell
Check out the Blog of Robin BELL as he canoes for Australia and victory in Beijing.
Bell's Fan Mail
Cathy from China writes:
Dear Mr.Robin Bell: Congratulations on the bronze medal.Can you remember the girl in the picture? [image error] It's me. To be honest, before I took the photo with you, I don't know you were the world champion. I felt pleased to take a photo with you. Thanks! I've been to Australia. The beautiful scenery and friendly people left me a good impression. Hope you can do better and better in the future. Good luck! The girl from China, Cathy.
[Thu 21/08/2008 3:36 PM]
Tim Wright writes:
Hi Robin, Congratulations on the bronze medal and World Championship. That's awesome. I met you when you were visiting your mom and Nicola in Grand Junction. If you could, please give them my email address. Good on ya.
[Sat 16/08/2008 7:23 AM]
Clive Cooper writes:
Well done on a superb performance over in Beijing Robin. It must be such a relief to get the unfortunate placing from the last Olympics out of your system and to step on the podium. That really is the pinnacle of World Sport and you have excelled. I look forward to catching up once back in Australia. Enjoy the rest of the games – I want plenty of stories.
[Tue 12/08/2008 11:20 PM]
Patrick C. writes:
Congrats on a great first day. Looking relaxed and composed on those first heats. Best wishes in setting the course alight in the semis. Cheers, Syd Uni Boxing Cub.
[Mon 11/08/2008 11:20 PM]