Tassie Sports

This weeks Tasmanian related sports news:

• Water Skiers fall just short – The Mercury
• Cyclist Will Clarke interview – Daily Peleton
• Tasmania to host 2011 Adventure Racing World Championships – Government Media Release
• Matt Goss compared to Stuart O’Grady – Cycling News
• Tim Paine makes Andrew Keyte’s Twenty20 world cup squad – Sports Australia
• Extended Bushrangers squad for match against Tassie – Sportal

The games to be played are as follows: 

1.  Thursday 28 January- 7pm
2.  Saturday 30 January- 5pm
3.  Sunday 31 January- 7pm

Hockey Australia Chief Executive Mark Anderson stated the reason’s behind offer the three game series to Tasmania: 

One of our key objectives is to ensure the exposure of our sport across Australia. It is important that Tasmania has exposure to our elite teams and we are aware that it has been a long time since the State had the opportunity to host the Kookaburras. These Test matches offer sports lovers in Tasmania a tremendous opportunity to see one of Australia’s most successful sporting teams live and we would encourage spectators to make the most of the series. 

This test series will give  Beijing Olympian, Tasmanian Eddie Ockenden his first international on home soil. Ockenden’s profile has soared after being chosen last month in the World Hockey All Star team.  

Ticket prices:(no concessions) 

Daily tickets available at the gate on the night or available from the Tasmanian Hockey Center or Golding and Son Jeweller in Hobart (cnr Mall & Liverpool St)

 

Seat $15 – Seat seasons pass $40

Adult daily $10 – Adult seasons pass $20

Child daily $5 – Child seasons pass $10

Family daily $25 – Family seasons pass $60

 

 

 The Hero Honda Hockey world Cup starts February 28th in New Dehli. 

Eddie Ockenden

Photo by Will Ockenden. 

Tassie Sports

This weeks Tasmanian related sports news:

• Women rally in support of McGrath Foundation – Rally Sport
• Wesley Sulzberger attacked with Cadel Evans – Road.cc
• Kookaburras three-Test series against Korea in Tasmania – Daily Teleghraph
• Rana and Geeves get KFC Big Bash Hatricks – ESPN Star
• Lucas Wilson to ride at Tasmanian Rodeo’s – Warwick Daily News
• Ambrose makes top 10 Australian sports earners – The Mercury
• Tasmanian opposition government pledge $1.5m for Kingston sports complex – ABC News
• Ponting rises 13 spots in the ICC Test rankings after Hobart Test – Sportal
• Hilfy doubtful for tour of New Zealand – Cricinfo

Burnie Tennis Club

The McDonald’s Burnie International Tennis Tournament starts on the 30th January and will feature Alicia Molik, Jarmilla Groth, Brydan Klein & Bernard Tomic.   

The Burnie International Tennis Tournament is the only Challenger level event in Australia and will feature prize money of $50,000 for the men & $25,000 for the women.  The Challenger level is part of the ATP world tour and is the secondary professional Tennis circuit used by young up & coming tennis players as a stepping stone. 

The world’s number 1 ranked 17-year-old Tennis player Bernard Tomic will feature after loosing a second round, five set marathon against world number 14 Marin Cilic at the Australian Open.  

The game finished at 2:09 am in the morning and had Tomic complaining that it was ridiculous for a 17-year-old to have been scheduled to play at that time. Insisting that if it was scheduled during the day, that the result would have been different. 

Qualifying sessions are schedules for Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st of January with the main draw starting the 1st of February with the final being played on the 7th February. 

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Tassie Sports

This weeks Tasmanian related sports news:

• 33 organisations will benefit from the 2010 State Grants Program – ABC Sport
• Tassie boats to compete inthe Victoria Week regatta – ABC News
• The National Disc Golf Tour tees off – ABC News
• Bellerive could host a day/night test – The Mercury
• Ponting double ton on home soil – The first – Sky Sports
• Hodge decimates the Tigers – Sportal
• Tasmanian to make debut in the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup – The Border Mail
• George Bailey could figure in Australia’s tour of New Zealand– Sportal
• Matt Goss has an oppurtunity to cement spot with HTC – Columbia – SMH
• Tasmania’s summer of events – Tasmanian Government Media Release
• Tasmanian Jessie Atherton sailed to national victory – Noosa News

Tassie Sports

This weeks Tasmanian related sports news:

• Punter gets cap repaired – The Age
• Rattary to compete at the Australasian Young Drivers Championship – The Mercury
• Latest stage of the North South Mountain Bike Track opens – The Mercury
• Tigers loose Twenty20 to the Bulls - Sportal
• Rana Naved-ul-Hasan rated fifth best import – Fox Sports
• Tasmanian Hockey Centre to host Australia -V- Korea series – Sports Australia
• Tasmanian figure in the finish at the Wattbike Australian Criterium – Cycling News
• Yacht clubs need more government support – The Mercury
• Alyssa Hibberd to make WTA début – Sports Australia
• Tamar Yacht Club to host Flying Elevens regatta – Sail World

Morilla Hobart International

Today marks the start of the Moorilla Hobart International Open, which is a lead up tournament for the first grand slam of the year – The Australian Open.

The Moorilla Hobart International Open is part of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour & is classed as an International tournament. It comes with prize money totaling $220,000 & is played on hard-court surfaces at the Hobart International Tennis Centre, which is located within minutes of the city on the Queens Domain.

Tasmanian, Alyssa Hibberd made her WTA Tour debut today after Tennis Australia awarded her a wildcard into the tournament. She faced third seed Russian & previous winner, Anna Chakvetadze on center court and went down in straight sets 6/1 6/1.

The other Australians in todays qualifying action, did not fair any better; Monika Wejnert lost to number one seed and defending champion Petra Kvitova 6/1 6/4, Marija Mirkovic lost a close contest to fifth seed Alberta Brianti 6/4 7/5 & Sally Peers, who played seventh seed Elena Baltacha went down 6/3 6/0.

Returning tennis star Alicia Molik will play on Monday night after receiving a wild card entry into the main draw.

Casey Dellacqua is making her singles WTA comeback after undergoing left shoulder surgery. Olivia Rogowska & Jelena Dokic will also feature when the official main draw is finalised tomorrow (Saturday 9th January).

Tickets start from $9.90 & can be purchased online at Ticketek

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Tassie Sports

This weeks Tasmanian related sports news:

• Rana Fires Tassie to win - Sportal
• Tasmanians Honoured for their 25th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race – Government Media Release
• Mundine won’t fight Geale – Fight News
• NSW Breakers tame Tasmania Roar – Sports Australia
• Gayle to miss clash with Tigers – DNA India
• Tasmanian Government to doubled its funding for Christmas Carnivals over the next four years – ABC News
• Southerly Buster keep Sydney – Hobart boats still at sea – Sportal

Crossing the finish line opposite Castray Esplanade last night (Monday 28th December) at 10:02am local time to record a total time of 2 days, 9 hours, 2 minutes and 10 seconds. The boat completed the race with an average speed of 11 knots. Beating last years line honors winner Wild Oates by around an hour and half.

The first Tasmanian yacht over the line was Investec LOYAL who finished at 7:34am this morning (Tuesday 29th December) in fifth place overall.

Investec LOYAL is skippered & owned by Sean Langman & during this race supported raising money for the LOYAL Foundation by having Danny Green, Grant Hackett, Phil Waugh, Phil Kearns, and Larry Emdur on board as part of the crew.

Constitution Dock - Image: Samantha Kotz

Image: Boats at Constitution Dock, Hobart, Tasmania by Samantha Kotz

Tassie Sports

This weeks Tasmanian related sports news:

• Tasmanian boat Investec LOYAL crosses finish line with sports stars – Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
• Star athletes to compete in Sydney to Hobart – Loyal Foundation
• Belinda Goss in fast lane – The Mercury
• Reports of Mitch Robinson being involved in an altercation – Fox Sports
• Tasmanian Cricket selector on sex charges – The Mercury
• Eddie Ockenden & David Guest make Kookaburras 2010 national squad – World Hockey
• Hobart Triathlon Cancelled. – The Mercury