An Ashtonfield furniture removalist and mother of three has become the most successful powerlifter in Australia.

Anne Mort last weekend claimed her 15th consecutive national title and there are plans for more.

Gold Coast paddle boarder, Jamie Mitchell has done it again claiming an unprecedented ninth world title.

It cements the 33 year old’s reputation as the undisputed ‘King of Paddleboarding’.

The Gold Coast will officially table an offer to Greg Inglis next week, in the hope of enticing him north.

Titans’ power-broker, Michael Searle met the Super-star’s manager in secret at the Centre of Excellence today.

Despite losing to the Brisbane Roar in Port Macquarie at the weekend, there were still plenty of positives for the Newcastle Jets.

Several key players got some much-needed game time, with round one of the A-League just 11 days away.

To golf, and Lake Macquarie’s Nick Flanagan has fallen agonisingly short of victory at the Nationwide Tour event in Ohio.

After starting the final round with a one shot lead, Flanagan carded a one-under 70 to finish on eight under, two behind eventual champion, DJ Brigman.

Central Coast Bears coach Dave Fairleigh says yesterday’s record-equalling crowd at Bluetongue has come at the perfect time, ahead of a meeting with the NRL on Thursday.

The House Full sign went up for just the second time in the stadium’s history.

The Gold Coast Titans CEO Michael Searle is set for his first face-to-face meeting with Greg Inglis’ manager in he hope of snavelling the star centre.

And the Coast Chief will be armed with a very lucrative offer.

The Cowboys needed extra time to down the Knights in Townsville and the news only gets worse for Newcastle.

Four players are now facing a nervous wait before they learn the extent of their injuries.

The Port Macquarie curse has continued for the Newcastle Jets, with the A-League side unable to score a single goal in the past five years of pre-season trials in the town.

This afternoon the side went down one-nil to Brisbane in front of a crowd of just over 2,000.

The breakthrough came in the 84th minute when the Jets Tarek Elrich was pulled up for a foul on Thomas Broich.

The Roar’s Ivan Franjic was on target with the penalty, slotting it past keeper Ben Kennedy.

The Jets problems started before kick off, with newly-appointed captain Michael Bridges ruled out because of illness.

When it comes to ironman racing, New South Wales has a proud tradition, but in recent years our surf athletes have been forced to move to Queensland to further their careers.

Now a former champion of the sport has put together a plan to keep our best here at home.

Mat Rogers got a hero’s welcome when he arrived back on the Coast this afternoon.

Fans were hoping to get a peak of the league veteran, after his last-minute field goal took the Titans to victory.

For the first time in club history, the Newcastle Jets will be lead by a foreign player.

Englishman Michael Bridges has been handed the captain’s armband for the coming season, while defender Ljubo Milicevic has been named vice-captain.

The Newcastle Knights have lost a handful of high profile players to injury ahead of Saturday night’s clash with the Cowboys in Townsville.

Striker Shane Smeltz is back training with Gold Coast United, after walking away from a contract in China.

While negotiations continue over his future, Coach Miron Bleiberg says he technically remains on the Coast’s books, and if fit, will play in the Fury friendly on Sunday.

A league and a union legend have joined forces to create a hybrid of the games they love.

Bob Fulton and Mark Ella are trialling the new look league-union concept on the Gold Coast.

After months of playing through the pain, a shoulder injury has finally got the better of Cory Paterson.

The rest of his season could rest on scans tomorrow, but either way, the big backrower will miss the clash against the Cowboys.

National basketball coach Brett Brown says the Boomers’ speed and shooting will be its best weapons, after losing size due to Andrew Bogut’s injury.

The team’s preparing on the Gold Coast for the World Championships.

Blaze guard Adam Gibson is among the line-up, which features a host of overseas-based talent.

There’s some nervous Knights out there tonight with some expected to pay the price for yesterday’s rout at the hands of the Raiders.

Although the big loss hasn’t ended the club’s finals chances, it’s put a huge dent in confidence ahead of an away trip to North Queensland.

Jockey Blake Spriggs is playing hard to get with Australia’s first lady of racing, Gai Waterhouse.

The leading trainer wants the teenage hoop to ride for her full-time, but the young star is happy to play the field for now.

And after his incredible winning run at Rosehill on Saturday, why not?

Titans’ five-eighth Greg Bird will be sidelined for as least three weeks with a hamstring tear.

While the injury causes headaches for Gold Coast coaching staff, it opens the doors of opportunity for others, including speedster Shannon Walker.