Central Coast Sport

Eight-time Olympic gold-medallist and the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, is officially bound for the Central Coast Mariners. The club confirming late today, that the Jamaican runner has committed to an indefinite training period, with the aim to develop into a professional footballer. The agreement between the Mariners and Bolt doesn’t guarantee him a professional playing contract post training period. Bolt says he’s very excited to head to the yellow-and-navy HQ: “It has been my dream to play professional football and I know that it will involve a lot of hard work and training to get to the level required to play and make an impact in the A-League.” Mariners CEO Shaun Mielekamp will provide more details about the deal tomorrow from the Mariners Centre of Excellence at Tuggerah.

He’s the gelding who won last year’s inaugural Everest Race at Randwick, and is already considered one of Australia’s best horses, having earned more than 8 million dollars. This morning Redzel was on the Central Coast, ramping up preparations to defend his title.  

Central Coast surfer Macy Callaghan has been eliminated from the US Open in California. The Avoca teenager struggled against world number three Tatiana Weston Webb, only managing a four and a 3-point-9 in the small conditions. Weston Webb fared better at the Huntington Beach break, her combined total of just under ten points enough to progress to the next round.

After a second consecutive Top 10 finish in the legendary Molokai Board Paddle – Callum Sutton has immediately returned to his studies at St Edwards College. One of the highlights for the 17 year-old….racing World Surfing Champ John John Florence.  

The Mariners Academy side is gearing up for the game of the year. The club is sitting second in the New South Wales NPL Two competition, and host ladder leaders Mt Druitt at Pluim Park tomorrow.  

The Mariners have had a shocking start to their 2018-2019 A-League pre-season, going crashing down to Adelaide three-nil in the FFA Cup overnight. The Central Coast were down seven players, with four Mariners Academy players hitting the pitch against the Reds. Adelaide was on the attack throughout, with Mariners coach Mike Mulvey admitting the better team got the win. (VISION ONLY)

Stand-up paddle boarder Terrene Black has just returned home after claiming her second Molokai to Oahu World Championship title. She says the prestigious Hawaiian race is the reason she got into sport, in the first place.  

It was a tough opening day on course for Magenta golfer Dimi Papadatos in the Fiji International. Playing alongside legendary local, Vijay Singh, Papadatos started well, holing a monster putt on the second for birdie. “And oh, or straight in, that was going past the hole, you’re dead right, he knows it too, it would have been a tricky par putt coming back but don’t worry about it.” But that used up a lot of his luck.. Papadatos went on to card six bogeys and a double, on his way to a round one score of six over. He’ll need a big effort in round two just to make the cut. (Note: Vision and Audio Interrupted).

Magenta golfer Dimi Papadatos has secured a secret weapon for his tilt at the Fiji International this week. He’s enlisted the services of one of golf’s most famous caddies… Tiger Wood’s old mentor, Steve Williams.

To mark the start of the new horse racing season, Gosford Trainer Tony Newing has claimed local Trainer Premiership’s top gong. And with one horse royalty in his stables Melbourne’s Spring Carnival is looking quite promising.