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Townsville Fire made it back-to-back wins over ACUVUE Sydney Uni Flames with a 62-54 dousing at the Sydney University Sports and Aquatic Centre on Saturday night.

Three players from the Universities Women’s Cricket Club have helped Australia to a five-nil white-wash of India in a limited over international series played in Sydney and Canberra.

Let the Games begin. That was the cry from the tennis fraternity on staff at the Sydney University Sports and Fitness Centre when the Blue and Gold doubles teams were announced at the weekend.

Twenty/20, the game that has grabbed the attention of cricket lovers on the sub-continent, will be the order of the day at Sydney University this Sunday, November 9.

Susan Pratley, a Sydney University Sports Scholarship holder, was the leading scorer on the court when Australia defeated New Zealand 43-41 in the Second Test at the Brisbane Convention Centre last night.

Lisa Sthalekar, the international women’s cricketer of the year for the past two years, has started the 2008-09 season in the same form, leading Australia to successive wins over India in the first two of five one-day internationals being played in Sydney and Canberra.

Sydney University openers Ed Cowan and Greg Mail are hoping for a long day at the office when they resume their innings against Gordon at University No.1 Oval on Saturday.

The Faculty of Education and Social Work retained the hotly-contested Emily Small Shield as the champions of the annual Interfaculty Sport competition for 2008.

Sydney University Swim Club has achieved the prestigious Gold status for 2008 from the Australian Unity GO Club, becoming one of only seven clubs in NSW and 34 in Australia to receive the award this year.

Any hopes Sydney University had of taking points out of the two-day match against Western Suburbs at Pratten Park were buried when Nick Compton took strike at the start of the second day.