Hughes honour
CRICKET: NSW and Queensland players will wear black armbands to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Phillip Hughes’ death during their Sheffield Shield match that starts at the SCG tomorrow.
Cricket NSW chief executive Andrew Jones said the commemoration was being kept low-key at the request of both the Hughes family and the players because the pain from last summer was still raw.
Hughes, 25, died in St Vincent’s Hospital after being struck by the ball while batting for South Australia at the SCG.
Members of the Australian and New Zealand teams will also sport armbands in Adelaide during the first ever day-night Test match, starting tomorrow.
NRL draw
RUGBY LEAGUE: More snippets of next season’s NRL draw have been released, with St George Illawarra’s Anzac Day clash with the Sydney Roosters at Allianz Stadium to remain. The Dragons will meet Penrith on Easter Sunday — one of three consecutive Sunday matches for the Red V, who also play Cronulla at Remondis Stadium in round two on March 13.
The Dragons will play South Sydney at the SCG on March 20 to mark the 50th anniversary of St George’s 11 premiership triumphs between 1956 and 1966. The full NRL draw is expected to be released today.
Japanese match
WATER POLO: The Australian men’s team will host Japan in a three-Test series at Cronulla starting tomorrow night. The Sharks will play against the Japanese team who are in Australia as part of a two-week tour, which will also see them compete against National Water Polo League clubs.
The matches will be played tomorrow at 6.30pm, Sunday at 4pm, and Monday at 5pm at Sutherland Leisure Centre.
Best junior rider
EQUESTRIAN: Teigan Matthews, 10, of Caringbah, won the 2015 Junior Rider of the Year with her pony Qup Lady Jayne at the 29th annual Sutherland Shire Horse Owners Association at Como on Sunday.
