<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Cairns Local Sport</title><link>http://www.cairns.com.au/rss/cairns-local-sport.xml</link><description></description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:07:57 EST</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Pivot Humble and confident]]></title><link>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/21/16485_local-sport-news.html</link><guid>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/21/16485_local-sport-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE Northern Pride is hoping an electrical apprentice can provide the spark the club's halves missed last season.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beard eyes national spot]]></title><link>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/21/16505_local-sport-news.html</link><guid>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/21/16505_local-sport-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[IT may be hockey's off-season but rising Cairns star Jordan Beard has the type of schedule that would make many professionals exhausted.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trio chases state caps]]></title><link>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/21/16491_local-sport-news.html</link><guid>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/21/16491_local-sport-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[A TRIO of Far Northern junior cricketers flies to Brisbane today with hopes of teaching their southern cousins a lesson on how to play Australia's greatest summer pastime.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Busy time for hopeful]]></title><link>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/21/16495_local-sport-news.html</link><guid>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/21/16495_local-sport-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[CAIRNS trainer Fred Weiland suspects She Makes Me Busy will have earned herself an extra helping of oats if she can cross the finish post first in tomorrow%u2019s feature at Cannon Park.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final-buzzer heartbreak]]></title><link>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/20/16415_local-sport-news.html</link><guid>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/20/16415_local-sport-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE Cairns Taipans fell a rimmed-out shot short of beating their Melbourne NBL hoodoo last night, their 99-98 loss to the Tigers a heartbreaking result for a team now with its back to the wall.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fleming gets Green light]]></title><link>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/20/16425_local-sport-news.html</link><guid>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/20/16425_local-sport-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE date has been set for close to a month, but now Tully boxer Paul Fleming has finalised an opponent for his professional debut on Saturday week in Maroochydoore.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missed title drives Pride]]></title><link>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/20/16405_local-sport-news.html</link><guid>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/20/16405_local-sport-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE Northern Pride say they have unfinished business after finishing a game short of the Queensland Cup grand final and they don't mind who knows it.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atherton aim up for win]]></title><link>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/20/16395_local-sport-news.html</link><guid>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/20/16395_local-sport-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[ATHERTON'S buoyant A grade FNQ pennants players have taken aim at the 2009 title after defeating Mareeba in a tense final.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holiday over GC17 starts training]]></title><link>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/20/16381_local-sport-news.html</link><guid>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/20/16381_local-sport-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE AFL might be holding off granting Gold Coast Football Club the competition%u2019s 17th licence but Charlie Dixon will be training like the club will be there for round one in 2011.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snakes seek harder edge]]></title><link>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/19/16055_local-sport-news.html</link><guid>http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/11/19/16055_local-sport-news.html</guid><description><![CDATA[ALAN Black says the Taipans were &quot;overawed&quot; the last time they met the Melbourne Tigers and failed to stay aggressive against the NBL premiers. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:01:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>