Today in News History
On June 22, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1837, Paul Morphy, American chess player (died 1884) was born. In 1901, Elias Katz, Finnish runner and coach (died 1947) was born. In 1911, Vernon Kirby, South African tennis player (died 1994) was born. In 1939, Don Matthews, American-Canadian football player and coach (died 2017) was born. In 1940, Monty Noble, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1873) passed away. In 1956, Darryl Brohman, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster was born. In 1962, Bobby Gillespie, Scottish musician and singer-songwriter was born. In 1984, Janko Tipsarević, Serbian tennis player was born. In 1990, Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin. In 1994, Marnus Labuschagne, South African-Australian cricketer was born. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Time running out for South West Slammers to find much-needed wins with six games to play

South West Slammers’ men’s team couldn’t back up their round one win over Goldfields Giants, this time going down by 17 points in their round 13 NBL1 West clash at Eaton Recreation Centre.
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