Newcastle Sport 2026

Newcastle is a sports town. The Knights and the Jets carry the city's name into national competitions, the surf at Merewether and Newcastle Beach produces world-class talent, and weekend grounds across the Hunter host thousands of players in cricket, rugby, AFL, netball, football and athletics. This pillar guide brings together The Daily Newcastle's sport coverage for 2026 in one place: match reports, transfers, analysis and the people who run the competitions. Every article is written by our newsroom under our editorial standards. We follow the elite teams without losing sight of community sport, the volunteers and the junior pathways that feed it.