FED: Waugh, Hewitt, Wallabies top Aussie sporting year

AAP General News (Australia)
12-25-2003
FED: Waugh, Hewitt, Wallabies top Aussie sporting year

Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD says test cricket captain STEVE WAUGH and former world tennis
No.1 LLEYTON HEWITT represent the fighting spirit of Australian sport.

Mr HOWARD, an avid sports fan, has discussed the great sporting moments of 2003 in
a light-hearted Christmas Day interview with ABC radio.

He says HEWITT's comeback on the first day of the Davis Cup tournament after being
knocked out early during Wimbledon was an incredible example of the never-say-die spirit
of Australians.

Mr HOWARD says STEVE WAUGH's career and the Wallabies' performance during the Rugby
World Cup were also examples of Australian mettle.

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KEYWORD: HOWARD SPORT (SYDNEY)

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