The club made their own piece of A-League history by opening a season for the first time with back-to-back wins.

The 3-1 victory over Wellington Phoenix was set up with a scintillating first half which should have Jets fans pretty excited for the campaign ahead.

Disappointed at the news before kick-off that last year's leading scorer and hired gun Beka Mikeltadze had been ruled out injured was soon erased as Beka 2 - Beka Dartsmelia, also from Georgia - produced a wonder goal after a simple but impressive 1-2 with Reno Piscopo on the edge of the box.

The sensational left-footed strike that rocketed into the top left corner came in the 16^th minute and after James McGarry had already opened the scoring as Newcastle got off to a flying start.

Trent Buhagiar also scored for the Jets before half-time.

Post-match coach Arthur Papas told media they were only getting started.

The Jets hit to road to take on Western Sydney (Friday night) then Melbourne Victory (November 4) before returning home to host City on November 12.

Meanwhile, the Jets women have kickstarted their short pre-season. Training began last week with their first game of an expanded A-League Women on the road against Brisbane on November 19.

Dominic Young, the Newcastle Knights winger who's been dubbed an excitement machine by his new admirers in Britain, raced to another try double in England's emphatic Rugby League World Cup win over France.

Young added another brace to the pair he collected in England's opening match against Samoa as Shaun Wane's side powered into the knockout stages with their 42-18 win at the University of Bolton on Saturday.

Merewether surfer Amelie Bourke has relished pumping waves at Cape Naturaliste in Western Australia to post her best result on the qualifying series.

The 19-year-old was runner-up in the 1000-point Cape Naturaliste Pro on Saturday, making the final where she went down 12.15 to 9.1 to Ellie Harrison.

Newcastle jockey Dylan Gibbons celebrated his 21st birthday in front of his family with a win aboard Socrates at Randwick on Saturday.

He told the Newcastle Herald on Sunday that the win "was extra special on my birthday, and to have everyone there was even better".

Newcastle City skipper Ben Patterson issued a warning to rival teams in the Newcastle District Cricket Association after posting their first win of the season.

The new-look Sabres took victory over Cardiff-Boolaroo at No.1 Sportsground on Saturday by chasing down their opponents' imposing total of 9-255.

The City-Cardiff clash was one of only three matches to proceed on Saturday after a week of wet weather.

At Lynn Oval, defending premiers Stockton continued their undefeated start to the season with a comprehensive victory against Charlestown.

At Waratah Oval, Wallsend defeated Waratah-Mayfield.

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