Takeover Tango Devised To Fix Magellan Advice Tangle

HOW much is the investment advice of two of the best-known bankers in town worth to James Packer? In the case of Chris Mackay and Hamish Douglass, the pair's contract to advise the Packer-backed Magellan Financial Group has been valued by an independent expert at more than $27 million.

Trappel In Line For Country Selection

NEWCASTLE speedster Daniel Magin has to be cleared of stress fractures in his left ankle before taking his place in the NSW Country team at next month's Australian Country Cricket Championships in Mackay.

Bush Boys Bowling Blues

NEWCASTLE fast bowler Michael Hogan will miss the Australian Country Cricket Championships in Mackay next month as his horrible run with injury continues.