LIKE DAD, JAMIE-LEE PLAYS FOR AUSTRALIA
Fury over doping delay
JAMIE-LEE Price took a gamble when she opted to return to Australia from New Zealand for Super Netball.
By doing so, she ended her chances of representing New Zealand after playing for them at under-20 level.
Exactly three months since Super Netball began and Price’s career with the Giants kicked off, she has taken the first step on the way to her goal of becoming an Australian Diamond.
Price has been named in the national under-21 team for the World Youth Cup in July.
“It feels really good,’’ said Price, the daughter of Australian rugby league Test star Steve Price, who saw out his career with the New Zealand Warriors in 2009.
“Obviously because my career path has been a bit different to others with living in New Zealand for 12 years.
“I suppose I took a big risk in leaving New Zealand and their environment and coming into the Super Netball in the hope to make the Australian under-21 team.
“It was probably one of the hardest decisions because I’ve grown up in New Zealand and they’ve put a lot of time and effort into my career.
“They’ve done so much for me and I can’t thank them enough.
“For me, I wanted to be the best player that I needed to be and I thought the right decision was to come to Australia.”
Australia will be out to regain the World Youth Cup after New Zealand took the title in 2013. The event is in Botswana from July 8-16. BOXING BOXING promoter Frank Warren has described the postponement of former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s hearing with UK AntiDoping (UKAD) as disgraceful.
Fury, 28, was charged by UKAD last June for allegedly consuming a performance-enhancing drug.
He vacated his titles, admitted to battling depression and his boxing licence was revoked in October pending an investigation.
“It’s disgraceful. You’ve either got a case or you haven’t,” Warren said.