FORMER Socceroos star and Fox Sports personality Mark Bosnich had some sobering business to attend to after his FIFA World Cup jaunt — an interview with British police over the News Of The World phone hacking scandal.
With evidence that Bosnich's phone was hacked by the newspaper's reporters at various stages between 2000 and 2010, police advised the 42-year-old earlier this year of their intention to travel to Australia to interview him.
However, Bosnich instead decided to meet them in London on July 31, following a post-Brazil holiday in Croatia.
He spent a couple of hours confirming dates, times and whereabouts at Jubilee House in Putney. He was also shown evidence from files on former News Of The World investigator Glenn Mulcaire, who last month received a suspended six-month prison sentence, and former Sunday Mirror journalist Dan Evans, who has turned police informant.
Bosnich doesn't know where the case will turn next, but expects more charges to be laid after his meeting.
"It would have been nice to hear some of the things that were recorded, but the police said it wasn't in my interests," he said.
"The meeting did confirm a lot of suspicions. It was nice to know that I wasn't dreaming."
The dramas abroad didn't stop there for Bosnich, whose credit card was also scammed for $12,000 in Brazil.
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LAST week's item on Terry Campese being unwanted by the Raiders raised the ire of club boss Don Furner, who insists there was no deal in the works for the skipper to transfer to Hull FC in June.
He has even threatened to sue us, but in the meantime we'll stick by the story and the sources behind it.
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One thing the Raiders cannot deny, however, was their intention to send the club captain back to NSW Cup.
Campese will travel to Sydney on Friday for training with Mounties before his debut with the feeder club against Penrith at Leichhardt Oval on Saturday afternoon.
His agent, Jim Banaghan, is in the UK trying to stitch together an 11th-hour deal for next year. We're told he isn't having much luck, with most Super League clubs at the limit of their meagre salary caps.
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STILL on the Raiders and there's some welcome good news on the horizon — form centre Jarrod Croker is close to signing off on a three-year extension that will keep him at the club until the end of 2018.
Jarrod Croker is poised to extend his contract with the Raiders. Source: Getty Images
MEN OF LEAGUE INTO BAT TO HELP BOMBER
YOU'D be hard-pressed finding a more genuine bloke in rugby league than champion five-eighth John "Bomber" Peard.
Since having a stroke in 2002, Peard has progressively had less movement in the left side of his body, to the point where he struggles to get dressed by himself or put toothpaste on his toothbrush. Enter Men of League.
Peard recently watched the special report on the 60 Minutes program on Channel 9 on the miracle cure being trialled for stroke victims in Florida in the US.
Retired Australian five-eighth John "Bomber" Peard training at his home gym in his garage. Source: News Corp Australia
It means having an injection in the back of his spinal column and there's an 80 per cent chance he'll get the movement back in his left hand.
Men of League is having a fundraiser at Sharkies Leagues Club on Thursday September 4, where it is hoping to raise $25,000 to help Peard get to the US to try the treatment.
MINI TO RECEIVE THE FAREWELL HE DESERVES
ROOSTERS champion Anthony Minichiello is rightfully preparing for a huge farewell tour over the next seven weeks, with the Tri-colours icon hoping to equal great mate Luke Ricketson's club record of 301 NRL appearances.
For Mini to get there, the premiers need to continue winning well into the finals because the Roosters fullback is set to be sitting on 299 matches after the regular season.
Sydney Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello in his junior days for East Valley United. Source: Supplied
To mark Mini's last club game in round 26, the Roosters intend to host a huge farewell bash at Allianz Stadium against archrivals South Sydney on September 4.
Roosters favourite Sonny Bill Williams will also be honoured in his last match for the club. The Tricolours are planning to hand out 10,000 face masks of the pair.
As this pic shows, this was Mini back in the day as an East Valley United junior before being signed by the Roosters at age 16.
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THE hottest ticket in town right now is the hip Chiner Diner eatery in Bondi, where some of sport's biggest stars have been seen over the last couple of weeks.
A group of Sydney Swans headed by Buddy Franklin and Adam Goodes were seen there last week, before Wallabies Adam Ashley-Cooper and Bernard Foley were spotted with injured Waratahs captain Dave Dennis last Sunday.
FC YOUNG GUN HAS GONE TO THE DOGS
BIG things are expected of Sydney FC young gun Terry Antonis after his encouraging return from injury late in the 2013-14 season. Off the pitch, the 20-year-old has been preparing for a very different challenge — as a volunteer at the RSPCA. Antonis and girlfriend Christinaare mad animal lovers and have just begun a two-month training course to handle all creatures great and small.
Terry Antonis with Girlfriend, Kristina Carreno who are both volunteering their time to the RSPCA. Source: News Corp Australia
A BUNCH OF HAPPY LITTLE BUNNIES NOW
A MONTH ago there was a whisper campaign that suggested South Sydney coach Michael Maguire was wearing thin with some of the Rabbitohs' players.
What a difference winning some big games can make.
With the Rabbitohs powering towards the club's first premiership in 43 seasons, the noise has gone quiet.
Maguire's toughest decision now will be where to fit captain John Sutton into the side given the outstanding form of rookie halves Luke Keary and AdamReynolds.
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TARA'S BACK ON THE BOX
A-LEAGUE glamour Tara Rushton will be back for a second season as one of Fox Sports' faces of the round-ball code come October. Rushton impressed television executives with her down-to-earth nature and hosting abilities.
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TELEVISION types were left laughing behind closed doors when a newly appointed non- racing executive at the TVN network tossed up the idea of following the fields each week with cameras attached to a horse and
a jockey. The only problem? Punters want to know who actually won the race, not who ran last or what the field looked like from the rear.
Fox Sports A-League expert Tara Rushton. Source: Supplied
SHOOSH
SENIOR officials at several clubs are adamant the NRL has quietly advised them to inflate crowds over the closing rounds in order to ensure average attendances are up this year.
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SPOTTED: Former ARL supremo Ken Arthurson sucking down pints of beer at
a Gold Coast nightspot last weekend. Despite being 84 years old, Arthurson can well and truly hold his own.
WINNING
FOR all the flak the Sydney Swans copped for signing $10 million man Buddy Franklin, it's pretty hard to argue given what the champion forward has produced on the field this season.
Booting nine last weekend was a massive statement, with the Swans in the box seat to challenge for another flag come September.
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DUNCE CAP
WAYNE Bennett has slapped a media ban on Sione Mata'utia because he reckons the rookie superstar "doesn't need the bullshit". In our humble view, the only "bullshit" comments regarding Mata'utia have come directly from Bennett, who has burdened the 18-year-old with predictions of greatness and the Knights captaincy.
Sione Mata' Utia celebrates with team mate Joey Leilua against the Warriors. Source: Getty Images
TOO HARD BASKET
SYDNEYSIDERS have been treated to the Major League Baseball and ice hockey this year, but the true American prize would be an NBA match.
Sadly, it's unlikely to happen after Allphones Arena had a crack at bringing a team Down Under and found the price too exorbitant. Even if the 21,000-seater was sold-out for two straight nights at $150 a head, the $6 million windfall would barely cover half the costs of travel and accommodation.
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