International flavour at this Sunday’s Celebrity Tennis Day for Diabetes Australia-NSW

2 February 2010
The Australian Open may be over but there’s still time to see some great Aussie athletes take on the world at the NSW Corporate Games Celebrity Tennis Day in Chatswood this Sunday 7th February.

This great event now has an international flavour with the addition of World 5th ranked U.S. beach volleyball pairing Angie Akers and Tyra Turner. Considered a good bet to represent America in the 2012 London Olympics, Akers and Turner will be travelling to the Tennis Valley club this Sunday with Australia’s own beach volleyball golden girl, Kerri Pottharst...

Stars serve it up to raise money for Diabetes Australia-NSW

18 January 2010
World Champions, Olympic Gold Medallists, Melbourne Cup Winners… an amazing line up of Aussie icons - 16 bona fide stars from the worlds of sport and entertainment - are gathering to play in The NSW Corporate Games Celebrity Tennis Day at the Tennis Valley club in Chatswood just 10 minutes drive from the Sydney CBD on Sunday 7th February to raise both awareness of the growing problem that is diabetes and much needed funds.

Double Drummer finds World Masters Games partner for Reg Trewin-aged 101!

22 September 2009
Those of us who dream of living to ‘a ripe old age’ imagine sipping a hot cuppa while sitting on the verandah or in front of the TV with a rug over our lap. If 101 represents that ripe old age, Reg Trewin sees life a little differently to most.

Thrilled to have been officially recognised as the oldest competitor in next month’s 2009 Sydney World masters Games, Reg won’t be sitting in the stands (with or without rug) watching on. He’ll be taking to the bowling green in the 60 and over Mixed Pairs category with his newfound partner, Helene… and Reg thinks they’re in with a good chance of bringing home a medal!

New alliance helps find players and teammates for the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games

22 July 2009
With total entries for the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games swiftly heading towards 25,000, new Games Community Partner DoubleDrummer.com, is helping players find teams and vice versa for the world’s largest multi-sport event this October.

Double Drummer is an online community of active people helping prospective Games participants to find playing partners and team members of the right age, gender and playing standard across all 28 sports that make up the Games. And you can do it all online at: http://www.doubledrummer.com.au/worldmasters/games-inquiry.html

Layne Beachley beats the drum for Diabetes NSW in the 2009 NSW Corporate Games

24 February 2009
Seven Time ASP World Surfing Champion Layne Beachley, is swapping her surfboard for a tennis racquet in a bid to raise funds for Diabetes Australia-NSW.

Recognised internationally as the greatest female surfer of all time, Layne once harboured aspirations of following a pro. tennis career (she was about 10 at the time), but soon realised she was even more capable in the water than on land. She of course went on to become one of Australia’s greatest ever athletes.

Online sports community launches ‘The Great Office Escape’

23 January 2009
Doubledrummer.com – a web site community connecting active people – this week launched an online game with the major prize of a 2010 Australian Open Men's Finals travel package for two, valued at over $1,800.

Asked if there was an irony in a site that promotes a healthy, active lifestyle launching a game that people play at their desks, Co-Founder, Dave Keogh said: “Not at all… the whole thing's very tongue in cheek. We're realists who know just how hard people work these days. Our idea with The Great Office Escape was to reach people in their workplace (on their lunch break, of course) and tell them about our community for active people via a quick, easy to play game that encourages them to remain active outside office hours.”

Steve Bradbury aims to be ‘the last man serving’ while raising money to fight diabetes in the Queensland Corporate Games

16 April 2008
Winter Olympics gold medallist, Steve Bradbury makes his return to organised competition next month, raising money for Diabetes Australia-Queensland.

Famous forever as ‘the last man standing’ in the final of the 1,000m speed skating event at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, Bradbury is representing a new online sport community - www.doubledrummer.com - on the tennis court!

Elka Graham raises funds for Diabetes NSW in swimming 'comeback' at Saturday's NSW Corporate Games

11 March 2008
Former world record holder and Olympic medallist, Elka Graham makes her return to competitive swimming on Saturday, raising money for Diabetes Australia-NSW.

A silver medal winner at the 2000 Sydney Games, Graham is representing a new online sport community - www.doubledrummer.com - in her return to the pool in which she won silver as part of the 200-metre freestyle relay team...

Active people hook up with Doubledrummer.com 

25 February 2008
New to a city and want to get active? Taken up tennis but don’t have a partner? Looking for like-minded people with a love of the great outdoors? Welcome to Double Drummer, a new online networking site that gets you away from the computer.

Double Drummer is THE social networking site for active people. The Double Drummer web site is a unique online portal for those seeking golf buddies, cricket teams, running companions, sailing crews, pilates classes and the like and promises to connect lovers of sport and the great outdoors around Australia...

Join the Double Drummer team for the Corporate Games

If you’d like to participate in the NSW Corporate Games but don’t have enough interested work colleagues or perhaps you work for yourself; then join the Double Drummer team to be part of the action.

Double Drummer will be fielding its own sports teams to raise money for Diabetes Australia-NSW and in turn compete against 8,500 others who will be playing for major companies such as AMP, Telstra, Optus, ANZ, ING and their counterparts in Sydney this March.

Join Double Drummer Ambassadors including Olympian Elka Graham, former AFL Hawthorn Hawk, Mark Bunn and possibly ‘70s Davis Cup player Bob Giltinan as the DD team gets active across 20 different sports at the NSW Corporate Games...