Fradd adds to record with Sunshine Coast double
HORSE RACING: It was a "gutsy win” on a wet track that brought plenty of smiles to Gold Coast-based hoop Robbie Fradd's face.Steering Kwanza to victory in Sporting Chance Foundation 1200m Open Handicap in race six at Corbould Park yesterday, Fradd was upbeat about the six-year-old gelding's prospects at a metro meet.The Louise White-trained horse was "a bit toey” according to Fradd ahead of yesterday afternoon's race as some miserable conditions set in.Those conditions may not have suited all c..>> view originalFalcons' frequent flyers added to challenges
RUGBY LEAGUE: About 7023km is what the Sunshine Coast Falcons travelled to keep their season alive over the past three weeks.From an historic win against the PNG Hunters in Papua New Guinea to a rousing victory against the Townsville Blackhawks in the far north, the men in yellow and black were finding a way to win on the toughest of road tests.But when Redcliffe Dolphins half Zach Strasser travelled a couple of metres along the turf at Dolphin Oval to slide over and score with two minutes unti..>> view originalChris Bond steeled for more Games gold in Rio
CHRIS Bond takes pride in being a "big-game player". The Brisbane-based 30-year-old played no small part in Australia's men's wheelchair rugby team securing its first Paralympic gold in 2012 and world championship title in 2014, outlasting heavyweights the United States and Canada. And he's got his sights set on more success in Rio. The Steelers will contest the gold-medal match tonight against the might of the world No.1-ranked US after beating Japan in the semi-final 63-57 and earl..>> view originalRain fails to dampen Aussie spirit
TENNIS: Australia will find out tomorrow who it plays after a return to the Davis Cup World Group.Rain in Sydney washed out the final day's play of the tie against Slovakia but with the Aussies 3-0 up, they had already secured a return to the higher echelons of the competition.Australia has not won the Davis Cup since 2003 and lost out in a tight clash in last year's quarter-finals to eventual winner Great Britain.Captain Lleyton Hewitt said with the likes of Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic in t..>> view originalAussies sail off into the sunset with golden glow
SAILING: The sport will not be a part of the Paralympics in Tokyo in four years time, but Australia has dominated in the waters off Rio.Liesl Tesch and Dan Fitzgibbon defended their two-person SKUD18 crown from London, while the three-man Sonar crew of Colin Harrison, Russell Boaden and Jonathan Harris made it a sailing double.Matthew Bugg had been hoping to make it a golden treble in all three of the sailing classes in Rio but following a race-10 disqualification, he had to settle for silver a..>> view originalWatson has a rare victory in pool
SWIMMING: Rachael Watson has rounded off a successful Paralympics in the pool with a gold in the women's S4 50m freestyle.The 24-year-old from Brisbane (pictured), who has cerebral palsy and motor neuropathy following Guilain-Barre Syndrome, became the first Australian Paralympic swimmer classed S5 or below, to win gold this millennium, setting a new Paralympic record of 40.13.Watson's win meant the Aussies finished the swimming campaign with nine gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze medals.Her win to..>> view originalFlanagan backs Gallen to play in prelim
RUGBY LEAGUE: Cronulla Sharks coach Shane Flanagan says skipper Paul Gallen will be fit for Friday night's preliminary final with the North Queensland Cowboys.Gallen missed the Sharks' win over the Canberra Raiders in the qualifying final two weeks ago with a back problem but Flanagan expects the veteran Test and State of Origin star to be back for this week's clash at Allianz Stadium."Gal will be right,” Flanagan said at Sharks training at Southern Cross Group Stadium yesterday."He was never g..>> view originalLawyers called in over racial slur on Real Housewives
LAWYERS have been called in over an upcoming episode of The Real Housewives of Auckland, to try to block parts of the episode airing. The controversy erupted after housewife Julia Sloane allegedly used a racial slur towards fellow housewife Michelle Blanchard. The episode is set to screen on Tuesday night. Read more: Lawyers called over Real Housewives of Auckland racial stoush Writing on The Spinoff, editor Duncan Greive confirmed the slur is included in the episode and explained ho..>> view original
Saturday, October 1, 2016
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