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Tamworth B's on track to make semi-finals

4:00 AM | THE best under 15 boys’ players are showing their talents with stick in hand and ensured some quality hockey when the state championships commenced in Tamworth yesterday.

Sport - Hockey

Cuthbertson primed for Titanic performance

4:00 AM | THE real Adam Cuthbertson plans to introduce himself to Newcastle fans tonight after spending the first 10 weeks of the season masquerading as Kade Snowden.

Sport - Rugby League

Star duo return to boost Knights

4:00 AM | THE return of Danny Buderus and the resurgence of Darius Boyd have given the Newcastle Knights a twin-pronged injection of confidence leading into tonight’s clash with Gold Coast Titans at Hunter Stadium.

Sport - Rugby League

Rivals rev up for Coalfields derby

4:00 AM | CESSNOCK coach Todd Edwards has set his competition leaders the challenge of proving they are the Newcastle Rugby League’s dominant pack by taming arch rivals Kurri Kurri in today’s top-of-the-table showdown at Cessnock Sportsground.

Sport - Rugby League

Wanderers look to set standard

4:00 AM | WANDERERS captain Anthony Barrett played his first game of rugby at No.2 Sportsground and made his first-grade debut as a 17-year-old against University at the same ground.

Sport - Rugby Union

Pettit has point to prove in clash

4:00 AM | SCOTT Pettit believes he was not given the chance to shine at the Jets last season.

Sport - Rugby League

McIntyre named player of the carnival at Dubbo

4:00 AM | AUSTRALIAN Schoolboys five-eighth Jake McIntyre capped off an outstanding week at Dubbo by being named player of the carnival and leading his North Coast side to victory in the NSW Combined High Schools Championships.

Sport - Rugby Union

Dubbo coach keen to continue winning form against Parkes

4:00 AM | KIM Woodman and his Dubbo Demons may be on a high after a last round win over Orange Tigers, but they won’t be under estimating the Parkes Panthers on Saturday.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Rain could slow derby pace

4:00 AM | RAIN might play a major factor in any match plans when West Lions and North Tamworth Bears resume Group 4 rugby league hostilities at Jack Woolaston Oval this afternoon.

Sport - Rugby League

Slow start sinks North West boys

4:00 AM | NORTH West had to settle for second again after a first-half onslaught propelled North Coast to the State CHS Rugby Championship title at Dubbo yesterday.

Sport - Rugby Union

Leading jockey using height to Agvantage

4:00 AM | LEADING NSW amateur rider Stuart Brown – the tallest licensed jockey in Australia – plans to keep his slender premiership lead intact at the B&W Rural Moree picnic races today.

Sport - Horse Racing

Moree hoodoo to test Devils

4:00 AM | GUNNEDAH has found wins hard to come by at Moree but will head up the highway today on a renewed mission to turn that around.

Sport - Rugby Union

Legends dig in to help build clubhouse

4:00 AM | TOUCH FOOTBALL - THE hard work of Dubbo Touch Football Association, a myriad of local tradies and a few celebrity helpers will be on show for everyone to see when Dubbo Touch launches its new clubhouse on Saturday.

Sport - Other

Hawks’ wing key to soaring over winless Oberon

4:00 AM | ORANGE Hawks winger Justin Howarth scored the try that very nearly clinched the two blues valuable Group 10 competition points in their narrow 28-26 loss to Bathurst St Pat’s last Sunday at Wade Park.

Sport - Rugby League

Home court to Orange’s advantage

4:00 AM | BUCKLE up for the biggest weekend of basketball in Orange seen in years.

Sport - Basketball

Feds hold no fear of league leaders

4:00 AM | IT doesn’t get much tougher than this. Confederates will today host the undefeated Lithgow Panthers at the Orange Hockey Centre in women’s Premier League Hockey’s own version of David and Goliath.

Sport - Hockey

Time to put bogey to bed: Sinclair

4:00 AM | LITHGOW and bogey. They’re the two words that make any blue-blooded Orange Waratahs fan run for the hills. But not Ryan Sinclair.

Sport - Football - Soccer

Tigers take aim Blues in CWAFL grudge match

4:00 AM | IT’S as close to a derby game as the Central West AFL competition gets.

Sport - Football - Australian Rules

Luteru to make his debut for Roos

4:00 AM | DUBBO Kangaroos hooker Peter Nau has predicted big things from the club’s new recruit Charlie Luteru, who will make his debut when the Roos travel to Forbes on Saturday.

Sport - Rugby Union

Magpies look for depth

4:00 AM | Forbes Magpies may not have the resources to employ a recruitment officer, but if they did, Ben Gunn would surely be the man for the job.

Sport - Rugby League

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