Gold Coast Sport

Tom Lynch and Steven May have gone from teenage flat-mates to co-Captains of the Suns. The decision to split the role of Skipper comes after Coach Rodney Eade admitted he wasn’t a big fan of the idea at first.  

The Titans were guaranteed to sweat on day one of pre-season training but today’s heat resulted in some very fatigued players. Their new facilities at Parkwood already have the Titans under pressure to be more competitive than the Bronco’s.  

Two Canungra lawn bowlers in their 80s are causing a bit of a stir at Southport Bowling Club. Peter Hickson and his wife Ray are playing in the mixed fours, with their son and his wife, during the Masters Games.  

The Titans will welcome several new players to pre-season training next week among them former Broncos prop Jarrod Wallace. The 25 year old has already been warned by ex-team-mates he’s in for a bruising come the first M1 derby of 2017.  

Champion Ironwoman turned Stand Up Paddle Board queen, Karla Gilbert is preparing for her first SUP World Titles in Fiji. She’s using an intense form of rehab to manage a degenerative shoulder injury.  

Currumbin ironman Jackson Maynard has experienced his fair share of serious health battles from heart surgery to melanoma. So when he landed awkwardly on his upper body during a training session, he immediately feared the worst.  

The Supercars Enduro Cup has arrived on the Gold Coast in stunning style. There’s just over a day until the big race.  

Extra tension is in the air ahead of the Gold Coast 600 Red Bull’s Jamie Whincup could find out the outcome of his Bathurst appeal tonight. Fellow Supercar drivers expressed dismay over the Mt Panorama drama during a whirlwind trip to Dreamworld.  

Ali Day and Courtney Hancock are celebrating after their Coolangatta Gold triumphs. For Courtney, the win still sinking in.  

The winning Bathurst 1000 car is back home at Stapylton, where Supercars scrutineers have spent the day checking the Holden is above board. Team ‘Tekno Autosports’ is now focused on taking out another title at next weekend’s Gold Coast 600.