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Rather than sabotage North Queenslands NRL title defence, ex-Cowboy Josh Hannay believes their epic semi-final win has provided it a timely shot in the arm.There are fears North Queensland may battle to back up from their extra-time 26-20 semi-final triumph over arch rivals Brisbane in tropical Townsville last Friday night.Especially against a Cronulla side fresh from a week off.Even Cowboys coach Paul Green has admitted to fears of a second half fadeout against the Sharks in Friday nights preliminary final at Allianz Stadium.But former Cowboys centre Hannay believes the rush of winning their high-profile derby against the Broncos play a bigger role than fatigue in the grand final qualifier.Everyone is talking about their recovery and travel, Hannay told AAP.But the benefits they would have got out of that victory (over Brisbane) in terms of confidence and belief, that far exceeds any fatigue.And the realisation they are one game away from another grand final will really help them.Hannay said the semi-final derby was just what the Cowboys needed after their opening finals loss in Melbourne.Coming off last week would have given them a lot of confidence, said Hannay, who played 150 games for the Cowboys from 1998-2006.It was probably the win they needed coming off a hard fought loss to Melbourne.A local derby is second only to a grand final in terms of build up.It was a good game for them to get back up for.Hannay hoped the Cowboys could back up - he believed they would need all the energy they could get to blunt a fresh Sharks team.I would dare say Cronulla will be fresh coming off the blocks after having the weekend off and not having to travel, Hannay said.I think the key will be the Cowboys matching the start Cronulla will be coming out with on Friday night. Andy Pettitte Jersey . -- Bobby Ryan helped the U. Josh Reddick Jersey . - Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is not a fan of his teams use of the wildcat formation, saying "it makes you look like a high school offence. http://www.baseballastrosproshop.com/carlos-lee-astros-jersey/ . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. Alex Bregman Jersey . On June 12, just as the sun sets on the magnificent historical city of Sao Paulo the inventors, innovators and purveyors of “joga bonitowill” open their campaign. The opponent, Croatia and all its football might and will. As opposites do attract we are set for a corker of an opener. Mike Scott Jersey . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington.LONDON -- Juan Martin del Potro had to fight off a strong challenge from Belgiums Xavier Malisse before reaching the third round of the Queens Club grass-court tournament with a 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-5 victory on Tuesday. The third-seeded Argentine had won just three matches in his previous two appearances at the pre-Wimbledon event and was playing his first tournament in more than a month since a respiratory illness kept him out of the French Open. He edged the opening set but was then overwhelmed in the second and looked set for another early exit when he trailed by an early break in the third. But he rallied to level at 4-4 and then broke serve again at 6-5 to claim victory. Earlier, Sam Querrey earned his 200th career singles victory by beating Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia 7-6 (11), 5-7, 7-6 (5) in a rain-interrupted matchh.dddddddddddd The sixth-seeded American saved a match point in the third set before winning the second-round contest, which endured four rain delays and took more than five hours to complete. Bedene fell heavily while hitting a cross-court forehand winner to take the second-set tiebreaker. He was shaken up and received medical attention but was not injured. With no breaks of serve in the final set, Querrey saved a match point at 6-5 before winning the deciding tiebreaker. Among the seeded winners on Tuesday were Frances Julien Benneteau and Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic. But No.9 Benoit Paire of France was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by American Denis Kudla. Three matches were postponed until Wednesday, including defending champion Marin Cilic against Ivan Dodig and Grigor Dimitrov against Lleyton Hewitt. ' ' '