A NEW ZEALAND teenager faced legal action after he stole his own injured puppy from a clinic to save it from euthanasia when the family couldn’t afford expensive surgery after it was hit by a car.

A DISTRAUGHT husband told how he had to abandon a bid to rescue his teenage son to save his wife from drowning in a murky river.

DERVAL O’ROURKE’S defence of her 60m hurdles title at the world championships in Valencia next month was in doubt last night after a disappointing performance at the indoor meeting in Leipzig where she finished third in a time of 8.20secs.

New Zealand Rugby League have apologised for fielding an ineligible player and confirmed they will not appeal the two-point Tri-Nations penalty imposed yesterday.

FORMER champion Ruby Walsh proved the star of the show at Kilbeggan last night, completing a superb treble, with two of his winners provided by back-in-form Co. Limerick trainer Michael Hourigan.