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Penrith Panthers have struck a blow in the cross-code battle for bragging rights with the other football codes after being named Australasia’s best sporting team for 2023. Platinum Asset Management and GAIN LINE Analytics have crunched the numbers on Australasia’s top sides and nominated Penrith… Read More »Another accolade for Panthers: Best sporting team in Australasia – and it’s bad news for AFL in cross-code wars

Star Gold Coast forward David Fifita has sustained a partial tear of his pectoral and is in doubt for round one of the NRL next year. Queensland second-rower Fifita suffered the injury on Monday and a scan on Tuesday revealed the extent of the damage.… Read More »Titanic blow: Fifita in doubt for season start after undergoing surgery due to training mishap

All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton has recorded the first triple-double of his career and completed a tiebreaking four-point play with 1:33 left as Indiana ousted Boston from the NBA In-Season Tournament with a 122-112 quarter-final victory. Haliburton finished with 26 points, 16 in the second half,… Read More »Cinderella run: Pacers eliminate Celtics in boilover to advance to semis, Pelicans upset Kings

Matildas coach Tony Gustavsson will turn to his best available line-up for Australia’s second friendly against Canada but remains adamant his younger players learned crucial lessons from their 5-0 loss in the first game. Gustavsson fielded six players with fewer than 20 caps in Langford… Read More »‘We’re in the process now’: Matildas coach turns to stars for second Canada game, defends blooding young players

The man who worked as the television match official for this year’s Rugby World Cup final has stepped away from the international game “for the foreseeable future”, saying a “torrent of criticism and abuse online” led him to the decision. Englishman Tom Foley made a… Read More »Rugby News: RWC final TMO quits over ‘torrent of abuse’, Wallabies Grand Slam tour touted, Fiji lock facing jail