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Tigers

Brooks on track to break NRL’s saddest record

Wests Tigers halfback Luke Brooks has more incentive than most to steer the club into the top eight, with the joint-venture desperate to end the longest finals drought in the NRL.

NRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 02: Ricky Leutele of the Sharks puts a fend on Cameron Smith of the Storm during the 2016 NRL Grand Final match between the Cronulla Sharks and the Melbourne Storm at ANZ Stadium on October 2, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Done deal! Storm save stranded star with minutes to spare

He helped crush Melbourne’s premiership dream in 2016 but the Storm has officially signed Ricky Leutele, the former Sharks star stranded in the UK, just minutes before the NRL’s deadline.

Broncos

Ben Ikin’s Broncos CEO stocks skyrocket

As the search for the new boss of the Broncos intensifies, the job description has shifted dramatically to suit former Brisbane star and NRL commentator Ben Ikin.

Cricket

Summer of ‘trauma’ broke, then rebuilt Maxy

Last summer Glenn Maxwell took on the fiercest bowling attacks in cricket without a care in the world, but under the surface he was fighting a complex battle. This is Maxy 2.0.

NRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - July 30: Sonny Bill Williams arriving at the Meriton on Pitt Street with his family where they will be quarantining after arriving from the UK. (Photo by James Gourley/The Daily Telegraph)

Monday Buzz: SBW’s biggest isolation challenge

Monday Buzz can reveal a investors are trying to buy a $600 million share of the NRL. Plus how Sonny Bill Williams is spending his time in isolation, and John Morris’ beautiful gesture to debutants. ROUND 12 HIGHLIGHTS, LOWLIGHTS.

Racing

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 04: James McDonald on Nature Strip wins heat 2 during Sydney barrier trials at Rosehill Gardens on August 04, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

Nature Strip fires early warning to Everest rivals

Chris Waller’s star sprinter Nature Strip showed why he’s a dominant favourite for The Everest with a sensational trial at Rosehill Gardens, but he wasn’t only star to catch the eye.

NRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 02: Clinton Gutherson of the Eels celebrates after scoring a try during the round 12 NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Parramatta Eels at ANZ Stadium on August 02, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

How Tolman brain snap cost punter a fortune

It wasn’t the performance of a side headed for their first title since 1986. Still, the Parramatta Eels found a way to win despite a lethargic display.

NRL

Broken trust: Ugly end to 20-year Broncos friendship

From having one of rugby league’s closest and most successful friendships that spanned decades, Wayne Bennett and Darren Lockyer no longer speak – but the bitter split didn’t start with Anthony Seibold.

Broncos

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 31: Braden Hamlin-Uele of the Sharks is congratulated by team mates after scoring a try during the round 12 NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the Cronulla Sharks on July 31, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Broncos heartbreak: Fadeout sums up horror season

The Broncos played some of their best footy of the year with Darius Boyd at fullback but it still wasn’t enough to win, with their defence and finals hopes disappearing in the final minutes after conceding three late tries.

NRL

Loophole clears SBW of NRL COVID breach

The NRL has cleared Sonny Bill Williams of any wrongdoing after the high-profile Roosters recruit was spotted breaching the code’s strict COVID-19 protocols – here’s why.

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