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ExclusiveTitans

‘We’ll fight to the death’: Broncos vow to keep Fifita

Broncos boss Paul White says the club will fight tooth and nail to keep David Fifita after the Titans offered the young superstar the richest deal in their history.

NRL

Bennett: The reason I won’t walk out on Souths

Wayne Bennett has officially put to bed the coaching rumours swirling around rugby league land, revealing why leaving South Sydney is not an option for the supercoach.

ExclusiveBroncos

SOS: Dearden’s 384-day Broncos absence is over

Promising playmaker Tom Dearden has been rushed into the Broncos team to face the Titans as the struggling club desperately tries to reverse its four-match slide.

Boxing/MMA

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 23: In this handout image provided by Top Rank, Joshua Franco punches Andrew Moloney during their WBA Super-Flyweight World Title fight at MGM Grand Conference Center Grand Ballroom on June 23, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images)

The ‘crucial’ blow that ended Aussie champ’s reign

Australia is once again without a world boxing champion after Andrew Moloney lost a razor-close decision with the decisive flurry coming late in the fight. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

ExclusiveSwimming

Shayna Jack has hit back at overseas hackers.

‘I’m back’: Swim star’s fight to bring down hackers

Australian swim star Shayna Jack has spoken for the first time since becoming the target of a vicious extortion attempt as she appeals a four-year doping ban. SHOCKING DETAILS INSIDE

Tennis

Djokovic COVID-19 positive ‘takes the cake for stupidity’

Nick Kyrgios hasn’t held back in his condemnation after learning Novak Djokovic and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus following an event where social distancing guidelines were flagrantly ignored.

ExclusiveRugby

CARDIFF, WALES - NOVEMBER 11: Reece Hodge of Australia and Marika Koroibete of Australia celebrate following the Under Armour Series match between Wales and Australia at Principality Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Four NRL clubs circle Wallabies’ 2019 MVP

Rugby Australia is working on a new contracting system to lockdown the game’s top stars after revelations four NRL teams are ready to swoop on the Wallabies’ John Eales medallist.

Racing

Jockey Damien Oliver returns to scale after riding Ilovemyself to victory in race 3, the Very Special Kids Plate, during Australian Guineas Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Saturday, February 29, 2020. (AAP Image/Vince Caligiuri) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Geelong tips: Oliver poised for big day out

Champion jockey Damien Oliver has a good record at Geelong and he is set to keep the winners flowing with Bowness. Plus, Leo Schlink’s top picks for the card.

Waratahs

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23: Dave Rennie poses during the 2020 Super Rugby Media Launch at Rugby Australia HQ on January 23, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Hanna Lassen/Getty Images)

Wallabies coach’s selfless act for struggling code

It’s hasn’t taken long for Kiwi-born Wallabies coach Dave Rennie to endear himself to Australian rugby fans as the code braces for the reality of marching on without a broadcast deal.

Cricket

England use video games to tempt Aussies overseas

England is set to pull out all the stops in a bid to entice Australia to the UK in September with details emerging about a virtual Disneyland being built to entertain our biggest stars.

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