Rugby league
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Calls for apology after rugby league player compares team’s hard-fought victory to sexual act, saying ‘it wasn’t very nice but we got the job done’
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Police have begun an investigation into alleged match fixing in the NRL
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The 2016 series opener was a dour affair, but this wasn’t about entertainment, this was about winning – something Queensland know all about
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New South Wales coach Laurie Daley offered little assessment of the latest Bunker controversy in his brief post-State of Origin press conference, but he was scathing in his assessment of on-field officials Sutton and Ben Cummins
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NSW skipper Paul Gallen has accused Queensland of using halfback Cooper Cronk as a pawn in State of Origin mind games
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Queensland captain Cameron Smith says Cooper Cronk will still be considered for Wednesday night’s State of Origin opener even if he misses the captain’s run
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Hull FC were pushed all the way by a St Helens side with title ambitions of their own but won 32-24 to make it 10 wins out of 11
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St George Illawarra moved back into the NRL top eight with a well-earned 14-10 win over a depleted North Queensland Cowboys in Wollongong
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Warrington Wolves defeated the Super League champions Leeds Rhinos 52-18, with Kurt Gidley scoring 20 points
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Wests Tigers have claimed a nail-biting 19-18 NRL victory over an undermanned Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium
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Gorden Tallis has launched a stinging attack on Wayne Bennett for his negativity over NRL scheduling and the golden point rule
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Cameron Smith has ended a near year-long feud with NRL broadcaster Channel Nine, after accepting an on-air apology from the network
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The post-Meninga era begins with an old look for the Maroons, whose selectors had a relatively simple job given the wealth of talent available to them
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Justin O’Neill and Corey Oates will make their State of Origin debut in a new-look Queensland backline for the series opener against NSW in Sydney
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Kieran Foran faces more mental health checks but it will be the troubled star’s physical powers of recovery that determine if he’ll be back on deck for Parramatta next week
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NSW coach Laurie Daley has named five newcomers in a 19-man State of Origin squad for game one at ANZ Stadium on Wednesday week
There are many things to be offended about in rugby league – Thaiday's comment isn't one of them