Rugby league
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Concussion forces Newcastle player James McManus to retire from NRLConcussion has forced Newcastle winger James McManus to retire from the NRL, effective immediately, following on from a knock to the head in July 2015
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Are the Super 8s good for rugby league?Coaches and fans might have different views on the Super 8s; Lewis Tierney on Scotland; a sad development in France; and more news from Coronation Street
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Jarryd Hayne escapes NRL suspension over contact with refereeJarryd Hayne has welcomed the NRL’s decision not to sanction him after he made contact with the referee Gavin Reynolds in his NRL return for the Titans
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Mason Caton-Brown racks up hat-trick as Salford outclass HuddersfieldMason Caton-Brown scored a hat-trick as Salford Red Devils took what felt like a significant step towards Super League survival with a 34-12 win over Huddersfield Giants
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Jarryd Hayne returns to NRL but Titans fall to defeat against WarriorsThe Warriors spoiled Jarryd Hayne’s NRL return party, defeating Gold Coast 24-10 in Sunday’s crucial NRL clash at Robina
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Leeds show their class and coast to Qualifiers win over FeatherstoneLeeds Rhinos began their Qualifiers campaign with a 62-6 win at Featherstone Rovers
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Castleford upset Hull FC as Sam Tomkins helps Wigan thrash WakefieldFirst-placed Hull left it too late after Castleford’s stunning first-half display while Wigan ran in 11 tries to go level at the top in the race for the League Leaders’ Shield
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St Helens beat Warrington Wolves to open promising Super 8s campaignSt Helens narrowly beat Warrington Wolves 20-18 to move four points off the lead
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Andre Savelio tuned in for Castleford but refusing to give up on St HelensAndre Savelio has remained tuned in for Castleford in the Super 8s but is refusing to give up on St Helens for the future
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Brisbane Broncos halt NRL slide with win over St George Illawara DragonsBrisbane have finally jump-started their premiership aspirations – leaving St George Illawarra’s on life support – after claiming a sorely needed 12-8 NRL win in Wollongong
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'Devastated' Jarryd Hayne points finger at Parramatta over lack of dealAn ‘emotional’ Jarryd Hayne says he is just as devastated as Parramatta fans that he hasn’t ended up back at the Eels
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Cronulla Sharks captain Paul Gallen to continue NRL career in 2017Cronulla captain Paul Gallen will extend his NRL career into a 17th season in 2017
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Just when it couldn’t get any worse for the Eels, Hayne's deal compounds woeIn the midst of their season from hell, all Eels fans had to hang on to was the possibility that their former hero, Jarryd Hayne, would come back to Parramatta
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Jarryd Hayne signs two-year deal with Gold Coast Titans in return to NRLJarryd Hayne will return to the NRL as a Gold Coast Titans player after his former club Parramatta failed to make a concrete offer
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Gold Coast skipper accuses Wade Graham of coin toss deceitCronulla’s Wade Graham has left Gold Coast rival Ryan James fuming after allegedly lying at the golden point coin toss in Monday’s NRL draw at Robina.
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Gold Coast Titans end Cronulla Sharks' NRL winning streak in stalemateCronulla’s NRL winning streak came to an end after a remarkable 18-all draw with Gold Coast at Robina on Monday night
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Ryan Bailey eyes final flourish with Warrington after challenging yearRyan Bailey, the former international prop, has overcome depression and now helped Warrington to reach the Challenge Cup final, where they will face Hull FC
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Canberra Raiders move third on NRL ladder after destruction of RabbitohsCanberra flexed their premiership muscle and jumped to third place on the NRL ladder with a 54-4 flogging of South Sydney at ANZ Stadium
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Kieran Foran 'heartbroken' by Manly NRL match-fixing claimsKieran Foran says suggestions matches involving his former club Manly may have been fixed were ‘heartbreaking’
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Injury to Luke Brooks opens door for Robbie Farah to return to Tigers sideThe door has been opened for Robbie Farah to return to the Wests Tigers line-up after halfback Luke Brooks was ruled out for up to five weeks with a knee injury
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Warrington bypass Wakefield on way to Wembley and Challenge Cup finalWarrington Wolves overwhelmed Wakefield 56-12 in the Challenge Cup semi-final and will play Hull FC on 27 August at Wembley
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Warriors beat Penrith thanks to Johnson's golden-point tryThe Warriors have finally won a NRL match in golden-point, with an 89th-minute Shaun Johnson try giving his side a 20-16 win against Penrith
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Hull FC overcome Wigan Warriors to reach Challenge Cup finalHull FC beat Wigan Warriors 16-12 at the Keepmoat Stadium in the first Challenge Cup semi-final
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Wakefield and Chris Chester hope to upset Warrington in semi-finalWarrington are favourites for Saturday’s Challenge Cup semi-final, butWakefield’s coach shocked them at this stage last year and now leads his boyhood team
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Bulldogs all but end NRL finals hopes for the DragonsCanterbury have dealt St George Illawarra’s finals hopes a crushing blow with a 13-10 victory.
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NRL: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs v St George Illawarra Dragons – as it happenedMinute-by-minute: Canterbury creep into the top four after surviving a late St George comeback at ANZ Stadium in Sydney
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Australia's sporting bodies: big bucks and the same old facesIn a major essay for the Griffith Review on sports governance, Gideon Haigh finds that despite a demanding fan base and TV money supporting multimillion-dollar businesses, much of Australian sport still relies on a ‘curious mix of cosy privilege and noblesse oblige’
Hull FC far too good for Widnes as they stride towards semi-final