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Villa face battle to reach Conference League final
Aston Villa's hopes of reaching the Europa Conference League final were dealt a major blow by a chaotic semi-final first-leg defeat to Olympiakos.

Cricket club 'devastated' over bowler's death aged 20
Worcestershire announce the death of left-arm spin bowler Josh Baker at the age of 20.

The moment that highlighted just how much Bennett has to do at Souths
No one would have been a keener observer of South Sydney’s latest loss than Wayne Bennett. The enormity of the job, should he wish to accept it, has just been laid bare.

Watch Europa League Semifinal: Livestream Roma vs. Bayer Leverkusen From Anywhere - CNET
Bundesliga champs continue their quest for an historic treble.

Watch Europa Conference League Semifinal: Livestream Aston Villa vs. Olympiakos From Anywhere - CNET
It's the high-flying English team's first continental semifinal since they won the European Cup in 1982.

Black Ferns and Australia locked in battle for league title in Singapore
All you need to know about the Black Ferns and All Blacks 7s teams in Singapore.

Andrews accused of trashing Commonwealth Games brand for own political gain
The boss of Commonwealth Games Australia has again taken aim at Daniel Andrews’ “callous” decision to abandon the 2026 Games.

South Sydney settle on length of Dodd deal - without star speaking to coaching staff
The St Helens halfback will arrive in Australia as one of the Rabbitohs’ highest-profile recruits in years - and there has been a huge show of faith from the embattled club.

Tago sent to the bin
Izack Tago sent to the sin bin for a hip drop on Jye Gray

Bunnies slammed for 'unacceptable' defence
Brad Schneider crossed for Penrith after a poor miss from Jacob Host.

Chalobah and Jackson hand Chelsea win over Spurs
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino secures league double over former club thanks to goals from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson.

‘I set Connor up to fail’: Hinkley’s brutal admission after star skipper’s injury
Port Adelaide’s coach admits he blundered and set Connor Rozee up to fail by disastrously gambling on the Power captain’s dicey hamstring.

Peter FitzSimons is hurting the concussion cause, not helping it
The former Wallaby would have greater impact if he took us with him on his concussion crusade rather than continually belittling us.

‘Get your foot off Carlton’s throat’: When Eddie McGuire went into bat for the Blues
For Eddie McGuire, there’s nothing better than the anticipation of playing Collingwood - and then beating them. Which is why he intervened at the Blues’ lowest ebb.

Hurricanes hungry to atone against Waratahs
All you need to know about the Super Rugby Pacific clash between the Hurricanes and Waratahs in Wellington on Friday.

Rampant Blues eye top spot
All you need to know about the Super Rugby Pacific clash between the Blues and Rebels.

Can David Havili make it as a No 10?
Five talking points ahead of round 11 of Super Rugby Pacific.

Blues swing axe ahead of blockbuster
Carlton has made mega changes ahead of their clash against rivals Collingwood, with coach Michael Voss preparing his side to manage the 90,000 expected.

Souths coach receives Bennett advice
Ben Hornby revealed he has spoken to Wayne Bennett ahead of his first game as interim coach at the Rabbitohs.

Hawkins finishes off brilliant set play
Cody Walker sends a kick to Dean Hawkins to bring South Sydney’s lead to 12.

Rabbitohs winger dives over
Izaac Tu’itupou Thompson dives over in the corner to open the scoring.

Arrow binned for 'terrible' discipline
Jai Arrow was given his marching orders after a string of South Sydney penalties.