Trial takeaways: Tigers hail Sezer after veteran half gives spooners some bite in attack, RTS shines in Warriors return

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Wests Tigers have a long way to go to avoid a third straight wooden spoon but they have solved one of their glaring issues with the acquisition of Aiden Sezer. The veteran halfback gave the Tigers much-needed direction in an impressive first appearance for the club after new coach Benji Marshall brought him back from […]

‘Done the job’: Why Rodda’s confident shocking injury run is finally behind him

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Wallabies lock Izack Rodda is optimistic his foot injury woes are finally behind him, revealing a high arch that has now been flattened was the cause of his issues. Rodda has been sidelined for most of the past 18 months after suffering a series of stress fractures in his right foot. The 27-year-old missed the […]

‘Basically flawless’: Delighted Demon sets up Rotterdam final clash with Aus Open champ after ‘pretty well my best match’

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Alex de Minaur has earned the perfect 25th birthday present, booking a place in the final of the Rotterdam Open with an emphatic revenge win over Grigor Dimitrov. At the same event on de Minaur’s birthday in 2023, Bulgaria’s Dimitrov proved a veritable party pooper by knocking out the Australian No.1 in the quarter-finals. But […]

‘I’m not a magician’: Ange’s Spurs warning after Wolves loss, Liverpool win tarnished by injuries, Gunners continue goal spree

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Ange Postecoglou has warned no magic wand will get Tottenham’s Premier League top-four tilt back on track after they suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Wolves. Spurs had returned to fourth position with a last-gasp victory over Brighton last weekend but were leapfrogged on Saturday by Aston Villa, who won at Fulham.  Joao Gomes headed […]

‘Cheap wicket’: Bazball tactics under fire again as Root’s ugly dismissal sparks collapse to put England out of Test

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England opener Ben Duckett has jumped to the defence of Joe Root despite the Yorkshireman’s ugly dismissal that sparked an England batting collapse and left India in the driving seat in the third Test. Root directed a reverse ramp he has made a specialty in the last couple of years straight into the slip cordon […]