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In a move sure to excite football fans, the NRL has lengthened the Women’s State of Origin series to three games in 2024. The decision comes after the Queensland Maroons reclaimed the shield this year on points aggregate with the series drawn 1-1. Women’s State of Origin initially formed a …

Inter wing-back Federico Dimarco scored a sensational goal in his side’s 2-0 win over Frosinone in Serie A on Sunday. The 26-year-old Italian international, who has been linked with a move to Manchester United and also Chelsea, netted from the left flank with an extraordinary lob at the Giuseppe Meazza. …

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34 minutes ago LSU Athletics Photo: LSU Athletics BATON ROUGE – Sa’Myah Smith scored 21-points for the second straight game to tie a career-high and recorded her second career double-double to power LSU past MVSU, 109-47, Sunday in the PMAC. Smith led the Tigers with 21 points and 11 rebounds …

The Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers battled down to the wire on Sunday in a game that came down to the final play. But what was a great game turned ugly as the two teams fought following a game-ending pick. The fight followed the last play of the game. …

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has apologised to referee Anthony Taylor and to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola for an angry rant featuring some colourful language following the teams’ epic 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The Blues levelled late an entertaining encounter thanks to a penalty from former City …

The Knights have been rocked by news that star English recruit Kai Pearce-Paul may require foot surgery and could miss the early rounds of next season. The Lions’ Test forward arrived in Newcastle last week amid much hype, with predictions he would take the NRL by storm. But Knights officials …

Arsenal and Newcastle are reportedly keeping tabs on Borussia Dortmund and Germany attacking midfielder Julian Brandt. The 27-year-old – who scored in Dortmund’s 2-0 home Champions League win over Newcastle on Tuesday night – has previously been a target for Liverpool. Brandt joined BVB from fellow Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen …

Taylor Swift performed in Buenos Aires last night. Travis Kelce was able to attend because the Kansas City Chiefs are on a bye. Sometimes things just work out perfectly. And it was a magical night, apparently, as Swift changed some lyrics in Karma to shout out her pass-catching beau. 📢| …

United States icon Megan Rapinoe suffered a devastating end to her career as she was forced off injured just three minutes into her farewell appearance. Rapinoe – a Women’s World Cup winner in 2015 and 2019, the latter as co-captain of her country – had announced that the National Women’s …