MORE FROM Brendan Bradford

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Champion.

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Billy Slater provided highlights on and off the field during the Grand Final win over the Cowboys.

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The world did not end.

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There was outrage.

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Who are you?

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How will Dustin Martin commemorate Richmond’s 2017 drought-breaking Premiership win?

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"I choke up speaking about this guy."

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Comedy gold.

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Will he be the fourth?

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"Never shall we fall for that rubbish again."

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Sport fans will never stop arguing about which form of footy is the best - Aussie rules or rugby league.

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PLAY ON.

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Two pieces of silverware!

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Riiiiighto...

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Mark Hunt has hit out again at former UFC heavyweight champ Fabricio Werdum after the Brazilian engaged in a heated argument with lightweight contender Tony Ferguson.

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Will he play on?

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Kevin Pietersen has lashed out at English batsman Alex Hales for his role in Ben Stokes' brawl in Bristol.

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Horses and midgets...

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Melbourne captain and Dally M Medal winner Cameron Smith has hit back at Phil Gould's claims the Storm are overrated.

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Didn't see that one coming.

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Lightning quick.

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Huh?

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Lorenz Larkin's Bellator career has gone from bad to worse after being knocked out cold by bitter rival Paul Daley this weekend.

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Does he get it right?

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Kyle Feldt has done it again!

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Absolute gun.

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Finnish cyclist Joni Kanervia was rushed to hospital in an ambulance after being side-swiped by a team car during the under-23 men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Norway this weekend.

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Aussie tennis player Casey Dellacqua has opened-up about the same sex marriage postal survey, saying it has bought out the worst in many people in Australia.

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One Auckland School has taken out the prize for the most ridiculous overreaction after two students were reprimanded for asking visiting Warriors NRL players why they lost so often.

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No Sydney team in the top three.

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What a wild ride.

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Will he do it?

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He's recruited the best.

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A 20-year-old Indian lad has set social media alight with his…ahem…unusual (translation – batsh*t mental) bowling action.

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The shoulder charge might be dead in rugby league, but it’s alive and well in cycling apparently.

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Luke Rockhold says Australia's Robert Whittaker is the true UFC middleweight champion.

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This is Teddy Atlas. You might remember him from such post-fight meltdowns as Manny Pacquiao vs Jeff Horn.

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It's been two months since his controversial decision loss to Jeff Horn, but Manny Pacquiao is still the saltiest man alive.

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Sometimes boxing just can’t help itself.

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Former tennis player Margaret Court says voting for same sex marriage will spell the end of Christmas and Easter in Australia.

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Joseph Parker's promoters, Duco Events, have released a fiery statement after a "hometown" referee was appointed to the Kiwi's title fight against Englishman Hughie Fury.

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It’s been 15 long months since Luke Rockhold stepped foot inside the UFC Octagon.

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He'll go down as one of the best all-rounders in Australian cricket history, but it all could have been so different for Andrew Symonds.

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Shaping as one of the best cards of the year.

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Where to now?

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Sure.

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No record for Mighty Mouse.

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HIJACKED!

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Good selections?

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Priced out.

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Welcome to silly season.

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Very late stoppage.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Manny Pacquiao is scared to rematch Jeff Horn and floated the idea of getting UFC superstar Conor McGregor to fight in Brisbane.

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Maria Sharapova has hit back at rival Caroline Wozniacki in brutal fashion after powering into the third round of the US Open.

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Having the best seat in the house for the US Open does come with its perils, as a ball boy found out this weekend.

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Fair?

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Too soon?

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A disgruntled Aussie cricket fan has started a Change.org petition to get Usman Khawaja and Matthew Wade dropped from the Test side.

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The scorecards for the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor super-fight are in and they are...well, whack is one way to describe them.

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They went at it for almost half an hour in the most keenly anticipated fight in combat sports history.

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Conor McGregor fell short against Floyd Mayweather this weekend, succumbing to a 10th round TKO at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Thoughts?

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What a fight!

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Bruh, you boxing or going skiing?

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The betting markets have been in overdrive ever since the super fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor was announced in June.

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Paulie, Paulie, Paulie.

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Bewdy.

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That's a lot of money.

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What headlines will be reading by the end of the weekend?

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We've been here before.

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There's no official title on the line when Floyd Mayweather comes out of retirement to fight Conor McGregor, but the World Boxing Council have unveiled a unique belt to commemorate the occasion.

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Dan Hardy says Conor McGregor’s unorthodox approaches to training and preparing for fights is changing the game.

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Kevin Walters has fended off suggestions he is the favourite to replace axed Gold Coast coach Neil Henry.

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Ah, the joys of social media.

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Floyd Mayweather is unbeaten and has seemed virtually invincible at times during his two decade long career.

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Seriously?!?

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Mike Alvarado isn't a household name when it comes to boxing, but maybe he should be.

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There's a unique kind of anguish that goes along with being a Wallabies fan.

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Huh?

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It's a tough old time being an NRL referee at the moment, but they don't exactly do themselves any favours.

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Didn't see that coming.

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Anything can happen...but.

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They don't call them the fighting Irish for nothing.

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They'll need to create a new category of stupid for this one.

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Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga has slammed the actions of young Titans playmakers Ash Taylor and Kane Elgey.

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Another crossover fight in the works?

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Conspiracy or truth?

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Interesting.

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Here is everything you need to know about the Mayweather vs. McGregor boxing match.

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Conor McGregor has hit out again at Paulie Malignaggi, saying the former boxing champion took so much damage during their sparring sessions that he was afraid for his health.

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What the?

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Peak Cameron Smith

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Melbourne have been awarded a dubious penalty try against the Roosters after Suliasi Vunivalu was apparently impeded by Latrell Mitchell.

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What the?

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With two weeks to go until the fight, Showtime have released the third installment of its All Access promotional video for Mayweather-McGregor.

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Former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi has launched a Twitter offensive after UFC president Dana White released a couple of videos showing him getting knocked down by Conor McGregor.

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Here we go!

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The coach weighs in.

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Parramatta fans are absolutely livid with referee Henry Perenara after a ridiculous decision as the Eels played the Knights at ANZ Stadium on Friday.

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Showtime and Mayweather Promotions have confirmed the undercard for this month's super-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor.

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The Rugby Union Players' Association has responded to the Western Force's axing with a strongly worded statement, lashing out at the ARU and SANZAAR.

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The Western Force's axing from Super Rugby has sent rugby league fans into a spin, with suggestions the NRL should consider a Perth-based side.

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Irish musician Mick Konstantin is going viral for all the right reasons three weeks out from Conor McGregor's fight with Floyd Mayweather.

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Another pitiful crowd has shown up for Thursday night football this week.

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Genuine fatigue, or clever mind games?

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Tim Grant's time as a State of Origin front-rower seem very far away these days.

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We can all agree that the Friday 6pm NRL kick-off is awful for fans who actually want to attend footy matches.

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With his inflammatory breakdown of Jeff Horn's win over Manny Pacquiao last month, Teddy Atlas earned himself a spot as one of Australia's most-hated sporting identities.

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There was a pitifully small crowd at the SCG on Friday as the Bunnies upset the Dragons.

Ross gives update on 'scariest moment' of his career

Newcastle cult hero Nathan Ross won't return to the field in 2017 after fracturing his back against the Warriors on Saturday.

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Gold Coast captain Ryan James had a few questions to answer after his side's embarrassing () loss to the Broncos on Saturday.

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The NRL's referees haven't learned a thing from the recent Slater-Soliola debacle.

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At this point, I'm not even surprised or outraged about the constant and baffling refereeing decisions in the NRL.

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Oh, Jarryd...

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The Knights earned a second consecutive win for the first time since 2015 with a 26-10 defeat of the Warriors in Newcastle.

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Newcastle's NRL side might be odds-on for the Wooden Spoon, but their Holden Cup team is flying the flag.

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Geelong needed everything to go their way in the final quarter against the Swans.

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Hmmm.

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Not that the Eels needed any help against the hapless Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium, but they were deadset robbed of a try on Thursday night.

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Michael Bisping says he will be defending his middleweight title against returning legend Georges St-Pierre at Madison Sqaure Garden at UFC 217 in November.

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Four years ago, Jayde Mitchell couldn’t less like a middleweight boxing contender if he tried.

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"It's not super-power"

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"He's been ordained."

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A frustrated Billy Dib will continue his quest for a world title despite a disappointing no-contest in New York over the weekend.

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Sydney-based MMA fighter Arlene “Angerfist” Blencowe travels to Verona in New York later this month to fight Ireland’s Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 182.

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Brock Lesnar has hit back at Jon Jones after the newly crowned light-heavyweight UFC champion called him out.

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Is this the one the fans want to see?

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Get it done!

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"Meet me in the Octagon."

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If the UFC's "Embedded" videos and Showtime's "All Access" promos don't get you buzzing for a fight, you might want to have your heart checked.

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Cowboys tyro Coen Hess burrowed over the line for a four-pointer against the Roosters at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night.

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Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves was penalised after hitting Cowboys forward Jason Taumalolo at Allianz Stadium on Saturday night.

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Under pressure Dragons coach Paul McGregor has lashed out at the referees after his side's 21-14 loss to the bottom of the table Knights on Saturday.

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The verdict is in!

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THE KNIGHTS HAVE DONE IT!

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Surprise, surprise, there's been another absolute howler from The Bunker.

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Brisbane's finals hopes have potentially been dealt a huge blow with hooker Andrew McCullough picking up a serious looking leg injury against the Eels.

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Braith Anasta has called out Kenny Edwards after the Parramatta forward hit Broncos winger Jonus Pearson on the deck.

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Kenny Edwards may have escaped on-field punishment for his ugly shot on defenceless Broncos winger Jonus Pearson, but he's absolutely copping a hiding on social media.

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Brisbane winger Jonus Pearson was left dazed on the deck at ANZ Stadium on Friday night after a copping a swinging arm from Eels forward Nathan Brown.

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As if the credibility of the NRL's on-field officials wasn't low enough already, referees boss, Tony Archer has made the stunning admission that two of the tries Penrith scored last week against the Titans shouldn't have been awarded.

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Strangest injury withdrawal ever.

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Former NRL whistle-blower Bill Harrigan has called for Tony Archer to step down as referee's boss after a spate of poor officiating decisions.

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Ugly.

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Will Chambers has given an update on the welfare of Billy Slater after the Melbourne Storm fullback was knocked unconscious by Raiders forward Iosia Soliola last weekend.

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Connor Watson confirmed his move from the Roosters to the Knights this week and it looks like he’s fulfilling a childhood dream in doing so.

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After falling to a convincing third round loss to former middleweight champion Chris Weidman, Kelvin Gastelum admits welterweight is his more natural division.

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It's not over yet.

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Darcy Lussick was rightly sent to the sin-bin for throwing a punch as Manly played the Dragons on Sunday.

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Manly forward Darcy Lussick has been sin-binned for throwing a punch at St George Illawarra's Jack de Belin.

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Fuming.

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Make of that what you will.

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Pretty much.

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Arhcer speaks.

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Ricky Stuart has hit out at the NRL and its referees after the Raiders went down 20-14 to the Storm in Canberra on Saturday night.

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Melbourne Storm CEO Dave Donaghy says the club will be asking the NRL some serious questions after Raiders forward Iosia Soliola wasn't sin-binned or sent-off after knocking Billy Slater out.

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A new low.

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Raiders hard-man Iosia Soliola nearly decapitated Billy Slater at GIO Stadium on Saturday night.

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Jeff Horn certainly knows how to capitalise on his new-found global fame.

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Sterlo weighs-in.

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What do they do?

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Ouch.

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Liz Cambage isn't backing down from her ongoing feud with Andrew Bogut, going in on the veteran again this weekend.

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Huge blow.

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The Knights don't do themselves too many favours on the pitch, but they definitely don't need the refs and Bunker piling on.

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Not happy.

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So, apparently we're just ignoring forward passes in the NRL now...

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Chris Weidman is adamant is career as a contender isn't over ahead of UFC Long Island.

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Cronk or Maloney?

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Any chance this will happen?

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There's been a few too many negative rugby league stories over the last couple of weeks, but here's one that will warm your heart and bring a tear to your eye.

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Pretty much anyone who's ever held a clipboard has had their name thrown up for the New South Wales since last week's Origin decider loss.

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Aussie fighter Damien Brown wants to put on a show when the UFC returns to Sydney in November.

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Y tho?

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There were calls for the Titans-Sharks showdown to be called off or postponed after a torrential downpour flooded Cbus Super Stadium on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

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"There needs to be change."

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Manny Pacquiao has promised to give Jeff Horn a beating if the pair have a rematch.

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"Banjo Pigeon! Banjo Pigeon?"

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But how?

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"Stay in your lane."

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The Warriors are pulling out all the stops in farewelling veteran Manu Vatuvei.

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There's a few front-runners.

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Andrew Johns created three weeks worth of headlines after New South Wales' game two Origin loss.

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Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr went face to face for the first time since their Las Vegas megafight was confirmed

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Injury prevented Johnathan Thurston from playing in the Origin decider, but his presence will be felt throughout Suncorp Stadium.

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Jeff Horn 2 - 0 Everyone else.

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Was it this close?

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"There's gonna be no mercy"

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Massive praise!

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Michael Bisping knows exactly what he's doing.

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Yes!

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Amanda Nunes pulled out of her scheduled bantamweight title defence with Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 213 this weekend after falling ill.

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Pumped yet?

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Floyd Mayweather Jr's return to the ring has caught the eye of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez and he wants a rematch after being beaten in 2013.

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Better look into taking out a loan.

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Manly coach Trent Barrett says allegations that the Sea Eagles rorted the salary cap are laughable.

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The Cronulla Sharks get it.

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Manly coach Trent Barrett says his side will play for Daly Cherry-Evans after the playmaker missed out on Queensland Origin selection.

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Big fine. Fair enough.