Simulation hasn’t crept into rugby, it’s been invited through the front door. Four yellow cards for the Wallabies against South Africa and a four-game ban for Hunter Paisami is madness.

Hong Kong windsurfers Wong Tsz-ho and Cheung Tsz-yuet both won Asian Games titles on Saturday, taking the city’s gold medal count into double figures for the first time since its athletes started competing in the multi-sport event in 1954. With Coleman Wong Chak-lam’s triumph in the men’s singles little more than an hour earlier securing a record-equalling eighth gold, victory on the water made it nine and 10 for the delegation in Japan. Not even a lack of wind at Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor could spoil...

Australian PM's XIII fullback Jaxon Purdue goes over against Papua New Guinea.

Ezra Mam scores after Lachlan Galvin carves a hole in the PNG defence with a superb short ball.

Jada Taylor scores a hat trick in her PNG heroics for the Jillaroos.

Taneka Todhunter is unstoppable for Australia, scoring a hat trick to match teammate Jada Taylor.

Australia breaks their previous points margin after a second half blitz, with Rory Owen scoring the final try of the game.

Korea played Venezuela to a goalless draw Friday in their third match under their interim boss Robert Moreno. Korea managed their first shot attempt in the late moments of the first half at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul. Despite some promising moments in the second half, including a last-gasp shot by winger Lee Dong-gyeong during stoppage time, Korea did not find the back of the net. Moreno began his Korea tenure with a 3-0 victory over Ecuador on Sept. 24, but the Taegeuk Warriors endured a 4-1 loss to Uruguay four days later. Korea will wrap up their Sept.-Oct. match window by hosting Uzbekistan on Tuesday at Yongin Mireu Stadium in Yongin, about 40 kilometers south of the capital. Moreno and his staff are signed through the end of November, with two more matches coming up next month. The Korea Football Association said Moreno will be given a chance to stay on to lead Korea at the Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup in January next year in Saudi Arabia. That decision will depend on Korea's performance in Moreno's first six matches in charge a

North Korea used the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games to showcase its prowess in strategic sports on the international stage while promoting national pride and unity at home. But the North Korean athletes in their teens and 20s taking part in the Games have been suppressing their youthful instincts, confined by intensive self-criticism sessions and strict controls while in Japan. According to this newspaper's reporting, the North Korean delegation has, during these Games, been found to hold self-criticism sessions frequently; completely block outside exposure and contact in and around competition venues; and effectively confine athletes to their accommodations outside competition hours. At weightlifting venues, where self-criticism sessions were conducted openly despite the presence of outsiders, as well as at soccer fields, shooting ranges, gymnastics venues and canoe courses, North Korean athletes were isolated from the "exchange and harmony" promoted by the Games. "Even when they stay alongside athletes from other countries at accommodations designated by the organizing committee, North

OKAZAKI, Japan — Oh Ye-jin won the silver in the women's individual recurve archery at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, losing in a shoot-off. Oh lost to Kumkum Anil Mohod of India in a shoot-off in the women's individual final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki, some 50 kilometers southeast of the main host city, Nagoya. Oh sought South Korea's first gold medal in the women's recurve archery after winning the silver medal in the women's team recurve event the previous day. Oh led 3-1 after the first two sets. She won the first set 29-27 after hitting two 10s, while Anil Mohod hit an 8 with her third arrow. The two tied 29-29 in the second set, before Anil Mohod shot three 10s in the third to level the set score at 3-3. Oh regained the lead at 5-3 after the fourth set, as Anil Mohod shot an 8 with her second arrow. The two went to a shoot-off after Anil Mohod again shot three 10s in the fifth and final set to tie the set score at 5-5. In the shoot-off, Oh shot an 8, while Anil Mohod hit a perfect 10 to win the gold medal.

South Australia has gone from struggles to success in recent years, and coach Ryan Harris isn’t willing to let the new standards slip.

Grace Hayden says she has consistently battled critics who say she has only achieved what she has because of her famous surname.

Sydney FC have granted defender Kirsty Fenton a termination of her contract to allow her to step away from football.

She missed last year’s grand final with an ACL injury. Now the star halfback is out to steer her side to the premiership that fell through their fingers in 2025.

One thing stood out when the Knights sat down with Justin Holbrook, and the coach’s clear vision has taken Newcastle to their first grand final in 25 years.

Jada Taylor scores her second try down on the wing in the first half against Papua New Guinea.

The ACT government is redirecting funds to sport facilities.

Adelaide defender Jordon Butts has joined the Western Bulldogs as an unrestricted free agent ahead of the AFL trade period.

Rugby icon Ruan Sims was impressed by Andie Robinson's try in Port Moresby that handed Australia the lead.

Papua New Guinea's Josephine Howard doesn't waste time to get PNG in the game, levelling the scores with a stellar try.

Cronulla Sharks fullback Jada Taylor opens up the scoring for Australia in the PM's XIII game in Port Moresby.

Dane Gagai will join Knights teammate Kalyn Ponga in the New Zealand team for the World Cup despite both previously wearing the green and gold.

Knights coach Justin Holbrook is tight-lipped when asked about his plan for his hookers in the NRL grand final.

Australia's Cam Davis is languishing well down the leaderboard after two rounds of the Bank of Utah Championship, well off the pace set by Austin Smotherman.

Connor Watson’s omission due to a concussion has sparked debate about the merits of a week off before grand finals. Now the Roosters have had their say.

Australia's Richard Green has a share of the lead after the opening round of the PGA's Tour Champions tournament in Allentown.

The truth of rugby league is that fandom is all about torment, punctuated by the briefest flashes of ecstasy. Even the Roosters have had their lean times.

Zinedine Zidane's first home game in charge of France has ended with a 1-1 draw against Italy in the Nations League

Big-hitting South African batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius has broken a world record by hitting the highest ever individual score in a T20 match -- an unbeaten 188.

Australian Matias Sanchez has enjoyed a terrific day at Scotland's Links Championships alongside one of the greats of English cricket.