Rising Gold Coast forward Cooper Bai is touring Papua New Guinea and is on the verge of signing a deal with the Chiefs for NRL season 2028.

Dan Brettig and Adam Collins analyse a humiliating defeat for Australia and flag possible changes for Cape Town.

The rush of wickets that led to this innings defeat is a sign of bigger problems with Australia’s ageing and patched-up batting order.

The filly defied 33 years of history to win the Gloaming Stakes last start, so a true staying test at Randwick will suit her down to the ground.

Upgrades include a new two-level 44-bay undercover driving range, a simulator and tuition room, a new pro shop, changing rooms, expanded hospitality areas and more parking.

Pat Cummins admitted his team were uncompetitive in the humiliating innings defeat to South Africa, adding that selectors will consider the positions of several players for the decider.

How Australia rated in their innings and 31-run humiliation by South Africa in Gqeberha.

Both the champion and the last-place club could be determined this weekend in South Korean football, with the top league's dozen clubs about to be split into two groups for the final stretch of the season. The teams in the K League 1 will play their 33rd matches of the season on Saturday, with all six matches scheduled to kick off at 2 p.m. After the weekend, the top six teams will be paired into Final A, and the bottom six will drop into Final B. The teams will then play five matches within their own group to finish out the 2026 season. FC Seoul can clinch their first championship in 10 years Saturday, when they host Gangwon FC at Seoul World Cup Stadium. FC Seoul have 66 points, 16 ahead of Ulsan HD FC with six matches remaining. FC Seoul will secure the title with a win over Gangwon FC, regardless of Ulsan's outcome against Pohang Steelers. If FC Seoul and Ulsan both lose or both have a draw Saturday, then FC Seoul will also lock down their championship. Ulsan can only delay FC Seoul's championship celebration if they beat Pohang and FC Seoul lose to or end with a draw against Gangwon. A

World No. 3 Ryu Hae-ran put herself in early contention at the LPGA Tour event in her native South Korea on Thursday. Ryu shot a bogey-free round of five-under 67 to begin the BMW Ladies Championship at Pine Beach Golf Links in Haenam, some 330 kilometers south of Seoul. She is tied for third place with three other players and sits one stroke behind the two co-leaders, Karis Davidson of Australia and Yuri Yoshida of Japan. Ryu collected three birdies on the front nine and two more on the back nine at the par-72 course that played 6,549 yards in the first round. Ryu, who won two majors earlier this season, is the highest-ranked player in the field this week. "I missed a few birdie putts midway through the round, but I don't think my putting was a problem," she said. "And when I birdied the 15th and 16th, I was so excited. I felt those two would be key holes in this tournament, and the two birdies felt like big presents." Ryu is also in contention for the Vare Trophy, awarded to the player with the lowest scoring average each season. She came into this week ranked second in scoring with 69.5

Korea will face Saudi Arabia and Qatar in two men's football friendly matches next month in Doha, the sport's national federation announced Thursday. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the Taegeuk Warriors will first take on 55th-ranked Saudi Arabia on Nov. 13 and then play 60th-ranked Qatar on Nov. 17. The first match will kick off at 5:30 p.m. (local time) and the latter match will begin at 5 p.m. (local time). These matches will fall inside the last FIFA international match window of 2026. The KFA said the two matches will help prepare Korea, world No. 32, for the Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup, scheduled to start in January in Saudi Arabia. In 19 meetings against Saudi Arabia, Korea have five wins, nine draws and five losses. Against Qatar, Korea have recorded six wins, two draws and three losses. The KFA said it had earlier sought to schedule the Saudi Arabia match in Saudi Arabia but decided to relocate it to Qatar, with Saudi Arabia having been under attack from Yemen's Houthi rebels. These will also be the final two matches for Korea's interim head coach, Robert Mor

Hong Kong won a gold medal at the Asian Para Games for the second day in a row after swimmer Chan Yui-lam defended her 100m butterfly (S14) crown on Thursday. Chan, 23, stormed to gold at Nagoya City General Gymnasium in one minute and 5.19 seconds to finish ahead of host swimmer Aira Kinoshita, who finished in 1:05.56. Fellow Hongkonger Lau Chiu-yee took bronze in 1:07.39. The victory for the regional and Asian Para Games record-holder added to her success earlier this week when she took home...

Alexandra Eala crashed out in the Ningbo Open last 16 on Thursday as world No 1 Elena Rybakina reached the quarter-finals on her return from injury when opponent Polina Kudermetova retired. Top seed and defending champion Rybakina was cruising 5-0 in eastern China when the world No 105 from Uzbekistan called it quits because of injury. Earlier, Philippine history-maker Eala suffered a battling straight-sets defeat to Diana Shnaider, the Russian world No 13 winning 7-5, 6-4 to book a...

The series will head to the third and final Test in Cape Town next week level at 1-1 after South Africa’s victory in the final session.

Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison says the sport can never be entirely without risk, following the death of Ohope Wins.

The Kangaroos debutant insists he’s in no rush to put pen to paper on a new contract, while shedding light on the health battle of boxing great Jeff Fenech.

Knights gun Bradman Best fires a shot at departing recruitment boss Peter O'Sullivan as he's grilled about his contract situation.

Only 12 months ago, Brendon McCullum was plotting Australia’s Ashes downfall as England’s coach. And this summer, the man behind ‘Bazball’ will be back — but this time, in the commentary box for Channel Seven.

Knights gun Bradman Best is peppered with questions about his contract situation ahead of Australia's World Cup clash with Fiji.

Pace ace Megan Schutt has apologised following her ban, announced on Thursday, which isn’t related to performance enhancements.

A fan favourite has finished up at Carlton as other clubs make final list culls ahead of the last draft without Tasmania.

The veteran Rabbitohs five-eighth is eager to sign off on an incentivised deal for 2027, as the Wests Tigers lock down a gun back-rower until the end of 2029.

China denied the United States an eighth consecutive women’s team title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Wednesday to win their first gold medal in 20 years. The quartet of Du Siyu, Ke Qinqin, Qiu Qiyuan and Zhang Qingying combined to score 165.764 points, just ahead of the United States and Japan, who finished with 165.531 and 164.063 points respectively. All three countries secured direct passage to the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028. Winning their first title since 2006,...

In a perfect world, Matt Smith would be taking Idle Flyer to the Cox Plate on Saturday. He hopes to still get her to a Victorian group 1 after the Invitation.

The Manly forward was chosen to lead the pre-match Sipi Tau – regarded as the ultimate honour for a Tongan player.

As Australia’s Test batting woes deepened in South Africa, Kurtis Patterson and Sam Konstas sent selectors timely reminders. Could they be back in the baggy green soon?

Brisbane legend Jason Akermanis says the all-conquering Lions already have their next coach sitting right in front of them.

Kalyn Ponga breaks through and steps Reece Walsh cold to score a crucial New Zealand try.

The 23-year-old’s innocent remark about his future drew a sharp response from the incoming team.

Josh Giddey battles in a disastrous Chicago Bulls season opener against the Toronto Raptors.

One of the Big Bash’s greatest operators will be out for the season with former Perth Scorcher Jason Behrendorff undergoing surgery.