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Trent Merrin has avoided conviction after admitting to stealing cryptocurrency from a friend. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Ex-NRL star’s big court win over $140k crypto theft

Former rugby league international Trent Merrin has admitted to stealing the bitcoin from a former friend and teammate.

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Kayla Fenech with her beautiful baby, Kaliyah Rose Best.

Legend’s daughter and NRL star celebrate ‘perfect’ baby joy

Members of the famous Aussie family are buzzing with excitement after the very early arrival.

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Anthony Minichiello said bullets ‘whizzed’ past his Bondi unit.

‘Bullet whizzed past’: NRL great’s brush with death at Bondi

Anthony Minichiello has detailed how his unit block was in the line of fire during the Bondi shooting.

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Australian sporting clubs and Cricket Australia have issued emotional statements after the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Aussie sporting clubs join emotional outpouring after Bondi shooting

NRL clubs, the AFL and Cricket Australia are all saying the same thing in strongly worded statements.

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Gavin Morris has been handed a suspended sentence for assaulting Indigenous school students. (Colin Whelan/AAP PHOTOS)

Ex-NRL ref learns his fate in court for ‘choking’ students

The former whistleblower was accused of committing serious acts of violence against the Indigenous children in his care.

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Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall has been offered a new contract taking him up to 2030. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Marshall concedes results don't justify new Tigers deal

A candid Benji Marshall has spoken on the Wests Tigers' dramas, his new five-year coaching deal and the club's chances of keeping Jarome Luai and Jahream Bula.

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Peter V'landys.

NRL boss’ blunt ‘China’ remark forces PM to step in

ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys has put the cat among the pigeons as only he knows how during a high-profile international visit.

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Shane Richardson is understood to have told Wests Tigers he is stepping down as chief executive.  (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Richardson makes his call on future with Tigers

Shane Richardson has told staff what he plans to do after another week of turmoil at the Wests Tigers.

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Wendell Sailor has been charged after he was found blocking traffic in the middle of a busy road. (Duncan Murray/AAP PHOTOS)

Night in custody for NRL legend over bizarre street act

Australian rugby league and union international Wendell Sailor has been warned he might not be released again after breaching bail during a late-night incident.

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Former Brisbane Broncos champion Josh McGuire has been charged for two alleged incidents against a five-year-old child.

NRL champion charged with allegedly strangling a five-year-old

The charges have followed an investigation by the Gateway Child Protection and Investigation Unit.

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Ryan Papenhuyzen says he always planned to have a year away from pro sport in 2026.

Papenhuyzen makes bombshell call on his NRL future

Ryan Papenhuyzen says says he has no regrets about walking away from the final year of his Storm contract as speculation swirls over what he will do next with R360 on ice.

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Trent Merrin faces a deception charge, accused of stealing $140,000 in cryptocurrency from a friend. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Former NRL star allegedly used friend’s account to steal $140k of crypto

Ex-rugby league international Trent Merrin has appeared in court for the first time over the serious accusations.

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Benji Marshall with Barry O’Farrell.

Ex-Premier reveals the real reason behind his NRL sacking

Barry O’Farrell has fired back with both barrels at the Wests Tigers owners over a decision he has described as a ‘brain fart’.

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Trevor Gillmeister has been charged with assault.

NRL great sentenced over police assault outside pub

‘I know I’m a good person, deep down, so I know I’ve done wrong.’

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Zac Lomax has been released by the Eels, but his future is now in limbo.

R360 officials postpone rebel league for two years

Breakaway rugby competition R360 will not launch until 2028, in a move that could leave NRL stars Zac Lomax and Ryan Papenhuyzen in limbo.

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