Rugby League

The game was a muddy affair as torrential rain plagued the Perpignan area, with the pitch waterlogged in parts due to the substantial downfall into, and during, Friday’s fixture. Condon might have registered his name on the scoresheet to get the hosts off the mark yet the hard work was …

Watch highlights as Super League newcomers York Knights come from 18-6 down to beat champions Hull KR in the opening game of the season. Pictures courtesy of SuperLeague+. Available to UK users only. MATCH REPORT: York stun champions Hull KR on Super League debut BBC News

The sheer drop from being one of the game’s major players to a side rebuilt in the bottom tier has taken some of the edge away from Bradford’s claim to be a powerhouse. It had an effect on the fanbase, the type of player they were able to recruit, and …

York: Mataafa, Jones-Bishop, Wood, Williams, Galeano, Hingano, Harris, Va’a, McShane, Vaughan, Field, Dee, Thompson. Interchanges: Balmforth, Martin, Sangare, Griffin. Hull KR: Mourgue, Davies, Hiku, Gildart, Burgess, Lewis, May, Sue, Litten, Brown, Martin, Batchelor, Minchella. Interchanges: Broadbent, Luckley, Whitbread, Lawton. Referee: Liam Rush. BBC News

Hull FC winger Harvey Barron has extended his contract through to the end of the 2029 season. The 22-year-old has scored 25 tries in 44 appearances since making his debut against Toulouse in July 2022. He made a try-scoring start to the new season in their 60-0 Challenge Cup win …

Saints have made some big plays in the transfer market for 2026 in their bid to revive their title aspirations, with big forwards such as David Klemmer and Jacob Host bringing punch to the pack, and Nene Macdonald adding extra strike out wide. Former Man of Steel Jackson Hastings’ arrival …

A professor famous for debunking hoaxes investigates three unsolvable cases. BBC News

Former Great Britain rugby league player Josh Jones says he is scared about his future after being diagnosed with a brain injury following his retirement from the sport in 2023, aged 31. Speaking to BBC sports editor Dan Roan, Jones and his wife Olivia explain the difficulties he has faced …

Halifax Panthers have had their Rugby Football League membership removed after going into liquidation. After a hearing at the High Court on Monday, the 153-year-old club were wound up because of money owed to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Halifax’s home match against Sheffield Eagles on Sunday has duly been …

The Knights help kick off the newly expanded Super League, which has lost Salford Red Devils since last season but gained three new sides in York, Bradford Bulls and Toulouse Olympique. York only learned they would be moving up into the top flight in October, meaning they have had to …

Hull KR come into the 2026 season off the back of a campaign which saw them win a clean sweep of Challenge Cup, League Leaders’ Shield and the Super League Grand Final. That success has shattered the glass ceiling as Willie Peters’ side muscled their way in to the northern …

St Helens captain Matty Lees will miss the start of the new Super League season with a “nasty” knee injury. Prop Lees, who has replaced Jonny Lomax as Saints skipper for 2026, picked up the injury in the first half of their 98-2 Challenge Cup win at Workington on Friday. …

Fans of Halifax Panthers fans blindsided by news of the club’s liquidation express their shock. BBC News

Holders Hull KR will visit fellow Super League side Huddersfield Giants in round four of the Challenge Cup. Wakefield Trinity host Leeds Rhinos in a West Yorkshire derby while St Helens visit Castleford Tigers. Wigan, who have won a record 21 finals, welcome Bradford Bulls, who returned to Super League …

Second-tier rugby league side Halifax Panthers have been placed into liquidation. After a hearing at the High Court on Monday, the 153-year-old club were wound-up because of money owed to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. Halifax started their Championship season with a home win over Batley on 1 February before …

Watch as Catalans Dragons’ Nick Cotric scores the fastest-ever Challenge Cup try having touched down inside the opening 10 seconds of their third round tie against Batley Bulldogs. The Catalans winger scored just 9.88 seconds after kick-off in their 10-try 56-4 thrashing of their Championship opponents on Sunday. Fast as …

Zach Eckersley scored four tries and Jake Wardle three as the Warriors, last year’s Super League runners-up, easily despatched the Hornets. Wakefield showed no mercy in their victory either, with Max Jowitt, Matthew Storton and Josh Rourke sharing seven tries between them against the Lions. Batley were overwhelmed by Catalans, …

George Brown scored two tries on his debut as Leeds Rhinos saw off a fierce challenge from Widnes Vikings to win 25-12 at the DCBL Stadium. The 18-year-old full-back was handed his bow after impressing in pre-season and took just seven minutes to get on the scoresheet, with Kallum Watkins …

St Helens, under the stewardship of new boss Paul Rowley, scored a total of 17 tries in a very professional display. Saints put 50 points on before the half-time hooter as half-back Tristan Sailor took centre stage, scoring a first-half hat-trick before Kyle Feldt and Jack Welsby completed the same …

For those with good memories, Workington were actually one of the founder members of the modern Super League era. They competed in the first summer season back in 1996, but finished bottom of the pile with only two wins from their 22 games and were relegated, never to return. It …