Rugby League

Ligi Sao has signed a new one-year contract extension to stay with Hull FC for the 2026 Super League season. Samoa prop Sao, 32, has been with Hull for six seasons since his move from New Zealand Warriors in the NRL. Sao has made 94 league appearances for the Airlie …

Hull FC captain Aidan Sezer has extended his contract through until the end of the 2027 season. The 34-year-old former Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants half-back joined the Black and Whites on a two-year deal from Wests Tigers last September. He has made 25 appearances in all competitions for John …

Hull FC forward Jack Ashworth could face a ban of six matches or more after being charged with striking in their derby defeat by Hull KR. The 29-year-old appeared to hit Robins’ playmaker Mikey Lewis in the head with his forearm in the closing minutes. Catalans Dragons’ Franck Maria has …

Watch highlights as Castleford Tigers pull off a derby win against Wakefield Trinity to dent their Super League play-off hopes. BBC News

Watch highlights as Leigh Leopards pile the misery on Warrington Wolves, earning their first win there for almost 40 years. BBC News

Watch highlights as Hull KR earn a derby win over Hull FC to put themselves within touching distance of the League Leaders’ Shield. Pictures courtesy of SuperLeague+. Available to UK users only. MATCH REPORT: Hull KR win derby to close on League Leaders’ Shield BBC News

Rugby Football League chief executive Tony Sutton will stand down from his position after two years. Sutton previously spent 13 years with Hull FC and joined the RFL as director of finance and facilities in February 2017. Having been appointed chief operating officer of the RFL in January 2019, he …

Christian Wade will leave reigning Super League champions Wigan Warriors at the end of the rugby league season in order to return to rugby union with Newcastle Red Bulls from December. The 34-year-old crossed codes to join Wigan on a short-term deal from Gloucester at the end of the 2024-25 …

Salford Red Devils second-row Emmanuel Waine has been released from hospital three days after being knocked unconscious during their Super League loss to Catalans. Waine was carried off on a stretcher after being tackled by Franck Maria late in the first half of Thursday’s match. Maria was red-carded for the …

England international Caitlin Beevers returned to action for Leeds Rhinos after more than a year out injured in Sunday’s Women’s Super League win over Huddersfield. Leeds captain Beevers, 23, is fit again after a serious knee injury and crossed for one of the Rhinos’ five tries in a 28-4 success. …

Hull KR: Mourgue; Davies, Hiku, Broadbent, Booth; Lewis, May; Whitbread, Litten, Waerea-Hargreaves, Hadley, Batchelor, Minchella. Interchanges: Luckley, Tanginoa, Doro, Leyland. Hull FC: L Kemp; Briscoe, Rapana, Litten, Martin; Cust, Sezer; Ashworth, Bourouh, Watts, Hardaker, Lane, Aydin. Interchanges: Fash, Gardiner, Laidlaw, C Kemp. Referee: Liam Moore. BBC News

Watch highlights as Salford Red Devils are narrowly beaten 17-16 by 12-man Catalans Dragons in Super League and will all-but certainly finish bottom of the table when the season ends. Pictures courtesy of SuperLeague+. Available to UK users only. MATCH REPORT: Rock-bottom Salford beaten by 12-man Catalans BBC News

Watch highlights as Wigan Warriors remain in the chase for top spot in the Super League table with a 18-4 win against St Helens. Pictures courtesy of SuperLeague+. Available to UK users only. MATCH REPORT: Wigan keep top spot in sight with win over Saints BBC News

Warrington Wolves: Dufty, J Thewlis, King, Ratchford, J Thewlis, Sneyd, Hayes, Philbin, Walker, Yates, Stone, Fitzgibbon, Matterson Interchanges: Powell, Holroyd, Wood, Thomas Leigh Leopards: Hodgson, Brand, Niu, Hanley, Charnley, O’Brien, Lam, Pene, Ipape, Mulhern, Halton, Hughes, Liu Interchanges: Trout, Tuitavake, Davis, Dwyer Referee: Chris Kendall BBC News

Castleford: Hoy; Tate, Wood, L Senior, Wallis; Asi, Atkin; Stimson, Horne, Lawler, Simbiken, Mellor, Westerman. Interchanges: Singleton, Griffin, Hall, Robb. Wakefield: Rourke; Walmsley, Scott, Pratt, Johnstone; Trueman, Lino; McMeeken, Hood, Cozza, Storton, Nikotemo, Pitts. Interchanges: Griffin, Atoni, Smith, Faatili. Referee: Aaron Moore. BBC News

Wigan Warriors ended St Helens’ unbeaten record to win the League Leaders’ Shield on a dramatic final weekend of the regular Women’s Super League season. The Saints were the only unbeaten team heading into the showdown against old rivals Wigan, but the fact they had drawn two games meant that …

“When I first arrived I didn’t know if I’d last six months so to have been here for 14 years is a great feeling and it’s an unbelievable journey that I’ve had. “It probably hit me most this week when I was speaking to my eldest daughter about my last …

He added: “It’s a sell out, it will be loud and vocal and there is a lot to play for which is great. They are looking to get into the top six, we are playing to stay on top of the table. “It’s been a special week and I bought …

An international team of archaeologists explores megastructures in the Arabian desert. BBC News

The secrets of the Neanderthal discoveries in the Mandrin Cave in France are revealed. BBC News