Rugby League

Australian star Jai Field runs the length of the field to score as Wigan Warriors coast to victory over cash-strapped Salford Red Devils. BBC News

Watch highlights as St Helens secure a narrow 14-13 Super League win at Catalans Dragons thanks to Jonny Lomax’s late drop-goal. Pictures courtesy of SuperLeague+. Available to UK users only. MATCH REPORT: Late Lomax drop-goal seals thrilling win for Saints BBC News

Catalans: Tomkins, Makinson, Laguerre, Smith, Cotric, Fages, Keary, Partington, Whitehead, Sironen, Bousquet, Da Costa, Pangai Jr. Interchanges: Romano, Satae, Seguier, Maria. St Helens: Welsby, Bennison, Robertson, Percival, Sambou, Sailor, Lomax (c), Walmsley, Whitley, Batchelor, Knowles. Interchanges: Clark, Paasi, Wingfield, Delaney. Referee: Jack Smith. BBC News

Watch highlights as Wakefield Trinity score seven tries in an impressive 40-14 win over Leigh Leopards in Super League. BBC News

Salford Red Devils have signed versatile St Helens youngster Jonny Vaughan on loan for the rest of the season. Vaughan, 20, can play at either centre or as a back row forward, and made eight appearances for Saints last year, but none in the current campaign. He is available to …

Watch highlights as Warrington come back from 14-6 down to claim a narrow 16-14 win over Leeds Rhinos in Super League. BBC News

Wakefield were good value for their victory as they consigned Leigh to a second successive Super League defeat, playing Adrian Lam’s side off the park for much of the 80 minutes. Their first score came as McMeeken and Russell combined, with the former sending the latter through, and they were …

Wigan Warriors full-back Jai Field has signed a new four-year deal at the reigning Super League champions. The 27-year-old joined Wigan from NRL side Parramatta Eels in 2021 but suffered an injury-hit start during his debut against Leigh Leopards. He went on to return later that year and had a …

Watch highlights as Hull FC claim their fourth win in six Super League games this season with a 24-14 victory at Castleford. BBC News

Herman Ese’ese has signed a new contract to stay at Hull FC until the end of the 2029 Super League season. The Auckland-born prop was already contracted until the end of next season, but he has added three more years on, while the club has an option to extend it …

Castleford: Hoy, Simm, Cini, Wood, Senior, Asi, Milnes, Lawler, Rimbu, Singleton, Hodson, Mellor, Westerman. Interchanges: Robb, Mustapha, Okoro, Griffin. Hull FC: Rapana, Briscoe, Litten, Chamberlain, Martin, Cust, Sezer, Ese’ese, Bourouh, Knight, Fash, Lane, Asiata. Interchanges: Ashworth, Eseh, Kirby, Moy. Referee: Liam Moore. BBC News

Salford Red Devils have failed to pay players and staff on time for the second occcasion this season, as their financial issues continue. The club had a tumultuous off-season and were granted an early payment of their 2025 revenue share before the current campaign had begun. The Red Devils were …

Salford Red Devils’ squad will always be consistent in their attitude no matter the club’s situation off the field, head coach Paul Rowley has said. The club have twice been placed under a sustainability cap by the RFL over financial troubles, with delays in funds being transferred by the investment …

St Helens can build consistency as the season draws on if they can keep finding measures to improve their game, head coach Paul Wellens said. Having won their first four games of the season – including a record 82-0 thrashing of Salford Red Devils – Saints have lost two of …

They have been under sustainability cap restrictions amid continued financial uncertainty following a proposed takeover, with head coach Paul Rowley unable to select his strongest team. Delays in funds being transferred by the investment group headed by Swiss banker Dario Berta also led to February’s wages for players and staff …

Securing the Ashes series this autumn gives England the chance to test their mettle against the world champions, after an eight-year wait. That last meeting was in the 2017 World Cup final, which Australia won. Since then, the Kangaroos have won the world crown again, doing so in England in …

Hull FC have appointed Gareth Ellis as director of rugby and wellbeing. The 43-year-old former Black and Whites captain returned to the club in a wellbeing and welfare role last April after a brief spell with charity Rugby League Cares. “Hull FC means a great deal to me, and I’m …

Warrington Wolves half-back Marc Sneyd says his new side have the ability to go on to win an elusive first Super League title. The 34-year-old joined the Wire from Salford earlier this month after the Red Devils had been plagued by off-field issues in the lead-up to – and aftermath …

The Tonga and Samoa series were well received and a success for England, but all the games were staged at stadiums with capacities up to 25,000 in rugby league’s traditional heartland. However, the expected appetite for Australia’s visit has prompted the Rugby Football League and RL Commercial to think bigger …

One of the claimants in the rugby league case is Roy Heaney, 64, who played for Wigan and Salford in the 1980s having initially played football for Liverpool reserves and Bolton Wanderers. He has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia and probable CTE. He told BBC Sport he sustained regular concussions …