Wallabies fans, your prayers have been answered. Or maybe not, depending on who you are.

Les Kiss, who has recorded three wins and a draw in his short tenure as coach so far, will reportedly name Joseph Su’uali’i on the wing for this Sunday’s one-off Test match against the Springboks.

Rugby Australia poached Su’uali’i from rugby league last year on a three-year deal worth an estimated $5 million, and the position he plays has since been a constant source of debate. In all 22 starts he has made for Australia, he has played at outside centre.

The Wallabies will play the two-time reigning World Cup champions South Africa at 7:45pm on Sunday (AEST) in Perth.

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The number of men’s 100m national championships that Australian sprinter Rohan Browning won during his career. The 28-year-old has retired after winning Commonwealth Games gold in the men’s 4x100m relay in Glasgow earlier this year. A two-time Olympian, Browning’s personal best of 10.01 seconds makes him the fourth-fastest Australian ever. In a post to Instagram, Browning said his career was “truly the best years, but it’s time to hang them up”.

“Rugby league can be a pretty brutal game and we spend most of the year trying to bash each other, but when something bigger than footy happens, this game has a pretty incredible way of coming together.”
Jai Arrow in a speech at the NRL’s ‘Stand With Jai Gala Dinner: A Night to Remember” event honouring him. Arrow retired in May after announcing he had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, a progressive condition that weakens the body’s muscles and currently has no cure. More than 600 people attended the gala, with hosts Jake Duke and Danika Mason reading Arrow’s tribute alongside him.

The world record for the fastest time to limbo skate 50 metres is held by India’s Shrishti Dharmendra Sharma. In 2023, she roller-skated the distance in 6.94 seconds under bars 30 centimetres off the ground.

🚴‍♀️ Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi has won silver in the women’s road race at the Asian Games in Japan, becoming Afghanistan’s first female medallist at the competition since 2002. The 23-year-old fled Afghanistan in 2021 after the Taliban returned to power, having trained disguised as a man and faced attacks while cycling as a teenager. Hashimi, who now lives and trains in Italy, said the medal “can show a lot of resilience from Afghan women”. In a post to Instagram, Hashimi added: “This achievement is not only personal. I dedicate it to every woman and girl around the world who continues to pursue her dreams despite challenges and obstacles.”

🏉 The AFL will introduce an additional First Nations list spot for every AFL and AFLW club from the 2027 season, creating more opportunities for First Nations players to reach the highest level. Clubs will have one additional Category B Rookie List spot for the AFL and one additional Rookie List spot for the AFLW. The spots are optional. There are currently 66 First Nations players on AFL lists and 22 in the AFLW. The AFL has a target of 111 First Nations players across both competitions by 2030.

🥊 The world’s first reported human vs robot MMA fight ended with a six-foot-tall robot flooring U.S. influencer Frankie Lapenna with a jumping kick. Lapenna took on the humanoid robot nicknamed Terminator in an MMA cage as onlookers watched. Lapenna initially landed several shots on the robot before it knocked him to the canvas, where he was unable to get back up. The clip ended with the robot shaking out its limbs. In a post to Instagram, Lapenna said: “Are we officially cooked g[a]ng?” You tell us. Watch snippets of the fight here.

Reporting by Pavitra Ravi.

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The five Sydney Swans players suspended for breaching the club’s standards last month are set to return to the club this week for the first time.

The five players - Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon, and Riley Bice - have been stood down since August after breaching the club’s standards of staying out late, drinking, and having people back to the team hotel.

Four of the five have spoken to Victoria Police as part of a sexual assault investigation relating to an incident on the same evening. TDA is not suggesting the players face allegations, only that they have spoken to police.

It’s been reported this week that the players will attend end-of-season exit meetings at the club’s Moore Park base.

Those reports were confirmed this morning by club CEO Matthew Pavlich, who said: “I want them to come in and do what we’d normally do at the end of a season, which is, yeah, player exit meetings. If they’ve got something to say to their player group, if they’ve got something to say to the club, then we’ll hear them out then.”

The club also released a statement today revealing that key forward Joel Amartey has told the Swans he will exercise his rights as a free agent and request a trade to Carlton for next season.

The 27-year-old was drafted to the Swans in 2018 and has played 76 games and kicked 114 goals for the club.

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Brisbane Lions star Lachie Neale is likely to miss this weekend’s AFL Grand Final after the AFL tribunal upheld a one-match ban. Neale was suspended after striking Hawthorn’s Jack Ginnivan during Brisbane’s preliminary final win last Saturday.

The Brisbane Lions confirmed in a statement this morning that the club will appeal the AFL Tribunal’s decision.

The Lions are playing the Fremantle Dockers in the 2026 Grand Final at 2:30pm on Saturday (AEST).

Here’s what to know.

Neale was facing a one-match suspension for striking Hawthorn’s Jack Ginnivan during Saturday’s preliminary final. The strike was seen as intentional and of medium impact.

The 33-year-old midfielder has played in the past three Grand Finals with Brisbane, captaining the club to premierships in 2024 and 2025. He is also a two-time winner of the Brownlow Medal, which is awarded annually to the AFL’s best and fairest player.

During the Tribunal, Neale’s lawyer submitted the following arguments:

Neale has played 320 AFL matches and has never previously been suspended. He has also been the recipient of numerous football-related accolades. Andrew Woods KC, making submissions for the AFL, argued that it was a “very clear strike”, with Neale’s arm hitting Ginnivan’s body.

After four and a half hours of evidence and deliberation, the Tribunal panel came to the decision that “this was a forceful blow, delivered with a swinging arm and an open hand.”

The findings added: “In the end, Neale delivered an intentional strike off the ball to an unsuspecting opponent…Even Neale’s outstanding record does not render a one-match suspension for that act inappropriate or unreasonable.”

The club has said it will appeal the decision and the AFL has announced the AFL Appeal Board Hearing will be held at 4pm on Thursday, less than 48 hours before the Grand Final.