The NRL has fined the Penrith Panthers $50,000, after one of the club’s trainers ran in front on Gold Coast Titans player Jayden Campbell as he prepared to kick a sideline conversion. The trainer, Corey Bocking, has also been suspended for five matches.

Campbell’s kick was unsuccessful and meant the Titans lead was only two points and not four. The Panthers drew level before full time with a two-point field goal and went on to win the match in golden point.

The club released a statement today which described the incident as “an honest mistake”.

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The number of goals Geelong Cats star Jeremy Cameron kicked during the side’s 153-65 win against Port Adelaide yesterday. With three games and finals left in the season, Cameron has kicked 76 goals so far and is the heavy favourite to win the Coleman Medal. The next best are Port Adelaide’s Mitch Georgiades and the Suns’ Ben King, who are tied on 51 goals.

"I pushed as hard as I could. When I saw Lando going for a [pit stop], I knew I'd have to overtake on track, which is easier said than done around here."
Australian Formula One driver Oscar Piastri after losing to McLaren teammate Lando Norris at the Hungarian Grand Prix by less than a second. Norris started in third and fell to fifth position on the opening lap before deciding to employ the strategy of stopping only once at the pits. The strategy paid off with every other driver, including Piastri, stopping twice. Piastri’s lead over Norris in the drivers' championship was reduced from 16 points to nine. The next race on the F1 calendar is the Dutch GP on 31 August. 

On the first British and Irish Lions tour in 1888, the Lions travelled around Australia and New Zealand for 249 days and played 35 matches. They won 27, drew six, and lost two. 

⛳ Japanese golfer Miyu Yamashita won the Women’s Open, the fifth and final major of the year, at Royal Porthcawl in Wales. Yamashita finished the tournament two shots ahead of England’s Charley Hull. The victory is not only Yamashita’s first major title, but first on the LPGA Tour. The tournament also fell on the weekend of her 24th birthday. The best performing Australian was Stephanie Kyriacou, who finished tied for eighth. 

🚴‍♂️ Australian cyclist Sarah Gigante finished sixth overall in the women’s Tour de France. Gigante was in second place before the ninth and final stage overnight before dropping down the leaderboard. France’s Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the tour after claiming victory in both of the final two stages. The Olympic mountain biking champion won by a margin of three minutes and 42 seconds. Last year’s tour was decided by just four seconds.

🏐 The Melbourne Vixens pulled off a shock upset to defeat the West Coast Fever 59-58 in the Super Netball grand final on Saturday. The Vixens finished the season as the fourth-ranked team in the competition, while the Fever won the minor premiership and were on a record 13-match win streak until Saturday’s loss. It is the second Super Netball grand final that the Vixens have won after claiming their first with another victory over the Fever in 2020. They also made the grand final in 2022 and 2024 but lost on both occasions.

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The swimming world championships finished last night, with stellar performances from Meg Harris, Jenna Forrester and the 4x100m medley relay team closing out a successful week for Australia. 

The Dolphins finished second behind the U.S. on the final medal tally with eight gold, six silver, and six bronze medals. 

Harris won the women’s 50m freestyle, becoming the first Australian to win the event since Bronte Campbell in 2015. The result comes after the 23-year-old won silver in the event at the Paris Olympics. 

She said: "I did the dream that I've been dreaming this whole time, like this is why I swim – also for the enjoyment – but it is nice winning.”

Forrester finished tied for second in the women’s 400m individual medley, behind Canada’s Summer McIntosh. In the women’s 4x100m medley relay, Australia were beaten by the U.S, who set a new world record in the event. 

Other standout performances from over the weekend included Lani Pallister finishing second behind American swim legend Katie Ledecky in the women’s 800m freestyle, and Cam McEvoy winning gold in the men’s 50m freestyle.

Head coach Rohan Taylor said: “The main purpose of this campaign was to set ourselves up for the runway into the LA Olympics but also to take a pulse check on where we are. There are a lot of great takeaways.”

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The weekend was a big one for Australian rugby union, as the Wallabies and Wallaroos were both in action in Sydney. Here’s what you may have missed. 

The Wallabies produced an outstanding performance on Saturday night to beat the British and Irish Lions 22-12. Despite the Lions claiming the series with their controversial victory in Melbourne the week before, both teams still had plenty to play for.

The Wallabies came into the game wanting to avoid being whitewashed by the Lions for the first time since 1904, and the Lions hoped to establish themselves as the greatest Lions outfit of all time. 

In wet conditions in Sydney, Australia came out firing, scoring an early try and converting a penalty to lead 8-0 at half-time. The game was delayed shortly after half-time as lock James Ryan was stretchered off the field following a head knock, and a lightning delay stopped play for 30 minutes. 

Soon after the extended break, winger Max Jorgensen scored a brilliant runaway try for the Wallabies to extend the home side’s lead to 15-0. The Lions struck back with a try of their own via Welsh flanker Jac Morgan before the Wallabies’ replacement scrum half Tate McDermott scored a 70th-minute try to effectively seal the match. 

Coach Joe Schmidt said: "I'm just relieved and incredibly proud. We worked really hard to build that 8-0 lead. Coming off after the lightning could've destabilised things, so to stay focused and defend well was a real testament to the players' character.”

During their time in Australia, the Lions won eight of their nine matches. Their next Australian tour will be in 2037. In 2029, they are set to tour New Zealand and play a Test series against the All Blacks. 

On Friday night, the Wallaroos downed Wales 36-5 at North Sydney Oval. The result is a confidence booster for the Wallaroos after losing the first Test against Wales 21-12. It also marked the side’s last match before the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England later this month. 

Captain Emily Chancellor said: “You can let a little bit of doubt creep in after last week's performance, but to know that we can bounce back in a week and we can…  make such small tweaks to put a whole performance together I think puts us in a really confident position.”

At the World Cup, the Wallaroos are in Pool A alongside England, the U.S, and Samoa. 

Earlier today, it was revealed World Rugby will pay for Australia and New Zealand’s women’s teams to fly business class to the tournament. The move is a testament to the growing investment in the women’s game.

The Wallabies will now begin preparing for The Rugby Championship, which starts in just two weeks. Australia’s first fixture will be against South Africa in Johannesburg on Sunday 17 August at 1am (AEST). 

The Wallaroos’ first match of the World Cup is against Samoa in Manchester, UK, on Saturday 23 August at 9pm (AEST).