Bird wins appeal after conviction
Australian star Greg Bird has his conviction for glassing his girlfriend quashed on appeal.

Kear & Ford rule out England role
Wakefield boss John Kear joins England rugby union defence coach Mike Ford in distancing himself from the vacant position in charge of the England rugby league side.

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Wakefield's Walker suffered from heart defect
An undetected heart defect led to a 20-year-old rugby league player collapsing and dying during a match, an inquest hears.

Huddersfield sign centre Cording
Huddersfield Giants sign former Castleford centre Jamie Cording on a one-year part-time deal.

Prop Stosic could leave Wakefield
Passport problems could force Wakefield to cancel the contract of Australian prop James Stosic.

Salford seal deal for Holdsworth
Salford City Reds complete the signing of Canterbury Bulldogs utility player Daniel Holdsworth.

Leeds face kick-off at Crusaders
Leeds will begin the defence of their Super League title with a trip to Wrexham to face the Crusaders on Friday, 29 January.

Hull KR face fine over accounts
Hull KR are set to be fined for late accounting by Companies House.

Wigan sign Deacon from Bradford
Former Great Britain scrum-half Paul Deacon joins Wigan from Bradford on a three-year contract.

Bradford Bulls to bring in Orford
Bradford agree a deal to sign Manly Sea Eagles captain Matt Orford on a lucrative three-year deal.

England to seek full-time coach
England are set to revert to a full-time coach following Tony Smith's decision to step down from the role.

Eastmond touted as Long successor
St Helens scrum-half Kyle Eastmond is tipped to be Sean Long's successor after being awarded the number seven shirt.