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Captain ‘fuming’, coach sacked on the spot

The club announced ahead of a scheduled board meeting on Tuesday night the decision had already been made to terminate Griffin’s contract early. Dragons CEO Ryan Webb said in a statement: “These decisions are never taken lightly and on behalf of the club I want to thank Anthony for all his hard work during his time at the Dragons.Watch every game of every round of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE on Kayo Sports. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >“Unfortunately our performances over the first 10 games of this season have not met the club’s expectations so it was decided he should finish up his duties this week.”The club said Dragons assistant coach Ryan Carr will assume interim coaching duties this week. The club will continue to scout for coaching candidates for the 2024 season.According to reports, Jason Ryles, Dean Young and Ben Hornby continue to be considered the top candidates. It comes less than 24 hours after reports first emerged directors had reached an ag

As health rumors swirl, Lukashenko video released

A Belarusian state news channel released new images of President Alexander Lukashenko on Monday (May 15), in what would be his first public appearance in almost a week as speculation over his health grows. Kristy Kilburn reports. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au

ASX 200 expected to see a ‘flat start’ to trading

The ASX 200 is expected to see a “flat start” to trading today, according to CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski. “Futures are largely unchanged, to an extent reflecting something of an underwhelming session as far as Wall Street was concerned,” he told Sky News Australia. “We had the Dow finish with a small improvement, the S&P 500 up by a third of a per cent.” Presented by CommSec. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au

Baghdad repairs kindle guarded optimism

Buoyed by high oil prices, relative stability and the support of powerful political factions, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's new government is pushing to improve basic services across Baghdad. Kristy Kilburn reports. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au

Rugby star carries terminally-ill teammate

The two Leeds Rhinos legends have been raising money and awareness for those with Motor Neurone Disease after Burrow became ill with the condition in 2019.Their inspirational exploits have seen millions of dollars raised in the last few years.And their latest act saw Sinfield running in the inaugural Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon – and helping his friend Burrow around the course.Their race culminated with Sinfield picking up and carrying Burrow over the line at the end of the race.The moment sparked huge cheers and emotional applause from those watching on.Sinfield, 42, gave Burrow a peck on the cheek before preparing to return him to his chair.Fans were moved by the scenes, with one person on Twitter hailing Burrow as an “absolute gem of a human”.While another hailed the rugby league duo as a “pair of absolute heroes”.Sinfield previously told the Sun: “There’ll be 12,500 people running, hopefully 100,000 lining the streets.“Even if it was just Rob and I, we’d have a great time – there’s n