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Australia to host 2026 Rugby League World Cup

Australia have been handed hosting rights to the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, with some matches to also be played in Papua New Guinea.

AAP

“Why are we doing this?”: Bob Varsha recalls the doomed 1996 U.S. 500

Bob Varsha recalls one of the strangest moments in U.S. motorsports history: when a rival race went wheel-to-wheel with the Indy 500.

Motorsport

Holders La Rochelle Face 'Crucial' Champions Cup Week

Double Champions Cup winners La Rochelle are among a host of clubs battling for a place in the Champions Cup last 16 when they head to Sale in Pool 2 on Sunday in the final weekend of the group stage.

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The co-founders of now-shuttered IRL are suing its investors in the latest development of the startup’s saga

Just two years ago, the Gen Z-messaging app IRL was flying high with a $1.2 billion valuation.

Fortune

Indian Racing League event in Hyderabad shifted to Chennai

Hyderabad to miss out on IRL race; shifted to Chennai due to police pressure. Fans to get full refunds; ECI's election mandate cited as reason. Formula E event in city next year unlikely to be affected.

The Hindu

Actor Naga Chaitanya acquires ownership of Hyderabad Blackbirds racing team

Actor Naga Chaitanya has acquired ownership of Hyderabad Blackbirds, a team participating in Formula 4 Indian Championship. The Championship will be held alongside Indian Racing League (IRL) in Hyderabad. Chaitanya is looking forward to the street races and believes it will be a great experience for viewers. Last year, Blackbirds'…

The Hindu

What could have been: A forgotten F1 racer’s Ganassi cameos split by seven years

The 2005 season was a period of change for the Indy Racing League side of the US open-wheel split, as road and street courses were added to the schedule for the first time since the inception of Tony George’s series in 1996. And two impressive performances from a series rookie…

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As SoftBank sues IRL for $150M after startup admitted 95% of its users were fake, VCs stress 'uncomfortable' due diligence

SoftBank says it “relied on the accuracy of representations from IRL’s executives" when investing. VCs say that doesn't cut it.

Fortune

What could have been: A forgotten F1 racer’s Ganassi cameos split by seven years

Autosport

Rugby league bosses target Australia or New Zealand for next World Cup

Bosses at rugby league's world governing body on Thursday pinpointed Australia or New Zealand as the venue for the next World Cup.

Radio France Internationale

Shaun Wane: Revised international calendar a shot in the arm for rugby league

A World Cup in the southern hemisphere and the return of Ashes tours are on the horizon.

The Independent UK

2026 Rugby League World Cup to be hosted in southern hemisphere

France pulled out of hosting the tournament in May.

The Independent UK

VCs weigh in on IRL, the social app unicorn with 95% fake users: ‘Inexcusable’

Chamath Palihapitiya warned of “deeply inexperienced” VCs who “don't even know how to ask the basic questions.”

Fortune

Social app IRL closes after just 5% of accounts found to be real

IRL raised hundreds of millions of dollars, but will now return funds to shareholders

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Fortune

IRL admits 95% of its app users fake, will shut down

IRL hit a $1.2 billion valuation a few years ago and boasted of its "unicorn status."

Daily Mirror

Qatar make shock bid to stage 2025 Rugby League World Cup after France pull plug

Qatar are expected to make a bid to stage another major global sporting event, following on from their hosting of the football World Cup in 2022

The Independent UK

Qatar emerges as surprise contender to host 2025 Rugby League World Cup

The Gulf nation has never played an international rugby league match.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand ponders bid to host 2025 Rugby League World Cup with Australia

NRL chief says France’s withdrawal is ‘disappointing’ but NZRL says it would be a great opportunity for Indigenous and Pasifika communities

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The Independent UK

Rugby League World Cup in doubt as France withdraw as hosts

The move affects the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments

The Independent UK

France announces decision to withdraw from hosting 2025 World Cup

The move affects the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments.

AFP

Neville appointed as first woman to officiate at men's RWC

Paris (AFP) - Irish referee Joy Neville will become the first woman to officiate at the men's Rugby World Cup after being named on the 26-person panel by World Rugby on Wednesday.

Motorsport

Latest GP Long Beach “resounding success” says president

That year, the race was the final one under Champ Car regulations, as preseason the Indy Racing League and Champ Car World Series had announced their merger, which produced what is now known today as the NTT IndyCar Series. Since each of the original series had their obligations to fulfill…

Daily Mirror

World Cup referee who threw tantrum at fellow officials suspended over his antics

Referee Laurent Abrial stole the limelight at last week's Wheelchair Rugby World Cup final, and now the Frenchman has been reprimanded for his antics by his nation's federation.

AFP

Dupont, Am among World Rugby men's player of the year nominees

Paris (AFP) - Last year's winner Antoine Dupont as well as South Africa's Lukhanyo Am are among four nominees for the World Rugby men's player of the year award, the global body announced on Monday.

AAP

NRL plots new path for international game

The scrapping of rugby league's Pacific Test weekend leaves an important part of the international game's future up in the air.

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