Ocean Protect Stadium will play host to Sunday’s
Round 14 NRL game between Cronulla Sharks and
St. George Illawarra Dragons. The game kicks off at 4:05 pm with Cronulla Sharks heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Cronulla Sharks vs.
St. George Illawarra Dragons
game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Sunday June 7, 2026 at 4:05 pm

Where: Ocean Protect Stadium

Bet 💰: Bet On This Match HERE

Cronulla Sharks vs St. George Illawarra Dragons Odds

Cronulla Sharks vs St. George Illawarra Dragons Preview

One of rugby league’s fiercest rivalries takes centre stage on Sunday as Cronulla looks to continue its climb up the ladder against a St George Illawarra side buoyed by a long-awaited breakthrough victory. The Sharks have won back-to-back matches to re-establish themselves as a finals contender, overcoming injuries to key personnel and finding ways to grind out results. The Dragons finally celebrated their first win of the season last week, upsetting Brisbane in a performance that showcased the potential of their emerging young forwards. Valentine Holmes played a major role in that success and now faces a significant challenge against Cronulla’s experienced backline. While the Dragons snapped a lengthy losing streak in this fixture last season, the Sharks have dominated the rivalry for much of the past decade and remain particularly difficult to beat at home.

Brexton Busch, the 11-year-old son of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, returned to the racetrack Tuesday for the first time since his dad’s death nearly two weeks ago.

Busch ran practice laps at Charlotte Motor Speedway ahead of the CookOut Summer Shootout, a Legend Car Series race. Kyle Busch, 41, died unexpectedly late last month after a battle with pneumonia turned into sepsis.

A private memorial was held for Busch on Tuesday afternoon. The family announced that a public memorial would take place later this year.

Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 7 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and his son Brexton Busch walk onstage during driver introductions before the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 Racing 208 at Echo Park Speedway in Hampton, Ga., on Feb. 21, 2026. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

“On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch,” the family said in a statement following Busch’s death on May 21.

TWO-TIME NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPION KYLE BUSCH TRAGICALLY DIES AT 41 AFTER HOSPITALIZATION

“Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans.”

Brexton Busch has a NASCAR ride at RCR

Busch was a two-time Cup champion and undoubtedly a future Hall of Famer. He’d been in the Cup Series since 2004, making 762 career starts with 63 wins. The 41-year-old won the championship in 2015 and 2019, and had 234 victories across all three NASCAR national series.

Busch is the all-time record-holder for wins in both the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (102) and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (69). Busch’s 234th and final NASCAR win came at Dover one week before his death, when he led 147 laps in a dominating Truck Series victory. 

Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 7 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, is congratulated by his son Brexton Busch after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 Racing 208 at Echo Park Speedway in Hampton, Ga., on Feb. 21, 2026. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

One day after his death, car owner Richard Childress told reporters that RCR would suspend the use of Busch’s No. 8 until Brexton is eligible to use it.

“Richard Childress Racing has elected to suspend use of the No. 8 and will run the No. 33 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and beyond,” the team said in a statement. “Kyle Busch was instrumental in the design of RCR’s stylized No. 8, and it has become synonymous with Kyle and an important symbol for his fans and the NASCAR industry. No one can carry it forward to the level that he did.

“The No. 8 is reserved and ready for Brexton Busch when he is ready to go NASCAR racing.”

Brexton, 11, has been an up-and-coming racer for some time now. In recent years, Kyle had spent much of his own racing season following Brexton around during the week.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch and his wife Samantha stand before the start of the 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala., on Oct. 14, 2018. (Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports)

Samantha Busch is among the most active of the drivers’ wives on social media, and has spent several years now documenting life with both Kyle and Brexton racing.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP

Earlier this year, Brexton raced against his dad for the first time at the Tulsa Shootout.

The age limit to race in the NASCAR Cup Series is 18. Brexton would, however, be eligible to race in the Truck Series when he turns 16.

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) moves the ball up court against the New York Knicks during the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

SAN ANTONIO  — A fan ran onto the court midway through the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center, appearing to try to take a selfie next to San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama.

The fan came from the sideline opposite the team benches, starting from behind the play and running into San Antonio’s offensive end. The person was quickly pulled from the court by two security guards and it did not appear the person made any contact with Wembanyama or any New York players.

A fan just ran on the court 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/hHJRDRrBA7

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 4, 2026

Play was stopped for about a minute before the game resumed with a jump ball. The fan was taken out of the court area through a baseline tunnel.

The Knicks went on to beat the Spurs, 105-95, to take the opener.

Philippine men’s football team in action during the Tri-Nation Friendlies at Rizal Memorial Stadium. –PFF PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines–The Philippine men’s football team rolled past Guam, 5-1, on Wednesday in a winning start to the Tri-Nation Friendlies at Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Debutant Cole Mrowka scored the opening goal early on to set up a dominant showing by the Filipino booters in the first of two scheduled friendlies in a span of six days.

Mrowka, attached with Major League Soccer side Columbus Crew, struck six minutes after kickoff in a fitting start to his stint with the national team.

Jarvey Gayoso doubled the lead in the 18th before Santi Rublico produced his first international goal before halftime as the Philippines went up 3-0.

Levi Burg pulled one back for the visitors before the Philippines added two more, all from Andre Leipold.

Leipold’s goals came in the 63rd and near the final whistle.

The hosts will face Myanmar on Tuesday at the same venue to wrap up the Tri-Nation campaign, which is aimed at preparing the team before the Asean Hyundai Cup that starts next month.

Myanmar and Guam square off on Thursday as part of the Tri-Nation schedule.

As we count down to the first college football game of the 2026 season, we continue our new series: The records of each top CFB program in the West against all the others in the region.

Some schools have met many times over the years, while others are beginning new rivalries in the wake of recent realignment.

For each opponent in the table below, we provide the total games played, wins, losses, ties, winning percentage, first year played, and most recent contest.

We continue with Arizona, which has played 791 games vs. regional foes, winning 413, losing 360, and tying 18 for a winning percentage of .534.

The Wildcats have recorded the most wins (52) and lost the most games (46) against Arizona State (with one tie). ASU is also UA’s most-played opponent at 99 games.

Here is a breakdown of the Arizona’s records vs. the region’s teams.

Iowa football’s all-time leading rusher is getting the recognition he deserves.

Sedrick Shaw was a Hawkeye from 1993-96. Shaw rushed for a school-record 4,156 yards and is tied with Tavian Banks for the most career rushing touchdowns with 33.

Advertisement

Despite his name being strung across the Hawkeye football record book, Shaw hadn’t been inducted into the Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame. That will change soon.

On Wednesday, Iowa announced its 2026 Athletics Hall of Fame class. Shaw joins six other former Iowa athletes in the 2026 Hall of Fame class:

• Kim Baker-El Abiad: Women’s Gymnastics

• Klas Bergstrom: Men’s Tennis

• Diane DeMiro Simmons: Field Hockey

• Amy Herrig Tanny: Women’s Basketball

• Matt McDonough: Men’s Wrestling

• Janet Moylan Ritter: Volleyball

This is the 37th Hall of Fame class for Iowa. The inductees will be honored and inducted into the Hall of Fame on Friday, Sept. 4, the night before the Hawkyes open the football season against Northern Illinois.

The ceremony is open to the public and will take place at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the ceremony starting at 6:30 p.m. The admission cost is $25.

Advertisement

Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Zach on X: @zach_hiney

This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa football legend selected to Hawkeyes’ 2026 Hall of Fame class

Tyson Fury came up short when twice attempting to hand Oleksandr Usyk a maiden pro defeat back in 2024. Now, his uncle and former trainer, Peter Fury, has highlighted the key reason why he believes ‘The Gypsy King’ was unable to best the Ukrainian.

Peter Fury trained his nephew for his famous unified heavyweight world title win over Wladimir Klitschko back in 2015, arguably the most impressive victory of his career. However, following a three-year hiatus from the sport, Fury returned with Ben Davison in his corner. 

Davison worked with Fury for five fights, until SugarHill Steward was appointed for the Deontay Wilder rematch; a move which proved to be a successful one as the ‘Kronk’ style aided Fury in two legendary triumphs over ‘The Bronze Bomber’.

Yet, when challenging for the undisputed throne, Fury and Steward were unable to get the better of Usyk and the Briton suffered a first career defeat, before losing once more in the rematch.

Speaking to talkSPORT Boxing, Peter Fury, who trained Rico Verhoeven in his controversial clash with Usyk last month, explained that his nephew was not front-footed enough in his bouts with Usyk, believing that he did not use his size to his advantage.

“As soon as the opening bell [went] and I seen how he was performing, I thought, ‘he is doing it wrong’. You’re a bigger man, coming in at 20 stone and doing all the wrong things; instead of going forward, [you’re] standing back. 

“He has got his team there and I am not criticising anybody but both of the tactics were not good in both of them fights. Its was gone about wrong because, when you look at the structure of Usyk and what he does, to stand off and try and box an elite boxer, who is lighter than you, who is giving pounds away, he is going to ping you all over the shop.”

Verhoeven’s efforts and Peter Fury’s tactics against Usyk have been lauded in the last two weeks, described by some to be providers of Usyk’s ‘toughest professional fight’, with the Dutchman now entering the world rankings despite losing the contest.

Mercifully, the so-called triangle of authority has not been resurrected, instead allowed to stay in its grave.

The Vikings had a press conference for new GM Nolan Teasley earlier in the day. Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf, the one commonly tasked with media duties, got asked about who gets the final say on personnel. Per Wilf, it’s the GM’s job to pick the 53, which is the way to go.

Vikings Send a Poor Idea Packing

Once upon a time, the Minnesota Vikings employed a quarterback who didn’t believe he had the authority to call a timeout, leading to a costly penalty. Afterwards, there was some clunky press conference moments as the passer and head coach had to explain what took place.

Shouldn’t a team empower the fabulously wealthy QB1 to perform a task as basic as a timeout?

In the hire at GM, the Vikings have avoided the blunder that once beset the Kirk Cousins and Mike Zimmer Vikings. The GM is going to be allowed to do GM things. Otherwise, why bother with the hire unless there’s full autonomy to do the basic functions of the job? Handcuffing a key person leads to predictable foibles.

In Mr. Teasley, the Vikings have hired somebody to choose the roster. That’s as fundamental to being a GM as passing is to a QB (or call a timeout, as the case may be).

Check out how Wilf described the situation: “He’s the general manager of the organization. He has final say on the roster, the 53. But in the end, he’s going to lean heavily — and he’ll say it himself — on our head coach, obviously, and people like Rob Brzezinski.” So, collaboration but with the tiebreaker residing in Teasley.

As it relates to who is above Teasley, Wilf said that the new GM will report directly to ownership.

Given the team’s history, people online noticed and chimed-in on the situation. Tom Pelissero, for instance, said, “Vikings owner/president Mark Wilf says new GM Nolan Teasley will have final say over the roster. Both Teasley and coach Kevin O’Connell will report to ownership, with EVP Rob Brzezinski reporting to Teasley.”

Thor Nystrom jumped into the mix: “Mark Wilf just said Nolan Teasley has final say on the 53-man roster. That’s all I wanted to hear during this presser — that’s a win.”

What’s similarly of note was Teasley’s emphasis on learning what the coaching staff needs.

Back in those Zimmer days, Rick Spielman failed to maintain harmony with the head coach. Some friction is a good thing, but there does need to a resolution. A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand; eventually, Zimmer and Spielman were both fired largely due to internal disagreement that could never be reconciled in a productive way.

Teasley’s task involves gaining an expert understanding of what the coaches need before then acquiring players to fulfill the coaching staff’s vision. Sounds basic, but it’s not always a foregone conclusion within a sport where everybody is ultra opinionated.

The coming days and weeks are sure to be hectic for Teasley. He has much to learn about life in Eagan before he then makes a pile of consequential decisions. The good news is merely that he’ll be allowed to function in a normal manner. Just as a restaurant shouldn’t hire a chef before insisting this person can’t cook, a football team shouldn’t prohibit a GM from shaping the roster.

On the field, the Vikings have been moving through OTAs. Next up is mandatory minicamp before a good size summer break. In all likelihood, downtime for the players will mean long hours for the front office executive who is being tasked with moving Minnesota from good to great.

Senior Editor for Vikings Territory & PurplePTSD . Twitter & Bluesky: @VikingsGazette. Email: k.joudry[at]vikingsterritory[dot]com. Canadian. Jude 1:24-25.

The French capital laid on a hero’s welcome Sunday for Paris Saint-Germain players to mark their second Champions League title victory, which was marred by violent clashes overnight across France and led police to detain hundreds of people.

Tens of thousands of flag-waving fans took to the streets again to see the team parade from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to the Champ de Mars plaza in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.

The team flew back from Budapest where they beat English Premier League champions Arsenal on Saturday night 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out.

Read morePSG beat Arsenal on penalties to win back-to-back Champions League titles

They were also received by President Emmanuel Macron before returning to their Parc des Princes stadium for a final encounter with fans.

A night of celebrations was blighted however by clashes between youths and police in Paris and other cities, cars set on fire and shops looted.

One man died riding his motorbike around the Paris ring road in celebration while authorities reported stabbings and other attacks. They said 57 police and 219 “participants” were injured. Eight of the injured were in critical condition.

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said there were 780 arrests across France, nearly a third more than when PSG’s triumph last year over Inter Milan also set off a night of disturbances. He said looting had taken place in around 15 cities across the country.

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.

Accept


Manage my choices

One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site.

Try again

Municipal workers hurried Sunday morning to clear the Paris streets of broken glass, damaged bus shelters, trash cans and burned out cars and bikes before PSG’s return.

Advertisement

French President Emmanuel Macron called the violence “unspeakable”.

But amid political recriminations over the troubles, Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire played down the severity, saying such incidents were nothing new.

‘Brainless thugs’

“In the vast majority of cases, people celebrated with family and friends. And it was an extraordinary celebration,” the mayor told BFM TV. “And incidents on the fringes of major events have been going on for centuries.”

Gregoire blamed the “media coverage” of the unrest “and perhaps also the obsession of these troublemakers who come to cause trouble and show themselves on social media”.

Advertisement

“There’s a kind of escalation, a chain reaction, and an incitement, in a way, to do just about anything,” he added.

Read moreOne dead, 780 arrested across France as unrest mars PSG’s victory nightThe town hall for the Paris district that includes the Champs-Elysee, where tens of thousands went after the football victory, called for a ban on such gatherings.

On Saturday night, the “Champs-Élysées avenue and its surroundings ceased to be a place of celebration and became an arena of urban guerrilla warfare”, the town hall said in a statement.

Politicians from all sides lambasted the troubles and questioned the way it was handled.

Advertisement

Far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen wrote on X that “only in France does a football club’s victory spark riots”.

Valérie Pécresse, the head of the greater Paris council from the Republicans party, slammed “the brainless thugs who allow themselves to destroy everything, tarnishing the image of Paris and France!”.

She demanded “exemplary sanctions” in a post on X.

A spokesperson for the hard-left France Unbowed said: “We cannot be satisfied with the way last night’s event was managed and organised by the government.”

Advertisement

Riding high

Nunez promised “strongarm” security for Sunday’s celebrations as thousands of PSG supporters waited, waving flags and sporting PSG shirts. Some 6,000 police were on duty across the centre of the capital.

“We’re still riding yesterday’s high, so we want to keep the party going,” said 25-year-old Abou, a PSG fan “since he was little”.

“Paris, Paris” chanted supporters, as they filtered through security checkpoints to get spots near a stage where the players appeared. The “We Are the Champions” pop song blared out on speakers.

PSG captain Marquinhos and striker Ousmane Dembele were among the most applauded as they lifted the trophy before the adoring crowds. “We will be back next year for the third,” said Dembele.

Advertisement

But PSG’s Qatari president Nasser Al-Khelaifi appealed to the crowd: “Please celebrate calmly today. We must protect our city.”

The streets were so packed that the team arrived more than an hour late at the Champs-de-Mars where they paraded on a red, white and blue tricolour carpet to the stage.

Giant screens showed replays of the penalty shootout that brought the trophy back to Paris.

“It was great, there was the stress of the penalty shootout but it was good stress in the end,” said Mirna Makima, a 39-year-old physiotherapist who travelled from Belgium for the celebrations.

Advertisement

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)