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Kasey Badger is so determined to referee the NRL, she’s removing one of her ribs.

Which sounds a little, err, extreme.

At least until you hear the motivation behind it.

Specifically, the two years of chronic nerve pain which — running the length of her right arm, from shoulder to hand — has seen this promising whistleblower not only battle severe discomfort, but chase her dream on a diet of heavy medication, alternate healing, even a modified training program that banned swimming and push...

Joel Embiid was a broken man as he left the court in Toronto after the Raptors pulled off a famous 92-90, Game 7 win on Monday,

Embiid was all over Raptors freak Kawhi Leonard in the dying seconds, and the former Spurs superstar dropped the bomb anyway to send his team through to the eastern conference finals against Milwaukee.

For Toronto there is unbridled joy, for Philadelphia there is only the uncomfortable trepidation that comes with a “summer of uncertainty”.

Here are all the big...

THE new crop of young players are poised for a grand slam breakthrough and New York’s bright lights could provide the inspiration that finally gets one of them over the top, five-time US Open champion Roger Federer says.

The 37-year-old believes newcomers like German Alexander Zverev, 21, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, 20, and Canadian Denis Shapovalov, 19, are making strides to overtake himself, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

“It looks like the next generation has broken through even more...

Aussie F1 ace Daniel Ricciardo has put to bed rumours he and Perth model Jessica Gomes are an item after gossip on the 29-year-old’s love life spread like wildfire last year.

A report in the Herald Sun in December claimed the Renault driver had been dating fashion Gomes for several weeks. The pair reportedly tried to keep their budding romance out of the spotlight but speculation refused to die down.

Ricciardo squashed the rumours to a pulp on Friday after months of being probed by fans...

Clay Matthews reacts to penalty.Source:AP

GREEN Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews does not understand why he was flagged — yet again — for roughing the passer, this time while sacking Washington’s Alex Smith.

Matthews think it’s an indication that the NFL is “getting soft.”

Even Smith wasn’t quite sure about the call that came with 48 seconds left in Washington’s 31-17 victory. Nor did other players and coaches from both teams.

Matthews broke free into the backfield, grabbed...

Sports journalist Rebecca Wilson with Paul Harragon, Matty Johns, Paul Vautin and Peter Sterling on the Footy Show in 2005.Source:News Corp Australia

FOOTY Show and Paul “Fatty” Vautin loyalists are baying for Erin Molan’s blood as the Nine network announces a new “big money three year contract” after her show was axed.

Nine’s sports director Tom Malone revealed the new plans for “star” Molan saying she was a “great broadcaster and we love her”, The Sunday Telegraph reported.

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Bruce Prichard, host of the ‘Something To Wrestle With’ podcast, ahead of his Australian speaking tour. Picture: Supplied.Source:Supplied

Some wrestlers transcend the bounds of the squared circle to become household names — legends like Hulk Hogan, the Undertaker, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and The Rock.

Those grapplers shared not only presence, charisma, athleticism and physical gifts beyond those of their peers, but a secret weapon behind the curtain.

From wrestling’s “golden age”...

The national anthem performance at sporting events is often maligned but Gladys Knight produced a showstopping rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl.

However, the performance was also engulfed in controversy with betting agencies taking cash on the length of time the anthem would take to sing.

The 74-year-old soul legend brought the house down with a stirring performance some called one of the best Super Bowl anthems ever as plenty on social media raved about Knight’s...

Serena Williams cruises into US Open second round.Source:Getty Images

Serena Williams made a triumphant return to the US Open on Monday, opening her bid for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-0 first-round victory over Magda Linette.

Williams, a six-time champion at Flushing Meadows, missed last year’s edition as she gave birth to daughter Olympia on September 1.

She was all-business on her return under the floodlights on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court, where she has...

Jimmy Butler is expected to be available midweek.Source:AFP

The Process is over. Philadelphia wants to play in the NBA Finals this season — and the Sixers may now have the player they need to get them over the hump in Jimmy Butler.

That’s the general reaction to the 76ers sending starters Dario Saric and Robert Covington to Minnesota for the wantaway Timberwolves star over the weekend.

Butler, 29, is a four-time All-Star and has made the All-NBA third team two years running, but...