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Police allege murder accused made threats before Jake Opacic was found dead on road © Provided by ABC NEWS Benjamin Johnson (left) and Steven Latter (right) have been charged with murder. (Sourced: Facebook) The man accused of murdering Jake Opacic in a hit and run in the Gold Coast hinterland allegedly threatened to "kill" him and "run him off his bike" minutes before his death, police documents allege. The 29-year-old, the brother of Paramatta Eels player Tom Opacic, died following the crash involving his motorbike on Friday. Prosecution documents allege Mr Opacic had been involved in a ...

St George Illawarra officials say Jarryd Hayne's claim he was about to sign a $500,000 contract with the club on the day he was arrested for raping a 26-year-old woman is false.  The disgraced fullback, 33, told the NSW District Court during his trial he was on the verge of penning a lucrative one-year deal with the Dragons but after he was charged in 2018 the agreement fell through. But according to the NRL club, they never tabled an offer to the convicted rapist.  Jarryd Hayne (pictured) said that on the same day he was supposed to sign a $500,000 contract with St George Illawarra, he was...

Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Brad Takairangi of the Kiwis runs at Akuila Uate of Fiji during the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Hull KR won his signature after competition with the Huddersfield Giants and another Super League club. Coach Tony Smith said Takairangi was an important buy for the Robins. “He’s a very experienced player with a lot of versatility. Brad is able to play in the back-row, centres and stand-off. His versatility and experience will be enormous for us and will add to our strength in depth in a number of positions. Should we need him to fill in any of those positions he...