Rugby League

Serbian side Red Star Belgrade will play Millom in the first round of the 2019 Challenge Cup.

Warrington second row Jack Hughes signs a three-year extension to his contract with the Super League club.

St George Illawarra forward Jack de Belin is charged with sexual assault following an alleged incident in Wollongong on Sunday, 9 December.

Ex-Arsenal and England defender Tony Adams is appointed as the successor to Rugby Football League president Andy Burnham.

Jailed following a night of madness, Scott Moore is now trying to rebuild his life and rugby career while still subject to a nightly curfew.

Leeds Rhinos prop forward Mikolaj Oledzki signs a new four-year contract with the Super League club.

Keighley Cougars coach Craig Lingard returns to the third-tier club three weeks after resigning.

St Helens academy player Joe Sharratt leaves hospital to continue his recovery from a head injury, the club confirms.

Red Star Belgrade, Serbian rugby league champions, make their maiden appearance in the Challenge Cup first round draw.

Castleford's England back-rower Oliver Holmes and prop Will Maher will be out for three to four months through injury.

This week's sport on the BBC includes the conclusion of snooker's UK Championship, plus European Champions Cup rugby and the first Test between Australia and India.

Promoted Super League side London Broncos sign Newcastle Knights forward Luke Yates on a one-year deal.

Manchester club Factory 251 says it is "shocked" by footage showing staff punching a rugby league player.

Wakefield Trinity join the Women's Super League, taking the number of teams for the 2019 season to eight.

Ben Garcia scores a try for Catalans Dragons as they make history by becoming the first international side to lift rugby league's Challenge Cup.

Wigan Warriors sign half-back Jarrod Sammut on a two-year contract after his release by London Broncos.

Wayne Bennett is sacked by Australian National Rugby League side Brisbane Broncos and will join South Sydney Rabbitohs a year earlier than planned.

Barcelona's Nou Camp will host rugby league for the first time in 2019, as Catalans Dragons face Super League champions Wigan.

Images shared with a French rugby league website show the lights and pylon lying on the pitch.

Widnes Vikings chief executive James Rule is to resign from the relegated Super League side before the 2019 season.