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Ponga: 'It hurts so much'
Kalyn Ponga speaks to Johnathan Thurston after Newcastle's grand final loss.
Knight stunned as Leniu causes havoc
Spencer Leniu comes firing in to tackle Newcastle's Dom Young and forces an error just metres out from the tryline.
Russian drones attack Kyiv as Merz meets Zelensky
Two people were injured when a bridge over the Dnipro River was targeted during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit
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The new spot in Brooklyn joins its siblings, Gertrude’s and Gertie, as a bastion of playfully Ashkenazi-ish cooking.
Jalen Coker unlikely to play
Jalen Coker expected to miss Sunday night game versus Detroit