A leading domestic violence charity severed ties Thursday with Australia's National Rugby League after it invited US President Donald Trump to its season-opening games in Las Vegas this weekend.

Jannik Sinner of Italy plays a backhand return to Alexander Zverev of Germany during the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake,

NFL star Tyler Manoa blows the famous Viking horn as the Canberra Raiders kick off their season in Las Vegas.

Canberra will be partying into the night in Las Vegas after kicking the NRL season off with their most impressive performance in recent memory, a 30-8 mauling of a woeful Warriors.

Curious locals mixed with traveling fans of teams from Australia, New Zealand and England on a day that saw four matches: two from Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL), one from England’s Super League and a women’s international between world champion Australia and England.

Amy Hardcastle has rejoined St Helens from Leeds Rhinos for the new Women's Super League season England v Australia: Women's Test Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas Date: Saturday, 1 March (02:00 GMT,

Four games of rugby league, traditionally played in the north of England and Australia, will be played in Sin City this weekend. Why?

Georgie Dagger's year has much to live up to after a 2024 in which she made her England debut, won the Grand Final, was named Woman of Steel and got married. She kicks off 2025 in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas, a city built around extravagance and opulence, with the blinking bright lights of giant electric billboards, garish neon signs and enormous flashing video screens, feels about as far away from the traditional northern England rugby league heartlands as its possible to get.

The NRL reported an attendance of over 45,000 fans for this year's Vegas trip, but Peter V'Landys is worried by the empty seats during what should've been the headliner between the Sharks and Panthers.

On Saturday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the National Rugby League from Australia and New Zealand will deliver its Act 2 to the U.S.