As sports journalists, it's not uncommon for our inboxes to be bombarded with mind-numbing sales pitches from public relations companies working on behalf of big-name brands. These emails are usually swiftly deleted before even being opened as a matter of course, but very occasionally one of these tends to pique our interest. I refer to an email which came through earlier this week announcing that women's tennis star Naomi Osaka had signed a, no doubt, financially lucrative deal with a major electronics company. The announcement comes just weeks after she announced she was stepping away from tennis to take some 'personal time'. It's been a big week for Osaka, who took another moment away from her personal time a few days ago to tweet about a recent photo shoot which landed her on a magazine cover in Japan.

More: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7314133/osaka-still-landing-big-deals-despite-tennis-break/?cs=14239

In a recent turn of events, the Canberra Raiders have opted to make the signing of a halfback their number one priority, which has seemingly all but ended any potential move for St George Illawarra fullback Matt Dufty for the time-being, per Fox Sports’ James Hooper.

Dufty has been closely linked to the Green Machine as a reinforcement signing to their hampered options at fullback, but the Raiders have since opted to go in a different direction.

The recent release of gun halfback George Williams has quickly turned the club’s attention to add to their halves and find a partner for star five-eighth Jack Wighton.

As a result, the Raiders could now target former St George Illawarra five-eighth Gareth Widdop as their priority signing, who is looking to make a return to the NRL.

More: https://www.zerotackle.com/raiders-set-sights-on-priority-signing-105987/

The team lists for this weekend's George Tooke Shield and Canberra v Newcastle rep matches have been released Brought to you by @BlumersLawyers https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/06/25/team-lists-26--27-june/ #CRRL21

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Canberra Region Wheelchair Rugby League would like to give a huge thank you to the supporters and sponsors for their support during our first Autumn competition https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2021/06/24/thank-you-from-crwrl/ #CRRL21

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The Panthers are set for a slary cap squeeze after reportedly offering James Fisher-harris a monster extension, while the Raiiders’ interest in Matt Dufty had cooled. Transfer Whispers >>

More: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-news-contracts-tevita-pangai-jr-panthers-matt-dufty-blake-ferguson-broncos-dragons-signings-deals/news-story/444f0680a22dab08fefe62cbc72deff5