Ricky Stuart's 500th NRL match as coach ends on a sour note, with the Cronulla Sharks thumping his Canberra Raiders 40-0.

The Sydney Swans thump Hawthorn by 76 points to record their sixth win of the season, following Gold Coast's victory over West Coast at Carrara.

Event manager Adam McNicol says the idea to hold it in a regional city was ambitious, but with nearly 5,000 total registrations and overseas interest, it is being heralded as a success.

Liverpool's season unravels further with a 2-2 draw at West Ham that further rules them out of the Premier League title race, while outgoing manager Jurgen Klopp and star winger Mohamed Salah engage in a heated touchline confrontation.

Just days before Australia name their T20 World Cup squad, Jake Fraser-McGurk makes an irresistible demand for a place with his latest staggering demonstration of batting pyrotechnics in the IPL.