Newcastle and Benfica Sign £29.5m Deal for Dedic; St Helens Win Play-off Match Against Wakefield Trinity

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Newcastle and Benfica Sign £29.5m Deal for Dedic; St Helens Win Play-off Match Against Wakefield Trinity
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  1. Sky Sports News understands Newcastle and Benfica have agreed a £29.5m deal for Dedic, with confidence he will join in time for next Sunday’s Premier League opener against Liverpool, live on Sky Sports; the club are also in talks with Bayern Munich over Joao Palhinha

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    The Guardian Sport

    Yet in eight days’ time another right-back, Benfica’s Amar Dedic, could well have been added to Newcastle’s squad. The 23-year-old, who can also operate at left-back, previously played for Jaissle at RB Salzburg and, on Saturday night, appeared close to finalising a move to Tyneside.

  2. Scenes of jubilation as St Helens revive their play-off hopes by beating Wakefield Trinity

  3. Knights keep top-four hopes alive with win over Titans Jack Brady Dane Gagai, Greg Marzhew and Fletcher Sharpe all scored try doubles as Newcastle kept their slim hopes of a top-four finish alive with a 36-26 home win over the Gold Coast.

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    Sky Sports News understand the deal to be worth £29.5m for the right-back, and the 23-year-old is expected to fly to Newcastle ahead of a medical on Monday.

  2. 02 The Guardian Sport

    Reasons to be fearful or cause to be cheerful? Newcastle fans among a crowd in excess of 39,000 at St James’ Park on Saturday had much to debate as they headed home from a slightly underwhelming 2-1 friendly defeat by Bayer Leverkusen.

  3. 03 SMH Sport

    St George Illawarra have held out a fast-finishing Wests Tigers – just – in the battle of the joint-venture rebuilds, securing a nail-biting 24-22 victory at Commbank Stadium.

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Original Articles (7)

UK Newcastle agree deal to sign Dedic from Benfica — Sky Sports
UK Wild celebrations sparked as St Helens keep their play-off hopes alive! — Sky Sports
UK St Helens keep slim play-off hopes alive by stunning Wakefield — Sky Sports
UK Newcastle’s Matthias Jaissle looks on bright side despite lacklustre Leverkusen defeat — The Guardian Sport
Australia Dragons down Tigers in battle of cellar dwellers; Knights keep top four dream alive — SMH Sport
Australia NRL Highlights: Knights v Titans - Round 24 — SMH Sport
Australia Young Dragons star runs past Doueihi — SMH Sport