Tigers May day, Power outage, Wrexham loss, British Open

Controversial NRL star Taylan May will debut for the Tigers on Sunday after being sacked by Penrith over dropped domestic violence charges. Teammate Adam Doueihi says he’s settling in well.

In the AFL, Port captain Connor Rozee is in doubt for Saturday with a broken hand, while Willie Rioli is out with a foot injury.

Sydney FC upset Wrexham 2-1, with the Hollywood-owned club now heading to NZ to face Wellington Phoenix.

And world No.1 Scottie Scheffler is questioning if it’s all worth it ahead of the British Open, which tees off Thursday in Northern Ireland.

7NEWS Sport Headlines with Nick Markham for July 16, 2025.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to school Headlands seven news podcasts. Controversial NURL
star Taylor May will debut for West Tigers against the
Titans on Sunday. May was sacked by Penrith last year
after being charged with domestic violence offenses that were later dropped.
Teammate Adam Dewey says he's fitting in well at the Tigers.

Speaker 2 (00:22):
Yeah, he's been really good. He's fitted really well up
to our squader. I'm just speaking in and around the
group every days smoothly.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
The AFL port Adelaide captain Connor Rosez remains in doubt
for Saturday's game against Hawthorne in Lonceston with a broken hand.
Will it really won't make the trip to Tazzy after
battling a foot injury. Sydney FC scored an upset two
to one win over Wrexham at Alion Stadium. That's the
English team owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mcalanny.

(00:52):
After two preseason games in Australia, Wrexham now head to
New Zealand to take on Wellington Phoenix on Saturday and
ahead of the British sho Open, Gulf's world number one
Scottie Scheffler's pondering whether it's all really worth it.

Speaker 3 (01:05):
What is the point? You're like, why do I want
to win this tournament so bad? That's something that I
wrestle with on a daily basis. I'm kind of sick.
I love putting in the work, I love being able
to practice, I love getting out to live out my dreams.
But at the end of the day, sometimes I just
don't understand the point, you know, because if I win,
it's gonna be awesome for about two minutes.

Speaker 1 (01:24):
The British Open begins at Royal Port Rush in Northern
Ireland on Thursday. And that's your seven new sports headlines
for Wednesday, July sixteen. I'm Nick Market