Irishman Alain Rolland is stepping down after four years overseeing the sport's referees.

He was appointed to the role in 2016.

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27 Apr: Leicester City have secured automatic promotion back into the English Premier League

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27 Apr: Dutchman Arne Slot is set to become Liverpool's next manager

27 Apr: The Punjab Kings have chased down a world record target in their Indian Premier League encounter against the Kolkata Knight Riders

27 Apr: Parramatta's slumped to a fifth loss this NRL season, losing 32-18 to Manly at Brookvale

27 Apr: Kiwi boxer Mea Motu has won her non-title lightweight fight against Thailand's Noppaket Srisawas in Auckland

27 Apr: Manly have piled more pressure on Parramatta after another second-half NRL capitulation condemned the Eels to a 32-18 loss at Brookvale

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Soccer:
Leicester City have secured automatic promotion back into the English Premier League 10:57

Rugby:
Former England rugby captain Owen Farrell will play for a World XV team coached by former All Blacks coach Ian Foster in June 10:27

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Dutchman Arne Slot is set to become Liverpool's next manager 10:07

Technology:
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Rugby League:
The Punjab Kings have chased down a world record target in their Indian Premier League encounter against the Kolkata Knight Riders 9:27

Accident and Emergency:
At least 10 people have died and 11 are injured after a major fire at a guesthouse in Brazil's southern city of Porto Alegre 8:17

International:
China's young feeling the squeeze of cost of living are finding homes in older cities 7:57

Rugby League:
Parramatta's slumped to a fifth loss this NRL season, losing 32-18 to Manly at Brookvale 7:57

Boxing:
Kiwi boxer Mea Motu has won her non-title lightweight fight against Thailand's Noppaket Srisawas in Auckland 7:47

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