The way coverage of IndyCar is going around here, you’d think Nolan Siegel was the sport’s new protagonist. In my last opinion piece, I touched on why Siegel wasn’t going to replace Agustín Canapino full-time at Juncos Hollinger, citing his pre-existing commitments for the year. Then, earlier this week, I covered Siegel’s class victory at […]
NRL will ‘consider’ unlikely plan for radical change in Origin kick-off to much earlier timeslot
NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo has claimed they would consider bringing State of Origin kick-off earlier in the next broadcast deal from its current 8.05pm timeslot on a Wednesday. Maroons skipper Daly Cherry-Evans floated the idea that he would love to see a radical switch for the midweek matches to be brought forward to 6pm […]
Exclusive: Wallabies suffer fresh blow on eve of Schmidt’s first squad with star lock heading to France
Rugby Australia has been rebuffed on the eve of Joe Schmidt’s first Wallabies squad announcement, with Izack Rodda rejecting a new contract and heading to France instead. After months of negotiations between Rodda and RA, The Roar can reveal that the 27-year-old has decided to honour a deal with Provence in France’s ProD2 competition. He […]
Maroons star under Origin injury cloud as nagging calf complaint causes concern
Queensland forward Jeremiah Nanai has failed to train with the main group for the second time this week. Nanai has “a niggle” to what appears to be his right calf and will be monitored throughout the camp to determine when he can return to full training. The Maroons hope the second-rower can join the side […]
NRL Tipping Round 16: The Roar’s expert tips and predictions – Origin a huge disruption but no excuse for some teams
Last week was a tipping nightmare with upsets in the opening five matches of the round and the upcoming five games are no walk in the park either with Origin causing selection reshuffles all over the place. It was a good round for underdogs on the road with the Dolphins triumphant at Shark Park, the […]