The Roar’s AFL expert tips and predictions, Round 15: Are North primed to cause a Demon disaster?

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The last of the bye rounds is upon us at last! That means we’ve only got one weekend to sit through before a full nine games are back on the AFL calendar for the rest of the home-and-away season; though sadly (depending on your position) the absence of Thursday night games will mostly mean those […]

Super Rugby’s top 10 most improved: Big leaps for Junkyard Dog and Rebel, All Blacks next-gen’s ominous warning

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Where did that season go? As we gear up for the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season, it’s important to see how many quality players have shone in the 29th iteration of the competition. Back in February, our list of the Top 50 Super Rugby players saw predictions thrown down as to who would […]

Money talks, but does $600 million speak loudly enough to make PNG feasible for NRL expansion?

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If you are scratching your rugby league noggin and wondering how on earth an NRL expansion team in Papua New Guinea would actually work, never fear, you are far from alone. With a monstrous price tag put on the entire exercise and some obvious geo-political repercussions behind the Federal governments enthusiasm to partner up with […]

This year’s expanded T20 World Cup feels fresh and unique, all thanks to the energy and excitement from the Associate nations

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The 2024 World Cup group stage will be one to remember. This tournament is the first of the T20 variety that has felt like a proper World Cup due to an expansion from 12 teams to 20. Previous T20 World Cups have featured a qualification stage that took place on the eve of the tournament […]

Why Joe Schmidt should pick Marika Koroibete for the Wallabies in the upcoming Wales Tests

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Test rugby is nearly upon us and new Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt is about to pick his first squad with the two-test series against Wales beginning in just over a fortnight. So far, we know little about what he is thinking. Train-on squad announcements have provided just a rough idea about who will make […]