Trials are the necessary evil of professional sport and pre-season form should come with an insurance disclaimer. The way players and teams over the past week is not a guarantee of future dividends. But for the 16 sides who slogged it out in the summer sun while premiers Penrith gear up for the cooler reception […]
The 2024 AFL season is here! Not officially – no, the first bounce of the season proper isn’t for another few weeks, but The Roar’s annual countdown of the league’s top 50 players has arrived. If you’re new here, it’s all very simple. Five Roar AFL experts – myself, Tim Miller, Dem Panopoulos, Cameron Rose […]
The Perth Glory ownership issue was finally resolved, Marko Rudan learnt his fate and we saw a pretty underwhelming Melbourne Derby across another busy week. Here are your A-League Round 17 talking points. Did Rudan sanction go far enough? I’ll start by saying that I believe Marko Rudan’s infamous diatribe aimed at the referees and […]
Australia’s Alexander Volkanovski has lost his UFC featherweight title to Ilia Topuria, with the Spaniard scoring a stunning second round knockout in the main event at UFC 298 in Los Angeles. Topuria landed a perfect right hand to settle a previously close contest three minutes and 32 seconds into round two. Both men had their […]
Trent Robinson is confident Joey Manu will return to the Sydney Roosters after his code switch, while all but conceding the star centre will leave the NRL at the end of this year. Manu is yet to sign with an overseas rugby club for next year, but has made clear to Robinson his desire to […]
