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It’s almost time. The Rugby League World Cup kicks off this Thursday, and with the tournament being played across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, this is about as close to a home World Cup as Aussie league fans are ever going to get. Here’s everything you need to know about who’s playing, where, and how to keep up with it all.
It’s official: Formula 1 is returning to Africa. In an announcement made in Kigali on Tuesday, F1 confirmed a 10-year deal with Rwanda to host the African Grand Prix from the early 2030s, ending a gap of more than three decades since the sport last raced on the continent.
Formula 1 is heading somewhere brand new this weekend, and it’s a big one, coming right off the back of an already tight title fight through the summer break. The sport touches down in the Spanish capital for the first time in over 40 years, with a freshly built circuit ready to host its first-ever Grand Prix. Here’s everything you need to know before lights out.
We’re past the halfway mark of what might genuinely go down as one of the greatest years in sport. The World Cup’s been won, Wimbledon’s done and dusted, and the Winter Olympics feel like a lifetime ago. But if you think the best of 2026 is behind us, think again — the back half of the year is absolutely stacked. Here’s everything still to come, month by month.
The confetti has long settled at MetLife Stadium, Spain has taken the trophy home, and the football world has moved on to transfer gossip and pre-season friendlies. But a World Cup always leaves a hangover of a different kind — the moment clubs everywhere start scrambling to sign whoever just had the tournament of their lives.
The summer break has arrived, and what a first half of the season it’s been. Eleven rounds down, eleven to go, and the 2026 title fight is shaping up to be one of the more unpredictable in years — especially with a whole new set of regulations shaking up the competitive order. Before the paddock reconvenes for the Dutch Grand Prix on 23 August at Zandvoort, here’s where every team stands heading into the break.
It feels like we only just watched Team Europe celebrate on American soil, but the countdown to the next Ryder Cup is already well underway. And this one’s a big one — the 2027 edition marks the 100th anniversary of the event, and it’s heading somewhere special.
G’day, and welcome! My name’s Laura Hardaker, I’m from Australia, and I’ve just done the thing I’ve been talking about doing for years — started
I’ve always preferred the stories that happen just beyond the broadcast frame. From my base in Sydney, Australia, I’ve built my life in sports journalism