Queensland's Joe Burns has been named captain of Italy's T20 cricket team.

Joe will lead the team in June for qualification games to secure a sport in the Cricket World Cup.

He told Jason Matthews on Wide World of Sports, "As a player, you hear people say all the time, you want to leave the game in a better place than what you found it, it's a great opportunity to do that."

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The NRL has announced Australia's $600 million deal to enter Papa New Guinea into the NRL in 2028.

However, there have been concerns over safety in PNG.

NRL CEO Andrew Abdo told Jason Matthews on Wide World of Sports, "We've had the Prime Minister's games, we've had the Pacific Championships being played there...It works, we know how to do it, we're experienced with it, we've got people on the ground and to get that developed and scaled up for an NRL or NRLW competition and team is just an extension of that."

"There is going to be a significant investment in infrastructure and security over the next four years as we lead to the introduction of that team," Mr Abdo continued.

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Brisbane Lions veteran Dayne Zorko has revealed he thought last year might have been his last, but he is back enjoying his football more than ever and primed for 2025.

He told Jason Matthews on Wide World of Sports, "Coming into the season I probably prepared myself that it would be the last but the way I was able to consistently put together a really strong season personally and the team going so well, I certainly did not want that to be the end."

"I don't know when the end is going to be, I'm certainly not in a rush to retire, but I understand it's going to be sooner rather than later," Zorko said.

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Rugby Australia has released its five-year plan, including a win rate target of 70 per cent within four years.

Rugby Australia CEO Phil Waugh is hoping to secure more income from broadcast partners to help achieve the win rate.

Mr Waugh told Sam Leckine on Wide World of Sports, "I think we've made good progress over the last 12 months but hopefully that's just the beginning, and we can continue the progress into 2025."

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The Matildas ended the season on a high with a dominating win over Chinese Taipei, but has 2024 been a success?

Matildas Reporter Isobel Cootes joined Same Leckie on Wide World of Sports to review the season.

"Overall, it was a resounding success in terms of on-the-pitch results. They played 15 games, they won eight of those, drew two, and then lost five of those. The disappointing thing, obviously, was that Olympic performance," Ms Cootes said.

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Today, NBA legend George 'Iceman' Gervin visited the Brisbane Bullets' new High Performance Centre at Southbank.

Gervin now plays a role with the Brisbane Bullets, holding an ownership stake in the team.

Brisbane Bullets CEO Malcolm Watts told Sam Leckie on 4BC Wide World of Sports, "It's been a big day, we've had a lot of legends in the house and to top it off with an NBA Hall of Famer I think is pretty special."

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With Indian cricket rapidly becoming the best in the world, Cricket Australia faces the challenge of maintaining its competitive edge and keeping up.

Incoming Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg joined Sam Leckie on Wide World of Sports to discuss where Australian cricket is and what the future looks like.

"We can take cricket as our national sport to the next level," Mr Greenberg said.

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Sam Leckie gets an update on Cowboys pre-season training from North Queensland assistant coach Justin Morgan

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