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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The Brisbane Lions capped off 2024 with a fairytale Premiership win, and Dayne Zorko is continuing to live his own dream.

Despite thinking 2024 might be his final season, Zorko’s impressive form and the team’s success have him set to stay for the foreseeable future.

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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