Quote of the Day
"Athletes must know that there is a heavy price to pay for intentional doping."-- WADA President John Fahey, calling for doping bans to be doubled to four years. (REUTERS, 11/18)
Top Stories
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A Deal Changer For A-League
Fox Sports, Foxtel and SBS will pay $166M to broadcast the A-League.
Football Federation Australia said Fox Sports, Foxtel and SBS "will pay A$160 million ($166M) for broadcast rights to A-League and Socceroos int'l football matches over four years," according to Dan Baynes of BLOOMBERG. The agreements, which start July 1, will deliver A$148M in cash and A$12M in marketing support, "double the value of the previous deal on a year-to-year basis." The new agreements, under which one A-League match will be shown on free-to-air TV each week, will "boost soccer’s profile in a country where it competes with rugby union, rugby league and Australian football for fans and corporate support."
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Parry And Thrust
SPL deflects SFL restructure proposal, counters with one of its own.
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Opening An Account
Corinthians makes jersey deal with bank Caixa Econômica Federal.
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Texas Two-Step
F1 gets rave reviews for Texas race, more U.S. events in the offing.
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Riding Solo
Daimler buys out Aabar to gain sole ownership of Mercedes F1 team.
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Taking Off
Turkish Airlines opts out at Barcelona after Qatar Airways takes jersey.
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Populous Approach
South Sydney fans get chance to buy Russell Crowe's share of Rabbitohs.
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Fightin' Mad
Qatar '22 organizers deny bribery allegations by Sunday Times.
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Double Down
Anti-doping agency calls for doubling of steroid suspensions to four years.
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Looking For Support
Infront, Ringier team up to court sponsors for Swiss '22 Winter Games bid.
