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HSBC, Adidas, Land Rover Among Returning Sponsors For British & Irish Lions Tour06 / 19 / 13The British & Irish Lions Tour of Hong Kong and Australia is expected to generate a £4M ($6.2M) profit "to be shared by the four home rugby football unions," according to Anuj Gangahar of the FINANCIAL TIMES. With the tour costing about £14M ($21M), "it is no surprise... |
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Miniter Pushes For Board Gender Balance
Australian Federal Sports Minister Kate Lundy "will launch a campaign" Wednesday night "to improve female representation on sports boards after reviewing damning statistics collected by the Australian Sports Commission," according to Nicole Jeffery of THE AUSTRALIAN. Lundy believes there is a " ...
Ecclestone Wants To Keep F1 In Melbourne
F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone "has offered to sign a contract 10 times longer than usual to keep" the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne's Albert Park, according to Peter Rolfe of the HERALD SUN. Ecclestone said, "We hope we're going to be in Melbourne forever, although we do get a bit of criticism and I ...
Tags: Events and Attractions, Australia
Pearson Loses Sponsors Despite Gold Medal
London Games Gold Medalist Sally Pearson "is dismayed her Olympic title has failed to translate into cashed-up corporate support," according to Emma Greenwood of the GOLD COAST BULLETIN. Just six months after the London Games, the 26-year-old revealed that "she has actually lost sponsors since her h ...
Aussie Athletes Fight Doping Sanctions
The Australian Athletes Alliance has described as "excessive" a submission from the Australian Olympic Committee to a Senate committee recommending criminal sanctions against anyone refusing an order to provide information on doping in sport, according to Wayne Smith of THE AUSTRALIAN. Federal Sport ...
$257M Upgrade Will Give ANZ Stadium New Roof, Stands
Sydney's ANZ Stadium is set to receive a A$250M ($257M) upgrade "featuring moveable stands at the northern and southern ends and a rectractable roof," according to Dean Ritchie of the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. With Sydney's sporting scene "more vibrant than ever" -- nine NRL clubs, two A- ...
Tags: Facilities, Australia
AFL Changes Role For Replacement
The Australian Football League "will appoint its new general manager of football operations before the start of the home-and-away season after short-listing six candidates," according to Glenn McFarlane of the HERALD SUN. AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou said that interviews for the role "would begin soon." ...
Ball Issue Stops Cricket Nights Tests
A day-night Test "is unlikely to be played any time soon because the worldwide search for a suitable coloured ball appears to have stalled," according to Andrew Faulkner of THE AUSTRALIAN. The issue is at a stalemate because while the Int'l Cricket Council says that "it is happy for day-night Tests ...
Big Hype Surrounding NRL Season Opener
National Rugby League side Sydney Roosters and Channel 9 "have set the ambitious targets of a sell-out crowd and Origin-like ratings for the season opener against South Sydney," according to Andrew Webster of the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. The anticipation surrounding the match "had already been height ...
Tags: Events and Attractions, Australia
Aussie Swim Team Scandal Deepens
Leading officials "are bracing for further fallout from the Stilnox scandal" Monday in the wake of world 100m freestyle champion James Magnussen's decision to do a TV interview that aired Sunday night, according to Nicole Jeffery of THE AUSTRALIAN. Magnussen and his five teammates in the Australian ...
ARLC Chair: Doping No Longer A Concern
Australian Rugby League Commission Chair John Grant "has made the astonishing claim that the 'pall' of the peptide doping scandal that has rocked rugby league is no longer a concern" for National Rugby League clubs, according to Andrew Webster of the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. Grant said that "he was c ...
