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Free-To-Air Rights Deal Complicates De-Merger of National Basketball League From BA05 / 21 / 13The proposed de-merger of the National Basketball League from under Basketball Australia's umbrella "has hit a major sticking point over free-to-air television rights with Network 10," according to Boti Nagy of THE ADVERTISER. The deal Ten has with BA to televise NBL games extends for a further... |
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NRL Signs TV Deal With IMG Media
The National Rugby League secured a new int'l TV deal with IMG Media that will guarantee access to all Telstra Premiership matches, as well as State of Origin, Test matches played in Australia, AAMI City-Country and the Harvey Norman All Stars. The five-year partnership covers free-to-air TV, subscr ...
Balotelli Continues To Fight Man City
Italian striker MARIO BALOTELLI ’s broken relationship with Man City has reached the stage where the club has "eschewed disciplinary guidelines agreed with the Professional Footballers’ Association and Premier League to punish the forward for repeated on-field transgressions," according ...
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Sydney Looking To Re-Sign Del Piero
A-League Sydney FC's board confirmed that "it will move to secure Italian superstar Alessandro Del Piero for another season," according to Ray Gatt of THE AUSTRALIAN. Sky Blues Chair Scott Barlow "ended a week of intense speculation" about Del Piero, reaffirming the club was looking at his time in S ...
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Cricketers Cleared Of Ball Tampering
Australia's cricket team has "been cleared of the ball tampering accusations" that surfaced during the first Test match with Sri Lanka, according to Jason Marsh of FOX SPORTS. Images and video showing "suspicious treatment of the ball have caused a stir," and reports circulated that the Sri Lankans ...
ARLC Ends 'Benefit Of The Doubt' Rule
The Australian Rugby League Commission "has scrapped the controversial 'benefit of the doubt' rule in a move it hopes will reduce pressure on referees next season," according to Honeysett & McDonald of THE AUSTRALIAN. The commission met Tuesday for the final time this year and later unveiled "se ...
Melbourne Heart Will Not Relocate
A-League club Melbourne Heart "has quashed talk of relocation," confident it can become a powerhouse in its current guise "despite a sluggish start to the season, on and off the field," according to David Davutovic of the HERALD SUN. Meanwhile, Melbourne's original A-League club, Victory, believes i ...
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Billabong Has $555M Takeover Offer
Australian surfwear brand Billabong "is set to release details of a A$527M ($555.8M) takeover offer from the boss of its U.S. division after news of the bid began to leak" Monday, according to Blair Speedy of THE AUSTRALIAN. Billabong "requested a trading halt on its stock after a number of reports ...
Beckham Will Not Join Perth Glory
Australian A-League Perth Glory Owner TONY SAGE "has given up hope of luring DAVID BECKHAM to Australia following a chance meeting with the former England captain in London this week," according to the PA. Sage bumped into Beckham at the premier of the Spice Girls-inspired stage show "Viva Forev ...
Newcastle Asks Tinkler To Walk Away
National Rugby League club Newcastle Owner Nathan Tinkler will "be asked to hand over control" of the Knights by giving the club's NRL license back to the Members Club board, according to James Hooper of the SUNDAY TELEGRAPH. With his "billion-dollar asset-rich empire crumbling by the day," Tinkler ...
Del Piero Wants To Stay In Australia
Australian A-League club Sydney FC is expected to move Monday to ensure ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO "will be back at the club next season with an announcement expected some time this week," according to Ray Gatt of THE AUSTRALIAN. The Sky Blues' board will meet later on Monday afternoon "to discuss activ ...
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