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Ford To Retire Falcon, V8 Supercars Future Uncertain After Melbourne Plant Closes In '1605 / 24 / 13Falcon's presence on the V8 Supercars grid "appear to be numbered following the carmaker's decision to end local manufacturing" in '16, according to Peter Kogoy of THE AUSTRALIAN. The company "stunned the sport" Thursday when it confirmed it would close down its Broadmeadows assembly ... Tags: Franchises, Australia |
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NRL Players Press For Higher Salary Cap
National Rugby League players and clubs "are set to pressure the Australian Rugby League Commission to release cash from a proposed A$200M ($208.6M) future fund to help meet salary cap increases after a three-hour meeting, involving some of the game's biggest stars, failed to reach agreement on the ...
NRL Officials, Players At Impasse
National Rugby League officials "are set to put an offer to a heavy-hitting group of players including Jarryd Hayne, Cameron Smith and Johnathan Thurston at a critical and potentially explosive collective bargaining agreement meeting in Sydney on Friday," according to Glenn Jackson of the SYDNEY MOR ...
NRL Loses Another Sponsor
The National Rugby League is bracing itself "for a complete overhaul of its biggest commercial partners," with Bundaberg Rum as the latest sponsor "to call fulltime on its association," according to Josh Massoud of the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. Additionally, Toyota "is not guaranteed to continue its s ...
Australian's Ponting Ends Test Career
Australia's RICKY PONTING announced his retirement from int'l cricket on Thursday, telling a "stunned" news conference that "he would be calling time on his glittering 17-year career after this week's third test against South Africa," according to Nick Mulvenney of REUTERS. The former Australia ca ...
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Aussie GP CEO Loyal To Ecclestone
Australian Grand Prix CEO Ron Walker "has revealed that he will step down" when F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone gives up F1's driving seat, "and has warned that this could trigger an exodus of top race managers," according to Christian Sylt of AUTO WEEK. Walker, who is also chairman of the Formula One Prom ...
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Super Rugby The Big Loser Of TV Report
As if the Australian Rugby Union did not have "enough problems on its hands with disgruntled five-eighth Quade Cooper, now comes a report that shows viewers are turning off the game in droves," according to Stuart Honeysett of THE AUSTRALIAN. Global sports research agency Repucom "has just finished ...
NRL, Clubs Discuss Players' Salary Cap
National Rugby League CEOs "are set to discuss calls for a bigger salary cap and club grant next season at a meeting in Sydney on Wednesday in a move that may help to resolve the futures of Israel Folau and Brett Stewart," according to Brad Walter of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Clubs "were allocated ...
Salvation In $400M Deal For Cronulla
The "wolf was finally banished" from National Rugby League Cronulla's front door when Chair Damian Irvine received a payment for a residential and business development at Sydney's Toyota Stadium valued at A$400M ($418M), according to Daniel Lane of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Irvine admitted the Shar ...
Crowe's Exit Will Not Impact Sponsors
National Rugby Leagues side South Sydney Rabbitohs CEO Shane Richardson said that "the imminent departure of Russell Crowe as a co-owner of the club would not have a detrimental impact," on the club, according to Daniel Lane of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Crowe's star power has been widely acknowledg ...
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NRL Appoints David Smith As New CEO
Flush with cash from the new broadcast deal, the Australian Rugby League Commission "has appointed departing Lloyds Bank CEO David Smith as the game's new CEO," according to Brad Walter of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. ARLC Chair John Grant has described Smith as a person who "knows business, who knows ...
