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Australian Football League To Overhaul Laws Of The Games Committee05 / 17 / 13The Australian Football League "has proposed an overhaul of the Laws of the Games Committee," with the league's new football operations Manager Mark Evans "having detected club disenchantment with the rules process," according to Caroline Wilson of THE AGE. Club CEOs departed Thursday's CEOs meeting... |
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FFA, Nike Agreed To 11-Year Deal
Football Federation Australia and Nike have extended their partnership in an 11-year deal that calls for Nike's logo to "appear on the Socceroos jersey throughout the next three World Cup campaigns," according to Dominic Bossi of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. The deal's exact figure "has not been relea ...
Channel Nine's Cricket Future In Flux
Channel Nine's "bid to remain a cricket broadcasting power is likely to be shaped at a crucial meeting" on Tuesday when major stakeholders will determine whether it slips into receivership, according to Jon Pierik of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Nine Entertainment must convince its lenders to agree on ...
Investors Turn Up Heat On Billabong
The Australian Shareholders Association has "refused to bow to pressure" from Billabong and Founder & Dir Gordon Merchant over plans "to oust him from the board" over his role in the company's rejection of an A$842M ($861M) takeover offer, according to Blair Speedy of THE AUSTRALIAN. The ASA sai ...
Autralian Open Talks Look Positive
Australian Open officials said that they "held constructive talks with players pressing for a greater share of revenue" at the tournament, according to the AFP. Tennis Australia CEO Steve Woods said that he met representatives of the ATP and Player Council on Thursday at the Shanghai Masters "about ...
NRL Wants Opening Game In China
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England Cricketers To Play NZ PGA
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said that a funding injection by the government of NZ$650,000 ($531,000) for the NZ PGA Championship next year is "important to promote New Zealand on the world stage," according to the APNZ. At a launch for next year's event, PGA Championship Chair John Hart said ...
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NSW Seeks Cash To Fight AFL Push
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Univ. Partners With ARU Tournament
Bond University signed an agreement with the Australian Rugby Union to become a partner of the Gold Coast Sevens Fever Pitch 2012. The new partnership will see Bond University open its training facilities to the Qantas Australian Men's and Women's Sevens teams and to other teams competing in the 201 ...
Billabong Founder Faces Scrutiny
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Talks To Give TVN Clear Run
TVN is expected to finalize its new board in Melbourne on Monday, "clearing the way for the broadcaster to acquire the rights to all race meetings" in New South Wales, according to Chris Roots of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Representatives of Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club will meet with Rac ...
