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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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ARLC Releases Five-Year Plan, Logo
The Australian Rugby League Commission unveiled a five-year game plan that outlines a strategy and the funding principles that will drive the National Rugby League's future. The NRL's strategic plan forecasts that by '17: An NRL growth fund will have made A$200M ($207M) available for invest ...
Australian Sports Rights Skyrocket
The prices of Australian TV sports rights are growing faster than in any other major market, according to Nick Tabakoff of THE AUSTRALIAN. Research conducted by sports consulting group Repucom has shown TV deals for Australia's two premier football codes, National Rugby League and Australian Footbal ...
AFL Crows Fined And Lose Draft Picks
Australian Football League club Adelaide Crows are expecting to have selections taken from them over the next two national drafts as well as "being heavily fined by the AFL" for violating the salary cap for the past three years, according to Greg Denham of THE AUSTRALIAN. As the Kurt Tippett investi ...
Tags: Franchises, Australia
TV Deal To Lift CA Into Billionaire League
Cricket Australia's media rights tally is likely to reach A$1B ($1.04B) "once new domestic broadcasting contracts are finalised this summer," according to Chris Barrett of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. In a "development that will put the sport in the same financial stratosphere as Australian football a ...
NRL To Finalize Player Bonuses Next Week
National Rugby League players are expected to receive a one-off bonus payment from the game's A$1.025B ($1.061B) broadcast deal with Nine and Foxtel "under a proposal to be discussed during negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement," according to Brad Walter of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD ...
Dodgers In Talks About Australia Opener
Negotiations for MLB L.A. Dodgers Owner Earvin "Magic" Johnson to bring his team to Sydney to open the 2014 MLB season "are well advanced," according to Adrian Proszenko of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. The Dodgers' "likely opponent" will be the Arizona Diamondbacks "for a historic clash" at the Sydney ...
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SA Could Have Grounds To Sue Armstrong
Chip Le Grand noted Lance Armstrong's estimated personal fortune of $125M "is under siege from cycling authorities, event owners and sponsors from his drug-assisted career," according to Chip Le Grand of THE AUSTRALIAN. The South Australian government "may have grounds to sue Armstrong" if more evid ...
AFL Accused Of Exaggerating Participation Numbers
A report commissioned by one of the Australian Football League's key stakeholders reveals that the league's "boast of vast increases in participation numbers in western Sydney is misleading," according to Roy Masters of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. This month's report was prepared by a Melbourne Unive ...
ARLC, NRL Clubs Set To Sign Funding Pact
The Australian Rugby League Commission and the recently formed Club Council are set to "meet to finalise a massive increase" in the National Rugby League's grant for next season, according to Brent Read of THE AUSTRALIAN. The parties are "ready to finalise an agreement that will guarantee the financ ...
Australia Harness Racing Lands Sponsor
Harness Racing South Australia and the South Australian Harness Racing Club signed a major sponsorship agreement with corporate bookmaking agency Betezy. The deal is believed to be the most-significant commercial sponsorship deal ever secured by harness racing in South Australia. The three-year agre ...
