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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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Ten Acquires '14 Sochi Broadcast Rights
Ten Network "has secured the rights to broadcast the 2014 Winter Olympics" in Russia as new CEO Hamish McLennan "continues to chase sports rights to bolster the broadcaster’s ratings," according to Chessell & Holgate of the AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW. It is believed that Ten has paid abou ...
Melbourne To Host Golf World Cup
Tournament promoters said that Australia's Royal Melbourne Golf Club "will host this year's edition of the World Cup of Golf," which has been played in China since '07, according to Amlan Chakraborty of REUTERS. Mission Hills Group, which has hosted the tournament five times in China , said that th ...
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ASADA Could Be Given More Powers
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority "could have the power to compel parties such as Stephen Dank to interviews by next week, with the federal Sports Minister increasingly confident that legislation to bolster the muscle of the government agency will be passed," according to Samantha Lane of ...
AFL Won't Become International Sport
Australian Football League CEO Andrew Demetriou admitted that "the code has no pretensions of becoming an international sport despite the initial success of their New Zealand venture," according to the AAP. Demetriou said that St. Kilda's three-year, five-game deal to host games in Wellington, which ...
CA, Nine Could End 36-Year Partnership
The 36-year relationship between Australian cricket and Nine "is in danger of splitting after the sport's ruling body launched legal action against the network," according to Hawthorne & Vedelago of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Cricket Australia, which derives an estimated 80% of its income from T ...
Melbourne Storm Sale Nearly Final
National Rugby League Melbourne Storm's "long-awaited sale is expected to be finalised next week" with a consortium of England-based businessmen with connections to Harlequins Rugby Union Club, according to Josh Massoud of the DAILY TELEGRAPH. Just more than three years since the salary cap scandal, ...
NRL Denies Slowing Doping Investigation
National Rugby League CEO Dave Smith "has struck back at claims rugby league is stonewalling anti-doping investigators" -- and called on them to get on with the job instead of playing a "blame game," according to Andrew Webster of the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. In a clear response to claims from World ...
Ousted May Slams ICC After Election
Tim May, who was ousted from an Int'l Cricket Council committee following allegations of pressure from India, said it is time someone ''stood up to the cancer of stand-over tactics'' that defines the governing body, according Chloe Saltau of THE AGE. May, the cricket world's most prominent player ad ...
Drouet Accuses John Tomic Of Assault
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ANZ Tries To Offload Sydney Stadium
ANZ bank has offered to sell Sydney's Olympic Stadium back to the state government for A$100M ($102M) because "it is fed up with a lack of government investment in the project," according to Andrew Clennell of the Sydney DAILY TELEGRAPH. It may have "showcased Sydney to the world" in '00, but ANZ St ...
