Australian Rugby League Commission Chair Peter Beattie does not "share Israel Folau’s views but he has defended the player’s democratic right to express them" and endorsed National Rugby League clubs' pursuit of the player. As many as six NRL clubs "are believed to be monitoring the situation" and if one of them decides to pursue Folau, it will do so "with the backing of Beattie" (THE AUSTRALIAN, 4/16).
The Korea Baseball Organization said that its 10 clubs have drawn 1,049,803 fans through 92 games as of Sunday, "with an average of 11,411 fans per game." The total number represents a 4% increase after the same number of games in '17. The KBO said that 10 out of the first 92 games this year have sold out, compared to just three after 92 games last year (YONHAP, 4/15).
FIA installed "in-garage cameras to monitor Formula E car swaps after the controversy that followed its decision to remove the series’ minimum pitstop time." The governing body "clarified what was permitted during the car swap procedure at the Punta del Este round last month following a request from the teams" (MOTORSPORT, 4/13).
Yorkshire County Cricket Club CEO Mark Arthur "insisted there are no problems with Headingley's drainage" after a third straight day of the match against Essex "was called off." Arthur said that "unprecedented wet weather in Leeds and low temperatures meant the ground could not recover in time" (BBC, 4/15).
