WNBL, WA CommGames “brain fart”, A-league “half baked” cost cutting, Penrith Stadium rebuild starts, and big news for International League.
Basketball
- Two weeks after the planned April 2 handover from Basketball Australia to new ownership passed amid rebellion from several current clubs, a consortium led by Tesla boss Robyn Denholm’s Wollemi Capital and Larry Kestelman’s NBL has officially taken control.
Commonwealth Games
- The WA government has described a call by Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas for Perth to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games as a “brain fart” that would cost the state “billions”.
- Roger Cook has dismissed Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas’ call for WA to bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, describing the event as a “ruinously expensive sugar-hit.”
Football
- Auckland Arena: Stadium images released by Auckland FC’s billionaire owners
- The Australian football players’ union has hit out at A-League bosses’ “half-baked cost-cutting” salary cap plan, saying it would drastically impact the quality of the league.
Infrastructure
- The ground has officially been broken on the redevelopment of Penrith Stadium.
- Design images for the new Waurn Ponds sports complex have been released for the first time, with the planned facility containing provision for a “future show court” with retractable seating.
Rugby League
- The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has announced a new policy aimed at developing rugby league talent in Papua New Guinea, in preparation for a Port Moresby-based NRL team expected to join the competition in 2028.
- Nine’s Wide World of Sports will showcase one of the defining moments in women’s sport with Breakthrough: The Rise of Women’s Rugby League, premiering Wednesday, April 30 at 8.30pm AEST on Channel 9 and 9Now.
- France, Papua New Guinea and Wales have been identified as priority nations for International Rugby League, along with one country in Africa, which the IRL Board will select later this year.
- NRL wants full control of Super League’s UK television deal with major implications for Sky Sports.
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