AFL
Broadcasting
Cricket
Football
- The exodus of high-ranking executives at Football Australia shows no sign of stopping with chief financial officer Caroline Veitch resigning from the cash-strapped federation a little over a year in the job. Veitch, who only joined FA in June 2024, will finish later this year after the game’s governing body declared a $8.55-million loss in its annual report.
- @SydneyFC have confirmed that the first Big Blue of the new Isuzu UTE A-League season is coming to Leichhardt Oval.
- The Matildas’ legacy was meant to supercharge the domestic game. Instead the league has lost a team, leaving many to wonder if the boom has gone bust
NBL
NRL
- The NRL has struck a deal for the grand final to remain in Sydney in 2026 ahead of Sunday’s decider between the Broncos and Storm at Accor Stadium.
- Channel Nine’s NRL grand final coverage on Sunday could match the television audience for the AFL decider, or may even exceed it for the first time in 10 years, following building momentum through the rugby league finals and two ideal contenders.
- Peter V’landys has vowed to listen to “furious” NRL clubs demanding hard action against players and managers involved with the rebel rugby union competition R360
- Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V’landys has warned Nine Entertainment and Foxtel against teaming up to bid for the next broadcast rights, which he claims will be the biggest media deal in Australian sport.
- Budget Direct Enters Bear Territory: Why Insurer Signed Sleeve Sponsorship On Jersey That Doesn’t Exist… Yet
Rugby Union
- It’s the rebel rugby competition set to shake up the sport – with players offered mega-bucks to jump ship. But what is R360? How will it affect Australian sport?
- Rugby Australia won’t pick R360 players for Wallabies after rebel league gets ready for lift off
- Organisers of the rebel Rugby 360 competition have advised NRL player agents that the breakaway league has secured the financial backing and playing stocks to begin next October.
Tennis
- The Australian Open and Altos are the new doubles pair on the circuit, partnering for the first time to bring a summer of fun to fans at Melbourne’s Grand Slam.
WNBL
- Blackmores Group has signed a historic, new partnership with the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) in addition to the renewal of its successful collaboration with the National Basketball League (NBL)
- Adelaide Lightning is thrilled to welcome Drakes Supermarkets as our principal jersey front partner in a new multi-year partnership!
Government
- [Tas] Construction has started at the highly anticipated Devonport Oval Sports Complex, marking a significant milestone in the project.
- [QLD] The Crisafulli Government’s Play On! Sports Vouchers program has seen a stunning response from Queensland families, with the first round now closed.
- [Vic] The Allan Labor Government is supporting more people to get involved in sport with grants for sports clubs and community organisations to strengthen and expand opportunities for people living with a disability in regional communities.
- [WA] The countdown is on until Perth hosts the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 – set to be the largest sporting event ever held in Western Australia. Supported by the Cook Government, the highly anticipated opening match featuring the Wallabies will kick off the massive sporting tournament in Perth on 1 October 2027.
- [WA] Bunbury’s Hay Park netball courts have been transformed through the Cook Government’s PlayOn WA initiative which is strengthening community sporting infrastructure across the State.
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