July 17, 2024
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NBA, NHL, MLS, MLB suspend seasons, NASCAR/PGA/Aus Cricket/NBL Finals to play empty, Aus GP cancelled | International Coronavirus Actions

Jason Lassey01 mins

NBA To Suspend Season Following Tonight's Games pic.twitter.com/2PTx2fkLlW — NBA (@NBA) March 12, 2020 Major League Soccer Suspends Season for 30 Days pic.twitter.com/P0HEPmsnkx — Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 12, 2020 The NHL pauses the 2019-20 season. pic.twitter.com/bCi776ZFqX — NHL (@NHL) March 12, 2020 pic.twitter.com/mmvs7SFd3Q — NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 12, 2020 In the light of…

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Australian Coronovirus Precautions | Sport | AFL

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Federal Health Minister @GregHuntMP says there right now are no grounds in Australia to change the guidance for mass gatherings. @10NewsFirstMelb #springst — Simon Love (@SimoLove) March 12, 2020 AFL CLUBS and the AFL industry are implementing procedures to protect their staff and players against the spread of coronavirus. Details here,and here. Brisbane Lions Closed…

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Women lead participation growth in 2019 | 2019 FFA Particpation Report

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The number of women and girls playing football has risen to record numbers, as football participation in Australia climbed to more than 1.95 million in 2019. https://t.co/DuSc4GZrPS — Football Australia (@FootballAUS) March 10, 2020 FFA 2019 National Participation: 1.957m with 543,159 (119,037 female) outdoor participants at 2,386 clubs. pic.twitter.com/sYLcfeJMcC — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) March 10, 2020…

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Paying Kayo subscribers up to 370,000, Optus Sport Active subscribing accounts reach 825,000.

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Foxtel/Kayo Paying Kayo Subcriptions as reported in News Corp Quarterly results and the 2019 Annual Report. pic.twitter.com/QOavyHbA2S — sportsindustry (@footyindustryAU) February 7, 2020 As of December 31, 2019, Foxtel’s total closing subscribers were 2.952m, an increase of 3% compared to 2018, primarily due to subscriber growth at Kayo, partially offset by lower broadcast subscribers. As…

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Weekly News Wrap | Rugby broadcast rights concerns, A-league sponsorship woes, and more

Jason Lassey09 mins

A-league and Soccer Rd 17 of the 2019-20 A-league season saw 45k people watch the ABC metro coverage on Saturday, with a season average of 49k. Fox coverage was watched by 91k, with an estimated season average of 28k. Rd 17 of the 2019-20 A-league season was attended by 37,738 people – the lowest 5…

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Weekend Ratings Wrap | Tennis dominates viewing as Big Bash season prepares for Finals

Jason Lassey05 mins

This article was originally on TV Blackbox. Updated with information from ESPNCricinfo. It was another big weekend of sport with Kyrgios and Barty featuring at the Australian Open and Tennis dominating the weekend ratings. In addition, the final matches of the Big Bash home and away season were played out. The Australian Open Nine must…

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Weekend Attendances | Mathildas, Fed Cup set new record crowds

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RECORD BREAKING! Thank you to the 20,029 fans who have come to see us and have made this match the highest-attended women’s football international in Australian history!#WeAreMatildas #AUSvCHI pic.twitter.com/GI4dBqjQ5g — CommBank Matildas (@TheMatildas) November 9, 2019 Top five standalone @TheMatildas crowds in Aus:20,029 #AUSvCHI16,829 v Brazil (Newcastle) 19-Sep-1715,185 v Chile (Penrith) 10-Nov-1815,089 v Brazil (Penrith)…

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2019 CBA Australian National Soccer teams gives women equality

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Football Federation Australia (FFA) and Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) have struck a new landmark Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) that closes the pay gap between Australia’s National Teams, the Caltex Socceroos and the Westfield Matildas. The new, four-year CBA will see the Caltex Socceroos and Westfield Matildas receive a 24% share of an agreed aggregate of…

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