A-League
Round-Up: Australia confirm India series schedule, Fifa president tests positive for Covid-19, America’s Cup legal spat, and more
Cricket Australia confirmed the schedule for the Vodafone Test series, Dettol ODI Series and Dettol Twenty20 International Series against India – Cricket Australia
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Western Sydney Wanderers extend sleeve deal with Transport for NSW
Australia-based football club Western Sydney Wanderers has signed an extension to its contract with regional transport body Transport for NSW
A-League club owners want to decide which players ‘lose 30 per cent’ of salary
The owners of Australia’s A-League clubs want to push through a scheme allowing them to choose which players are to have their salaries reduced as part of a proposal submitted to the players' union.
Round-Up: A-League spectator tests positive, big firms eye IPL sponsorship, T1 expands Twitch deal, and more
The mass participation element of the London Marathon has been cancelled due to Covid-19, but the elite race will take place - BBC
Round-Up: WTA Tour restarts, IPL sponsor backlash, Chinese NBL to restart, and more
The restart of the Italian Serie A football season has been moved back a week to September 19 - Reuters/CNA
The WTA Tour restarted yesterday with the Palermo Ladies Open in Sicily, Italy - Reuters/ec/CNA
Queensland closure forces Sydney teams to move
The Australian state of Queensland will from Saturday deny entry to visitors from Sydney, prompting some sports leagues and teams in the country to once again rejig their plans for current seasons
A-League hit by ‘disappointing’ viewing figures on Fox
Greg O’Rourke, chief executive of Australia’s A-League, has admitted that audience ratings on pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports since the season’s resumption have been “disappointing”, with clubs set…
Round-Up: Longest ever Big Bash, HKFA slammed, India’s Olympic dream, and more
Cricket Australia confirmed it will stage the longest ever Big Bash League in 2020-21, despite some players calling for a reduced version of the domestic Twenty20 tournament – Reuters
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Round-Up: NRL and A-League address new outbreaks, Tokyo Olympic stadium hosts athletics event, and more
Fifa has welcomed a life ban on former Afghanistan Football Federation president Keramuudin Karim imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for sexually abusing female players - CNA/Reuters
A-League season to restart with Melbourne teams in quarantine
Football Federation Australia has confirmed that the A-League 2019-20 season will resume this Friday, July 17, after a four-month suspension due to Covid-19
A-League restart hit by border closure
Plans by the Australian A-League to restart its season next week have been hit after three teams failed to escape from the state of Victoria before its border was closed due to a Covid-19 flare-up
Round-Up: T20 World Cup announcement, Vietnam eyeing November Grand Prix, Victoria’s sports exodus, and more
After months of speculation, the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup is reportedly set to be postponed this week. Australian media reports say an official announcement will be made on Friday.
Virus spike disrupts sport in Victoria
Australian sports are taking measures in response to a spike in Covid-19 cases in the state of Victoria.
Football's A-League is moving matches out of Melbourne and into a hub in New South Wales
Foxtel signs one-year Football Federation Australia deal ‘worth A$32m’
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has reached an agreement with Football Federation Australia (FFA) to cover the remainder of the 2019-20 A-League season and the 2020-21 campaign in a deal worth…
Australia and New Zealand green-light first cross-border sports move
New Zealand-based A-League club Wellington Phoenix have been given clearance to travel to Australia as the FFA moves to complete its 2019-20 season
Free-to-air clause ‘stymies’ Foxtel-AFL extension, FFA deal ‘terminated’
Pay-television operator Foxtel declined to extend its rights deal with Australian rules football league the AFL due to long-running concerns over a clause in the contract concerning free-to-air exposure,…
A-League season will resume on July 16
Football Federation Australia has revealed details of the re-start of the domestic A-League but is still working on a revised broadcast deal with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports
FFA eyes mid-July return after deal reached with A-League players
After resolving concerns between clubs and the players' union over player payments, scheduling and Covid-19 safety measures, Football Federation Australia is drawing-up a revised draw with games restarting…