Outrage over N Korean spy's visit to Olympics
A North Korean official under US sanctions will attend the closing ceremony on Sunday in the interests of "peace".
Raelene Castle's quest to get fans to care about rugby again
The Australian effort in Super Rugby kicked off on Friday with the clash between the Melbourne Rebels and Queensland Reds.
Russian athlete leaves Games under doping cloud
Alexander Krushelnitsky, who competes in curling, is suspected of testing positive for meldonium, a banned substance that increases blood flow and improves exercise capacity.
Beattie on how rugby league will win over corporates
Peter Beattie denies he's walking into a constitutional crisis in rugby league.
The quiet starvation in men's figure skating ​
When Adam Rippon skates for gold at the Winter Olympics this weekend, he will compete not only with smaller, younger rivals but also a culture of quiet starvation in figure skating.
Sailor turned skier wins silver
At first glance it would appear to make as much sense as a talented Swiss skier taking up a career in surfing but Matt Graham's decision to chase the mountains has proved a masterstroke.
A league of his own, and now a clothing line
The NBL owner says grassroots sporting participants are getting ripped off
Australia critical to UFC's growth: Shaw
Australian fans are spending as much on watching and going to Ultimate Fighting Championship events as their North American counterparts.
China dreams of a white revolution
President Xi Jinping's mission to create a nation of winter sports enthusiasts by China's own Winter Olympics in 2022 is being taken seriously.
The business strategy behind the AFLX spectacle
AFLX could allow the AFL to take its sport into new territories and make it more mobile friendly.
Riverside Stables set to sizzle for Inglis
Inglis's $140 million Riverside Stables at Warwick Farm gets its real test when the first horses are auctioned on Saturday evening in the 2018 Classic Yearling sale.
News Corp won't pay 'ridiculous' price for cricket
News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson says the Rupert Murdoch-controlled company won't pay 'ridiculous' prices for cricket TV rights
NRL to be a $500m business for the first time
The NRL will become a $500 million business for the first time this year, but its next five years will be less profitable overall than the previous period.
Optus buoyant on FIFA World Cup
Allen Lew expects the FIFA World Cup to deliver a boost to mobile growth and the Optus CEO is keen on cricket rights.
We love to hate sport's evil empires
Rooting is one thing; but hating is quite another. And people really, really hate the New England Patriots.
Lululemon Athletica CEO resigns over behaviour
Lululemon Athletica's CEO has resigned because of behaviour short of 'standards of conduct'. She collects $US5 million on the way out.
Tourism Australia kicks off $36m campaign at Super Bowl
It was over coffee where Paul Hogan gave the green light for Tourism Australia to launch an audacious Crocodile Dundee campaign.
National eSports league to run in Hoyts cinemas
The rise of eSports is continuing with a new deal to create gaming arenas in Hoyts cinemas for a city-based Australian league.
Pyeongchang's winding path from obscurity to Olympics fame
Close to North Korea and the world's most heavily fortified border, the town hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics was once simply a mountain backwater that produced potatoes and cattle.
AFL props up Gold Coast Suns with $25m
The Gold Coast Suns AFL club struggled financially in 2017, its accounts reveal, leading the cashed up league to increase its support payments after a sponsorship slump.
AOC still has sponsor backing as Winter Olympics loom
One of the first things Matt Carroll did soon after the Australian Olympic Committee released the damning ethics report into the organisation's culture last August was to visit sponsors.
Wallaby great Poidevin faces ASIC ban
Bell Financial Group is facing a new battle with the corporate regulator, as it seeks to ban senior broker and former Wallabies great Simon Poidevin from the industry.
S Korea hopes North won't ruin the games
The possibility of a missile or nuclear test is extremely low, says one Olympics official, now that Kim Jong-un is taking part.
Is Super Bowl still an advertising touchdown?
Changing viewer habits look like they could finally be hitting the Super Bowl -- and its advertising bonanza -- this year.
DOJ solicits information on FIFA, IOC and USOC
US prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas in a far-reaching investigation of international sports corruption, seeking new information about some of the biggest sports organisations in the world.
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