This Month
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Wallabies’ World Cup campaign blew budget by $2.6m as staff splurged
Rugby Australia’s review into the performance identifies poor culture and a lack of trust. Its CEO, Phil Waugh, says personnel changes had already been made.
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- Zoe Samios
Kerr backed by Matildas star and Chelsea coach as ‘race slur’ revealed
The Matildas captain has the “full support” of the national squad and English team after new details emerged over her alleged clash with a police officer.
- Zoe Samios
AFL season could permanently launch outside of Victoria
New AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says the interstate push is already a success but not everybody’s happy with the move.
- Zoe Samios
Not even 100,000 Americans watched the NRL’s Las Vegas matches
Rugby League boss Peter V’landys says the key to success in the US is TV audiences, but the sport’s big splash in Las Vegas struggled to attract viewers.
- Zoe Samios and Matthew Cranston
Football Australia, Matildas coach blindsided by Kerr criminal charge
Sam Kerr is to face trial accused of the racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. She was charged six weeks ago, but Football Australia was left in the dark.
- Zoe Samios
Manly put on second-half show to beat Souths in Vegas
In the city of bright lights and late-night shows, Manly’s 36 points gave them the equal-highest score by a team in a season-opener in nine years.
- Scott Bailey
Fans pile into Las Vegas stadium for NRL season opener
More than 40,000 tickets were sold for the inaugural launch of the NRL season in Las Vegas, most of them paid for by fans who do not live in Australia.
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- Zoe Samios
February
Matildas crush Uzbekistan 10-0 to cruise into Olympics
Michelle Heyman scored four times as Australia trounced Uzbekistan in the second leg of their Olympic qualifier, going through 13-0 on aggregate.
- Anna Harrington
First woman to lead Racing NSW after controversial exit
Deputy chairman Saranne Cooke was appointed after a difficult period for the governing body, which has faced questions over its governance.
- Zoe Samios
Australia’s favourite sports team is no longer male. Will the dollars follow?
Matildas merchandise already outsells the Socceroos’ by a factor of two to one. But in the big-money world of major sport, scoring goals doesn’t always move the dial.
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- Zoe Samios
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Australia in the box seat to host the 2026 women’s Asian Cup
With money flowing into women’s soccer, registrations up and the Matildas on a roll, it would be the icing on the cake.
- Zoe Samios
Luke Sayers to run Carlton FC for another year
The former PwC boss was granted a 12-month extension at an AGM late on Thursday.
- Zoe Samios
Audacious V’landys outlines plan to turn NRL towards Britain, hotels
The NRL chairman has set his sights on expanding to England and turning the league into a major hotel operator – and handed his board a big pay rise
- Zoe Samios
Melbourne Rebels CEO departs as PwC begins cuts
Administrators, who took control of the Victorian rugby union club in late January, made a number of staff members redundant.
- Zoe Samios
Aussies at the Super Bowl. Just don’t ask about the prices
Former AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan made the pilgrimage to Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium alongside Eddie McGuire and broadcaster Craig Hutchison.
- Samantha Hutchinson
GAF in the zone for $3.8b pro sports fund
GAF is kicking up to $100 million into Arctos’ second investment fund and has begun offering special access to its 350-odd family office and HNWs.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Rugby Australia boss rejects Rebels’ tax, underfunding claims
Phil Waugh pushed back at suggestions Rugby Australia was to blame for the Rebels’ demise and said it was not trying to destroy its club competition.
- Zoe Samios
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State leagues preparing legal action against NRL over funding
The NSW and Queensland rugby league bodies are fighting the NRL over money. The dispute is expected to escalate.
- Zoe Samios
Socceroos out of Asian Cup after loss to South Korea
Australia suffered a dramatic 2-1 extra-time defeat after throwing away a 1-0 lead.
- Anna Harrington
How to maul a rugby team to death: slowly at first and then suddenly
Melbourne’s only Super Rugby team, the Rebels, say they were as challenged as every other team in the competition. But their problems were far more complicated.
- Zoe Samios and Jessica Sier
