The universally-admired caller has stepped away from AFL football and leaves sizeable shoes to fillDebate can rage all it likes over whether Bruce McAvaney is Australia’s finest sports commentator, but what is beyond argument is that he is the most lov…
The universally-admired caller has stepped away from AFL football and leaves sizeable shoes to fillDebate can rage all it likes over whether Bruce McAvaney is Australia’s finest sports commentator, but what is beyond argument is that he is the most lov…
Who is behind the Sydney-based streaming service shaking up the Australian sports streaming industry?The Australian football world is abuzz following reports that a little-known western Sydney start-up headed by a 27-year-old former manager of a family…
Who is behind the Sydney-based streaming service shaking up the Australian sports streaming industry?The Australian football world is abuzz following reports that a little-known western Sydney start-up headed by a 27-year-old former manager of a family…
RA says contract will ‘reboot the game at every level’Three-year deal includes Super Rugby and BledisloeCash-strapped Rugby Australia has entered a brave new world after announcing a broadcast deal with Nine Entertainment worth $100m over three years. …
Revised contract reportedly worth about $32m to FFADeal agreed a month out from resumption of seasonThe remainder of the 2019-20 A-League season will be shown on Fox Sports after Football Federation Australia reached agreement on a reduced deal for the…
The race to resume the 2020 season has put rugby league in an awkward standoff amid wavering levels of government supportWhat started as a creative solution to a very complex problem has descended into chaos for the NRL, a football code that is no stra…
The game is in danger of becoming a minor sport if administrators cannot secure a lucrative deal with Foxtel or rivals OptusRugby Australia’s negotiation of its next broadcast deal has got off to a shaky start with Foxtel reportedly threatening to cut …
Lawyer says the West Indies star, who was awarded $300,000, was hurt by the way his win was reportedThe international cricketer Chris Gayle, who was awarded $300,000 in defamation damages, should receive more for being hurt by the way his win was repor…
Your guide to watching the men’s and women’s Ashes plus World Cups in cricket, netball, women’s football, basketball and rugby Over the next four months, Australia’s elite sportsmen and women take on the world in a period jam-packed with top-level comp…
Herald Sun newspaper’s depiction of player ‘spitting the dummy’ at US Open had been widely condemnedA Herald Sun cartoon that depicted Serena Williams jumping in the air and “spitting the dummy” after losing a match to Naomi Osaka was not racist, the P…
Blokey banter was minimal and one can only assume there has been word from on highAnd so begins another summer of cricket and the nation can indulge in one of our favourite pastimes – bagging the TV commentary. Who you can’t stand, who you can, and who…
Cancer survivor, electrician, bus driver and billionaire share $6 million purse as Redzel wins Everest race at RandwickIt sounds like the start of a bad joke – a construction worker, a bus driver and a Chinese billionaire own a horse – but it’s not.The…
The depiction of the tennis star in an Australian newspaper recycled centuries-old racial stereotypes. Publishing it showed an extraordinary lack of judgmentIf there is one thing more damning than the racist cartoon of Serena Williams published in Melb…
Telco will also broadcast Europa League and Super CupStreaming service remains free until end of monthOptus has won the rights to broadcast the Uefa Champions League in Australia not long after it was heavily criticised for its botched coverage of the …
Company allows simulcasting with free-to-air channel and offers refunds to customers as it tries to head off anger over technical problemsOptus has announced the remainder of the World Cup group stage will be broadcast live on SBS and that it will make…
Buffering and feed disruptions marred the telco’s streaming of the opening matches from Russia over the weekend SBS has announced that it will broadcast all World Cup games for the the next 48 hours following anger among football fans at repeated disru…
Telco branded an ‘absolute disgrace’ as stream for Egypt v Uruguay game continuously drops out Optus Sport, which has the rights to broadcast every match of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, was at the centre of a social media storm after its live streamin…
‘An astounding appointment,’ says Karl Stefanovic Warner is banned from playing for ball tampering scandalIn the face of criticism, Channel Nine has defended its decision to employ the banned cricketer David Warner as part of its commentary team for Au…
