The Victoria Racing Club is determined to run the Melbourne Cup this year, even if it is held behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. The commitment comes after …
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For the first time in its nearly century-and-a-half history, Wimbledon was cancelled for a reason other than war as it became the latest major sporting event in 2020 to fall …
Continue reading Wimbledon canned for 1st time since WWIIThe Wimbledon championships were cancelled for the first time since the Second World War on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic struck another major sports event off the calendar to wipe …
Continue reading Reaction to Wimbledon 2020 cancellationBritish Grand Prix organisers have set an end of April deadline to decide whether the country’s Formula One race goes ahead as scheduled in July or becomes another casualty of …
Continue reading Decision on British GP at end of AprilHold the phone despairing NRL fans, the season may not be lost – and it could even resume sooner rather than later. The ambitious manager of the Queensland resort offering …
Continue reading Resort boss reveals his NRL rescue planAFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has attempted to pour cold water on fresh speculation linking North Melbourne with a full relocation to Tasmania. The Kangaroos responded angrily this week to …
Continue reading AFL won’t push North to TasmaniaWimbledon has become the latest sporting event to be cancelled because of the coronavirus crisis. While the decision had looked inevitable for some time, since the virtual shutdown of world …
Continue reading Wimbledon cancelled due to coronavirusRugby League Players Association director Joel Thompson has called for NRL stars to stop crying over “spilt milk” and accept their pay cuts for the greater good of the game. …
Continue reading Cop the pay cut, says NRL players’ repAFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has categorically ruled out a best-of-three grand final series. The theory was given support by AFL legend Leigh Matthews as a way of increasing revenue …
Continue reading McLachlan rules out best-of-three AFL GFNRL boss Todd Greenberg will take the same pay cut as players during the coronavirus with a deal between the two parties in sight. After a dramatic day where Wests …
Continue reading Greenberg to take same cut as NRL playersNRL players are expected to be consulted on the final pay deal on Thursday as Wests Tigers centre Joey Leilua became the first to break ranks and criticise the league. …
Continue reading Leilua slams NRL as pay deal nearsDisgraced Canterbury players Jayden Okunbor and Corey Harawira-Naera have been deregistered by the NRL after it was revealed the pair had sex with teenage schoolgirls on a team trip to …
Continue reading Bulldogs sacked by NRL over sex scandalWhile top players donate to coronavirus relief efforts and post cooking and workout videos online, lower level professionals are counting the cost of the tennis shutdown with some fearing they …
Continue reading Top tennis players donate, others struggleWest Coast board member Justin Langer has urged the AFL club he loves not to waste a crisis as uncertainty continues to cloud the 2020 season. Langer learned plenty about …
Continue reading Don’t waste a crisis: Langer to EaglesWests Tigers centre Joey Leilua has taken a swipe at the NRL’s head office, claiming executives aren’t copping the same scale of pay cuts as players. The Rugby League Players’ …
Continue reading Leilua slams NRL over pay cutsAustralian tennis player and golf enthusiast Alex de Minaur has taken to social media to show his golfing skills while in lockdown in Spain. A day ago the 21-year-old impressed …
Continue reading De Minaur ‘retires’ after failed golf chipTwenty five years since the start of the Super League war, veteran administrator John Quayle warns rugby league now faces a far greater challenge – the coronavirus pandemic. Monday marked …
Continue reading A bigger challenge than SL war: QuayleSt Kilda is open to hosting AFL premiership season matches at Moorabbin amid a growing push for the competition to return to Melbourne’s suburban grounds when the shutdown is over. …
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