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Silver hopeful of new NBA-union deal ahead of Friday deadline
AFP, Published on 30/03/2023
» NEW YORK: NBA commissioner Adam Silver says he is hopeful of reaching a new collective bargaining agreement with the players' union by a Friday deadline after progress in ongoing talks.
SAT nod for broadcasting fund request
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 19/11/2022
» The Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) board -- chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon -- on Friday approved a request by the SAT to borrow 1.4 billion baht from the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) to fund the national broadcasting rights of the World Cup, a source has said.
ATP Cup to be in Sydney as Australian Open warm-ups announced
AFP, Published on 25/11/2021
» SYDNEY: A bumper series of ATP and WTA tournaments will be played in the lead-up to the Australian Open Grand Slam in January, organisers said Thursday, with the lucrative ATP Cup to take place in Sydney.
Size doesn't matter: NZ tips scales for smaller rugby players
AFP, Published on 08/11/2020
» WELLINGTON - The tackles still crunch and the darks arts of the front row remain, but don't expect to see the big men fly in New Zealand's weight-restricted rugby competition.
'Freakish' Greenwood is Man Utd's new baby-faced assassin
AFP, Published on 08/07/2020
» LONDON - Manchester United have spent more than pound sterling1 billion ($1.2 billion) on new players over the past nine years but the Red Devils latest revival owes much to a home-grown superstar in 18-year-old academy graduate Mason Greenwood.
160 years on, women's Aussie Rules league gets the nod
AFP, Published on 20/04/2016
» SYDNEY - It's almost 160 years since the first Australian Rules football club was formed, but women will take a significant step forward in the male-dominated sport when a female national league starts next year.
Controversy as Wonga to sponsor Newcastle
AFP, Published on 10/10/2012
» English Premier League side Newcastle United on Tuesday unveiled a sponsorship deal with loans company wonga.com, sparking criticism and concern because of the firm's reputation for sky-high interest rates.