Thursday, March 3, 2016

FFA fills financial $12m black hole after securing Socceroos naming sponsor and other top stories.

  • FFA fills financial $12m black hole after securing Socceroos naming sponsor

    FFA fills financial $12m black hole after securing Socceroos naming sponsor
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sydney FC edge ACL champions Guangzhou Sydney FC take down cashed-up Chinese heavyweights 2-1 to steer their Asian Champions League campaign back on track. PT1M31S 620 349 Having held out on a naming rights sponsor for the Socceroos for more than four years, Football Federation Australia officials have finally brokered the deal they were after, signing a four-year agreement with oil giants Caltex.Worth a reported $12 million until 2020, the figur..
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  • Muscat in shock switch to Melbourne City

    Muscat in shock switch to Melbourne City
    Multi-talented: Manny Muscat is set to join Melbourne City. Photo: Getty Images Melbourne City was the busiest club during the January transfer window, and now the title-chasers have begun preparing for next season even though kick-off is seven months away.City have signed experienced Wellington Phoenix defensive utility Manny Muscat on a two-year deal, the 31-year-old joining at the end of the current campaign.Muscat is originally from Melbourne but has been..
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  • Jaeger O'Meara's comeback delayed a month after knee setback

    Jaeger O'Meara's comeback delayed a month after knee setback
    Jaeger O'Meara is unlikely to return from injury until May. Picture: Richard GoslingJAEGER O’Meara’s comeback from knee surgery has suffered a setback with the Gold Coast midfielder set to be sidelined for an extra month.O’Meara was poised to return from a ruptured patella tendon in Round 1 of the NEAFL competition on April 2.However, he will not make his comeback until early May after scans showed some extra surgery was required to clean up the joint.“He had a bit of a scan of the tendon, and i..
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  • Australian Rebecca Wiasak defends world championship cycling gold in individual pursuit

    Australian Rebecca Wiasak defends world championship cycling gold in individual pursuit
    Australian Rebecca Wiasak defends world championship cycling gold in individual pursuit Posted March 03, 2016 11:55:19 Rebecca Wiasak smashed her title defence with a masterful individual pursuit ride to kick-start Australia's track cycling world championship campaign in London with an opening night gold medal.Wiasak, who let her emotion out with tears on the podium, led from start to finish in the final to thrash Poland's Malgorzata Wojtyra by nearly eight seconds.He..
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  • Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce fined $125000 and banned eight games by NRL

    Roosters halfback Mitchell Pearce fined $125000 and banned eight games by NRL
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. NRL 2016: Eels v Broncos preview Michael Carayannis previews Thursday's NRL Round 1 match between the Eels and the Broncos. PT0M40S 620 349 Mitchell Pearce has been fined $125,000, with $50,000 of it suspended for two years, and banned for eight weeks over the Australia Day video controversy that landed the Sydney Roosters halfback in strife during the pre-season.It is the heaviest fine imposed on a player in Australian rugby league history.  ..
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  • Canberra Raiders 2016 NRL preview: How Frank-Paul Nuuausala fell in love with Canberra

    Canberra Raiders 2016 NRL preview: How Frank-Paul Nuuausala fell in love with Canberra
    He grew up on the mean streets of south Auckland and made his NRL name on Sydney's beaches, but Frank-Paul Nuuausala loves Canberra so much he's declared his intention to lock in a long-term future at the Green Machine.The softly-spoken, hard-hitting Raiders second-rower is gearing up for his second season in the capital after a shock move from the Sydney Roosters last year. Frank-Paul Nuuausala says he's fallen in love with Canberra after an unexpected move. Photo: Melissa Adams He left..
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  • No don't argues as Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten tackle rugby league

    No don't argues as Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten tackle rugby league
    Rooster booster: Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull with former Sydney Roosters player Anthony Minichiello. Photo: Supplied Bill Shorten congratulated the Prime Minister in Canberra over his rugby league credentials but it was a back-handed compliment."There's not too many people born and raised in (Sydney's) eastern suburbs who have the guts to stand up to their union mates, break out and barrack for the Roosters," the Leader of the Opposition told Malcolm Turn..
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  • Surfing mammoth waves a matter of mental toughness, says Perth winner

    Surfing mammoth waves a matter of mental toughness, says Perth winner
    Surfing mammoth waves a matter of mental toughness, says Perth winner Updated March 03, 2016 17:26:30 When Perth's Mick Corbett went to catch the mammoth wave which won him top prize at this year's Big Wave Awards, his tow-in partner warned him it was huge and to not even look at it.Corbett and his mate Jarryd Foster were out at the notorious reef break called The Right, off Western Australia's south coast last year when he pulled into the enormous slab of ocean.The wav..
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  • Hyundai A-League preview: Roar v Wanderers - Hyundai A

    Hyundai A-League preview: Roar v Wanderers - Hyundai A
    It's three versus one in Brisbane. Roar may be in a mini-slump but there’s no time to feel sorry for themselves with league-leaders Western Sydney Wanderers in town aiming to move further clear in the Premiers’ Plate race. MATCH DETAILS Friday, 4 March 2016 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Kick-Off: 7:00 PM (Local) (8:00 PM (AEDT)) TV Broadcast: Live coverage on FOX SPORTS 505 from 7.30pm (AEDT), SBS TWO from 7:30pm AEDT and Sky Sport 3 (New Zealand) Radio Broadcast: Grandstand Digital, Online & via t..
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  • Matildas put themselves in pole position for Rio Olympic Games spot but work still ahead

    Matildas put themselves in pole position for Rio Olympic Games spot but work still ahead
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sport: The week's best plays From dream debuts to shooting hoops, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sport world this week. PT2M21S 620 349 Nine goals scored, half a team rested and no injuries to worry about.Job done for the Matildas, who swept aside Vietnam on Wednesday night in the second of their five Rio Olympics qualifiers and now look to go on with the job against South Korea on Friday night.Alen Stajcic's ..
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