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Barty to donate winnings to bushfire fund

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Original article by Courtney Walsh
The Australian – Page: 22 : 6-Jan-20

Australian tennis star Ash Barty has pledged to donate her entire earnings from the upcoming Brisbane International tournament to bushfire relief. Barty could potentially earn up to $382,000 if she wins the tournament. Meanwhile, the Australian Open’s defending champion Novak Djokovic says organisers may have to postpone the Grand Slam event if air quality in Melbourne worsens due to the bushfires. Barty is not concerned about delaying the Open, arguing that tennis is trivial compared with the ongoing crisis.

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Cricketers set sights on clean sweep

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Original article by Peter Lalor
The Australian – Page: 5 : 3-Jan-20

Cricket Australia has confirmed it has guidelines in place in the event that smoke from the current bushfires causes play in the Third Test between Australia and New Zealand in Sydney to be halted. The match starts on 3 January, with CA and the SCG Trust advising that shirts worn by the players in the game will be sold to raise money for victims of the fires. CA CEO Kevin Roberts says any halt in play because of smoke will need to be treated in the same way that rain delays are. The ‘Pink Test’, which raises money for the McGrath Foundation, is now in its 12th year.

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Sorry rugby chiefs pay Folau millions

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Original article by Remy Varga
The Australian – Page: 1 & 7 : 5-Dec-19

Rugby Australia has agreed to a confidential settlement with sacked player Israel Folau, who had been seeking $14m in compensation. He is expected to be paid several million dollars to settle the dispute, with Rugby Australia issuing an apology for any hurt or harm caused to Folau and his wife. Folau in turn has used a joint statement to apologise for any hurt or harm his social media comments had caused. The Australian Christian Lobby has advised that people who donated money for Folau’s legal defence will be entitled to a pro-rata refund.

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Rugby at risk of state breakaway

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Original article by Paul Garvey, Steve Jackson
The Australian – Page: 3 : 21-Nov-19

Former media executive David Leckie says Rugby Australia chairman Cameron Clyne should step down immediately rather than waiting until March. He has also called on CEO Raelene Castle to resign, describing her as a "complete disaster". Meanwhile, mining magnate Andrew Forrest says RA’s new leadership team must demonstrate more support for Western Australia, rather than continuing to treat the state as a "poor cousin". He has flagged the possibility of WA fielding its own team at international level.

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RUGBY AUSTRALIA, FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, NINE NETWORK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, WESTERN FORCE LIMITED, RUGBY WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Matildas have AFLW to thank for pay parity

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Original article by Michael Bailey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 7 : 7-Nov-19

Deakin University’s Professor David Shilbury says the success of the women’s Australian Football League was a major driver of the pay-parity deal for the national women’s soccer team. He notes that negotiations over new pay deals for female cricketers and soccer players only made progress following the AFLW’s launch in 2017, which provided those sports with competition for female athletes.

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DEAKIN UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE, AFLW, FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA LIMITED, MATILDAS, SOCCEROOS, CRICKET AUSTRALIA

Tedesco on the cusp of the game’s greatest season

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Original article by Brent Read
The Australian – Page: 32 & 31 : 3-Oct-19

Sydney Roosters fullback James Tedesco has won the National Rugby League’s prestigious Dally M Medal for 2019. Tedesco was widely expected to win the award for player of the year, while Melbourne Storm’s Cameron Smith was the runner-up. Tedesco, who has also won the 2019 Brad Fittler and Wally Lewis awards, will be seeking to cap a stellar season with a victory against the Canberra Raiders in the NRL Grand Final on 6 October.

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England win fifth Test to draw Ashes series but Australia keep urn

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Original article by Vic Marks
theguardian.com – Page: Online : 16-Sep-19

England has won the fifth Ashes test at The Oval by 135 runs, after bowling Australia out for 263. The win meant that it was the first time since 1972 that an Ashes series had ended in a draw, with Australia having already retained the Ashes. Matt Wade scored a defiant 117, while Steve Smith was an obvious choice for the Compton/Miller award for the man of the series, having scored 774 runs. Opener David Warner scored just 95 runs for the series, with Stuart Board dismissing him in seven of Warner’s 10 innings.

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Dream in tatters: doping spotlight on Rioli

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Original article by Courtney Walsh
The Australian – Page: 1 & 2 : 13-Sep-19

West Coast Eagles football player Willie Rioli has been stood down by the club after it was revealed ASADA has alleged he substituted a urine sample during a drug test in August. Former ASADA chief Richard Ings says it ‘can never be for a good reason’ when someone substitutes a urine sample, and it is an act that normally results in a four-year ban. Rioli will not play for the Eagles, who are seeking to defend their 2018 premiership, for the rest of the season, but he can still train with them.

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WEST COAST EAGLES FOOTBALL CLUB, AUSTRALIAN SPORTS ANTI-DOPING AGENCY

Second Smith hit could be catastrophic: expert

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Original article by Jill Margo
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 20-Aug-19

Dr Adrian Cohen says Steve Smith should not be allowed to play in the third Ashes cricket test, which starts on 22 August. Smith was hit on the neck during the second Test and became the first player to be replaced under international cricket’s new concussion substitution rule. Cohen is the founder of concussion research and advocacy organisation Headspace. He says the brain needs around eight to 10 days to recover from concussion, and any blow to Smith’s head or neck before the end of that period could prove fatal.

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IOC rule flip puts Brisbane in frame

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Original article by Wayne Smith
The Australian – Page: 2 : 28-Jun-19

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says changes to the Olympic Charter will boost the chances of southeast Queensland bidding for the 2032 Summer Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee has traditionally selected the host city just seven years before the event, but it has agreed to extend this to up to 12 years. Southeast Queensland is already widely regarded as the favourite to win the 2032 Olympics, and IOC president Thomas Bach has praised Brisbane’s feasibility study on hosting the world’s biggest sporting event.

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BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL, INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET